Simple MIDI player

I use Composer to produce and/or edit MIDI sequences of Hymn Tunes to play in church. I save them to a floppy which slots into my Yamaha keyboard so all I have to do in the service is select the file, press go and stop and adjust the volume.

This all works very well indeed and has added a lot to our services as we previously had to sing un-accompanied. However, the keyboard is quite a large device to lug about every week so I am wondering if anyone knows of a device that just contains a floppy drive, LCD, control panel and, of course, a MIDI synthesiser. That ought to fit into something the size of a lunch box which could then be connected to our amplification system just as I now connect my Yamaha. Any ideas?

David, I just joined this forum. You probably have solved the issue of a small midi file player long ago. But you may want to look into the Roland MT90s, a stand-alone midi file player. They're not cheap (around $400). Sometimes you can find one on Ebay. Ebay is also a source for the (discontinued) predecessors such as MT80S or MT 120 or 120S. The "S" means built-in speakers.

Susan Bagot

Thanks for that Susan. The MT90 does seem to be just the thing I am looking for. I have posted some Favorite Searches on ebay to see what comes up.