BeatBuddy : Love my new buddy!

Use this for accompanying solo acoustic practice and performance. Is a great machine in its own right in terms of ease of use out of the box, range of drum kits and range of styles. Ability to upload tracks and assign a playlist order to kits is great but the real fun is in controlling the patterns, transitions and rolls/hits on the fly. Really responsive in this regard. A bonus i didn't anticipate is it has improved my own rhythmic and percussive playing as you seek to match the rolls and transitions. Are there cons - I think the outros are a little weak on some sets, but not a deal breaker, and the pause, intro, transition, outro cycling can be tricky if you're adrenaline is going (i.e. one tap, versus hold, versus double tap!)- so separate footswitch a bonus. (Note i had some issues with Lead FS-2 footswitch compatibility- but that is not a beatbuddy product/problem). All in all, very happy I picked one of these up!