Nah, but you’ll get used to it, is what they’ll tell you. You can try changing the loop settings in the Aeros (immediate, EOL, EOM) and maybe that will suit you more. You’ll have to still select and trigger song parts from the Aeros (not MM) if you want the beat to stay the same when changing parts. Frankly, after plugging in the MM. and discovering this for myself, this (and the lack of a solo track feature) was the straw that broke the camels back for me — returned the maestro, might sell the Aeros, but I love the beatbuddy, despite the software.
I had all the SS gear, including the footswitch, which means even with 13 buttons (Aeros 4, MM 6, BB 1, footswitch 2) it was still really difficult to do what I wanted to do and less intuitive than other looping setups. And really not fun to try to customize. So, I got a Pacer and am looping in my DAW. Figured if I was gonna have to deal with 10+ buttons at my feet, I might as well get something that’s easier to customize and use a loop system where elaborate arrangements are easier to build and control. Can’t do it hands free, tho. Haha, well, I suppose I technically could, but I don’t have to—and that’s a selling point for me.
I also do 90% of my live performances online, sitting at my production setup, and sometimes use guitars as a main instrument, but other times it’s piano, so I don’t need to be totally hands free all the time, which I know is a big selling point of the Aeros and the SS fleet of products.