I would like to suggest another option for the footswitch function when playing - an option for a click track (like the intro count in) to be played during the pause. So instead of silence when paused from the footswitch, a beat is played lightly, maybe a hat or a stick.
This could be useful for the bridge of a song, starting quiet and then building up by unpausing.
Having this capability would make it possible for a duet to play songs that contain pauses where the drums stop. You can’t expect two people to watch the Beat Buddy display to stay in time. An added feature would be to route the click out of the right output only so it could be sent to the stage monitors and not to front of house.