Thanks kindly for your response David.
I did not know about MIDI Maestro BeatBuddy Mode (huh, my bad!). That is super-impressive.
I watched the video and I love the pattern access options - both Previous/Next and Direct Random Access!
The timing options, the accent hit options, all great stuff.
Obviously, the 6 (lit and labeled!) buttons of the MIDI Maestro really open up the possibilities and you have imagined and implemented them most superbly!
I can certainly imagine being a happy MM owner, and the future may well see me going there.
FWIW, I still think making the BeatBuddy capable of responding to the passive two-button SS footswitch with Previous/Next pattern would be a highly worthy enhancement. That switch is smaller and needs no power and many folks (incl. me) already own it. And if the BB can do Previous/Next pattern from a MIDI message it clearly could also do it under command of the two-button SS footswitch. Having a choice between the lesser alternative (two-button SS footswitch) and the greater alternative (MIDI Maestro) would be wonderful.
Finally, if there is room for one more built-in gesture on the BB itself for the purpose of Previous Pattern, I commend that update idea as well. Being able to get to all the parts of song without having to duplicate them or predefine the order is just SO IMPORTANT. We are almost there (well, THERE, if you have the MM).
Cheers, and thanks again!