David Holloway <davidh@slugworth.com> wrote:

i might be a small minority but i do use the tempo-slider regularly. doggiebox is a great tool for my drum practice, and it is very handy to be able to dial down the tempo for patterns where my body is not yet up to the task. i.e. i start slow and work up. in fact, if the lower limit could be dropped to 25% or lower i would be a very happy camper.

I even used the buttons a couple times, for the same thing Ben mentioned-- matching a DB pattern up to another already recorded song where the tempo drifted a bit and I just couldn't get the written tempo settings perfect. But the slider is definitely useful. For one, David's use of it totally makes sense for learning parts and slowly building speed. My most common use of it is when I've got the patterns dialed in, but then the other parts (guitar, bass, vocals etc.) get developed a bit more and need the drums at a different tempo. Instead of having to actually change all of those tempos during the trial-and-error of finding the perfect tempo for the song (especially in songs with multiple tempo changes), the slider is ideal. Dan Costello proud member of the "Keep The Slider" Coalition