What I like most about the FCB 1010 is that it is a fully functioning Midi foot controller that does everything you could ask of it for a fraction of the price that other foot controllers cost. On top of that, most of those other controllers only come with one foot pedal where the FCB has two (very nice). It is also made very well and is not a plastic piece of junk which I half expected it to be since it is from behringer and its fairly inexpensive. Another nice thing is there are additional pedal jacks incase you need more stomps/pedals. So far, there is nothing I dislike about this unit except maybe the fact that there is no USB connection, but that's not that big of a deal. I paid $140 on ebay brand new which for a midi foot controller is an excellent deal. This unit doesn't effect sound as it is only a midi controller. I used to own a Rolls Midi buddy but after months and months of trying to figure out how to get it to do anything besides just changing patches, I sold it and bought this guy, what a good move. Yes, I think if you use midi devices and need to control them with your feet, then this is the best controller you can get for the money. Something else to note, I read in some places that there are some faults with the firmware that the FCB 1010 ships out with like not being able to use the pedals at the same time as the stomps. I haven't run into any serious problems yet, but I do plan on buying the "UNO Chip" for this very soon. The uno chip is designed to fix all of these problems and is very inexpensive. The only problem is it comes from a third party developer and you have to install it yourself. It seems reliable and easy to do though.