Clint, I've had a Faderport for about 4 years now, and it's working flawlessly. Even more than having a fader for writing automation, the transport control is what makes it so great in my opinion. Once you get one, you'll wonder why you waited so long. Having hot keys at your fingertips for things like saving a project, undo, mute, solo, and arm for record also just speed things along so much. It's $129 well spent.