Yep, you can cycle up through the Variations, and down through the Variations...but...you can't do both...at least with the one pedal.

I got so used to doing store demos under all kinds of conditions...sometimes there wasn't a pedal available(I started taking one in my kit bag)...sometimes I was presented with an instrument to demo, with no previous time at all with it...had them take one in the store right off the courier truck, out of the box, and away ya go...those times were quite the experience.

So I minimized, and I got used to it, and now I really like it.

If I needed a second pedal, I'd certainly use it, but, I never seem to, and the spare pedal I carry is just that...a spare.

I play arranger very simply and very casually...it's just my style...I'm the same way with most things in life...I like to think I'm laid back, but I'm probably just lazy.