On my Brother 940D you have a choice of stitching with the regulator that regulates how fast the machine sews, irregardless of how much you push the pedal down. I turned mine off, so if I want to sew faster I push the pedal down more. When I am sewing a straight line, I can keep the momentum up and stitched faster and just as accurate. I have been sewing for years, and finally got my 3rd sewing, since I have had my other 2 since the early 1970's. This machine has a needle up down feature, embroiders with its 4" hoop and I can now print someones name with 6 different build in lettering styles, both in capital and smaller case letters...Very cool.