Depends what it controls…
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which do you prefer for what?
Fader for volume, knob for panning. Fader for EQ frequency.
It depends not only on what you want to control, but also how you want to control it.
I'll use a fader/slider for when I am recording MIDI and need to return the fader back to very specific spot quickly, or, if I want to "play" something like the cutoff freq on a filter. I can just smack the slider back and forth quickly like I am strumming a guitar.
I'll usually map knobs when I need very fine controls. If you don't need to min/max whatever setting you are working with, you put the knob about where it should be and only work a few degrees of rotation. (Rapidly min/max'ing a knob sucks since we typically do not rotate our wrist to mix/max quickly.)
There are sides?!
i slide to the sides
Faders are good for stuff you're doing fast and rhythmically, e.g. the crossfader on a DJ mixer (especially if they're doing scratching and the like). For most other things sliders/faders take up too much room IMO.