Do you know this problem? For me it is difficult to use songs with a big range of drum-dynamics. Example: I start with light 4ths on a ride (for a piano solo at the beginning), at the end of the song I have full-set drums. In some venues the ride-pattern can’t be heard, because of bad acoustic (midi note nearly 120). If I turn the BB volume up, the first beat pattern comes like an explosion. I have to find a solution. What comes in my mind:
You might want to take a look at the Pfeiffer leveler. It’s sort of a cross between a volume pedal and a clean boost/cut. It’s a clean boost pedal with up/down buttons. That way you can tap up or tap down dB as you need to.
Thank you. What about a volume pedal? I come out mono. Would be good to be able to set the volume range only between 50 up to 100 %., not full down down to 0.
Some of the better volume pedal have a mechanism that lets you limit the travel of the potentiometer in the pedal. That way you can have a minimum value above zero. You’d have to look at pedals and their features, and particularly see what sort of calibration options they give you.
I’d have to look when I’m home for the exact model. It was a cheap one. $30ish US currency. I go down to zero. Basically we use it to turn down if the beats are too loud. It gives a general sound loud, medium, soft and nothing. Works for our purposes.
Yesterday i did some experiments with iPad JamUp Pro via apogee jam input. I made an effect chain only using several EQs with different levels, no amp-sim. So I can use one them for a spezial gain level. Using a compressor-sim in the chain does not sound good. The pumping sounds too artificial. With an iRig Blueboard I can use the EQs like Stompboxes. You can use other effects Phaser, Flanger or Reverb too. Next time i ll try my Boss ME 70…
Also try a Sonic Stomp pedal it doesnt change volume but it sure makes the BB sound noticeably better when played through my mixer. It is made for guitar I guess and a rack model that can be used for vocal and or guitar/drums .I tried it with my BB because I wasnt satisfied with clarity and it worked a treat.I have a compressor on my mixer I have that about 10 o’clock.I dont know technically what the sonic stomp does but it gives clarity/definiton and compression i think.It has 2 knobs a Lo Contour (Bass)and Process (Treble)which allows you to in essence tweak the treble and bass and tighten it up.Just thought you may be interested.
For those using OnSong, use hot corners. I have five different volume settings by touching one of the hot corners on my iPad. A quick touch and the volume changes to one of the preset settings, instantly. For those that would rather use a foot pedal, you can preprogram them on a midi capable foot pedal such as the BlueBoard.
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You’d think BB would have a kind of default setting that doesnt make the toms cymbals etc blaringly loud up againt the rest of the instruments.Maybe this is something they should look at. So we dont have to continually tweak the tom rolls cymbals etc