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A quick review of the Pfeiffer Leveler -
This is a pretty cool stompbox. If you’ve ever used a clean boost like the TC Electronics Spark or the various EP Boosts and clones thereof, this box does what those do. but it does it better and at 8 graduated stepped settings. The settings range from 0 through 7. There is an overall volume knob, that little silver thing right above the G that defines your unity setting. Power on the box, set it at 3 or 4 and adjust to the volume you want. If you get to a drum kit that’s too loud, tap that down arrow once or twice to reduce the level. If it’s too soft tap the up arrow once or twice. In effect, it’s a combination boost and pad. It keeps the sound clean, and does not introduce noise.
What is does not do is automatically control the output level. In that sense, in works like a volume pedal, but you have 8 fixed stops.
At $169, it not cheap. But, 8 Sparks would cost a lot more. I’ll probably put this on my pedal board in place of the Spark. And really, if you rehearse with your BB you could note which songs need the boost or cut, and note the settings, so it could be real functional for that use. Again, its not a cure-all; it will do nothing for the single loud piece in a kit. But, it can be used to adjust volume settings to fixed levels to deal with the loud/kit soft kit issue.