I’ve been working on getting a good balance out of the BB. I find that the drums are often just too loud, or too intense. I play mostly blues and classic rock. Rather than tweaking kits, I’ve been tweaking the midi that goes into the BB songs. I select the entire track, and then set a velocity limit at 60. Then, I individually select each lane of cymbal sounds. All of those get set to a velocity limit of 40, except for the closed hat, which I leave at 60. If the open hat is too busy, I move it to a ride bell. That gives me a good balance to perform to, and it keeps the overall balance of the set fairly consistent. I also try to limit the number of kits that I use. I’ve been working with a kit that is based on the So-Cal kit, but I also use bass and some keyboards. I have completed balancing over 200 songs, and I have only used 6 different kits. 4 of those kits use the same bass and drums.
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