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Volume Pedals
Hello all:
I have a problem that would seem to have a simple solution, but I just
can't quite find the answer in the archives, though there is much
discussion about volume and expression pedals.
I formerly used the Boomerang, which has now been replaced on my board
with a Boss RC-50. With both setups, I have run the output of the
looper into a volume pedal, sometimes into a DI box, and then into the
PA. I run my guitar signal straight into a different channel on the PA
because I like to have that volume pedal control on the loop while
maintaining the guitar level. Fair enough, right?
But the problem I've always had: I cannot find a volume pedal that
actually operates smoothly throughout the range of the pedal. Meaning,
there is always a quick dropoff from the top of the sweep to just below
it. I'd simply like to find a pedal that decreases the volume by, say,
10 percent if I physically back off the pedal by 10 percent. Instead, i
get this dramatic droppoff somewhere near the top of the sweep, and I'm
constantly struggling to get the level exactly where I want it. It
would be really, really great to be able to back off the pedal by 10
percent and know for certain that when I play the loop that I created,
it will be playing at 90 percent volume. Seems like such a simple
thing, and since I don't hear many of you complaining about this, I'm
figuring that you must have it pretty well worked out for yourselves.
As I understand it, with my setup, I should be using a passive volume
pedal. I'm using a Boss FV-50L with the RC-50 right now, and it is
marginally better than the Morley that I used to use with the
Boomerang. I've tried both versions of the Ernie Ball Vp Junior's, and
both swell rates on the passive one. I found them to be the worst
actually, but I love the way they're built.
Any advice you might have would be much appreciated. I'm pretty stuck
on this one.
Enjoy the day.
Domenick