Band, guitar, FX volume settings

**emptyset** · Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:19 am Post subject: Band, guitar, FX volume settings

Has anyone experimented with different volume levels for each track and found a balance that works better for them? Personally, I've found that leaving the guitar at 11, the backing band at 7 and the FX at 3 make it easier to focus more on what I'm playing. You know, without the big "PLINK!" from missing a note and for songs where you can't stand the vocals, they don't piss you off as much.

But what's pretty fun to do is to turn FX and band all the way down, and leave the guitar at 11. Hearing the part on its own with nothing else is certainly interesting (and humorous at times). Give it a shot and see what it does to your high scores, or share what balance works for you. Or if I'm a fool to use anything other than 11/11/11.

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**catfish7** · Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 927 Location: North Florida

I just now started messing with it today. It actually helped me on the Breaking Wheel figuring out some of the rhythm. The guitar sounds a lot crappier by itself though, just like me playing on a little amp in my room.

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**Fly1ngV** · Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:16 pm Post subject:

mine is at 11/11/11 except when i play the breaking wheel where i play it at 11 guitar, 0 band, 0 effects. that wa i can only focus on that screwy times guitar in the song and play it for score at it helps (even though in my head, i still hear the band.)

**emptyset**

The Breaking Wheel is exactly the song I was experimenting with too. When it goes back into the main riff after the series of fast GY chords, the drums and bass really lag when they join back in and it always screws me up.

**Genga** · Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 2474 Location: Glasgow, Scotland

im all 11s for my playing

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**Hellion42** · Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:48 pm Post subject:

**HylianHero** · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 4673 Location: Santa Cruz, CA

Mine was always at 11/11/11. I felt inspired by watching Spinal Tap and decided never to change it, since I felt that my rock experience would be diminished if I wasn't able to have everything full blast.

Although I do agree with the SP sounds. Hearing a super heavy metal chord in the middle of classic rock is pretty bad. Hearing it on Smoke on the Water's funny though. This super slow song...then...out of nowhere....

"BAWOWWWWWWWWwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww"
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**krimsunmunkeys** · Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:57 pm Post subject:

I've tried variations before, but I prefer to leave it on 11/11/11. My strumming noise is already a 13 anyway, so I've been ignoring balance for a long time.

**EvilByte** · Joined: 18 Jun 2006 Posts: 127 Location: MA

I usually end up playing 1/2/1 because I put the audio output from my PS2 directly into my guitar amp. Unfortunately, I can only contol the volume on the PS2 itself or if I go through a intermediary source like a VCR or cable box but none of mine have audio input/output as well as a volume control, so it's always extremely loud, which isn't a problem for me, but other people sometimes do not appreciate it! It's really annoying too, because the volume in the menus and song selection screens are set to max volume, so I have to turn it off in between playing songs or I blow out my eardrums.

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**EvilByte** · Joined: 18 Jun 2006 Posts: 127 Location: MA

I think it gives it a much more authentic feel. And it's a lot louder than my TV speakers. It's kinda weird using the amp for a real guitar after playing the SG controller, strange transition.

**nipple401** · Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 11 Location: Minnesota

I played Sail Your Ship By with 11 Guitar, 0 Band, 0 FX with some friends. We giggled until we threw up. The second half of the song sounds like something from a Mario game on SNES.