Break out that Behringer pedal and get inside the manual, John.

*Because BB sends each Track on a different MIDI channel, even the Realtracks respond to MIDI CC7 - Volume and CC11 - Expression.

CC7 is like the Master Volume fader on the board while CC11 acts like one of the channel faders. So if overall CC7 is set to say, 90, invoking a CC11 on a channel means that you have the entire range of 0 to 127 to use, but the overall volume can never exceed the 90 setting of CC7. This is powerful dynamic stuff and with that pedalboard, can be used in realtime when the board is programmed to do such things.

For example, in realtime performance you could set the pedalboard and its expression pedal to send CC11 commands on just one channel that has, say, a realtracks soloist or accompanist on it. Then use your foot in realtime while the song is playing to invoke those dynamics.

Or, the board can be programmed to send the CC11 command simultaneously to more than one of the channels as well, for realtime control of the entire backup band, handy for certain songs in the jazz combo situation.

The use of the PianoRoll view in Band in a Box, setting the little dropdown at the top right to CC7 or CC11 can be used in the same way, by drawing in curves with the mouse along the timeline, yielding a static dynamic flow that can be saved by the song as well, with the playback being the same as programmed every time. (Sometimes I use both methods within the same song, for example, my version of "Java Jive" where there are some basic dynamics changes on the PianoRoll, but I also still use the pedalboard in live performance to allow me to enhance those a bit to fit the performance as well...)


--Mac

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