Thanks for the replies. I did go in this afternoon & do the use filter feature & it turned out well. It's probably not possible to alter the volumes on the drum synth part itself since I'm using a Roland VR-09 in this instance & you can't edit the General MIDI section. I had originally worked up the sequences on a Roland Fantom X7 & probably set the levels in that one to match my needs. When playing the same sequences though Real Band & using the Coyote plug in for the drums the crashes were too loud on it too. Thanks again!