i use an Irig Blueboard Bluetooth Pedal to control the playback software at the gig
4 pads on the pedal.
Configurable in the software.
I set mine upas follows:
start/stop playbacck
next track
previous track
loop section on/off (I loop sections of songs for improvising)

You can even add an expression pedal to control volume on the Blueboard
I tried it a couple of times but it was more complicated I liked. A bit of latency was annoying.

Now I focus on EQ and Limiting (LUFS) of my tracks during creation. The need to up/down volume at a gig (after initial sound check) has all but disappeared.

There's some discussions here regarding loudness penalty and programs like mp3gain to produce tracks that have consistent volume. That's a skill you'll want to acquire when using tracks to play out.


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