I am running my laptop sequencer into my PA800 via USB. This gives me great sound, but my volume has to be controlled before it enters the KB because the master volume slider on the PA800 is the only means of controlling it, and that effects everything else.

It is too cumbersome to adjust volume of laptop on the fly with a mouse. It is not feasable to pre-adjust tracks on the sequence because of changing conditions,

Does anyone know of a simple USB in and out devise with a volume control. I have plenty of options if I chose not to use the PA800 engine, but it is so darned good,
Bernie

Thanks Donny, but I need USB to USB.

Bernie,
The balance slider still controls the volume of the Seq, right? Just slide it more towards the top for lower SMF sound !

Footnote -
You're not actually controlling the laptop at all. The sound source is the Korg.
I find the dual seq so efficient..I think the laptop may just be put into reserve status very soon. Except for weddings or high energy DJ stuff, the on board seq is great.
In a bigger dance setting with lots of confusion and requests...I need the laptop because it shows me more than 100 song titles at once ( in many different genre folders) ....like a jump start for my brain in case of distraction.

Dave
Granted, the dual sequencer is great for most needs, and has it the balance control I was speaking of. However, Like you, there are times I need a laptop for reading notation of less played songs over SMF, and unfamiliar songs where the timing and notation can precisely be read from notation.

The other thing I noticed, is that all keyboards seem to screw up lyrics from time to time, due to the midi or incorrect reading by the KB. Wheras, my MidiIlustrator or Midi Notate will not.

If I can't find a plausable solution to readily controlling USB volume coming into the PA800, I will either slowly build working midi's for the PA800 sequencers, and forget the laptop, or carry my Ketron SD2 module, and run the laptop out of it.

Bernie..... did you try the balance slider? (second from the left)

Have you tried it yourself on incoming Midi, Dave?

I can see that, adding (or subtracting) expression values to sequences that the internal sequencer is sending out, but to do this on external MIDI would involve merging the data together...

It may very well be do-able, but I don't see it as a definite yes...

Yes, that only works for the PA800 sequencers. Only the main volume slider affects the volume of the SMF when streamed into the synth engine via USB.

Sweetwater tech didn't know of a solution other than reducing volume at the laptop.

Thanks to all that tried to help. It is too much trouble when my SD2 has the same sound quality, and a small footprint.

I'll stick to using the built in sequencers and when I use the laptop, I will switch to it.
Bernie