Practice volume balance?

[BOOG]

A lot of times I use an Ampeg scr-di with headphones and aux for practicing/learning. My question is directed toward the ‘learning my parts’ side of things.

The pedal has an auxiliary input pot and I can’t decide if I learn quicker with the song volume level above or below my bass volume.

Does anyone else use this method and what is your preference for bass vs. recording volume?

 

[Pocket Dave]

I've got the same pedal and sometimes use it with earbuds and my phone before gigs to review new material.

What works best for me with source material volume is to set it loud enough to hear all the nuances while still being able to hear if I'm matching them correctly.

I also boost my play-along mids higher than usual.

Aside - It also helps immensely to listen all the way through a new tune a couple times before playing along, even if I think I'm already familiar with it.

 

[BOOG]

I've got the same pedal and sometimes use it with earbuds and my phone before gigs to review new material.

What works best for me with source material volume is to set it loud enough to hear all the nuances while still being able to hear if I'm matching them correctly.

I also boost my play-along mids higher than usual.

Aside - It also helps immensely to listen all the way through a new tune a couple times before playing along, even if I think I'm already familiar with it.

Thank you for your feedback…
I will try your suggestions. Usual setting is (o’clock) bass-1/mid-1/treble-11. Your comments reminded me to maybe bump slightly on mids and drop slightly the lows.
I guess what I’m after is being able to clearly hear the recorded lines equally clearly as my playing. Often my tone is too close to the recordings and gets lost but if the bass volume is too much I lose the recording and vice versa.

 

[thehindteet]

I find that having my level higher than the backing track helps to reveal issues with my time. When the backing track level is louder, those little mistakes are sort of blurred out by the instrument on the recording.

 

[BOOG]

I find that having my level higher than the backing track helps to reveal issues with my time. When the backing track level is louder, those little mistakes are sort of blurred out by the instrument on the recording.

Yeah, I find the same. Also, I found it depends on where I am in my progress of learning a line too.
The immediate assist has been to adjust the eq. What sounds good with the band is often counterproductive when learning the tune.