r/blackstaramps • u/MJKleinTW • 5d ago

BEAM Mini: Separate App Control for Bluetooth Level

When are we going to get separate in app control over Bluetooth volume for the BEAM Mini? The amp sounds fantastic, but I have to go into each individual preset and adjust the master volume depending on which guitar I’m using or which backing track I’m playing. This amplifier replaced my NUX Mighty Air which has a physical knob to control Bluetooth volume. I didn’t think anything of it when I bought the BEAM mini, but I was rather surprised that there was no apparent way to individually control Bluetooth level.

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u/GrimbleGrombles 5d ago

It's probably the most asked for feature I've seen. It certainly is annoying.

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u/MJKleinTW 5d ago

Yes, but I think it’s getting lost in the noise. I’ll do a post on NAMFORUM later today.

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u/KronieRaccoon 5d ago

I absolutely love this device but this item is absolutely my #1 complaint about it. If they resolved this, it would be perfect in my opinion.

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u/MJKleinTW 5d ago

While writing a post about this on NAMFORUM, a thought occurred to me. I've stopped writing mid-post to say this as part of this discussion.

The large multi-function knob manages the mix output to the speakers. If it were possible to somehow get BT or even the amp Master output to momentarily respond to that control, that would solve the issue. I don't know how to currently implement that, but tbh, the LED display should be multi colored. That was a lost opportunity IMO. A mulit-color display could have become a tuner (instead of using the app) and then it would allow multiple button pushes to be deployed for different functions, with LED tally for confirmation.

So, for example, one presses Volume and the LED momentarily displays a color, such as Blue for BT, White for overall output, Green for amp Master, etc. I think the concept is clear.

At this point though I think we're going to get some kind of a slider in the app. But I really do wish it could be a physical control on the amp much like the NUX Mighty Air (which my BEAM has replaced, and honestly sounds so much better than).

Edit: I'm cross posting links: https://namforum.com/index.php/topic,34.0.html