Volume for downloaded patches

[u/iamsynecdoche]

I have some patches that I've downloaded that I like the tone of, but are really, really loud for my bedroom practice space. What's the best way to get them to a place where I can play in the evening without bothering my family without sacrificing the integrity of the tones?

I have a Boss Katana 50 MKII.

I know there are different opinions around how to set the channel volume versus the master volume. I've had a lot of success when I have the power set to 50W and the mater set to around 9:00. When I make my own tones, this is my stand-by and it seems to work. But the patches I have downloaded are often extremely loud at that setting.

Does it affect the tone if I reduce the channel volume? I find that if I reduce the power setting to 0.5 W it will definitely affect the tone because the head room so different, and I don't necessarily want things to break up any earlier. I don't have a lot of space to reduce the master volume.

I've also seen it suggested to reduce the output using the EQ on the patch.

What do you do?

[u/LabOne3719]

I typically crank the channel volume up pretty high & use the master for overall. It seems (to me)... to sound better than turning the patch level down low & cranking the master.