I dunno about the volume, but only in a band setting you tend to notice some nuances of the sound.i.e.like how well does it cut thru,is there some bass that messes with the actual bass or drum frequencies, is there too little mids so it washes out, etc...with all the other sounds blaring you notice things better in contrast to others.

And yeah the volume...I play just the one sound like 85% of the time...I just play softer for clean parts....