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How many users are experiencing noise when moving guitar or 13 pin cable?

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spankygtr:
I responded to an earlier post about popping noise when using cosm models.
However, since that is an old post, I thought it would be better to start a new thread about the topic, just so I could learn whether this a problem for other users.
I often get bad noise when I move my cable (particularly with high gain COSM based patches, like "Legato Solo").  If I move around on stage too much, the noise gets pretty bad, and the built in   noise suppressors are not eliminating it out without excessively high settings (which adversely affects sustain and makes delicate playing impossible). (This is not an issue if I'm using pcm based patches, however, I'll sometimes get random notes out of nowhere when I move the cable too much).
I thought I had a defective unit, and sent it in for repair. A Roland tech told me the noise is normal, as he was able to recreate it with a new unit.
My question is: how many users out there have experienced this problem?

Elantric:
Clean your cable

info is here:
http://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=3132.0

spankygtr:
I already used DeOxit on TWO DIFFERENT cables, and get the same noise with TWO DIFFERENT guitars. (And remember, a Roland tech reproduced the problem with a DIFFERENT GR-55 (his name is Joe).

drjoness2001:
My experience is that the whole DeOxit thing is way over played.

I do not think it helps at all. More likely, the issue seems better because you are re-seating the cable.

I work with a lot of 25-year old vintage synth gear, and most of it has excellent connectors doing quite well, without the need of DeOxit.

If guitar players are using their gear in an environment where you are getting enough build-up on your 13-pin connectors to warrant spraying you connectors with DeOxit all the time, then they rest of your gear should be suffering to greater extremes. How often are you spraying DeOxit on your 1/4" guitar cables?

For me the flaw remains the 13-pin connector. This was originally a video monitor cable, and it's really not well-suited to guitars. I've got new cables, old cables, new synths, old synths, and they all make noise when I giggle that 13-pin connector.

If you have high-gain patches, then it can sound really bad.

The best solution is to stabilize the cable and live with it.

gumtown:
I haven't noticed the problem, but then i don't use hi-gain patches for Bass.

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