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Re: Roland GK cable noise issue



Oh I already hate those cables so badly... grmpfh. The best solution
seems to be not using synths live with string instruments.

Per


On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Ricky Graham
<rickygrahammusic@gmail.com> wrote:
> It is the cable! Have had the same problem for a long time. Best cable
> I have had is the planet waves 13-pin DIN. Still noisy, but less so
> that some others.
>
> All the best,
>
> Ricky
>
> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 9:00 AM, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Sure, I totally agree with that. I would never send the magnetic
>> pickups through the GK shebang since it degrades the fidelity so much.
>> Only the synth string trigger data to drive synths are sent through
>> that cable here. What's happening here is that when the cable moves
>> synths get triggered just by data generated inside the cable. If you
>> sit absolutely still it is silent but playing in a standing up
>> position is impossible. I have all GR-55 settings correctly set up so
>> it can't be that (using four different global settings each trimmed
>> for a particular instrument's unique scale length and GK mic placement
>> related bridge position for every string). So it has to be the cable,
>> doesn't it?
>>
>> Greetings from Sweden
>>
>> Per Boysen
>> www.perboysen.com
>> http://www.youtube.com/perboysen
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Simeon Harris
>> <simeonharris40@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> i had problems with mine when i tried to send the magnetic signal down 
>>> it. in the end i used a standard cable for the mags. it's not shielded 
>>> very well
>>>
>>> On 19 Mar 2013, at 12:32, Per Boysen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm experiencing fatal noise issues with the Roland GK cable. If I
>>>> move or touch the cable all hell breaks loose in the PA. Are these
>>>> cables normally this sensitive?
>>>>
>>>> Greetings from Sweden
>>>>
>>>> Per Boysen
>>>> www.perboysen.com
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/perboysen
>>>>
>>>
>>
>