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Re: Roland GK cable noise issue



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
>>>
>>
>