Handling Noise

[SteveG]

This problem is why I am looking for a dedicated forum....

When recording with gain I am getting a lot of handling noise that I do not experience playing through an amp. Now I am far from a brilliant guitarist (I posted a couple of songs here so you can hear where I am at) but I do not think it is my damping, I think I am setting something wrong on the unit. I have tried lowering the pickups on the guitar which helped a bit, and have of course lowered the sensitivity and input on the BR. I have also tried changing settings on the COSM amp,s. Any ideas what I am doing wrong? Cheers!

[guitarron]

What do you mean by handling noise

[SteveG]

Open strings sounding, strings and fingers hitting the fretboard, if my headphone lead taps against the body that makes a thunk too. Stuff like that. I think the COSM settings are preset fir a single coil guitar, too hot with humbuckers? Messing with the preamp and speaker / mike settings is helping. Was wondering if anyone else had the problem.

[guitarron]

"Open strings sounding"

muting/palming is the only solution to that except for heavy noise suppression-which i wouldn't recommend

"strings and fingers hitting the fretboard"

thats par for the course on any fretted instrument-elixer strings can cut down on fretting noise some(they last a long time too)

"headphone lead taps against the body that makes a thunk too"

are you referring to acoustic guitar? is this happening on your electric?-the pickups (especially humbuckers) shouldn't be so microphonic-hmmm...

i always route the headphone cable around my back so they are out of way