Noise suppressor pedals?

[winterburn69]

I use the NS-2, and with all my fuzz & OD, it's quite useful. It's a bit of a tone sucker, not enough to not use, but as I understand any noise suppressor will alter the sound. Will batteries really make pedals noisy? I don't use batteries. Going thru your chain is a good idea, but fuzz & OD are often just noisy, some live with it, some try to suppress it. It's certainly not a necessity, but a very handy piece to have in the tool box.

What's the general consensus on the ISP?

 

[FretNoMore]

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Will batteries really make pedals noisy?
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Usually the opposite, if the problem is a power supply that causes noise.

 

[AaronVonRock]

Yeah, it does it when they are used solo and tried the batteries, it still does it. Really all I want to do it fix the problem without replacing the pedals, cause they are nice sounding pedals.

I was in the same boat as you. I love the way the ODB-3 sounds, but it added way to much hum and buzz. It made noise when used alone or in different positions on my pedal board, so I ditched it.

 

[hrodbert696]

I have an MXR Noise Clamp. It does the job of cutting hum and buzz, but as other have mentioned, it can affect your tone and notes too, especially if you're playing soft and it's trying to figure out if the signal coming through is a note or just noise. I generally leave it off and just kick it on if I start getting buzz between songs or whatever.

The other thing some have mentioned is to check your power supplies. Some pedals just don't like being on the same circuit together, for reasons I will not pretend to understand. If you can rearrange how your pedals are powered, you may be able to solve the problem without a noise suppressor.