noise while recording guitar

 I assume you mean when you are not playing?
There are several good gates that come with sonar.  The Sonitus works great, as does the new BT one.  Just grab one of those babies and use it.

BT = Blue Tubes, the vsts that come with Sonar X3 Producer.

Thanks!
 
Greg

I have to turn and get the right angle to eliminate monitor hum when I'm sitting in front of the computer and recording guitar.   But my amp has some noise when I turn up the OD a little.   It's not loud, but it's there. 
 
Greg

My biggest deal is the pick, and when it hits the face of the guitar?  You pretty much have to track that again.
 
It's a loud "CLICK" on the recording.

A lot depends on the guitar and the pickups.
 
My very well made American classic 69 Gibson SG is nearly dead quiet even on the overdrive settings in the POD and my Studio Boogie.... however, my Chinese made Modern Tele is noisy as can be under the exact same settings..... I'm sure the Tele has cheaper pickups and is likely not shielded nearly as well as the Gibson.
 
I can mitigate the hum on the Tele some by backing away and turning off phase to the monitor.....and using the volume knob on the guitar to keep the level down until ready to play....also keeping a hand on the metal or strings keeps the hum down as well..... <<<< grounding issues in the guitar since my Gibson doesn't act that way.
 
Solve it at the source as the advice was given above is the best way. Find work around solutions if you can but "fixing it in the mix" is a last resort.

If the Gibsons generate less noise than Fenders, maybe the pickup design needs a special designation.
 
I nominate 'buzzshucker'.
 
This could revolutionize the industry!

davdud,
 
gates and comps use some of the same terminology, but are opposite.  A Compressor compresses the dBs between the lowest and loudest sounds on the track being affected.  That is why they usually have make-up gain, so you squash the top of the signal and raise the lower level sounds.  It makes it easier to place a track, volume-wise, in your song so it doesn't overwhelm the rest of the tracks or dissappear underneath.
 
A gate doesn't affect the top level, but cuts off the sound below the threshold.  So that noise, for example, is cut off when the guitar sound dies out.
 
Warm is a loose term.  If you were around when digital started, you know what warm means as opposed to digital.  BT (and other saturation software) tries to mimic the sound softening inherent in transfomer-based electronics and tape.  Both of those have a natural compression effect and sound different as you drive them harder.  Not a harsh cutoff like digital as you go over into distortion, analog "changes" before it distorts.  Most modern digital sounds pretty clean and precise and upfront.  BT stuff softens the precise angles in the sound.  MOre modern digital effects also respond more naturally to drive, like the softube stuff. But BT is still good to differentiate tracks.  If you like it, use it, just be aware that it is easy to overdue BT, so the song can start to sound hazy.
 
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