I've never really used a pick that I thot was noisy - but maybe I just didn't notice? My fav pick is the Cactus Black but truthfully I have a little pick dish with several different brands/gauges and I'll play with whatever I grab first. I am "picky", pun inten , but there are several that suit me fine.
Co-related to picks ... I had a nice chat with Lee Wanner (here) and he got me inspired to mindful practicing. A lot of the guitar time time I used to use for mindless noodling - I now dedicate to focused practice in a relaxed, meditative type manner. I have to say it is probably amongst the best advice I have ever gotten. In just a few weeks I can see a definite improvement in timing, accuracy, fluidity, string skipping, almost everything!
Annnywaaay ... somehow in the course of all this practicing I moved the PICK ( I told you this would be pick related :) ) up my thumb so about 1/4 of the pick is past the thumb joint. This is working really well for me. I've never, ever seen an artist hold a pick that way - have you? Try it for me and tell me how it feels for you. ( I have to admit I had a deli slicer incident when I was 15 that left the outside edge/end of my pick-hand thumb pretty much numb and a lot of times I can't feel the pick slipping out of position until it requires a major adjustment. This could be why this new position I'm using is appealing to me?) I also find that, because my index finger is curled under more, my other 3 fingers are more receptive to plucking the other strings so I'm having more success at " chickin' pickin' " than ever before.
Dink around with it for a few minutes and let me know what you think.
T-Care; Ken