I've always done the over/under method, which I thought was industry standard, but lately other engineers are getting pissed at me for it.
How do you wrap your cables?
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Red Phoenix
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You mean like this?
What's the reason why they get pissed about that?
What's the reason why they get pissed about that?
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Like that, but with the connector facing in... same result though. They unwrap them the wrong way and complain about the knots
vespiz
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Used to do .. er.. half/half/loop or whatever, but then I switched to over/under and haven't looked back. My cables are in much better order now.
FrankTheSmith
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I always called over under roadie wrapping.
I use these velcro ties I found at a food store's dollar area in combination with the over under.
Everyone in my band just tangles them up and shoves them in a bag for shows.
I die a little inside when I see it.
I use these velcro ties I found at a food store's dollar area in combination with the over under.
Everyone in my band just tangles them up and shoves them in a bag for shows.
I die a little inside when I see it.
egan.
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I'm an O/U guy but the argument against is "it came straight off the spool." That argument only really holds up if you coil/uncoil by spinning the cable which is a PITA IMO. I think the only real argument is for feeder cable b/c you can loosen the strands by coiling the wrong way.
joelplagues
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I'm like the guy in the video. I don't mind either way (connector facing away or facing me) but I had a heap of cranky engineers when I did corporate stuff that hated the "connector facing you" because you usually take your hand off to reach and do the "under". Why's that a problem? because you will skip parts of the cable and not feel any damage/kinks in the cable. (usually)
Minor reason, but that was there's and I stuck with it.
Also any "engineer" who can't pick the cable up and tell which way it is rolled out of those 2 must be stupid. What happens if you have a 100 metre snake and someone has to stop rolling halfway and you need to take over the job to finish it up? ....have fun unrolling that cable and redoing it
Minor reason, but that was there's and I stuck with it.
Also any "engineer" who can't pick the cable up and tell which way it is rolled out of those 2 must be stupid. What happens if you have a 100 metre snake and someone has to stop rolling halfway and you need to take over the job to finish it up? ....have fun unrolling that cable and redoing it
lol, that's just a big O (too much space), one loop of the whole cable. I just do the same as the guy in the video
bryan_kilco
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Don't understand the difference between having the end of the cable facing you or facing away. Flip it around, done.
mva801
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I learned the over under with the connector facing in. Makes a little more sense to me but same result as the video. If people are complaining about getting knots when unwrapping them, they're idiots. The whole point of the over under is that you grab the ends and it unrolls perfectly. Teach them how it works so they can stop wrapping cables like a like drunk half-retarded construction workers.
When I went to school they were SUPER anal about cable wrapping. Everything had to be a certain size with no loose ends hanging over. It was a pain in the ass but I'm so good at wrapping cables now it's ridiculous. They all look perfect in no time. I force all my interns to learn it right and keep things in order. Then when we're cabling up a giant session, I don't spend half an hour undoing knots in the cables.
When I went to school they were SUPER anal about cable wrapping. Everything had to be a certain size with no loose ends hanging over. It was a pain in the ass but I'm so good at wrapping cables now it's ridiculous. They all look perfect in no time. I force all my interns to learn it right and keep things in order. Then when we're cabling up a giant session, I don't spend half an hour undoing knots in the cables.
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Nimvi
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Thanks for that video. Turned out my routine wasn't so perfect. Spent 5 minutes practicing with it and it's clear now. Gotta love this place!
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Preference my answer with the fact that no cable in my collection at home is more than 20' in length:
My cables look like coils when wrapped. As I'm coiling them I'm spinning the cable itself. I'm only going over, but the cable itself is spinning so there is no bunch ups and it always wraps and unwraps perfect. I've been doing it this way for so long that all of my cable wraps up in pretty much the same diameter circle and stack nicely inside a toolbox.
Now if I had to do anything up in the range of a 50' or more I would do over under, especially if I was coiling a stage snake or something. But my method works fine.
I rage when bands "help" by winding up cable around their arm. FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
My cables look like coils when wrapped. As I'm coiling them I'm spinning the cable itself. I'm only going over, but the cable itself is spinning so there is no bunch ups and it always wraps and unwraps perfect. I've been doing it this way for so long that all of my cable wraps up in pretty much the same diameter circle and stack nicely inside a toolbox.
Now if I had to do anything up in the range of a 50' or more I would do over under, especially if I was coiling a stage snake or something. But my method works fine.
I rage when bands "help" by winding up cable around their arm. FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
bryan_kilco
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Just curious, how do you guys trasnport cables once they are wrapped? I guess I do the over/over technique and I find it is a lot better than a few ways I've used to do it, but still, I shove my pedals and cables into the back of my rack for a gig, get to the gig and usually everything is a mess.
And especially after the show, when you're rushing to get off stage, I tend to just grab shit and throw it in the rack to get the hell out of other band's way.
And especially after the show, when you're rushing to get off stage, I tend to just grab shit and throw it in the rack to get the hell out of other band's way.
Red Phoenix
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Sounds like shit!
The problem with over/under is if one end makes it's way through the loop, then you're fucked - knots every foot or so. I have found over/over much less troublesome.
I do over/over I think. I hold the coiled cable in my left and feed the incoming cable through my thumb and forefinger of my right hand and let it form the next coil and pass it over to my right. It's super neat, uncoils perfectly and lightning quick. I can tidy up a stage insanely fast and have a neat pile of cables when I'm done.
I usually tie the end of my cable with the cable itself. Some people consider it a big no-no but I've never had a problem with decent cables going faulty. Some of my XLRs have seen almost daily use for large chunks over 4-5 years and still going strong.
Instead of using cable ties or the velco tags use the cheapest PVC tape you can get to tie up your cables once neatly coiled. Use the cheap stuff so it will rip right off when you pull on the cable without needing a knife or to use lots of force. Works great and if you want you can label the cables if they're going out for a gig or something.
I usually tie the end of my cable with the cable itself. Some people consider it a big no-no but I've never had a problem with decent cables going faulty. Some of my XLRs have seen almost daily use for large chunks over 4-5 years and still going strong.
Instead of using cable ties or the velco tags use the cheapest PVC tape you can get to tie up your cables once neatly coiled. Use the cheap stuff so it will rip right off when you pull on the cable without needing a knife or to use lots of force. Works great and if you want you can label the cables if they're going out for a gig or something.
