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This is a 10/10 YSK tip. I haven’t had to untangle my headphones or charging cable after I learned this.
Here is the same trick with a smaller cable, probably more like what most of us are coiling up every day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fsvANAT3yg&t=160s (start at 2:40)
I’ve been wrapping headphones in a figure 8 across my devil’s horns, speaker first. The plug end can then be wrapped ~5 times around the crossover and pulled through the loop opposite the one it just came from. It accomplishes the same overall effect of reversing the twist each cycle. It also serves as a neat party trick to show people how they could have had better headphone management =(current year - 2015) years ago
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This technique is often referred to as “over, under” as apposed to the more common “over, over” because it prevents damage or cable memory from twisting in one direction. Frequently used in the audio/video industry.
The biggest downside is that if you pass the end of the cable through the middle of the bundle you will create a knot every other loop. These can quickly be unknotted by gathering the knots together in line and passing an end back through. Also makes a decent magic trick.
A cable tie, hook-and-loop fastener, or a piece of rope or tie-line with a clove hitch in the middle is essential to secure cables while in transit or storage.
For anyone working on or around stages:
Most sane production companies standardise on over-under. Even if you find some other method superior (nothing is), you’ll get thrown out headfirst if you don’t follow the standard. Having a tech fuck around with a non-compliant cable during a changeover is far too risky.
Should be noted that there are special cases. For example, thicccc cables (i.e. 24ch analog multi) that have their own dedicated cases often go down in an 8 instead - easier to pull out and you can use a smaller case. Thank god for digital audio.
(Also, when using over-under correctly, you can throw the cable and it will land straight without any internal stresses winding it up like a spring)
The thicc boys are called, horse cocks, and not enough kids have worked with them these days ;p
For the record - analog multis can burn in hell. Nowadays, not running all of the show over Cat6 should be criminal.
Oh for sure, im glad the old tech is dieing, and don’t even get me started on moving heavy ass ancient toroidal amps ! Hahaha
There is a method similar to a sheep shank knot that is super useful for very long cables, and you can use the over/under method for making the required loops.
I wish I knew a way to not tangle kite string
How in the fuck is this over-under method really any different from the first way he was showing how people do it wrong? 🤨
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