How to Set Up PA Systems : How to Roll Audio Cables

Learn how to roll audio cables to avoid tangling, plus get tips on PA sound system setup, in this free professional music video from an expert PA system designer.

Expert: Kip Bradford
Bio: Kip Bradford has earned his living as a musician and sound system designer consultant.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• public
• mixing
• addresss
• pa
• sound-system
• concert
• soundboard
• microphone

[mosesdog2]

This is called the "Over Under" technique. Why this works, and is how cables are wrapped to go to retail, is because your cable does not have memory. This works because when you do a reverse loop, it counter acts the tension on the "normal" loop, and will save your cables.

[JAMPROSOUND]

Typical expertvillage crap. Where do they find these guys? Radio Shack?

[fotobyjp]

WRONG

do not over under. If you did that to my cables I would never hire you back.

[nickr753]

UGHHHH. Until I saw this video, I thought this series might be the only actually good content on ExpertVillage. Then this guy goes and fucks up the over/under roll and can't explain it properly. LOOK: you don't need to reverse the hand, just pick up the cable normally and twist it on in the opposite direction every other coil. It works because you're canceling out every twist you do make in the cable. The cable does still have memory, you're just not creating a slinky-like spiral anymore.

[smackythefrog23]

cant believe an audio tech of longer than 2 hours NOT knowing this.

[Zickcermacity]

I do this at work but less complicated than he does it. unfortunately it doesn't help because . . I'M THE ONLY TECH WHO WRAPS CABLES THIS WAY!!! Grrrr!

[00427712]

i really dont care

[disconnect4]

idk man.. whenever i have seen peopel do this my cables wind up kinked. i say do it the normal way and make sure you twist the cable so that the cable's braid stays nice and straight. when you put it in your box don't just throw it in there. make sure you get some nice velcro tie wraps and make sure the top last end of your cable remains on top as you pull it out. don't pull the cable from the bottom of the coil through the loop and you shouldn't have issues with knotting.

[maliputate]

If he worked for me and rolled a cable that way I'd strangle him with it (once I got out all the kinks out of it). Right technique but so poorly executed.

[zkranz0]

@JAMPROSOUND hahahaha fuck you....

[now22207]

Cool. I learned that Over-Under technique in TV Production class. It's the only way to roll cables, in the industry or anywhere else. If you think XLR & BNC cables are tough to roll, try being a video camera grip at a fast paced professional football game. There's not time for tangling & cable rolling errors. (And those cables are thick and heavy.) Whew! ;-)

[unxsaved]

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