hi all,
this is probably comes second nature to the experienced recordists on
the list, but hopefully some neophytes (like myself) will find this
useful...
i've recently started using longish cables (20m) to set up my stereo
rig, and found I was ending up with the cable twisting back on itself
which resulted up a horrible tangled mess. not conducive to smooth
Message: 5.
Subject: 00am starts!
i have discovered the problem was the result of using an normal over
and over wrapping "technique" (such as it is). The solution was to
use the "roadies" under over wrapping technique which seems to stop
the cable twisting as you roll it.
the following links explain/demonstrate the technique:
http://stagecraft.theprices.net/gallery/cablewrap/cablewrap-qt.html
http://www.soundinstitute.com/article_detail.cfm/ID/93
It took 3-4 repetitions of unroll-roll using the over-under technique
to get the rolled in twisting out of my cables, but now the cable
unrolls without a twist to be seen.
cheers
Paul
"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause
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