Tidying up your cables

[THOA]

Originally Posted by Cheez

Or...we wait for the day to come when everything becomes wireless.

I would LOVE to have an entirely wireless set up. But

1) cost

2) the fact that currently, wireless systems run on batteries and as teh battery juice start to die, the quality of sound dies along with it

puts that option off for me.

Trunking would be something I'd do if I know for sure that my equipment set up is pretty much confirmed, and most of what I want is already available, and that my set up is gonna permanently stay in the location I want it, lol.

For now, bluestudio's idea sounds like the best idea. Will look into a way to have them as that. I am thinking of having a carpet underneath my desk to hide teh accaess cords as well.

blueprint: what is that method of untangling the kid taught you?

[Cheez]

Next 20 years or so, things will change. I'll be an old man, but younger SOFTies may enjoy it!

Wireless using too many batteries - well....they are coming up with wireless power research nowdays. Next jump in technology is using electronic devices that use wireless "streamed" power. But for now, alternative may be LAN. Already, we are able to get rid of soundcards when using multiple PCs - each connected via giagbit LAN streaming both audio and midi signals. It's still wire - but less wire. Let's see them develop this further first.

[THOA]

It's times like this that I wish I wasn't born so early... :cry:

[blueprintstudios]

Penguin's method of velcro is a little bit more expensive than cables twist-ties but definitely easier to tie and untie.

heatshrink tubing is slick too, but again, cost a little. and abit harder to untie.

btw in case ppl misread, there's 2 kinds of cableties we could be talking about here.

1) the white/black thick ones which once you "click" in, the only way to get it out is cutting it.

2) the one i'm using, usually comes in green/black, small twistable wires, a.k.a "magic twist-ties"

I have a few more cost efficient method of keeping cables organised and neat. but I'll post after i test it working for me.

THOA : oh that method of untangling is SOMEHOW similar when I compared with someone who learned in SAE (but mine untangled better than his,yay). but more efficient for shorter cables up to 15metres. those huge long livesound cables definitely involve your elbow. thanks for asking though, I'll need to do a video to show exactly how it goes. that one I'll update my recording faq when I'm able to film heheh.

Cheez & THOA : haha wrong man, in the world of audio, there no such thing as being old, but "vintage" . vintage has its high worth you know. once this techno-ish bengish kid told me "techno music is for youngsters like us only" , I heard the music (came from taiwan/HK) and it was all too familiar cos I "was there" when the mixing engineer was working on it. happened to be my friend's work. I told him "err... but the composer of this music/song is a 40 year old man. you're listening to 40 year old man's composition.." hehehe.

20¢ worth

[Cheez]

But Blueprintstudios, 40 years old is young!

[blueprintstudios]

hahah okay I had the impression you guys were the most at that age.

[exin]

ouch! blueprints just scored a frag!

[THOA]

For the record, I am a 28 year old infant :lol:

[blueprintstudios]

har, that makes me the 24 year old foetus?

[parablue74]

Trunking is actually not expensive. At less than $100, you can have the trunks, junction boxes, plaster or wood etc. It's just a hell of a lot of work... and sweat, and dust!!! That's what i do in my day job!!