How To Wrap a Cable the Right Way Over Under

How to Wrap a Cable the right way over under or How to coil over under. This is an audio cable wrapping technique that allows you to store your XLR, Microphone, or instrument cables the right way without tangles. Avoid tangles in the wire with this over under cable wrap technique.
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  • @JavierMercedes
    @JavierMercedes4 жыл бұрын

    Live a tangle free audio cable lifestyle :) Leave a thumbs up if it helped!👍

  • @whatsupdate

    @whatsupdate

    4 жыл бұрын

    Javier Mercedes I’ve lived this many years and until this very day I didn’t know how to coil a cord. The garden hose has been a pain but now I bet it’s going to get tamed. Thanks dude.

  • @JavierMercedes

    @JavierMercedes

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@whatsupdate Just wait until you vacuum the next time, wrapping cables will never be the same :)

  • @GenkiEdits
    @GenkiEdits4 жыл бұрын

    If you're here because you've been yelled at, criticized, or bullied because of the way you wrapped a cable, we've all been there, and we're here for you. 😌

  • @JavierMercedes

    @JavierMercedes

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow, loving the new profile pic Genki!

  • @VenkatAnveshPaila

    @VenkatAnveshPaila

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're not alone mate 🙄

  • @donjuanelgrande

    @donjuanelgrande

    3 жыл бұрын

    True I thought I knew I didn’t haha

  • @IsaacCV760

    @IsaacCV760

    2 жыл бұрын

    Got yelled at today so here I am learning how wrap a cable

  • @D_Benz9

    @D_Benz9

    2 жыл бұрын

    I can DEF relate🤦🏾‍♂️😅.

  • @manamimnm
    @manamimnm Жыл бұрын

    This is the best video demonstrating the method. Filming it from a first-person perspective is genius.

  • @Blackcat-di9rc
    @Blackcat-di9rc4 жыл бұрын

    Oh dear god, thanks so much for making this video. I have been having the hardest time grasping the wrap, even when someone shows me how to do it in person. Being able to see how its done from this angle was a game changer, and i got it almost immediately. bless

  • @JavierMercedes

    @JavierMercedes

    4 жыл бұрын

    So awesome to hear that! Glad I could help Gabriel!

  • @ShockwaveZero

    @ShockwaveZero

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same for me. The angle really helped and he jumped right into it without saying how he's had his cables for 20 years and everyone else doesn't know how to tie their cables (like every other video)

  • @PanduPoluan
    @PanduPoluan10 ай бұрын

    Ahh, that tip on "the cable wanting to move the other way" is a very helpful tip! Also, the tip of "letting the cable roll on its own on the first loop" 👍🏼

  • @mastertimb
    @mastertimb Жыл бұрын

    The first-person perspective really helps! Thank you!

  • @That__Guy
    @That__Guy3 жыл бұрын

    The way you show how the cable moves on its own is really helpful to explain others how and why you should do that.

  • @JavierMercedes

    @JavierMercedes

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks that guy!

  • @noahforbes1999
    @noahforbes1999 Жыл бұрын

    I am sad to admit that I have played music my whole life and been gigging weekly for the last 10 years and have never learned to do this correctly. Thank you. No telling how many cables have suffered at my hands

  • @K3zz21
    @K3zz212 жыл бұрын

    You are the real mvp for doing a pov angle. That makes it SO much easier to grasp.

  • @jameslabs1
    @jameslabs1 Жыл бұрын

    You really cared that people know how to do this skill. Exceptional teaching all the way. Thanks for doing what many other don't do.

  • @LincolnintheAdirondacks
    @LincolnintheAdirondacks4 жыл бұрын

    There's some people at work I'm gonna show this video to lol

  • @farivargorjian3229
    @farivargorjian32292 жыл бұрын

    Finally I get it. The bird's eye view format of this video is the clearest I've seen and now I understand!

  • @farivargorjian3229

    @farivargorjian3229

    2 жыл бұрын

    Forgot to say THANK YOU!

  • @CamKnoppMusic
    @CamKnoppMusic2 жыл бұрын

    This is how every tutorial video needs to be. Straight to the point and explained in a clear manner. Thank you!

  • @eugenincognito450
    @eugenincognito4507 ай бұрын

    This five minutes vid would eventually save hours of time and loads of stress. Thanks a ton 😊

  • @JimHornEntertainment
    @JimHornEntertainment2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent explanation and love the POV rather than second person perspective

  • @jdlacroix1328
    @jdlacroix1328 Жыл бұрын

    Wow this vid makes it so easy to understand!

  • @alcatrazclad
    @alcatrazclad2 жыл бұрын

    This video should have 10mil+ views. Thanks!

  • @BestBBQShow
    @BestBBQShow4 жыл бұрын

    I do the same thing but with a twist! This is so important! The only problem is once you learn you'll be cringing at everyone else wrapping things up😜😂😅😜 thanks again as always for the knowledge

  • @JavierMercedes

    @JavierMercedes

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yup the cringe is real, but it does once people figure it out it helps everyone have a better production. Thanks for watching Yoni.

  • @ryyanedit7834

    @ryyanedit7834

    3 жыл бұрын

    What kind of Twist?

  • @ShredOfficial

    @ShredOfficial

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ryyanedit7834 twisting the wrist

  • @faraztahir7169

    @faraztahir7169

    2 жыл бұрын

    aren't you the ableist one.

  • @watamatafoyu
    @watamatafoyu9 ай бұрын

    I'm terrible with tying anything at all, including shoelaces, gifts, and knots, and I've watched three other videos, and this guy finally nailed it quickly for me.

  • @mottgirl13
    @mottgirl134 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Great perspective.. because I’m super visually challenged

  • @TheGWART16
    @TheGWART162 жыл бұрын

    Hey, just wanted to drop a note. Really appreciate you making this video!! I work in sport broadcasting and teach people all the time how to do this. I send them your video all the time and tell people to watch it for reference after I have showed them how to do it. Great video and thanks for sharing!

  • @sjsiemka
    @sjsiemka Жыл бұрын

    I always did this! And now you got me confused, but I did it agian, now I locked it in :D

  • @CluelessCarter
    @CluelessCarter11 ай бұрын

    I've been doing it as over only and noticed that when I unwind the wire there are kinks and knots in the wire. I also noticed that the wire also bends awkwardly when you only do over. I realize now that it wants to be in the under position! Thank you.

  • @PanduPoluan

    @PanduPoluan

    10 ай бұрын

    Yeah! That's an eye-opening experience to me as well!

  • @marypetrie930
    @marypetrie9308 ай бұрын

    Very well explained.

  • @roberth5696
    @roberth56963 жыл бұрын

    Thank You so much! Started new job today and new boss tried explaining this method with a 200ft of cat5 and for some reason my hand/brain struggled with the under and I felt really dumb..just watched your vid and almost immediately im doing it perfectly...thanks again!!!!

  • @JavierMercedes

    @JavierMercedes

    3 жыл бұрын

    so cool to hear! glad it helped Robert!

  • @joshualermon1442
    @joshualermon14422 жыл бұрын

    Finally someone doing it correctly

  • @docm7735
    @docm77352 жыл бұрын

    Life/Game changer tip!

  • @LB-kk3kw
    @LB-kk3kw2 жыл бұрын

    Finally! A first person POV video on this technique. Well explained! I get it.

  • @imitatefirst
    @imitatefirst Жыл бұрын

    Finally I get it - thanks!

  • @graylagran7443
    @graylagran74432 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video - i'm beginning to wrap all my heavy duty outdoor cords from my Christmas display. I just tried it on my longest cord and it looks perfect ⭐

  • @stephena4113
    @stephena41132 жыл бұрын

    Best one I’ve seen so far!!!

  • @DSD
    @DSD4 жыл бұрын

    Wow - you just blew my mind - that is so darn simple and makes so much sense... Can't way to get home and rewrap some cables Javier!

  • @JavierMercedes

    @JavierMercedes

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad I could help, hope it is easy to follow!

  • @PatMacMusic
    @PatMacMusic3 жыл бұрын

    Best video on all of youtube

  • @RafaelSetiawanRS16
    @RafaelSetiawanRS162 жыл бұрын

    this is a gamechanger, thanks for making this javier!

  • @Wahinies
    @Wahinies9 ай бұрын

    This angle is much better and explained better than the dudes from the ground just saying this is how you do it but at least those guys raised awareness to it and made me curious. Thanks for sharing

  • @TonyBoco-ro6lu
    @TonyBoco-ro6lu9 ай бұрын

    Mahalo and Thousand Thanks Javier! I share this video clip with other local crew who work with me in live sports television.

  • @WebGuru
    @WebGuru Жыл бұрын

    Excellent work Javier! I loved seeing the cable wrapping from your POV and the repetition was very helpful.

  • @beatsmithradio
    @beatsmithradio Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! All the other videos were 3rd person and impossible to follow! Thank you for a first person perspective

  • @GreasySpoonVideo
    @GreasySpoonVideoАй бұрын

    Wow! Thank you! I think I finally understand. Shooting this from your POV was -brilliant-! I'm an old man and I've been playing and fiddling with a ridiculous amount of gear since I was a very young man. My cable coiling skills were mediocre at best and knotty at worst. UNTIL NOW! WHEEEEEEEEE!

  • @isaackriley6898
    @isaackriley6898 Жыл бұрын

    Your the man!

  • @johnnhello4913
    @johnnhello49133 жыл бұрын

    This a nice straight forward video. Thanks for communicating firmly!

  • @JerryLenaz
    @JerryLenaz2 жыл бұрын

    The POV shot was super helpful! I finally understand how to coil the cables! Thanks.

  • @Allan-et5ig
    @Allan-et5ig2 жыл бұрын

    Javier Mercedes - Thanks so much; you saved me serious $$ over time.

  • @jasonarthur2010
    @jasonarthur20109 ай бұрын

    thank you sooooo much for the video!

  • @sprinter18
    @sprinter184 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this. I need a lot of practice!

  • @Jam_Bon
    @Jam_Bon Жыл бұрын

    Wow, this is the third time I have sat down to learn this. Your video is the only thing saving me from a lifetime of feeling like a total failure 😂 amazing. Thank you! POV FTW lol

  • @HelloSnake
    @HelloSnake Жыл бұрын

    That's cool. I have a ridiculously long headphone cable and wanted to see if there's a right way to coil it so I can shorten it. I'll do this. Thanks.

  • @HelloSnake

    @HelloSnake

    Жыл бұрын

    @@divinetiming1005 That's rough.

  • @mattwharton5939
    @mattwharton5939Ай бұрын

    I actually love this.. I actively searched KZread for it to help me out after a gig. Yet when it’s 1am when you’re packing away and you have a 3hr drive ahead of you just to get to your storage lock up, all this goes to hell 😂

  • @kyzor-sosay6087
    @kyzor-sosay60872 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video,man.thanks.

  • @moonolyth
    @moonolyth Жыл бұрын

    So Im not the only retentive guy! Ive been just doing the over but swinging the entire cable like a snake to take the wist off. Looks good but eventually the wires inside will shift. Thanks so much, Ill be doing this like a freek going forward.

  • @smiggy1968
    @smiggy19682 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thanks

  • @TimeofourlivesAu
    @TimeofourlivesAu3 жыл бұрын

    Javier, you're a great person. Thank you for this video

  • @amusik7
    @amusik72 жыл бұрын

    This was an excellent video! I’ve seen this method done but never from the first-person view that is really important to learn to get the method.

  • @anthonymurtland5688
    @anthonymurtland56882 жыл бұрын

    Thats the standard technique, I learned a different way that doesn’t have the phantom tangles in music school. Guess I have to do a video to share the love.

  • @GerardoRodriguez-gf2iu
    @GerardoRodriguez-gf2iu2 жыл бұрын

    nice dude! great vid for intro event production peeps trying to learn how to manage cables!

  • @XSwordOfWarX
    @XSwordOfWarX Жыл бұрын

    I use to just dangle the extra cable or try to whip the twist out as I go but this technique is a lot faster and less stressful. Good video!

  • @Xxxxxrrr6464
    @Xxxxxrrr64645 ай бұрын

    Thanks very detailed

  • @burritoburntbread9292
    @burritoburntbread92929 күн бұрын

    great tutorial, i succeeded in one try!

  • @DaleStrickland
    @DaleStrickland3 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU, I've been struggling with the 'under' concept for so long. Seeing it so well explained and from this POV is a game changer

  • @zelrius8714
    @zelrius87142 жыл бұрын

    Holy crapp, I need to learn this. I’ve been wrapping my cables for all of my devices wrong and I put the end through the middle then tape it😭 no wonder it always tangles too. Definitely gonna try this

  • @kr-edit
    @kr-edit4 ай бұрын

    Wow thank you so much for this .

  • @kennethjolley
    @kennethjolley10 ай бұрын

    Great video!!!

  • @davidwoek3041
    @davidwoek30412 жыл бұрын

    So useful, thanks!

  • @domie_
    @domie_2 жыл бұрын

    Loved the video, thank you!

  • @ganeshg8291
    @ganeshg8291 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much ❤️, very useful for me : )

  • @gaaty1954
    @gaaty19543 жыл бұрын

    Nice 1st person view really love it. Finally learned it. Thanks.

  • @Reverae
    @Reverae2 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou so much! Understood it clearly

  • @patina1688
    @patina16882 жыл бұрын

    Right on! I used to know how to do this but needed a reminder...lol.. Thank you!!

  • @JavierMercedes

    @JavierMercedes

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad it could help!

  • @miles8604
    @miles86042 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this video, I think it's going to help me a lot!

  • @almightytreegod
    @almightytreegod Жыл бұрын

    Been doing this for many years and decided to look it up again because I swear no one actually seems to have an answer for how to throw an over/under wrapped cable you didn’t do yourself, or that has been stored for a while and potentially moved around a bit. Not sure Velcro ties is the answer really, unless I’m missing something. I still get knots when throwing one about half the time.

  • @the_only_Bxckz
    @the_only_Bxckz5 ай бұрын

    thank you!

  • @thegreypath1777
    @thegreypath17774 ай бұрын

    THANK YOU so much!!

  • @tonnyglez9653
    @tonnyglez9653 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you sm for this! This really helped 🔥!

  • @kurokurokuro9152
    @kurokurokuro91523 жыл бұрын

    i genuinely had to laugh when i looked at my cable after you said "if you did this properly you should be able to let this go without tangles" lol... great video

  • @sergiodrumeando
    @sergiodrumeando2 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff, thanks!

  • @basti1924
    @basti19248 ай бұрын

    thank you

  • @Eshan-
    @Eshan-2 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU

  • @heididragonfly
    @heididragonfly11 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @jordacheevonaicker
    @jordacheevonaicker2 жыл бұрын

    FPP really helped, actually learned it this time

  • @BPYT
    @BPYT3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, this is the only video that made sense! The camera angle is key.

  • @2iqqy
    @2iqqy Жыл бұрын

    legend

  • @raymond6845
    @raymond68453 жыл бұрын

    Damn, I've been doing it wrong for YEARS. Thanks dude

  • @yezkikanawadu2194
    @yezkikanawadu21942 жыл бұрын

    Makasi info nya om

  • @PatrickToch
    @PatrickToch2 жыл бұрын

    Thnx mate

  • @ryyanedit7834
    @ryyanedit78343 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @adrianfels2985
    @adrianfels29852 жыл бұрын

    Now I even wrap my loading cable from my smartphone or Macbook like this.

  • @scottheins
    @scottheins21 күн бұрын

    A maddening process that I still can't get right. The amount of times I have decided "now's the day I finally figure it out" and then just resort to wrapping it around length of my forearm, hand to elbow...

  • @FredyMartinezTrumpet
    @FredyMartinezTrumpet3 жыл бұрын

    Great video man, it really helped me out :D

  • @JavierMercedes

    @JavierMercedes

    3 жыл бұрын

    glad it helped Fredy

  • @federicoriva7928
    @federicoriva79284 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man, you saved me

  • @JavierMercedes

    @JavierMercedes

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad the info could help!

  • @beaner5786
    @beaner57862 жыл бұрын

    I've watched this video like 50 times & I still can't get it

  • @eemotion

    @eemotion

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm with you there

  • @AntonVanDerSar
    @AntonVanDerSar10 ай бұрын

    I'm right hand dominant (guitar and piano player) and I can't feed into my left hand to save my life haha. You should do another vid with a cable that doesn't already have a ravel-wrap memory for folks with no experiece/not theater kids/not musicians... so they can see it done from scratch. Great vid. thanks!

  • @RookieMistakeYT
    @RookieMistakeYT4 жыл бұрын

    For some reason a lot harder than you make it look but I was way over thinking it 😂 once you find the flow it’s a thing of beauty. Thanks!

  • @JavierMercedes

    @JavierMercedes

    4 жыл бұрын

    That’s why I wanted to show it from the POV angle, it is the closest to representing what wrapping the cable “feels” and looks like. Glad you got the hang of it!

  • @VenkatAnveshPaila
    @VenkatAnveshPaila3 жыл бұрын

    As an Audio Engineering student I used to escape those cable winding sessions as I was unable to do it. I just wound my cables right for the first timer today. Thanks a lot! ❤️ Do such more videos!😅

  • @keenanslittlesister4604
    @keenanslittlesister4604 Жыл бұрын

    In college I didn’t learn the under technique; I learned just over but you twist counter clockwise to combat that weird twisting it does. Idk if that way is “wrong” but this looks safer? Time to re train my muscle memory 😅

  • @johndough4422
    @johndough44222 ай бұрын

    It's been so long since I worked in a studio, I had to come here to remind myself how to do it. My brain couldn't figure it out from muscle memory alone.

  • @newgunguy4176
    @newgunguy4176 Жыл бұрын

    For the under grab the cable from underneath with palm up. Then, rotate rotate hand when going towards coil. No need for flip.

  • @allwhitelegos
    @allwhitelegos3 жыл бұрын

    righteous ~~

  • @victoriamasters9590
    @victoriamasters95902 ай бұрын

    How are you getting it so neat!? This is driving my nuts!!

  • @supersophisticated9943
    @supersophisticated9943 Жыл бұрын

    This is super helpful to re-learn; but what about if there are kinks in the cables? I recall that being a hot topic for this art of wrapping.

  • @MatheusRobis
    @MatheusRobis3 жыл бұрын

    Yes I'm gonna wrap those naughty cables now