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]

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

[@whatsupdate]

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]

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

[@GenkiEdits]

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]

Wow, loving the new profile pic Genki!

[@VenkatAnveshPaila]

You're not alone mate 🙄

[@donjuanelgrande]

True I thought I knew I didn’t haha

[@IsaacCV760]

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

[@D_Benz9]

I can DEF relate🤦🏾‍♂️😅.

[@manamimnm]

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

[@Blackcat-di9rc]

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]

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

[@ShockwaveZero]

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]

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" 👍🏼

[@LincolnintheAdirondacks]

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

[@mastertimb]

The first-person perspective really helps! Thank you!

[@That__Guy]

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]

Thanks that guy!

[@noahforbes1999]

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

[@mattwharton5939]

I actually love this.. I actively searched KZbin 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 😂

[@CamKnoppMusic]

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

[@BestBBQShow]

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]

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]

What kind of Twist?

[@ShredOfficial]

@@ryyanedit7834 twisting the wrist

[@faraztahir7169]

aren't you the ableist one.

[@jameslabs1]

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.

[@K3zz21]

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

[@watamatafoyu]

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.

[@TheGWART16]

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!

[@JimHornEntertainment]

Excellent explanation and love the POV rather than second person perspective

[@CluelessCarter]

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]

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

[@alcatrazclad]

This video should have 10mil+ views. Thanks!

[@eugenincognito450]

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

[@roberth5696]

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]

so cool to hear! glad it helped Robert!

[@DSD]

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]

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

[@beatsmithradio]

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

[@farivargorjian3229]

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

[@farivargorjian3229]

Forgot to say THANK YOU!

[@HelloSnake]

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]

@@divinetiming1005 That's rough.

[@WebGuru]

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

[@mottgirl13]

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

[@graylagran7443]

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 ⭐

[@Jam_Bon]

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

[@sjsiemka]

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

[@GreasySpoonVideo]

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!

[@LB-kk3kw]

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

[@zelrius8714]

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

[@DaleStrickland]

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

[@johnnhello4913]

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

[@TimeofourlivesAu]

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

[@anthonymurtland5688]

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.

[@JerryLenaz]

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

[@amusik7]

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.

[@docm7735]

Life/Game changer tip!

[@moonolyth]

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.

[@marypetrie930]

Very well explained.

[@stephena4113]

Best one I’ve seen so far!!!

[@XSwordOfWarX]

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!

[@PatMacMusic]

Best video on all of youtube

[@Reverae]

Thankyou so much! Understood it clearly

[@TonyBoco-ro6lu]

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

[@jdlacroix1328]

Wow this vid makes it so easy to understand!

[@Wahinies]

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

[@RafaelSetiawanRS16]

this is a gamechanger, thanks for making this javier!

[@GerardoRodriguez-gf2iu]

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

[@joshualermon1442]

Finally someone doing it correctly

[@gaaty1954]

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

[@kyzor-sosay6087]

Excellent video,man.thanks.

[@patina1688]

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

[@JavierMercedes]

Glad it could help!

[@Allan-et5ig]

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

[@smiggy1968]

Great video. Thanks

[@imitatefirst]

Finally I get it - thanks!

[@RookieMistakeYT]

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]

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!

[@almightytreegod]

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.

[@Xxxxxrrr6464]

Thanks very detailed

[@BPYT]

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

[@miles8604]

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

[@jasonarthur2010]

thank you sooooo much for the video!

[@sprinter18]

Thanks for this. I need a lot of practice!

[@isaackriley6898]

Your the man!

[@domie_]

Loved the video, thank you!

[@kurokurokuro9152]

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

[@raymond6845]

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

[@ganeshg8291]

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

[@davidwoek3041]

So useful, thanks!

[@kennethjolley]

Great video!!!

[@tonnyglez9653]

Thank you sm for this! This really helped 🔥!

[@VenkatAnveshPaila]

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!😅

[@kr-edit]

Wow thank you so much for this .

[@scottheins]

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...

[@jordacheevonaicker]

FPP really helped, actually learned it this time

[@sergiodrumeando]

Good stuff, thanks!

[@Eshan-]

THANK YOU

[@adrianfels2985]

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

[@beaner5786]

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

[@eemotion]

I'm with you there

[@the_only_Bxckz]

thank you!

[@AntonVanDerSar]

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!

[@FredyMartinezTrumpet]

Great video man, it really helped me out :D

[@JavierMercedes]

glad it helped Fredy

[@thegreypath1777]

THANK YOU so much!!

[@ryyanedit7834]

Awesome!

[@johndough4422]

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.

[@keenanslittlesister4604]

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 😅

[@basti1924]

thank you

[@heididragonfly]

Thanks!

[@newgunguy4176]

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

[@2iqqy]

legend

[@federicoriva7928]

Thanks man, you saved me

[@JavierMercedes]

Glad the info could help!

[@supersophisticated9943]

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.

[@PatrickToch]

Thnx mate

[@robshimer]

What is the end product supposed to look like? I don't really understand the difference between over-over and this.

[@victoriamasters9590]

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

[@mutangpadan5311]

Thank you very much JM for this video. I have been trying to convince my fellow musicians (btn a beginner and part-timers) to treat their instrument cable well by wrapping them the right way for longevity of use, but somehow got ignored purely because some are simply poor stewards to their instruments. This video has certainly come a long way to back my case. Just subscribed. Thanks again.

[@yezkikanawadu2194]

Makasi info nya om

[@allwhitelegos]

righteous ~~