Rolling up Cables

[Glinda]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

As I understand it, it's not just to protect the cables, but also to prevent the coil from having the same direction of twist the whole way. That way, you can throw it across the stage, and it will lay flat, rather than looking like a stretched slinky.

Exactly. Tossing it out again was the test. If it stretched out in a straight line, that's proof you did it right. I've taught this trick to plenty of people over the years.

I didn't be come a sound engineer, but by golly, I know how to wrap a cord!