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Gear / Technical Help => Ask The Tapers => Topic started by: tibbsa on October 24, 2004, 01:50:37 AM
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If you had little choice but to set your stand up somewhere and run a "long" cable run to your recorders/seat/standing position (~10-15ft), what can you do to keep people from killing (or constantly tripping over) the cable? I'm talking about a more 'sit-down' venue here, and not a busy dance club. (I was in a wee tiny little coffee house the other day, trying to picture how one could setup there...)
On the one hand, a very long piece of duct tape could suffice, but depending on the venue and their flooring, they might not appreciate it much.
On the other hand, walking around with those 1-foot wide rubber mats isn't exactly an option either.
Is there anything "in between" the two that people have used in the past?
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try gaffers tape, it won't leave a residue on the floor or your cables.
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When I did live sound I used to carry rubber mats for covering the snakes. I think that this is the best solution. Gaffers tape gets to be a drag at the end of the night when you have to peel it up and pull it off your cables.
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When I did live sound I used to carry rubber mats for covering the snakes. I think that this is the best solution. Gaffers tape gets to be a drag at the end of the night when you have to peel it up and pull it off your cables.
Perhaps, but I won't have tons of cables, and doubt I could find rubber mats small and portable enough for the task. I won't be driving any time soon, and you can only put so much in a backpack, along with stands, recorders, battery boxes, etc. :)
I found some Gaffer's tape locally, so that should work...