#222

Anybody know of a good substitute for nazca noodle patch cables in terms of flexibility and size of connector? They seem to be sold out everywhere I’ve looked at least in the US.

#223

https://lzxindustries.net/products/rgb-minisnake-cable these are rgb colored cables for originally for video synths
but they are just cables
you could either use the third cable or pull it off and make it a pair instead
it makes patching rgb video signals visually easy to follow and separate the modulations

you can see several in different lengths being used in my setup here https://www.instagram.com/p/B3HelrXB1ZT/

#224

I like Control’s cables (Crono, BT, and Camo here). Reasonably skinny and flexible, and the ends are much narrower than the Ad Infinitum style, although a bit wider than Noodles, IIRC.

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#225

cool! I saw them, but I wasn’t sure about the flexibility. I have Ad Infinitum cables also and am not keen on them. thanks!

#226

In my experience the Control cables are nice, but they don’t have the kinkless, floppy feel of the Noodles. I like them but they are different in feel. So size of connector is very similar, feel is different.

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#227

Geartree seems to have some noodles on Reverb.

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#228

@zoundsabar thanks! good to know. I might still get them if I have trouble finding noodles in the future

@gimber thanks so much! ordered!

#229

I’m a longtime MI fanboy, but have to say I’ve never liked the feel of these. They’re too stiff for my liking.

#230

These are my favorite cables so far. Feel very authoritative and satisfying.

#231

I use the MI cables and the Modular Addict braided cables which are very similar/nearly identical. I like braided cables because they stick up and out of the way.

#232

So I just took delivery of the Erica Synths cable holder (300mm), and while it’s good enough for ordinary eurorack cables, to my dismay it can’t hold TipTop stackables - of which I have quite a few.

Are there any alternatives that will hold a bit thicker eurorack cables? And perhaps even widely available alternatives …?

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#233

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Think these were ~3 usd each at Ikea. I could probably use a fourth so as to better separate short from short-medium.

Given how much of a bother it is already is to organize and bin these when tearing down a patch, I can’t imagine trying to slide each cable into a fingery slot.

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#234

Pomona orange cable holders work for every Euro patch cable I’ve tried, from super skinny ones to Stackables and thick braided cables.

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#235

I’ve become a big fan of eurodesk hangers - https://www.eurodesk-z.com - I have both the hex-01 and the hex-25. They work for practically anything.

Edit: apparently the thread about cable holders got merged with a general cables thread. Moderator who did this - Bad form! This is a different topic. Not a thread about cables - cable holders are a completely different thing.

#236

Yeah, I’ve stuff in boxes for quite some time, that also gets tiresome … with things getting all tangled up. So I thought I’d try a cable holder now. Let’s see - I can see your point, I am rather lazy by nature, so hanging those cables up post-patch could be an obstacle. :wink:

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#237

I hang cables and it’s actually a pleasant experience!

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#238

I patch color coded, so i need the same color in different lengths and organised. Build this holder yesterday with a ⅜ thread for mic stands.

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#239

I’m using an erica synths cable holder, while some of my stackables are a tighter fit I would really recommend hanging cables, works well for me at least. Also very easy to store them, I bunch them up and can basically ‘push’ them into the rack.

#240

Wow, six days in this thread without a post! Let me break that streak:

I’m looking for really short patch cables, I have a bunch of stereo modules in one corner that all get patched together, and even with 6 in. / 15 cm cables it gets a bit busy. Who makes really, really short cables?

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#241

Looks like https://www.boredbrainmusic.com/product/eurorack-patch-cables/ makes 3inch cables.

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