#21

Oh, had no idea about those problems. they feel so sturdy! had most of mines for two years now without any issue.

the most important thing I need to keep remembering me is to not pull the cable but the plug, but that’s with any cable isn’t it…

#22

I’m going to DIY a few 1 jack to 2/3 jack cables one of these days.

#23

[quote=“sandy, post:14, topic:2976”]
I prefer patching with bananas in general.
[/quote]nothing compares

at all

I should rant about this on the UX thread but ever since I used bananas there has not been a single time during a session with other cables that I didn’t wish for the simplicity and functionality of banana plugs at some point

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#24

has anyone seen small Y shaped “split cables”? i think it would be nice to have something for shorter cable lengths… i love my 4" control cables <3

#25

erthenvar IV cables let you create your own Y-splits. most reports say the IVs are pretty stiff, though.

#26

They are pretty stiff, though that’s not necessarily a bad thing with the short ones.

#27

Tried those IV cables - not sure I’m a fan either. At this point, a DIY passive mult box built into a pedal enclosure is where I’m gonna go.

#28

I would say about %90 of my cables in use are stackables. The remaining portion are super long cables for connecting most distant points between the cases, OR connecting to mixer or external equipment.

I got so used to stackable functionality, that I can’t imagine working without them. I am too intersted in cross-modulation, and signals playing multiple roles/functions within a given piece…
Something about this pulls me in. A deeper sense of underlying integrity, even when it leads to seemingly chaotic outcomes. A deeply interconnected, networked flow of signals.

Stackables make this sort of exploration easy, having to use a mult every time I want to try to fork a signal would mean having to repatch every single time, AND I would need a billion mults.

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#29

[quote=“laborcamp, post:28, topic:2976”]
I would need a billion mults.
[/quote]like me?

I need more mults or stackcables cause I like doing the same thing

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#30

I have two of the 12" blue erthenvar IV cables. I really like them, having a mult point floating above the fray of regular cables and stackcables in a small, dense system (84HP by 7U) can be handy. Mine aren’t any stiffer than the original yellow stackcables.

That said I have two erthenvar 1/8" to 1/4" cables in white, and they are almost unusably stiff. The white cables are effectively hard plastic.

#32

Agree with @bradleyallen and @glia.
First full modular was a Serge with Pomona banana cables according to STS’s arbitrary color coding.
Never had any failure, be it contact or otherwise, with banana cables;
no noises whatsoever on live patching;
no need for multiples;
sturdy as hell (I could lift Serge panels using banana cables);
and the color coding by length is invaluable when trying to finding the right cable in the rat’s nest that’s called “cable box”.

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#33

The control patch cables look very nice, especially the “camo” colored ones. Does anyone know if you could get those in Europe? I find the $43 shipping a little too much to try out a couple of cables.

#34

Just went looking for this thread, hoping to find this link in it, and was surprised to realize it wasn’t already here (3.5mm cable comparison):

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#35

Thonk carries the glow in the dark Control cables

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#36

I like orange

(But I need more characters)

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#37

I love Mutable Instruments cables, agree with @jasonw22, the feeling is great.

#38

What color my cables are is more important to me than I originally thought it would be…
I really dig neon pink and code by length. (two different manufacturers, sigh)
gray, neon pink, white and black. I am in 6U.

#39

I eventually got a little irritated with the thickness of Mutable cables. They sometimes get a bit “in the way” more than I’d like. Just ordered some Hosa cables. (20 cables wasn’t enough anyway)

#40

Avoid the tangle. I purchased several cable holders, the kind you mount and then slide the cables into their own slots. No more clutter or tangle.

#41

Quick shout for Farnell mono 3.5mm cables in the UK: they’re pretty chunky compared to cables made specifically for Eurorack, but I’ve never had any problems fitting them into even the most tightly-packed socket layouts. They’re solidly constructed and insanely cheap (a pack of 10 x 0.5m works out at 70p per cable with free postage):

http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-signal/psg00107/mono-3-5mm-jack-plug-to-plug-0/dp/AV13705

Only real downside is that they only come in black, which when combined with the thick cables can make patch routing a bit indecipherable, but attaching little coloured clips to each cable end minimises this:

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/cable-markers/4084670/