TECH TIP: Marking Cables

Even the simplest editing set up generates a rat's nest of cables and quick identification is a help when making changes.

The flat plastic bag closures supplied in many supermarket produce departments make excellent cable identifiers. They can be written on with a marker pen and then slipped over the cables where they stay in place; for ease of identification put one at each end of the cable. Many supermarkets are now using wire twists but these flat closures are still seen on some specialty breads and muffins.