How people manage audio/video stuff for temporary setups like festivals or conferences while keeping it compact (suitcase-sized) and with a decent cable management?

I've got an issue of cable management regarding the AV setup of the #Botconf and I'd like to improve it for the #Botconf2027. I'm thinking about precabling all the equipment with short and neatly organized cables and sending it as-is as a (modular) monolith. For this I'm thinking about a guitar pedal board (see pictures for example) or maybe a 10" #minirack which will be sent in a suitcase or a small flightcase.

I wonder how tech people from other confs like #39c3 #STIC @hackaday #supercon deal with this?

Finally wrote up my #supercon badge hack, turning my conference badge into a synthesizer keyboard.

https://justinmiller.io/posts/2025/12/01/supercon-2025-badge-hack/

At
@hackaday
#Supercon this year, I gave a workshop on embedded #Rust. Some loved the language, some didn't, but everyone enjoyed the experience. Check out my latest blog for a full tutorial + code along with my thoughts on #embedded Rust: https://shawnhymel.com/3042/embedded-rust-workshop-reflections-from-hackaday-supercon/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=general_courses_blog

#programming #microcontroller #electronics

Hackaday: Thanks For A Superconference. “If you didn’t get a chance to see the talks live, head on over to the Hackaday YouTube stream and get yourself caught up really quickly, because that’s only half of the talks. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be writing up the other track of Design Lab talks and getting them out to you ASAP.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/10/hackaday-thanks-for-a-superconference/

Going live in a few to recap #Supercon! Plus a #HackOClock for my MicroSD data-storage #PCB #jewelry, a vintage #electronics parts haul from Apex Surplus for my retro #cyberdeck, travel hardware #EDC, & more 👀

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