ALVA Analog Multicore Cables

An audio multicore cable (often colloquially referred to in the US and Canada as a snake cable or just a snake) is a thick cable which contains from four to 64 individual audio cables inside a common, sturdy outer jacket. Audio multicore cables are widely used whenever multiple audio signals, for example from a number of microphones, need to be conveyed between common locations. Typical professional audio applications include audio recording, sound reinforcement, PA systems and broadcasting. The “snake” is typically used to make it easier to route many signals from the microphones or other input transducers, to the audio console or sound equipment.

Without a snake, a rock band performing onstage, for example, would have to have 20 or more individual mic cables running from the stage to the mixing console, which is typically located at the rear of a venue. It would be easy for the cables to become tangled, and it would be very hard for the audio engineers connecting the mic cables to the mixing board to determine which cable is for which mic (or other input).

D-Sub25 male to 8x TRS

D-Sub25 male to 8 x TRS

Available Lengths
2 m (6.5 ft.) = Part No. AI25-8TPro2
3 m (9.8 ft.) = Part No. AI25-8TPro3
5 m (16.4 ft.) = Part No. AI25-8TPro5

- Cable Color: black
- Numbered TRS fan-out
- D-Sub: 25-pin male, UNC 4/40 thread
- Cable Ø: 14 mm

D-Sub25 male to 8 x XLR female

D-Sub25 male to 8 x XLR female

Available Lengths
3 m (9.8 ft.) = Part No. AI25-8XPro3
5 m (16.4 ft.) = Part No. AI25-8XPro5
10 m (32.8 ft.) = Part No. AI25-8XPro10

- Cable Color: black
- Numbered female XLR fan-out
- D-Sub: 25-pin male, UNC 4/40 thread
- Cable Ø: 14 mm

 

D-Sub25 male to 8 x XLR male

D-Sub25 male to 8 x XLR male

Available Lengths
3 m (9.8 ft.) = Part No. AO25-8XPro3
5 m (16.4 ft.) = Part No. AO25-8XPro5
10 m (32.8 ft.) = Part No. AO25-8XPro10

- Cable Color: black
- Numbered male XLR fan-out
- D-Sub: 25-pin male, UNC 4/40 thread
- Cable Ø: 14 mm

 

D-Sub25 male to D-Sub25 male

D-Sub25 male to D-Sub25 male

Available Lengths
1 m (3.2 ft.) = Part No. ANA25T-25TPro1
3 m (9.8 ft.) = Part No. ANA25T-25TPro3
5 m (16.4 ft.) = Part No. ANA25T-25TPro5

- Cable Color: black
- D-Sub: 25-pin male, UNC 4/40 thread
- Cable Ø: 14 mm

 

8 x TRS to 8 x TRS

8 x TRS to 8 x TRS

Available Lengths
2 m (6.5 ft.) = Part No. T8T8Pro2
5 m (16.4 ft.) = Part No. T8T8Pro5

- Cable Color: black
- Numbered TRS fan-out
- Cable Ø: 14 mm

 

8 x XLR female to 8 x XLR male

8 x XLR to 8 x XLR

Available Lengths
2 m (6.5 ft.) = Part No. X8X8Pro2
5 m (16.4 ft.) = Part No. X8X8Pro5

-Cable Color: black
- Numbered XLR fan-out
- Cable Ø: 14 mm

 

8 x XLR male to 8 x TRS

8 x XLR to 8 x TRS

Available Lengths
2 m (6.5 ft.) = Part No. T8X8Pro2
5 m (16.4 ft.) = Part No. T8X8Pro5

- Cable Color: black
- Individually numbered XLR and TRS plugs
- Cable Ø: 14 mm

 

8 x XLR female to 8 x TRS

8 x XLR to 8 x TRS

Available Lengths
2 m (6.5 ft.) = Part No. X8T8Pro2
5 m (16.4 ft.) = Part No. X8T8Pro5

- Cable Color: black
- Individually numbered XLR and TRS plugs
- Cable Ø: 14 mm