I rarely use the clips, but do sometimes find them quite nice. I assume your local audio supplier or music place should be able to order them from one of the
microphone stand suppliers.
I never really "wrap" cables around stands, or use
gaff to attach the cable to the stand. This invites either disaster or annoyance in my experience. Then again I've done a lot of 'festival' audio.
Plus wrapping the cable around the stand takes more time to do, and un-do and is completely unnecessary
IMO. Unless like ONE wrap for a straight stand.
IF someone tries to adjust the stand especially EXTEND it when the cable has been wrapped around it, well Im sure you have seen what happens.
The points of adjustment on the stand create a natural place to "nest" the cable and make it very tidy. The clips can help of course. Takes no time at all and leaves the cable free.
Coil of excess cable beside or behind (or under) the stand (not under a
leg), bring the cable up behind the clutch adjustment (for
boom) and along the
boom and plugged in
in one fluid motion. The clutch adjustment will hold the cable in place by way of gravity. Then you can tuck the cable around the telescope adjustment knob to further hold the cable if needed. Of course this does not work with the stands without a
boom clutch adjustment.
Musician changes instruments and needs to adjust or move the stand? No problem. Need to swap stands between songs? No Problem. Singer wants to take the mic off the stand and go for a walk? Again no problem (always find it awkward when they try and do this, its been wrapped, and they are on
stage unwrapping it to get it free).
Then again that's me, and most of the audio people I generally work with.