Was listening the latest episode of Noisextra, which is no interview, no album track-by-track observations, but basically listening Connelly couple clean up their studio. I know it may sound weird. Like why listen audio of someone cleaning up studio/reh place? Well, thing is they do go through wide variety of observations, advices, some anecdotes and so on... while being organizing things ready to record for busy noise summer 2023!
https://www.noisextra.com/2023/06/21/studio-reorganization/One thing they do talk there with Greh, is what is the routine in the studio. I had vague recollection there could be such topic on SI, but couldn't find it. There was 7 year old topic on gear section about recording, but that wasn't really it.
Thing what is being talked, is the degree of how
ready to go you like your noise set up be in the studio / rehearsal place? Greh has a lot of stuff connected, enough stuff is accessible right away. Just turn on the power, and big part of the gear is set up ready to go.
Connelly household seems somewhat different at beginning of clean-up. Just piles of stuff, piles of stuff in wrong places. Finding pieces of gear one didn't remember to have. Old gear one never uses and needs to get rid of. Potentially broken cables in mess of cables. Power sources one doesn't know what they are meant for. And so on.
This is quite curious question for me. I know both types of approaches. I know the guys who have everything clean and neat, in place that really does look like a proper recording studio. Just turn power on, and hit the rec and you are good to go. Then I know the guys who for reason or another, be it lack of space, lack of organization, lack of something.... or perhaps simply for benefit of uncontrolled chaos, tend to just start over each time. Pull out couple devices from box of "stuff", find couple of cables, see if batteries are dead or alive, see if one-spot can be found... and get by.
I personally have absolutely tried to be among those who are organized. I do actually have rehearsal studio, with sound system(s), with several meters of actual proper tables build exactly for the purpose of not needing to be kneeling on the floor, or playing gear in too low table surface. Custom build thing, that I can stand straight, and plenty of room to set everything. Due influence of one of the organized noise makers, even invested to rack format patch bay. Those who do not know what it does, can probably talk about it in gear section. What it does for me, is device that underlines that I ain't among the really organized sound guys. The device is still unopened in its original box, since haven't really got into mood of using it.
Changing the routine of having to at least partially re-build, re-connect things each time, seems fairly impossible now after 30 years of noise making. Also, I have my doubts would it be benefit for material? Sure it would save time, and instead of all the time consuming and plug & cable consuming "rewiring" your gear you could be indeed already playing.... but playing what? The stuff you were playing... last time?
Personally, it seems that there is benefit from having reasonably clean studio, that you will just about find what you need. Enough non-broken stuff that you won't be held back by missing cables, missing power supplies and such. But beyond that, it seems to be part of the creative process to make the decision what will be used this time. What items are not even connected, not on the table in first place. Reduced options, plus kind of starting from scratch where first is kind of always repeating step, of re-building the set up. Not just casually starting where you left off last time.
I know that all what was just being said, is less of conscious decision to do so. More like trying to reason why you behave as you do. Nevertheless, listening the Noisextra makes me think best luck for Connelly. I didn't see the extra Patreon segment of before and after cleaning studio, but maybe in couple months, they'd need to return to subject of "how clean it is at the moment?" The fight against the chaotic condition of brutal noise making, usually turns out to be quite futile.
