It's weird, isn't it?
This now only happens once in a blue moon, but it was once the case that ad clients would come over for most sessions.
They were used to audio post sessions in zillion dollar rooms, and the rooms were always gorgeous, pristine, etc., with a long counter for clients to sit behind, a kitchen, servers, the whole nine yards.
Easy for them with a big staff. I only had me.
When I got started in my former place, I figured it was what they expected, so I got into the habit of keeping the space OCD clean, running as much wiring as possible behind the gear, with wall and floor boxes to plug into, and so on.
But I haven't had a client come for a session in maybe two years, so the only reason for this habit is orneriness on my part. However, there is a dirty little secret:
I have a cavernous, incredibly disorganized storage/HVAC room right next to the studio where the Great Gods of Mystery & Wonder make stuff completely disappear forever! Doesn't matter what I put in there, I can never find it again.
The unused stuff that most studios have sitting around got lost in there. I even have a lot of it in those semi-clear plastic bins on wire shelves, but it's such a PITA to take them down from the shelves and peek into them that I'm afraid to even get started.
I envy those who are true minimalists and can just get rid of stuff.
