Thomas Lang -- Home Studio Tour
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2013
- RECORDING TIPS FROM THE PROS
Featuring Session Artist: THOMAS LANG
With progress of technology, drummers of all ages are now recording professional sounding drum tracks, whether they have access to multi-million dollar studios or simple home-based recording setups! No matter what level you're at, every drummer can benefit from from the pros who have learned valuable lessons in the studio!
This new series of videos will cover all types of situations -- from studio demo sessions to movie soundtrack recording to web-based videos for training. Over the next several months, we'll go behind the scenes with a number of Vic Firth artists to talk about recording gear, microphone placement, drum/head/cymbal selection -- and learn tricks on laying down the perfect track!
For more great videos in this series, go to:
www.vicfirth.com/education/dru...
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ABOUT THOMAS LANG:
A native of Vienna/Austria, Thomas took up drumming at the age of 5. In addition to lessons at local music schools and years of private tuition, Thomas was formally educated at the Vienna Conservatory of Music.
After leaving the conservatory, Lang began working professionally -- working his way through the European Pop, Rock and Jazz scenes.
In addition to his work as a session musician (Thomas has played with Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big/Racer X), John Wetton (UK, King Crimson), Robert Fripp, Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), Tina Turner, Robbie Williams, Kelly Clarkson, Sugababes, Geri Halliwell (Spice girls), Emma Bunton ("baby spice'), Victoria Beckham ("posh spice"), Ronan Keating, Steve Hackett, Boyzone, 911, Falco, Nina Hagen, Steve Jones, Mick Jones (the Clash), The Commodores, George Michael, Doogie White (Rainbow), Bill Liesegang, Gianna Nannini, Sertab Erener, Vienna Art Orchestra, Bonnie Tyler, the Vienna Art Orchestra, Save the Robots, Stork, Terabite, Schwarzenator and many more) Lang's 1995 solo release, "Mediator" topped the charts in Europe and garnered rave reviews for its innovative Jazz/Dance/ProgRock sound.
Thomas has performed at every major international drum festival and has toured the world many times over as a sideman as well as solo performer.
His Arnie impression is spot on
that's an original austrian skill
🤣🤣
Thomas is a first class human being. How can you not love him.
Love that picture of Thomas and Danny Carey on the wall at 3:14.
The more I see of Lang in interviews, the more I like him...
A "right sized" studio is refreshing to see. Many people just collect junk to make their equipment list look more impressive... myself included, but I am downsizing...
I am 15 and this is exactly the sort of studio I would want when I'm older, a nice homely environment that's not intimidating (however the dream is to have a wall of snares somewhere in my house...that'd be nice)
This is a great time to be collecting gear... its cheaper then ever and the quality is pretty good on most stuff. The trick is to upgrade by selling the stuff you don't need to pay for the new gear. Over time this tactic can really pay off.
***** yeah I go into each and every shop I can to see if I can find some real bargains. The main idea at the moment is to save up and buy myself a really high quality set up now while I'm still young so that it will last me throughout my life and I won't be bogged down with other financial issues. Btw I am a big fan of your videos and cymbals
Cheers! You don't need to buy a really top end set! just buy a good, second hand set (pearl, tama, yamaha, etc) and learn how to skin and tune them like a pro. Then save $$$ for your cymbals because they are usually the most expensive part of the kit and break more frequently.
***** I've been looking at the meinal Benny greb byzance sand series. A pack of Hi-hats, crash and ride would cost me £750-800 (I'm not sure the price for over there) but anyway what do you think of them? Good buy? Maybe you should get hold of some and see what could be improved upon? Could even make it into a video xD Thanks again
Thomas is sick! He's playing style is off the chart. My favorite hands down. Great drum teacher
DOPE!!!
Seems like a really cool guy. I like the "druminator" bit lol. Thanks for sharing.
This is how life should be...
Everyone seems to think that you need a large, great sounding room with ridiculously high ceilings to record the drums properly. You obviously don´t, as is evident here. Weckl is also recording some ridiculously great sounding drums in his less than perfect home studio. Phil Collins recorded the vocals for Mama in a living room with all sorts of equipment scattered around. In other words, you don´t need a fancy studio to make great sounding records.
Respect for drummers that can play more instruments, not just drums!
This guy is soooooo cool :D
This guy doesn't know HOW to be OUT of the pocket! So good!
Am I the only one that would like to switch lives with this dude? Haha.
This man gathers talent, unique skills, discipline, respect and moreover charisma, elements of success!
3:23 Nice lil PASSWORD snack
LanceCampeau stole my thunder so I was inclined to + his comment below. Mr. Thomas Lang is a guy who knows how great his life is. He is THE man to hire if a musical situation arises that requires a professional. Awesome!
muito legal seu homestudio!!!
Cool Dude right here.
Awesome!
Thomas, you are amazing drummer. I've been 2 times in your live.
One time in Gianna Nannini live concert ( in S. Benedetto Del Tronto,Italy).
Another time it was a live demo about Sonor and Mainl in "Disma Music Show" (Rimini, Italy). Is was amazing, you played 45 minutes no stop!!!
Your home studio is fantastic! I don't know if that now is the same or maybe better :-)
I think that you are one of the best drummer and you can chose the best energy drink ;-) without advertising and with high quality (non chimical, you know?)
In Italy famous energy drinks like that in this video cost euros 2.50 per can. The best energy drink costs more or less of 4 euros per can.
Thomas, thanks for your amazing job!
Friendships Thomas ! SUPER !
thanks for nice video
It's easy to do Arnold impression when your from the same country ;) Thomas still has some hints of an accent now and then, but most Americans wont hear it.
I promise every native English speaking American would hear his accent and recognise that English is his second language. This isn't to say his English is bad, quite opposite it's super impressive and expressive. The thing just is that you either sound 100% native or you don't, and if you don't, a 100% native will know.
Arnold.. Lmao.. Great drummer!
cool stuff
Very humble guy!
What a legend
Só equipamentos de primeira linha
2:40 LOLOLOLOLOL!! hahahah xD! :D
And what a nice guy!
his hand gestures really give me ideas :)
I enjoyed his drumming more than the tour
Agreed. Your ears and tweaking abilities or more important then any piece of equipment.
Amazing playing and sound - nice to hear someone can still actually play - thanks for the tips. What mic-pre-amps are you using? What desk are you referring to (are you using the pres on your desk or separate mic pre amps?)
I think he's using the Scarlett' plugins.
Post-It(TM) Notes! He has post it notes all over his MAC! Quick, tell Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward isn't the only drummer to use post it notes!
whens the vid on the kit tour coming out?
Great studio! It's a shame he can only talk about his Audix mics; I see at least 4 Neumann boxes and would love to know what's in them!
I find it amazing that this talented handsome gentleman still has time to actually make music. I know what I would be doing if I were him. Fuckin...Errrrrday....Allldayyyy.
Falco! RIP
Youre Cool Man...good sense of Humor & friendly. :)
Hi,Thomas can I know the model of the second tambourin???
im searching for a soft not over sounding tambourin like most of them...
tanks
I am an amazing drummer, and it makes me happy to see, and listen to your accomplishments. I stole some things from ya,lol! and your style is a lot like mine so u put things into perspective for me. Thanks for sharing Thomas. much love bro!
:-D That Arnold Schwarzenegger accent when he had the mask! :-P :-D
hey Thomas do you produce music for others musician too?
just wonder if you have some complete rock song that ready to drop my own the lyric on for sale or if you know some body do some thing like what i am asking for please let me know
thanks
Yes.
I 💘 him
I didn't know T. Lang is such a funny guy! :)
which mixer do you use?
THE BEST OF HOME STUDIO TERMINATOR T-600 GREAT!
Hah... I think the toms are close to perfect. Like my own drums ;)
Nice blend of punch and bright overtones.
The master
0:54 Ace Schwarzy impression there, mate! :-D
really funny :D but, did you have a poster of Gianna Nannini ? :D
Rogg... yes you can get great results for dirt cheap these days. I agree with that. The variety of tools (digital domain) that are available for musicians today is just staggering. From advanced drum and instrument samplers/virtual instruments to pitch correction and amp/mic modeling. Not to mention the effects and plugins ....which are limitless. It truly is amazing what can be done in the box. The problem is that eventually people want a polished mix to sell or give.... something that represents all that song writing, rehearsing, recording, editing, mixing, hair- pulling. and frustration. The were the box and a cheap interface fall short...big time. For demos and per-production, the box is great. cheap and quick...if you know what you are doing... a full blown disaster and creativity killer if you don't. The $20 preamps and cheap, low voltage, IC based input stages in most interfaces are crap compared to a high quality outboard preamp that cost $1000+ for ONE channel. I know that most people want to believe that they are similar...but they are not...period. The come the plugins... most of which are digital emulations of real outboard gear. Sure they are fun to mess around with...and they kind of do what the real ones do...but the bottom line is that a digital emulation is not the real thing that it emulates. A digital emulation will never be as good as the original...period. Its impossible. Also its like saying that spanking it in front of a computer is just like a real woman in front of you. Im not saying all this to hurt anyone's feelings. its the exact opposite. I want to prevent my aspiring fellow musicians and engineers from wasting their precious energy and creativity with nonsense. Pretty much there are two good pieces of equipment responsible for Thomas Langs home studio sound.... the well- tuned DW drum set and, more importantly, Thomas Lang himself.
I just give you a like because you're wearing a Breitling SOH 46 like I do. :-)
Still sounds pretty good to me.
What’s behind the door!
Da Törminäitor, ja? Thomas du bist der beste! :D
What kind of interface does Thomas use?
Living tissue over the endoskeleton, he just explained it.
Gianna have a great power and Thomas too ;)
And guess what, he just uses one of the best drums avaliable and one the best mics avaliable. He mix them with his programs and his sounds are always awesome. So maybe you could'nt get the point.
3:20 that laugh tho
is that a Razer Blade at 5:10?? :D
salut je suie une nouvelle chanteuse mais je saie pas ou je peux faire connaitre ma voix je ne veux pas etre populaire mais je faie mes propres cd
Its true , all drummers are born mad.
Thomas should have talked about the Bud light.
The Druminator!!!!!
So Thomas Lang works as Eddie from Iron Maiden?
He does because he is Gianna's recording AND touring drummer.
The man is living the life lol
But why do I know so many EDM-artists whose tunes sound amazing AND are mainly produced on macs, "just" with plug-ins like NI, Arturia etc..? ;)
Meantime I myself also get pretty good sounding results out of my Mac although I don't own any hardware-based synths, compressors etc...
+1.
hahaha!! The Arnold voice!
/watch?v=Wfte05MJmBw 0:45, that's a 16 channel Presonus Studiolive (which does not appear on this video), and if I think he has a Mackie Onyx at the other side of the computer for mixing, that should be enough, but they didn't even show the equipment for recording.
Lol 1:05 sounds like prince Philip..haha
😌👍
looks like the KM184 boxes
This is Great but yeh not really much 2 say on this but Awesome. But Arnold Schwarzenegger is cool your a film star Thomas Lang like him in Drumming not sure about movie wise. because i have never seen Thomas Lang in a Action Movie yet till this day?..
what a biceps)
It's not about the gear, it's about knowing how to use the gear you have. You can get very far with a pc/mac, an interface, a few mics and your intstrument of choice. You just need to know what you are doing.
Or should I ask: VicFirth, can you please ask Tom and let us know, thanks
just fyi, we live in the year 2013. Most of the professional gears that older musicians used, are obsolete now because they are expensive and a vst can do the same thing ten times better. you dont need an actual physical eq or compressor. You just need guitar rig and good kontakt libraries. as he said he has a good vst library which is all he needs. So welcome to 2013. Please dont go back to 1980's
'n bissl neidisch bin ich schon :D
At the begining he turns into ''ARNOLD MODE''. If you listen to Austrian Death Machine you'll now what I mean :)
Favorite guitar player petrucci, favorite drummer thomas lang ... fuck am i a musician or a bodybuilder gay fan ?
the latter duh
I'm not gay, but Thomas Lang is enough of a stud to turn me
T-600??
You'd be surprised what people can do with a computer and a decent set of mic, soundcard, etc.) Any decent Mix/Master tech use there ears more than expensive equipment. Give me any old EQ, Compressor, and some decent mics and I could make anything sound good with my PC
No sound treatment 🤔
whom else wants him to say `Get to the chopper'
thats like saying that a KIA is the same as a BENTLEY because it has four wheels, windows, a steering wheel and an engine.
Show us your pro gear that produces better sounds than what you just heard.
:)
had no idea he played piano.
Piano is a great instrument to learn if you want to get into music production. The piano makes it easier to play a lot of other instruments, I'm not surprised he does.
I got your password Lang :D
everytime i see the name thomas lang i confuse him with ian chang and get so excited then am like wtf
Hehehe, he has Godzilla toys. Awesome.
it should be illegal to hide your guitars behind stuff!
Looks like a cramped Attic space room
Yeah, probably because it's attic :) However, there is enough space in the attic for him and a couple of other musicians with whom he (probably) has jam sessions. On the other hand, his family certainly "enjoys" while Thomas plays above them.:)
Great studio with no soundproof equipments . How he mix and master without acoustic panels
LOL hes so freaking funny
This is just like me except that I play with Jurassic Park toys and play Sabian Cymbals
I hear you...but the problem is that the video also leads you to believe...along with the rest of the pro audio manufacturing industry... that a laptop and a $500 interface can replace a real studio....oh and plug ins too. After all, this video was made with the sole purpose of selling you something... this case, its Vic Firth products...and a bit of Audix.
***** I haven't heard your number one single? What's it called? Yea that the problem
2:48 i lost my shit :D