Thomas Lang 4 - Mic Selection and Placement

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Vic Firth

Vic Firth

11 жыл бұрын

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.

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@BillE2112
@BillE2112 7 жыл бұрын
Man,Thomas is a monster on the kit. He also knows how to get a really nice sound out of the drums from a playing and engineering standpoint. His info is almost always well presented. Who cares what his hair looks like or if he missed a model number on a microphone? It's what you do with the equipment that matters. I'd like to hear the critics' recordings and drumming...likely a joke compared to this. Keep it up Thomas - very inspirational stuff!
@ArchieBC
@ArchieBC 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I LOVED the garage mic! Just beautiful!
@shooteroffuture
@shooteroffuture 8 жыл бұрын
You can tell he really is Austrian with those carefully organized cables and markings everywhere.
@AlterBridge11
@AlterBridge11 11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this series Vic Firth, completely awesome!
@jamesshaffer9501
@jamesshaffer9501 8 жыл бұрын
I really was hoping for more about the signal chain in this series. His kit sounds great for that tiny room!
@groovedoctor82
@groovedoctor82 9 жыл бұрын
awesome video and thank you sir for allowing the world into your home!
@1truthinc.
@1truthinc. 7 жыл бұрын
Thomas is UTTERLY BRILLIANT... the Scientific Method as applied to modern percussive and electronic devices!
@lordmarco
@lordmarco 6 жыл бұрын
This video is fantastic thanks Vic Firth and Thomas!
@AlexPicciau
@AlexPicciau 11 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing this amazing information with us Thomas. Very very useful for set up my home studio!
@jthunderbass1
@jthunderbass1 8 жыл бұрын
Your drums sound great. Love it. I did kind of laugh about the "standard drum micing" and you have 5 mics on the kick!!!! Great idea to do that too
@ImaginaryAsh
@ImaginaryAsh 11 жыл бұрын
Wow this is awesome, and amazing playing as always. Thank you.
@snarplaya
@snarplaya 11 жыл бұрын
I like this guy. You can tell he is a good guy. Thanks for showing us how awesome it can be to be a drummer!
@MrDanyworld
@MrDanyworld 8 жыл бұрын
I love the sound of your kit!! :-D
@RoeShamBoe
@RoeShamBoe 7 жыл бұрын
after bumping into/stepping on all the "invisible" black boom stands around my kit, i finally got some bright pink tape and wrapped a single pink stripe around the ends of the booms arms and one leg of each boom stand.
@djsavtug
@djsavtug 10 жыл бұрын
Wow 5 mics for the bass drum. Crazy but it sounds super !!
@drumaddict89
@drumaddict89 11 жыл бұрын
danke für die video serie!!! absoluter hammer und danke an thomas für einfach die kleinigkeiten die es einfach einfach machen und praktisch schnell und gute aufnahmen zu machen ;-)
@fabdrums82
@fabdrums82 5 жыл бұрын
This is great!
@pablochavarria2826
@pablochavarria2826 10 жыл бұрын
I love how your bass floor drum sounds like!!! could you please make a video explaining how you get that awesome sound!!!! Greetings from Costa Rica
@miterbox7031
@miterbox7031 4 жыл бұрын
Pablo Chavarria it’s a DW, they just sound that good.
@drummachine86
@drummachine86 11 жыл бұрын
Words of wisdom at the end of the video!
@Dennis53D
@Dennis53D 11 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr. Lang.
@ramonkey2939
@ramonkey2939 6 жыл бұрын
This guy has some great ideas just as I’m building a new studio
@salrodriguez51
@salrodriguez51 8 жыл бұрын
awesome!
@cscrignaro
@cscrignaro 11 жыл бұрын
I was really hoping to hear the individual mics, especially the core mic, and see the control room.
@Ledgeview
@Ledgeview 11 жыл бұрын
sweet post.
@RommelTesla
@RommelTesla 11 жыл бұрын
His overhead stand is labeled Right, but the cable running to it is labeled Left, even after he just did his organization talk. Also, he said he endorses Audix Mics, yet is using an AKG 414 and Sennheiser 421 on the bass drum.
@analogdragon4709
@analogdragon4709 6 жыл бұрын
I like this!
@63Baggies
@63Baggies 7 жыл бұрын
Has Thomas given up on the May internal miking system all together?
@weergalmen
@weergalmen 11 жыл бұрын
Great series, but yes, where is your Randal May system?
@DezeDrummer
@DezeDrummer 11 жыл бұрын
where is the whole randal may system gone, thomas? don´t you use it anymore? and I don´t know if it really fits the whole recording series but I would be really interested in what the pros do in terms of lighting the kit..
@desdes19891989
@desdes19891989 10 жыл бұрын
the DUDE, happens to be the great Thomas Lang. hahaha. One of the best in the world. so, so clean. LOVE HIM.
@garrettgarreton
@garrettgarreton 10 жыл бұрын
Weeeena ql !! pedazo de sonido.
@seeyoulala
@seeyoulala 4 жыл бұрын
Hello, is there any good guy who can give me a complete drum kit for Thomas' microphone?
@Brento44
@Brento44 11 жыл бұрын
Talk about being at the top of your game!!
@willgaines5269
@willgaines5269 9 жыл бұрын
How on EARTH do you deal with the phase cancellations?????
@TazzSmk
@TazzSmk 8 жыл бұрын
+Will Gaines it's actually pretty simple - if you have the right mics which grab close sources at higher volume than far sources, then there is not much issue to just decide on what is the main source the mic is supposed to grab, then when preparing for the mixdown, simple delay for mic track does the job :)
@pila2073
@pila2073 5 жыл бұрын
well organized..oookay :-)? the please explain why the cable for overheads LEFT (4:50) is on stand which is marked with RIGHT (4:24) :-). so I hope there is not the tom mic on top and its not connectet to bass drum channel :-)). but, he is an awesome drummer!
@larrytate1657
@larrytate1657 5 жыл бұрын
I wanna try those scx25s as overheads for my drums, the problem is it’s 1,600 bucks to try them and then if I don’t care for them.....
@TimWatsonDrums
@TimWatsonDrums 6 жыл бұрын
this guy is a genius.
@waqqodonkey
@waqqodonkey 9 жыл бұрын
pretty awesome video!!! but, did he just pull a George Walker Bush @ 13:42
@DanielJerrehian
@DanielJerrehian 11 жыл бұрын
Thought the exact same thing.
@fireyourrocketts
@fireyourrocketts 6 жыл бұрын
Thomas, I am curious to know; have you ever got a ticket by the drums cops for speeding? It would be expensive I guess! Cheers from Las Vegas!
@fredquota4814
@fredquota4814 10 жыл бұрын
haha, we like our drums to be dominant in the mix :)
@ezequielsouza8214
@ezequielsouza8214 11 жыл бұрын
Masa de mais
@issaccartwright736
@issaccartwright736 9 жыл бұрын
"i only use audix mics" "look at my 414 on the kick."
@willgaines5269
@willgaines5269 9 жыл бұрын
Issac Cartwright and the 421 lol
@issaccartwright736
@issaccartwright736 8 жыл бұрын
fannyclart
@analogdragon4709
@analogdragon4709 6 жыл бұрын
Yep
@lrizo3841
@lrizo3841 6 жыл бұрын
He meant look at my 420
@JohnnyConcannonDrums
@JohnnyConcannonDrums 6 жыл бұрын
I could listen to Thomas say 'it keeps our muscles supple' 10,000x in a row.
@trentbosnic
@trentbosnic 11 жыл бұрын
That guy also happens to be one of the best drummers in the world too :)
@richardsuarez23
@richardsuarez23 9 жыл бұрын
What snare sizes is he using sounds amazing.
@TotalEvo7
@TotalEvo7 7 жыл бұрын
On that kit, its a 14x6.5 DW Aluminum Snare
@richardsuarez23
@richardsuarez23 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@gh0stn0tez
@gh0stn0tez 10 жыл бұрын
clean as FUCK.
@ScilentPro
@ScilentPro 10 жыл бұрын
i thought it's ''four-mic selection''. fun to see five mics on the bassdrum only...
@prinzidrums
@prinzidrums 11 жыл бұрын
Good god that is what heaven must be like
@cedarandsound
@cedarandsound 6 жыл бұрын
I use only audix mics, because they are..............just fantastic...and because.......I am an endorser.
@dadygee
@dadygee 10 жыл бұрын
Thomas looks like he just got out of the shower... from bed.. and he is hung over.. But he can do whatever he want.. because he is king!
@cedarandsound
@cedarandsound 6 жыл бұрын
Is that an SM57 pointed at the side of the kick for no reason at all?
@FanaticDrummer
@FanaticDrummer 5 жыл бұрын
Nosajjao He clearly says its an i5 and it captures the dry signature of kick and snare... watch... the video...
@daniellundolsen2692
@daniellundolsen2692 8 жыл бұрын
what do he use on he's china stack?
@TotalEvo7
@TotalEvo7 7 жыл бұрын
Obviously the china itself in the middle, and then an inverted splash on top, and a hihat cymbal on the bottom.
@pcs56
@pcs56 9 жыл бұрын
As in combat, overkill is better than no body count...if you got the cash...
@naxodrummer
@naxodrummer 6 жыл бұрын
great! I got some ideas in order to get soon my home studio !!! Cool ! Question for all have watched this video: Do yo know how to sound proof the room from the outside and inside the room? the idea is to not disturbe my wife jajajaja
@fireyourrocketts
@fireyourrocketts 6 жыл бұрын
Yup. Wait to play when she is out at work, doing groceries or any outs she would do. Total Soundproof. Works wonder for me! She doesn't know I play as a matter of fact she asks me from time to time why have I expended all the money in my toys if I never play them..hahahahahaha...Cheers!
@NorcoMedia
@NorcoMedia 10 жыл бұрын
CABLE PASTA SALAD HAHAHA
@JamesShore1990
@JamesShore1990 10 жыл бұрын
The "core mic" is actually pointing at his balls when he sits.
@groovedoctor82
@groovedoctor82 9 жыл бұрын
lol
@mnkrck
@mnkrck 6 жыл бұрын
yeah its called "wurst" mic in german... google translate helps :)
@FanaticDrummer
@FanaticDrummer 6 жыл бұрын
Because thats the source of power
@JasonCharlesBand
@JasonCharlesBand 5 жыл бұрын
Also sometimes called the Bone Mic, or Dick Mic. Look it up. Great for using distortion on.
@Seanalbertt
@Seanalbertt 7 жыл бұрын
Thomas.. the 421 is made by sennheiser man...
@GodlyDrmmrProductions
@GodlyDrmmrProductions 11 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking the same thing! Hahaha
@starchild692
@starchild692 3 жыл бұрын
5:40
@ilhammaraktifa2114
@ilhammaraktifa2114 8 жыл бұрын
Still got a long long long long long way to learn, me
@plaecholder
@plaecholder 10 жыл бұрын
No SM58 on the snare? BOGUS. haha
@DRMS4LYFE
@DRMS4LYFE 11 жыл бұрын
Who checked their phone when he got a text message? I thought it was mine and checked my phone only to realize it was his. LOL
@jorgepeterbarton
@jorgepeterbarton 10 жыл бұрын
Not sure i could resist sticking drums that clean through a fuzz pedal. Ha!
@drumaddict89
@drumaddict89 11 жыл бұрын
xD i even rewinded 2 times :P
@sody2000
@sody2000 9 жыл бұрын
this dude is an animal. someone feed him a bisquit.
@joshuajuaire8757
@joshuajuaire8757 11 жыл бұрын
hes just as good as dave weckl
@gidoguy
@gidoguy 10 жыл бұрын
The right overhead is called overhead left..
@larrytate1657
@larrytate1657 5 жыл бұрын
That all depends on the panning perspective used, drummer or audience
@willgaines5269
@willgaines5269 9 жыл бұрын
"Little" home studio hahahaha
@FanaticDrummer
@FanaticDrummer 5 жыл бұрын
Will Gaines I mean it actually is. Have you seen Todd Suchermans home studio? Lol. Its one massive giant room like 18-20ft high surrounded with drum shelves.
@cedarandsound
@cedarandsound 10 жыл бұрын
its an audix commercial
@DreamfactoryZero
@DreamfactoryZero 7 жыл бұрын
I'm not worthy.
@VelorioOfficial
@VelorioOfficial 11 жыл бұрын
Thomas looks like he needs to sleep for a few days.
@drumtravelfun
@drumtravelfun 11 жыл бұрын
That Randall May video seems like a huge waste now lol.
@TweedSuit
@TweedSuit 6 жыл бұрын
I have more mics on my bass drum than Led Zeppelin used on an entire album. Oh, and it still sounds like a click.
@Mr13wonderboy77
@Mr13wonderboy77 7 жыл бұрын
Holy crap, there are way better drum mic'ing tutorials than this. I would follow 0% of this guys advice. Do yourself a favor and move on to the next video.
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