Tommy Lee's Studio Equipment

Used mainly on room microphones to find nice tones. This can be seen as part of the rack-mountable equipment in the studio in this video.

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Two of these are in the studio rack.

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Used for parallel compression on entire drum buss on occasions.

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In a video from Produce Like A Pro, Tommy Lee mentions that he owns an Alesis ML9600 Masterlink but rarely uses it, as he typically bounces down tracks within Pro Tools.

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In a YouTube interview on "Produce Like A Pro," Tommy Lee's studio setup features the MOTU Traveler audio interface, noted as part of his live rig.

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Used as a noise reduction unit for the snares. The interviewer says "So this is the Dolby A type, so there's a pair of these." The label is incorrect and this unit is infact the model A-361 not A-301.

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Two of these can be seen along with the two Mercury EQ-H1's as part of the rack-mountable equipment in the studio in this video.

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Two Aphex 230 channel strips which are dormant sitting in the studio rack.

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When there are two engineers in the studio this midi keyboard is for the second computer.

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In a video by Produce Like A Pro, Tommy Lee is shown using the API 550b Lunchbox 4b in his Atrium Studio, as discussed during an interview with Smiley Sean.

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This can be seen as part of the rack-mountable equipment in the studio in this video.

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In the video "Tommy Lee's Atrium Studio and Smiley Sean Interview" by Produce Like A Pro, Tommy Lee's Manley Stereo Variable Mu is visible as part of his studio's rack-mounted equipment.

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Tommy Lee has two of these and uses them for vocals, snare and occasionally room recording.

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Used for vocal tracking, the studio has two classic 1176's, two re-issues and two silvers for a total of six 1176's.

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This can be seen as part of the rack-mountable equipment in the studio in this video.

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In a video interview on "Produce Like A Pro," Tommy Lee's Atrium Studio is shown to house a DBX 902 De-esser Module, which, although rarely used, is part of his gear collection.

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This can be seen as part of the rack-mountable equipment in the studio in this video.

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At 1:48, Next to his Pioneer EFX-500, Tommy Lee is seen with a Native Instruments Maschine.

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Two Chandler limited Little Devil's equaliser can be seen in the studio.

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"These are the RS124's."

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"56 channel SSL G plus which is pretty darn beautiful."

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In a video interview by Produce Like A Pro, Tommy Lee mentions using the Manley Massive Passive Stereo Tube EQ primarily on the mix bus, although its use has decreased due to the availability of an SSL console.

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In the YouTube video "Tommy Lee's Atrium Studio and Smiley Sean Interview" by Produce Like A Pro, Tommy Lee is shown using the Aphex 204 as part of his recording studio rack.

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Used for testing the guitar through multiple different amplifiers.

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Two of these can be seen as part of the rack-mountable equipment in the studio in this video.

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This can be seen as part of the rack-mountable equipment in the studio in this video.

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Used for parallel compression on the drum bus of the recording.

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In the YouTube video "Tommy Lee's Atrium Studio and Smiley Sean Interview" by Produce Like A Pro, Tommy Lee uses the Empirical Labs EL7 FATSO Jr. for room recordings.

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Used for tracking when other session drummers record with Tommy Lee and don't hit the Kick, Snare and Tom's with as much force as Tommy Lee does normally.

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Tommy Lee has two VOXBOX channel strips which is used for drum kit overheads.

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This is a community-built gear list for Tommy Lee.

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