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The Sound of Lanna
TONELAB — Lanna Ambiance is a music project rooted in the cultural heartland of Northern Thailand. Every piece begins in nature — the rustling of bamboo forests, distant temple bells, rain on ancient stone — captured live with professional field recorders.
These recordings are woven together with the warm resonance of nylon-string guitar, the plucked timbre of the traditional Sueng, the bowed voice of the Saw Lo, and carefully layered pad atmospheres. Some works include traditional vocal styles: Chang So and Joi.
All music is created, performed and produced entirely by real humans — no AI-generated instruments or sounds. Finished works are released globally via TuneCore in both Stereo and Dolby Atmos formats.
- 100% human-performed and field-recorded
- A fusion of the region's ethnic musical traditions
- Produced in Stereo & Dolby Atmos (Spatial Audio)
- Distributed worldwide via TuneCore
- Available for sync licensing: film, documentary, media
- Recorded & mixed in Lanna, Thailand
Instruments & Equipment
Instruments
- Ibanez FRH20SMN TCL — Nylon Guitar
- Fender Standard USA Stratocaster
- Ibanez Prestige (Japan)
- Sueng — Traditional Lanna plucked lute
- Saw Lo — Traditional bowed fiddle
Field Recording
- Zoom H3-VR (360° / Ambisonics)
- Tascam DR-AV2
- Rode NTG VideoMic ×2
- EM272Z1 Matched Pair
Production Studio
- Nuendo 15
- Cubase 15 Pro (DAW)
- Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 4th Gen
- MOTU M4
- KRK Monitors Gen 4
- DT 770 Pro 250Ω (Reference)
- Yamaha HS8
- Rode NT1 Gen 4
- Rode M5 Matched Pair