Chandler TG1 Compressor, Vintage EMI-Style, 2 Channel, *Power Supply NOT Included

The Chandler Limited TG1 is a recreation of the classic EMI TG12413 Limiter used in custom EMI and Abbey Road recording and mastering consoles from the late 60's. The TG Limiter was originally designed to be like the Fairchild 660/670 which was loved by many EMI engineers, including Geoff Emerick, but ended up with a very special sound all its own. These rare pieces were never commercially available and only EMI-owned studios had access to them. Chandler's version has been remade from the original design information and circuit board drawings as provided by Abbey Road and EMI to ensure extreme authenticity.

TG equipment was used on many classic records and this Limiter was featured on every channel of TG consoles used to record The Beatles "Abbey Road", several Pink Floyd records including "Dark Side Of The Moon", Paul McCartney, and the Rolling Stones.

The Limiter/Compressor features an all discrete circuit with transformer balanced input and output. The limiting element is a rarely seen diode network that produces smooth, pleasing distortion. The warm open sound, often compared to a Fairchild 670 set to stun, is very audible and squishy sounding while maintaining its clarity and high frequency response.

Features

• THD
• Allows bypassing the compressor/limiter threshold but leaves all the circuits in the signal path, turning the unit into a powerful Harmonic Distortion generator capable of kicking out more than 2% Total Harmonic Distortion.
• Hold
• This control functions as input gain and threshold, like an 1176. Crank this up and adjust the output to really hear it work.
• Output
• A 21-position switch set to 1dB steps giving +/-10dB of output adjustment for level matching, recallability, and accurate gain make up.
• Comp/Limit
• This switch selects between functions of the unit. The limiter has a classic pumping and breathing sound, while the compressor has a squishy sound that is less drastic and all its own.
• Recovery
• Attack in limit mode 8ms charging time; attack in compress mode 47ms charging time. Recovery in limit mode 0.05, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1 & 2 seconds. Recovery in compress mode 0.25, 0.5, 1.2, 2.5, 5 & 10 seconds.

Note:

*Power Supply NOT included. Requires Chandler PSU-1 power supply.