Chandler Limited TG1 Limiter/Compressor Details

The Chandler Limited TG1 is a re-creation 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 its own very special sound. These rare pieces were never commercially available, and only EMI owned studios had access to them. The Chandler Limited version has been remade from the original design information and circuit board drawings, provided by Abbey Road and EMI to ensure extreme authenticity!

TG equipment was used on many records that are now considered to be classics. The Limiter was featured on every channel of TG consoles used to record The Beatles "Abbey Road" and Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon," in addition to albums by 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.

This Chandler Limited unit requires a PSU-1 Power Supply. The PSU-1 can power two Chandler units.

Chandler Limited TG1 Limiter/Compressor Features

• Stereo/Dual Mono Switch
• THD Switch: 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 Control: This control functions as input gain and threshold, like an 1176. Crank this up and adjust the output to really hear it work.
• Output Switch: A 21-position switch set to 1dB steps giving +/-10dB of output adjustment for level matching, recallability, and accurate gain make up.
• Comp/Limit Switch: 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 Control: 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.

Chandler Limited TG1 Limiter/Compressor Downloads

• TG1 Limiter/Compressor Manual
• TG1 Limiter/Compressor Brochure
• TG1 Limiter/Compressor Recall Sheet

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