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Chandler Limited

Chandler Limited TG Microphone Cassette

Preamp + EQ + compressor channel strip

Channel Strip

$3,235Manufacturer list price

Specifications

Type
Channel Strip
Description
Preamp + EQ + compressor channel strip
Topology
discrete, transformer-coupled
Signal path
Analog
Channels
1
Channel format
mono
Form factor
19-inch rack
Powered
true
Country of manufacture
USA
Phantom power
48V

Details

Controls: TG2 preamp section (coarse/fine gain to +70dB, line/DI select, phase reverse, rumble filter, 48V phantom); Curve Bender EQ section (Hi/Lo shelf, selectable presence frequency, output, bypass); TG1 Opto compressor section (Hold, attack, release, sharp/rounded knee, output/makeup gain, bypass)

I/O: XLR mic/line/DI in, XLR out, transformer balanced

Notable use: Combines TG2 preamp, Curve Bender EQ, and TG1 Opto compressor circuits from the historic EMI/Abbey Road TG12345 recording and mastering desks of the late 1960s/1970s into one channel strip; also used as the input channel design for the REDD Mixing System console

Notes: Requires separate PSU-1 power supply. Price basis: Sweetwater listing ($3,235); other retailers seen as low as $2,995.

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