Chandler Limited TG Opto Compressor
Mono optical compressor
Compressor / LimiterPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- Mono optical compressor
- Topology
- discrete, transformer-coupled, optical gain reduction
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- 500-series module
- Connection
- API 500-series
- Powered
- false
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: selectable sharp/rounded knee, input, output (makeup gain), attack, release, VU meter, true bypass
I/O: 500-series I/O, transformer balanced
Notable use: Relative of the TG1 Opto found in the TG Microphone Cassette, TG1 Limiter, and Zener Limiter; traces lineage to the EMI TG12413 limiters of the late 1960s/early 1970s
Notes: Dual-space 500-series module. Power: +/-16V DC, 100mA. Price varies widely across retailers seen in research ($902-$1,332); no single confirmed MSRP found from a primary source, left blank per golden rules to avoid guessing.