Chandler Limited TG1 Limiter
Stereo/dual-mono limiter
Compressor / Limiter$4,099Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- Stereo/dual-mono limiter
- Topology
- discrete, transformer-coupled, diode-network limiting element
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- stereo/dual mono
- Form factor
- 19-inch rack
- Rack units
- 2
- Powered
- true
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: Input/Hold, Output (21-position, +/-10dB in 1dB steps), Comp/Limit mode select, Recovery (6 settings in each mode)
I/O: transformer balanced XLR in/out, 2 channels, linkable
Notable use: Recreation of the classic EMI TG12413 limiter used in custom EMI/Abbey Road recording and mastering consoles of the late 1960s, originally never commercially available outside EMI studios
Notes: Attack in limit mode 8ms, compress mode 47ms. Diode-network limiting element produces distortion comparable to a Fairchild 670. Requires separate PSU-1 power supply. Related to TG Opto Compressor (500-series) and Zener Limiter. Price basis: retailer listing, street prices seen as low as ~$3700.