Chandler Limited TG Microphone Cassette Channel Strip

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Join Sweetwater and roll back the clock. The year is 1968, and EMI Studios London is in transition. Their classic, tube-driven REDD recording consoles are being replaced with the new, solid-state TG12345, soon to be used to forge the clean, punchy sound of the Beatles' Abbey Road album. What would you do for a channel strip from this legendary board? Chandler Limited, in close cooperation with Abbey Road Studios, brings you the TG Microphone Cassette, a full-featured channel strip that incorporates key elements of the historic desk. The Chandler Limited TG Microphone Cassette is comprised of three sections: Chandler's TG2 Pre-Amp, a Curve Bender EQ section (which includes Treble, Bass, and Presence controls), and the all-new TG1 Opto Limiter, which is independently patchable.

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The EMI TG12345 was the most advanced recording console of its time. It featured 12 dual-channel input cassettes, with expanded equalization and a compressor/limiter on each channel. The groundbreaking sound quality of the new desk left its mark on recordings by the rock royalty of the era, including the Beatles' Abbey Road and Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon albums, and solo albums by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison. Never commercially available, the TG12345 desks were retired from service in 1983. But the legend lives on - in the Chandler Limited TG Microphone Cassette.

• A mono channel strip based on the legendary EMI TG12345 console
• XLR Preamp/EQ input and output
• TG1 Opto Limiter I/O separately patchable
• Link jack for stereo operation with a second unit
• Coarse Gain +70dB (stepped, +20 to +60dB), Fine Gain (Variable +/-10dB)
• Rumble Filter: 6 frequencies (33, 41, 47, 65, 82, 110Hz), Bypass
• Curve Bender EQ: Treble shelf, Bass shelf, Presence (Out, 300Hz, 500Hz, 1.2k, 3.6k, 6.5k), Bypass
• TG1 Opto Limiter: Hold, Attack, Release, Knee (Rounded/Sharp), Output (makeup gain), Bypass
• Front-panel instrument jack, DI switch, Line switch, Phase (polarity) invert
• 48-volt Phantom power (switchable)
• *Note: requires external PSU-1 power supply (available separately)
• Chandler Limited and their associated logos are registered trademarks of Chandler Limited, Inc. Abbey Road Studios, EMI, TG, REDD, RS and their associated logos are trademarks of EMI (IP) Limited.