Chandler Limited and Abbey Road Studios return to EMI TG series with addition of fully featured channel strip
Shell Rock, IA – April 2016… Chandler Limited, the only company in the world authorized to develop, manufacture and market the ‘Official Equipment’ of EMI/Abbey Road Studios, delivering the classic analog sounds recording and professional musicians seek, bolsters its lauded Abbey Road Studios series with addition of the TG Microphone Cassette to its historic product line.
The year was 1968 when EMI and Abbey Road Studios saw a change from the valve-driven REDD recording and mixing consoles to the transistorized TG12345 desk, a seminal moment that marked a qualitative shift in sound coming from the most famous studio in the world.
The EMI TG12345 desk was introduced as the most advanced recording console of its time, featuring 12 dual channel input cassettes, with expanded EQ, and for the first time ever, a compressor/limiter on every channel. The remarkable sonic quality of the new transistor TG recording console and its components would forever leave their mark on the Beatles “Abbey Road” and Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” albums, as well as recordings by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and the Rolling Stones.
The EMI TG12345 recording console would see multiple generations (Marks I-IV) before being retired from service at Abbey Road Studios in 1983. The TG desks were built exclusively by EMI for their studios and were never commercially available.
Today, Chandler Limited, renown for its reproduction of the classic EMI TG12345 tone set in a modern context, combines its highly acclaimed historic EMI/Abbey Road Studios series – TG1 Limiter, TG2 Pre Amp/DI and TG12345 Curve Bender EQ, into the ultimate TG Microphone Cassette.
The Chandler Limited TG Microphone Cassette delivers the historic TG sound with modern conveniences, flexibility, and something new – the TG1 Opto Limiter.
The three sections of the TG Microphone Cassette comprise a TG2 Pre Amp/DI coupled with a Curve Bender EQ section, including Treble, Bass, and Presence controls, and an independently patchable TG1 Opto Limiter.
The independently accessible TG1 Opto Limiter allows the TG Microphone Cassette the flexibility to be applied to multiple sources simultaneously. For producers, recording engineers and home studio enthusiasts looking to run a stereo pair on their mix bus, the TG Microphone Cassette can run at line level, and the TG1 Opto Limiter is linkable. For more specific feature details, visit the TG Microphone Cassette product page.
The introduction of the TG Microphone Cassette as an all-in-one TG recording chain reimagined for the modern era and the emergence of TG1 Opto Limiter is a significant development for Chandler Limited and Abbey Road Studios.
Remarking on the development of the TG Microphone Cassette, Wade Goeke, Chandler Limited’s founder and chief designer had this to say: “A complete TG channel strip is something I’ve always wanted to do, and with the established popularity and success of our historic EMI TG series and many requests by our users, the time was ripe.” Wade continued: “When development of the cassette began some 18 months ago… we looked at the historic input modules, what we’d accomplished with our modern day counterparts and what it would take to rejoin the components as a single unit. Drawing on our experience with the historic circuits and reimaging them for the modern studio, we felt we could deliver while bringing something new to the table.” When asked to expand on what was new, Wade shared: “Oh, there’s something really special. It turns out EMI had experimented with optos in their compression circuits, and well… now we’ve introduced the TG1 Opto Limiter. I’m super excited about this and I’m sure our users will love it!”
Abbey Road Studios’ Head of Audio Products, Mirek Stiles, added- “It’s amazing to think that todays’ engineers, artists and producers can record directly into their DAW and get the same sonic qualities Abbey Road engineers did throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s. This is the first time a complete TG channel strip or ‘cassette’ has been made available, outside of those lucky enough to have access to the originals. The unique tones from the TG preamps, compressor/limiter and EQ are unlike no other, and when combined helped shape the sound of classics from The Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ to the John Williams score for ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’. Abbey Road Studios is proud to be working with Chandler Limited in creating hardware units that keep these legends alive.”
To learn more about Chandler Limited’s TG Microphone Cassette visit:http://bit.ly/Chandler-Limited-TG-Microphone-Cassette
When can you you get a Chandler Limited TG Microphone Cassette?
Chandler Limited will begin shipping TG Microphone Cassettes to dealers worldwide June 2016.
U.S. street price: $2,849
About Chandler Limited
Headquartered in Shell Rock, Iowa, Chandler Limited, Inc. is a boutique manufacturer of high-end signal processors, mixers, and amplifiers for musicians and audio professionals. Recognized globally for its exquisitely handmade products and the company’s high profile clientele, Chandler’s product offerings include the EMI/Abbey Road Studios TG and REDD line, its unique Germanium transistor series of products, the 500 Series Modules, plus its recently introduced guitar pedals and amplifier. For additional information about all Chandler Limited products, please visit the company online at www.chandlerlimited.com.
About Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios is the most famous recording studios in the world and a global music icon.
Home to countless landmark recordings and pioneering advances in recording technology, the legendary studio complex has a phenomenal history spanning over 80 years, encompassing celebrated work by many of the world’s most famous recording artists including The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Kanye West, Radiohead, Oasis, Frank Ocean, Lady Gaga and Adele.
Since the score for Raiders of The Lost Ark was recorded at the studios in 1980, Abbey Road has developed into one of the world’s premiere locations for movie scoring. Blockbuster films such as the Lord of The Rings Trilogy, The King’s Speech and Skyfall feature scores recorded there, while recent projects include the Oscar-winning score to Gravity. Additionally, a number of high-profile video games such as Halo 5 and Call of Duty have recorded in-game music at Abbey Road Studios.
The Studios house a number of state of the art mastering suites. Recent projects mastered or re-mastered by Abbey Road’s award-winning engineers include albums by Ed Sheeran, Queen, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, Mary J Blige and Iggy Azalea.
Abbey Road Studios also offers online mixing and mastering, audio products for professional and home studio music producers, live concert recording, archiving and video services. The studios also host a select number of special events each year.
Music recorded, mixed and mastered at Abbey Road has won countless awards, including BRIT Awards, BAFTAS, Oscars, GRAMMYs, Golden Globes and Gramophone Awards.
Abbey Road Studios, EMI, TG and their associated logos are trademarks of EMI (IP) Limited.
