Chandler Limited Zener Limiter

The Chandler Limited Zener Limiter is a modern reissue of EMI’s classic limiter circuit, created to celebrate Abbey Road Studios’ 75th anniversary. Designed by Chandler Limited’s Wade Goeke, it blends the vintage tone of the RS168 and TG12345 with added features like selectable input impedance, stepped attack and release controls, and multiple compression modes for greater flexibility in modern recording setups.

Chandler Limited Zener Limiter

The Chandler Limited Zener Limiter is a modern evolution of the classic TG limiter, created to mark the 75th anniversary of Abbey Road Studios. Designed by Wade Goeke of Chandler Limited, it draws directly from the original EMI circuitry used on landmark recordings by The Beatles and Pink Floyd.

The Chandler Limited Zener Limiter continues EMI’s lineage of limiters that began with the RS114 valve limiter in 1954, followed by the RS168 Zener Limiter in 1968.

These designs later influenced both the TG12345 console in 1969 and the original TG12413 in 1974. This updated edition merges the character of the RS168 and TG12345 into a versatile and fully-featured limiter built for today’s studios.

Developed to offer greater control while preserving the classic TG sound, the Chandler Limited Zener Limiter introduces several enhancements.

New additions include a selectable input impedance for soft or hard signal drive, an 11-position stepped attack control, a 21-position stepped recovery control, side chain filtering, and three dynamic settings: Comp 1, Comp 2, and Limit. These features give users precision shaping over the unit’s distinctive vintage tone.

Specifications

  • Circuit type: EMI TG, transistor, solid-state
  • Channels: Stereo / dual mono switchable
  • Input gain: High/low, switchable
  • Input control: Stepped
  • Output control: Stepped
  • Compression modes: Selectable (Comp 1, Comp 2, LIMIT)
  • Sidechain: Selectable (Out, 30, 50, 90, 150, 300 Hz)
  • Attack: Switched, 11 position
  • Release: Switched, 21 position
  • THD mode: Switched
  • Bypass: True bypass
  • I/O: XLR (pin 2 hot), transformer balanced, custom wound
  • Power: External (PSU-1), purchased separately

User Manual

Download the User Manual in PDF format.

Ordering

SKU CLTG12413 Categories , Tag

$9,299 Inc GST

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