The little red box that started a revolution.
The new Reamp®V.2 has been re-tooled for today’s engineering practices and equipment. Easily interface your studio equipment with guitar amps and stomp boxes. Record a dry guitar, then reamp later for infinite possibilities. The only limit is your imagination!
Reamp user list: Rolling Stones, U2, Prince, Aerosmith, Beck, Tom Petty, Metallica,
Green Day, Elvis Costello, Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Jim Eno, Cirque Du Solei,
Alice in Chains, James Murphy, Chris Isaak, Jeff Watson and thousands more.
CharterOak SCL-1 Discrete Compressor Limiter
The CharterOak SCL-1 Discrete Compressor Limiter will provide a constant output level regardless of input level or frequency, without the familiar pumping and gasping effect that is inherent in most compressors and limiters.
This can be attributed to the design of the circuit, which combines the features of waveform differentiation and integration. This allows for fast attack times without overcompensation and a release characteristic that is a function of dynamic range and average program level.
The device achieves this by employing a rectifier circuit that possesses a parabolic average charge curve. The end result of the circuit is a quick release that releases to a continually changing average level, which is determined by the parabolic charge curve of the storage capacitors.
The CharterOak SCL-1 circuit design is straight forward, and employs NO MAGIC BLACK BOXES OR OTHER WALLET SHRINKING COMPONENTS. All of the components used in the design of the CharterOak SCL-1 are readily available items and are employed in a manner so as to provide plenty of headroom for years of reliable operation.
The CharterOak SCL-1 is designed to fit any standard 19" rack. The unit may be used as a stereo unit, or as two independent limiters in the dual mode. This feature enables the end user to employ the device in one or two track production applications.
Do not be afraid to drive the limiter, even with classical music formats. It WILL NOT pump or gasp.
The processor is delivered with a lifetime warranty on all parts and labor and easy access to factory technical support.
Specifications
Frequency Response: 20Hz-22kHz
Harmonic Distortion: Less then 1% with 20dB of gain reduction @ +20dBm output.
Maximum Output: +22 dBm
Signal to Noise Ration: -85dB referenced to +10dBm
Attack Time: Adjustable from 100us to 5ms
Hold Time: Less than 2ms. Unit provides a soft clip. (Less than 3% total harmonic distortion @ 3dB clip)
Release Time: Adjustable from 20ms to 2 seconds
Cross Talk: -90dB
Input Impedance: 600 Ohms balanced
Output Impedance: 600 Ohms balanced
Sync Tracking: Control circuits are matched to within less than .25dB over the entire gain reduction range
CharterOak PEQ-1
The CharterOak PEQ-1 is an active equalizer that employs the very best operational amplifiers, capacitors, resistors, input transformers, and output transformers that are available today. The design of the PEQ-1 is very intuitive, as the carefully chosen switchable center frequency points and overlapping bands are perfectly suited for music production. The equalizer is extremely clean and free of distortion, which allows for large amounts of boost in the upper frequencies without any harshness. The equalizer also boasts extremely tight and focused bass response and perfect stereo imaging all of which make it an excellent choice across the mix buss or in a mastering environment.
The processor is delivered with a lifetime warranty on all parts and labor and easy access to factory technical support.
Specifications
Frequency Response: 20Hz-22kHz, +0.3dB / -0.5dB (EQ out); +0.3dB / -0.10dB (EQ in).
Unit is -1.5dB@10Hz / -0.5dB@50kHz
Total Harmonic Distortion (ref. 6V): 0.085%.
Cross Talk: -95dB@10kHz / -90dB@20kHz
Signal to Noise: -100dB
Maximum Output: 16V RMS (balanced).
Input Impedance: 600 Ohms (transformer balanced)
Output Impedance: 600 Ohms (transformer balanced)
Dimensions: Standard 2RU / Length 19” Height 3.5”
Chandler Limited
Germanium
Mic Pre/DI
The word that keeps coming to mind when I listen to this mono mic-pre is "butter". It's like buttering the sound. Would you eat toast without butter? Pasta without sauce? Barbecue without smoke? Using Germanium transistors and a high-voltage class-A circuit, the "Germ" reaches heights of silky smoothness not heard since the early 1960s, when germanium-based circuits were used by Neve, Telefunken and others. These early transistor devices were renowned for the very musical harmonic artifacts they provided; considered by some to sound even warmer and fatter than tube gear.
Germanium Tone Control
It would be an understatement to say the Germanium Tone Control is not your average every-day EQ. Honestly, this bugger's a little odd (in a good way), and not for the person who's looking for a safe, polite EQ. The mono, selectable frequency device has three bands, and two distinct types of circuits. First, the front-end of the channel features the Germanium "Drive" and "Feedback" controls, allowing you to harmonically color the input signal before even switching in the EQ. For the bottom, there's the passive band, called the "thick" section. It is designed to provide the pillow-y, blooming low-end of those famous old Pultec and Lang passive EQs. The "presence" (midrange) and treble bands are a whole 'nother circuit altogether, an active one, with a distinctive English accent. The Germanium Tone Control gives you the best of two great sonic schools; American rumble and British Edge.
Germanium Compressor
The Germanium series continues with the Germanium Compressor. The GERM Comp starts with the same all class A amp found in the GERM Pre and Tone Control and is transformer balanced in and out. The Compression circuit uses a FET gain reduction element but with the tricks and flexibilty of all the GERM units. Some of the most notable additions include a WET/DRY mix (for “submixing” tracks within the comp), COMP CURVE (which selects the knee using various diode combinations), CLEAN/DIRTY COMP, and SIDECHAIN FILTER. Many of the GERM Comp parameters have been purposely set by studio use and listening, not by over analysing them with test gear. The result is a musical powerhouse for ready for tracking, mixing, and mastering.
Chandler Limited TG-1 - Abbey Road Special Edition Limiter
The TG Limiter ended up with a very special sound all its own. The limiting element is a rarely seen diode network that produces smooth, pleasing distortion. Remarkable for vocal work in all genres as well as a parallel compressor for drum busses and room sounds the TG-1 is a truly unique sound not found in any other piece of equipment at any price.
TG-2 - 2 Channel Mic Pre
The Chandler Limited TG2 is a recreation of the rare EMI TG12428 pre amp used in EMI/Abbey Road recording and mastering consoles used in the late 60's and early 70's. The sound was used on many famous recordings done at Abbey Road including The Beatles "Abbey Road" and Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" and its amplifiers used in many EMI circuits of the time.
TG-Channel MkII
The Chandler Limited Channel is a re-creation of several classic circuits and combines a TG2 pre amp section with an equalizer that was redesigned from the mastering counterpart to the original "Beatles desks". The active portions of the unit use the same discrete amplifiers and transformers as in the TG1 Limiter and TG2 pre amp. The passive equalizer portion of the EQ is an all inductor design and offers sweet high frequencies with large inductor based lows, and a very high "Q" mid cut section. The unit produces a very lush, creamy kind of tone with a remarkably unique and musical sounding equalizer.
LTD-1 - Hand Wired 1073 Clone
The Chandler Limited LTD-1 is a hand wired 1073 clone that has been remade using parts and build techniques from the original manufacture of the modules. Grounding, wiring techniques, original transformers and transistors, and much more attribute to the special sound of these units and have been painstakingly recreated in each LTD-1. In addition to the classic 1073 sound, Chandler LTD. expanded the EQ section by nine additional EQ points giving the user a much larger palate from which to choose your EQ frequency points. Features include high impedance direct in, 48v switching, output fader, EQ in/out, phase reverse, balanced mic in, balanced line in make this a great addition for both recording and mix applications.
LTD-2 - Class A Compressor
The LTD-2 is based on the Neve® 2254 compressor which is the class A predecessor to the 2264 and 33609. Construction is similar to the LTD-1. The same audio circuit with a modified set of controls (i.e. attack times not on original and more and faster release times). The control functions and applications seem to be more similar to those of the venerable Neve 32264a and 33609, with the thick and rich audio qualities of the Neve. The front panel controls are as follows- 20db gain make up, threshold, attack (6 positions), release (6 positions including auto), stereo link, and bypass. On the whole, this unit is more than just another "Neve-a-like"... it takes the original Neve 2254 concept to the next level of tone and flexibility.
EMI TG12345 Curve Bender
The EMI TG12345 Curve Bender is the ultimate TG equalizer issued in celebration of the 75th birthday of Abbey Road Studios. The Curve Bender was conceived by Chandler Limited designer Wade Goeke and Abbey Road senior engineer Peter Cobbin and is based on the vintage EMI TG12345 desk used to record The Beatles and Pink Floyd. This newest EMI equalizer continues the tradition of EMI eqs started in 1951 with the RS56, affectionately entitled the Curve bender by EMI designers and continued with the TG12345 in 1968, and TG12412 in 1974. The newest version takes the simple but beautiful sounding TG12345 equalizer and realizes it in a fully featured and rethought package for today's use.
EMI TG12413 Zener Limiter
The EMI TG12413 Zener Limiter is the ultimate TG Limiter issued in celebration of the 75th birthday of Abbey Road Studios. The Zener Limiter was conceived by Chandler Limited designer Wade Goeke and is based on the vintage EMI circuits used to record The Beatles and Pink Floyd. This newest EMI Limiter continues the tradition of EMI Limiters started in 1956 with the RS114 tube limiter, and continued with the RS168 Zener Limiter in 1966, part of the TG12345 console channel in 1968 and TG12413 in 1974. The newest version borrows from the RS168 Zener Limiter and TG12345 console strip to make a new fully featured and flexible unit for modern use. It is interesting to note that the TG Limiter was originally designed to replace both the Fairchild 660 (Limit Mode) and the Altec 436/RS124 (Comp 1 Mode)
The word that keeps coming to mind when I listen to this mono mic-pre is "butter". It's like buttering the sound. Would you eat toast without butter? Pasta without sauce? Barbecue without smoke? Using Germanium transistors and a high-voltage class-A circuit, the "Germ" reaches heights of silky smoothness not heard since the early 1960s, when germanium-based circuits were used by Neve, Telefunken and others. These early transistor devices were renowned for the very musical harmonic artifacts they provided; considered by some to sound even warmer and fatter than tube gear.
Germanium Tone Control
It would be an understatement to say the Germanium Tone Control is not your average every-day EQ. Honestly, this bugger's a little odd (in a good way), and not for the person who's looking for a safe, polite EQ. The mono, selectable frequency device has three bands, and two distinct types of circuits. First, the front-end of the channel features the Germanium "Drive" and "Feedback" controls, allowing you to harmonically color the input signal before even switching in the EQ. For the bottom, there's the passive band, called the "thick" section. It is designed to provide the pillow-y, blooming low-end of those famous old Pultec and Lang passive EQs. The "presence" (midrange) and treble bands are a whole 'nother circuit altogether, an active one, with a distinctive English accent. The Germanium Tone Control gives you the best of two great sonic schools; American rumble and British Edge.
Germanium Compressor
The Germanium series continues with the Germanium Compressor. The GERM Comp starts with the same all class A amp found in the GERM Pre and Tone Control and is transformer balanced in and out. The Compression circuit uses a FET gain reduction element but with the tricks and flexibilty of all the GERM units. Some of the most notable additions include a WET/DRY mix (for “submixing” tracks within the comp), COMP CURVE (which selects the knee using various diode combinations), CLEAN/DIRTY COMP, and SIDECHAIN FILTER. Many of the GERM Comp parameters have been purposely set by studio use and listening, not by over analysing them with test gear. The result is a musical powerhouse for ready for tracking, mixing, and mastering.
Chandler Limited TG-1 - Abbey Road Special Edition Limiter
The TG Limiter ended up with a very special sound all its own. The limiting element is a rarely seen diode network that produces smooth, pleasing distortion. Remarkable for vocal work in all genres as well as a parallel compressor for drum busses and room sounds the TG-1 is a truly unique sound not found in any other piece of equipment at any price.
TG-2 - 2 Channel Mic Pre
The Chandler Limited TG2 is a recreation of the rare EMI TG12428 pre amp used in EMI/Abbey Road recording and mastering consoles used in the late 60's and early 70's. The sound was used on many famous recordings done at Abbey Road including The Beatles "Abbey Road" and Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" and its amplifiers used in many EMI circuits of the time.
TG-Channel MkII
The Chandler Limited Channel is a re-creation of several classic circuits and combines a TG2 pre amp section with an equalizer that was redesigned from the mastering counterpart to the original "Beatles desks". The active portions of the unit use the same discrete amplifiers and transformers as in the TG1 Limiter and TG2 pre amp. The passive equalizer portion of the EQ is an all inductor design and offers sweet high frequencies with large inductor based lows, and a very high "Q" mid cut section. The unit produces a very lush, creamy kind of tone with a remarkably unique and musical sounding equalizer.
LTD-1 - Hand Wired 1073 Clone
The Chandler Limited LTD-1 is a hand wired 1073 clone that has been remade using parts and build techniques from the original manufacture of the modules. Grounding, wiring techniques, original transformers and transistors, and much more attribute to the special sound of these units and have been painstakingly recreated in each LTD-1. In addition to the classic 1073 sound, Chandler LTD. expanded the EQ section by nine additional EQ points giving the user a much larger palate from which to choose your EQ frequency points. Features include high impedance direct in, 48v switching, output fader, EQ in/out, phase reverse, balanced mic in, balanced line in make this a great addition for both recording and mix applications.
LTD-2 - Class A Compressor
The LTD-2 is based on the Neve® 2254 compressor which is the class A predecessor to the 2264 and 33609. Construction is similar to the LTD-1. The same audio circuit with a modified set of controls (i.e. attack times not on original and more and faster release times). The control functions and applications seem to be more similar to those of the venerable Neve 32264a and 33609, with the thick and rich audio qualities of the Neve. The front panel controls are as follows- 20db gain make up, threshold, attack (6 positions), release (6 positions including auto), stereo link, and bypass. On the whole, this unit is more than just another "Neve-a-like"... it takes the original Neve 2254 concept to the next level of tone and flexibility.
EMI TG12345 Curve Bender
The EMI TG12345 Curve Bender is the ultimate TG equalizer issued in celebration of the 75th birthday of Abbey Road Studios. The Curve Bender was conceived by Chandler Limited designer Wade Goeke and Abbey Road senior engineer Peter Cobbin and is based on the vintage EMI TG12345 desk used to record The Beatles and Pink Floyd. This newest EMI equalizer continues the tradition of EMI eqs started in 1951 with the RS56, affectionately entitled the Curve bender by EMI designers and continued with the TG12345 in 1968, and TG12412 in 1974. The newest version takes the simple but beautiful sounding TG12345 equalizer and realizes it in a fully featured and rethought package for today's use.
EMI TG12413 Zener Limiter
The EMI TG12413 Zener Limiter is the ultimate TG Limiter issued in celebration of the 75th birthday of Abbey Road Studios. The Zener Limiter was conceived by Chandler Limited designer Wade Goeke and is based on the vintage EMI circuits used to record The Beatles and Pink Floyd. This newest EMI Limiter continues the tradition of EMI Limiters started in 1956 with the RS114 tube limiter, and continued with the RS168 Zener Limiter in 1966, part of the TG12345 console channel in 1968 and TG12413 in 1974. The newest version borrows from the RS168 Zener Limiter and TG12345 console strip to make a new fully featured and flexible unit for modern use. It is interesting to note that the TG Limiter was originally designed to replace both the Fairchild 660 (Limit Mode) and the Altec 436/RS124 (Comp 1 Mode)