Zener Limiter

EMI Abbey Road Studios

OVERVIEW

The EMI TG12413 Zener Limiter is the ultimate TG limiter issued in celebration of the 75th birthday of Abbey Road Studios. The TG12413 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. It continues the tradition of EMI Limiters started in 1954 with the RS114 tube limiter and the 1968 RS168 Zener Limiter. The Zener Limiters were also part of the 1969 TG12345 console channel and the 1974 TG12413. This newest version borrows from the RS168 Zener Limiter and TG12345 console strip to make a new full featured and flexible unit for modern use.

The Zener Limiter is being reissued to add features and flexibility to the powerful and vintage sounding TG limiter circuits. Wade has added many new controls including switchable input impedance for hard or soft driving of the unit, 11-position attack, 21-position release, side chain filtering, and Comp 1, Comp 2, and Limit settings.

All TG units require and function on the PSU-1, Chandler Limited power supply. The PSU-1 has an internal switch for setting voltage to 120V or 220V (115V/230V). For more information please call us at (319) 885-4200.

Abbey Road Studios, EMI, REDD, RS and TG and their associated logos are trademarks of EMI (IP) Limited.

VIDEOS

HEARD ON

Beyoncé – “Lemonade”

Curve Bender EQ (Mix Bus), RS124 Compressor, Zener Limiter, TG1 Limiter, Mini Rack Mixer -Tony Maserati

Sam Smith – “In The Lonely Hour”

Curve Bender, Zener Limiter (Mix Bus), TG1 Limiter (Drums)

Courtney Love – “You Know My Name / Wedding Day”

TG2-500 Pre Amp (Bass Guitar), Germ 500 MKII Pre Amp (Bass Guitar), Curve Bender (Drums - Kick), Zener Limiter (Drums - RM), TG Channel MKII (Drums - OH, Guitars), GAV19T Guitar Amplifier (Guitars), Little Devil Pre Amp & Little Devil EQ (Guitars & GTR Synth DI) - Michael Beinhorn

Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines”

Mini Rack Mixer (Drums), TG1 Limiter (Vocal Verses), Zener Limiter (Vocal Hooks), Curve Bender (Mix Bus) - Tony Maserati

Jason Mraz – “93 Million Miles”

From the Grammy nominated album "Love Is a Four Letter Word"
Zener Limiter: Lead Vocal, Acoustic Guitar
TG1 Limiter: Drum Room (Tony Maserati)

USERS

Peter Cobbin

Former Chief Engineer- Abbey Road Studios ( Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Sting, Ed Sheeran, Kanye West, U2, LeAnn Rimes, Danny Elfman )

Steve Fitzmaurice

Producer/Mixer ( Depeche Mode, Seal, Sam Smith, Ian Brown, Kylie Minogue, Sting, Paloma Faith, Olly Murs, The Kooks )

Kevin Kadish

Producer, Engineer, Songwriter ( Keith Urban, Meghan Trainor, Jason Mraz, Willie Nelson, Miley Cyrus )

Howard Willing

(Smashing Pumpkins, Snoop Dog, Tupac, Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crowe, Counting Crows, Glenn Campbell, Sara Bareilles, Gavin Degraw, Dean Martin, Vintage Trouble, OK Go, Kill it Kid, Delta Rae, Kris Kristofferson)

Joe Chiccarelli

Producer, Engineer, Mixer ( The White Stripes, The Strokes, The Raconteurs, Alanis Morrisette, Jason Mraz, U2, Elton John, Beck, Etta James, Rufus Wainright, Frank Zappa, The Killers, Counting Crows, Tori Amos)

Green Day

(Grammy Award Winners) - RS124 Compressor, Curve Bender, Zener Limiter, TG Channel MKII, TG2 Pre Amp/DI, LTD-2 Compressor, Little Devil Colored Boost Guitar Pedal

Tony Maserati

( Robin Thicke, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Pink, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Jason Mraz, R. Kelly, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Puff Daddy, Tupac, Mary J. Blige, James Brown )

Slipknot
Mark Linnett

( Brian Wilson )

Lenny Kravitz
Korn
Jimmy Messer

( Kelly Clarkson )

Jack Joseph Puig

( Eric Clapton, The Black Crows, John Mayer, Weezer, Green Day, The Counting Crows, No Doubt, Stone Temple Pilots, U2, The Goo Goo Dolls, Sheryl Crow, Fergie )

Greg Wells

( Taylor Swift, Adele, Keith Urban, Elton John, Celine Dion, Katy Perry, Deftones, Mika, Pink, Rufus Wainwright )

Michael Wagener

( Mötley Crüe, Overkill, Accept, Great White, Poison, Alice Cooper, Extreme, Megadeth, Janet Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, Dokken, Metallica, White Lion, Skid Row )

Joel Hamilton

( Elvis Costello, Lou Reed, Tom Waits, Ludacris )

Goo Goo Dolls
Michael Brauer

( Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Rolling Stones, Coldplay, John Mayer, Paul McCartney, Aretha Franklin, and more... )

Abbey Road Studios

REDD Microphone, RS124 Compressor, REDD.47 Mic Amplifier, Curve Bender, Zener Limiter, TG1 Limiter, TG Microphone Cassette, TG2 Pre Amp/DI, TG Channel MKII, TG2-500 Pre Amp, Germanium Pre Amp/DI

TESTIMONIALS

Joe Chiccarelli

"I have used Chandler Zener and TG compressors on every album i've done since they've been made. I think I can honestly say about half the guitars I've ever done have been TG preamps. These would include drums and guitars on albums for The Shins, The White Stripes, The Strokes, The Raconteurs, Manchester Orchestra, Stars, Alanis Morrisette, Jason Mraz,U2, Elton John, Beck, etc. Pretty much every album I've been apart of for the last ten years or more has had Chandler gear on it. That would include TG Preamps and EQ. Zener, Germanium and TG compressors."

Stephan Steiner, Audio Engineer, Switzerland

"What I heard was what I expected... Outstanding. Smooth and fat, from subtle to a mindblowing hurricane and everything in between. Really really great "

Earle Holder, Hdqtrz Mastering Studios

"This is without a doubt one of the finest machines on the planet. I can't believe how well this compressor glues the mix. I have tried just about all of them and I can tell the folks that nothing compares to it. Secret weapon (the THD switch folks)"

Earle Holder, Hdqtrz Mastering Studios

"Hello Wade, Update on the Zener Limiter: Silky, Ambient, Funky, Splashy, Gritty, Airy, Nasty, Super Glue, On Point, Solid, Smooth, Masterpiece, Work of Art.

What else could someone want? This is one of the finest compressors I have ever had the pleasure of using. It gets better each day. There is no sound I can't get from this unit. My clients absolutely love the sound!"

Chris Whitemeyer, Producer

"After you burnt the bush for Moses, you built my Zener limiter, thank you!!!"

Greg Wells, producer, Deftones, Mika, Pink, Rufus Wainwright

"Just plugged in my new Zener compressor AND HOLY F@*K........HOOOOOLY FFFFFFFFFF@*K. 'Nuff said.

REVIEWS

DOCUMENTS & DOWNLOADS

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Circuit Type	EMI TG, Transistor, Solid-state
Channels	Stereo / Dual Mono switchable
Feature Set	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

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