Chandler Limited RS124 Compressor Reviews
The Chandler Limited RS124 packs three legendary Abbey Road RS124 compressors into one chassis. Over the decades since the Abbey Road RS124 graced Beatles' recordings, there were attempts to re-create the hardware from sketchy information; none of these efforts fully realized the elusive musical soul of the original EMI unit. Schematics relayed only so much of the design. So Chandler turned to historic units provided by Abbey Road, as well as handwritten modification memos that would prove essential in understanding the essence of the beast. They succeeded! The Chandler Limited RS124 nails the behavior and sonics of the original - which Peter Cobbin, Abbey Road's Director of Engineering, describes as "pure cream being drizzled slowly into and over a mix."
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RS124: My Favorite Compressor
Everyone should have two of these. Do you have them yet?
I've always tried to find ways besides compression to get things to be noticed in a mix, mainly because I found that even the most revered compressors out there have a point at which they begin to sound small, pokey, spitty, distorted, squishy, etc... Of course those qualities have their place, but the RS124 is something that gives you the best dose of character in a way that, if used addictively across multiple tracks, doesn't make the song sound "urgent".
The RS124 is the first compressor that seems to wrap around and follow the nature of the sound. The more you lean into it, the more it gives you the good things. It never falls apart, coughs, hiccups. It definitely never darkens to a degree that you have to makeup for later. It just bends in the most beautiful way. Not to go along with the marketing hype, but it bends in a very "rubbery" or "thumpy" way that is indeed reminiscent of the Beatles, but not overtly and inescapably vintage. You can use this sound for vintage or modern.
Don't let anybody tell you this is only for bass or moderate bus work. Especially with the "Fuse Mode", this can be used for anything, even smackin' drums. Being a drummer, I am pretty picky about drum compression. This is the box. You will find a pure attack setting for any drum. On the fastest attack, you still have a natural punch but your peak meters do make you sad. It's almost like cheating.
5 thumpy stars!
Looovely
The studio I work at just picked up two of these bad boys and I am very impressed. You can spank this thing and it still sounds incredibly natural. No harsh sibilance or anything odd. The notched knobs make recalling things simple. The fuse switch makes anything pop out in the most dense of mixes.
My go-to on just about anything.
