The Chandler Limited RS124 Compressor is a recreation of one of the most sought-after audio tube compressors of all time, the legendary EMI / Abbey Road RS124, adapted for use in the modern studio. The RS124 Compressor was designed in 1960 by Abbey Road Chief Technical Officer Bill Livius, Souschef Len Side and experienced EMI Audio Designer Mike Bachelor, the Abbey Road RS124 Compressor is one of the most sought after pieces of hardware ever developed.
Born out of the Altec 436Bs compressors purchased by EMI in the late 1950s for Abbey Road Studios and which they were not happy with. The RS124 is the compressor most closely associated with recordings with The Beatles at Abbey Road Studios where it was used extensively and left its mark on most of the group’s catalogue. The RS124’s soft character and ability to tame transients without the sound being closed, and it was something that quickly became popular with the Abbey Road Studios technicians, and its use was therefore widespread for all parts of the productions, both tracking, buss compression, mix and mastering. The RS124 Kompressor was built for use exclusively at Abbey Road, and was never commercially available. For the first time ever, it is now possible to get a genuine RS124 that fully and completely captures the personality of the original hardware. The RS124 (Ser. 60070B, 60050A, and 61010B) is still in use at the famous studio to this day.
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