User Quotes
Tchad Blake (Peter Gabriel, Sheryl Crow, Pearl Jam, Suzanne Vega)
"I use the TG12413 on every mix. It really suits my style and I wouldn't want to mix without it. Bloody crunchy. So much character in this simple box. It's always on my drum buss, percussion and usually on piano and guitars."
John Kurlander, former Chief Balance Engineer, Abbey Road Studios (1985-1996)
"I used the TG12413 plug-in on the Academy-nominated soundtrack of '3:10 to Yuma' for some crunchy drum and guitar compression. I was pleasantly surprised by how close it sounded to the original hardware version from the Sixties."
Michael Wagener (Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Alice Cooper)
“The TG12413 plug-in is the closest I’ve heard to the real thing (Chandler Limited TG1). I am using it on at least 15 tracks when I mix. There is nothing better for drum compression or to bring out the personality on a lead vocal track.”
Thom Monahan (Devendra Banhart, Pernice Brothers, Beachwood Sparks)
"I had a chance to use the EMI compressor the plug-in is based on and that's what the compressor really sounds like. I've used it on literally everything: drums, acoustic guitars, vocals, bass, synths, backing vocals, ambient tracks. I've used it everywhere."
Mark Linett (Brian Wilson, Paul Simon, The Red Hot Chili Peppers)
"I just got the new EMI compressor plug in and first used it on a pair of Brian Wilson sessions. We compressed the piano with the EMI and got that great pumped-up sound from the 60's. On my next session with a four piece rock band I used the EMI on the room mics for the drumkit and got a great compressed sound, just the way I like it."
Ross Hogarth (Ziggy Marley, R.E.M., Jewel, Melissa Etheridge)
"You want vibe, you got vibe. You want smash, you got smash. You want crush, you got crush. You want smooth Beatles-like in your face compression. You got that, too. In a plug-in to get all this is unheard of. The only thing better, is the real deal hardware, which I highly recommend, too."
John Travis (Social Distortion, Wilco, No Doubt, Starlite Desperation)
"This is the most insane compressor plug-in that I've ever played with. I really like the analog unit, but the plug-in is equally cool in a slighty different way. It really blew me away. I tried it on a mono room track and almost had to nix my stereo room sound; It took a lot of re-thinking to get them to compete with it."
Dave McNair (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Los Lobos, Ozomatli)
"I am super impressed with the Chandler/EMI plug-in. I've been raving to friends. It's become one of my main go-to compressor/limiters. I love the tone and control, especially the limiter."
Greg Wells (Rufus Wainwright, Pink, Natasha Bedingfield)
"These plug-ins are really gorgeous... I love them. Sounds like a great outboard compressor. Rare for a plug-in to speak like that."