Review - EMI RS 124 Compressor By Chandler LTD

In this video James takes a look at the RS124 EMI Compressor by Chandler Limited. This is a compressor like you have never seen or heard before. It is based on 3 units that are kept and used at Abbey Road Studios in London. This is not a compressor to be used gently. It needs and wants to be smashed. James tries these valve compression beast out with Bass guitar to see what he can create.

[@bentyreman5769]

man this sounds amazing, what a gorgeous sounding compressor

[@osijekdejan]

Is it worth 3500€? As a electrical engineer who working with music hardware, answer is big NO.

[@fadejmg]

Great video as always James. By the way, I would love to watch a studio tour! Looks like you have a great collection of gear! Cheers

[@Davidhamnett]

Great review, some nice warm compression going on there, bass lines not bad either 😉, pair it up with a tube mic, oh yes

[@RiotHomeRecording]

Sounds great!

[@adart2496]

This compressor is a useful instrument. I'd love to get one. The studio is an orchestra. I'm hardly the first to say it.

[@zanem9022]

Sounds great, but a Bypass switch is definetly a must

[@underpressureman]

you should always start with or try a compressor on the slowest attack and fastest release IMO, or try those settings at some point, thats what I look to see anyway in a demo, or when im trying a comp! thanks!

[@spockstudio]

Great review, lets you really evaluated the unit in full. I can see where this won't work on everything but the stuff it does? Fuggetabout it

[@ferabra8939]

This is probably one of the keys to Beatles sound. They compressed bass and guitars , and every track was mixed through it at mixdown.

[@mrtxx8905]

original sample 6:30 best comparing sample 9:01

[@jonvezzz]

thx for the review! Can you do one as an insert? maybe showing what it would be like on several instruments? This unit sounds pretty juicy.

[@ProductionExpert]

+Jonathan Velasquez I'd love to but sadly I had to send the unit back..... We don't get to keep this stuff you know.

[@jonvezzz]

+Pro Tools Expert that's a shame. thanks for the hard work tho!

[@giabgr]

Right at the end the reviewer states that it's a fast attack time. I think that it's actually the slowest position. To my ears it gets slower from left to right.

[@underpressureman]

i know what you mean, but its not, its faster towards the right, and slower to the left! it just looked faster because it was doing less gr!

[@seanms35]

@geoff you're correct. Fastest attack is position 1, each subsequent position is slower.

[@patrii9100]

Hi James, I got the rs124 plugin and I think it's amazing. One question...what's the best recovery setting for bass and vocals? If I leave it on fast for bass, at the beginning I get that "bump" sound and it's awful, even using the hold position.

[@w.k.4995]

Hey :) Where can I get that plugin? I can't find it anywhere.

[@ordreancien]

@@w.k.4995 Waves

[@QuabmasM]

Thank you for this 2016 video Mr David Bowie's clone...Im researching the real compressors of emulations I have(URS vst plugins).

[@petergreen1869]

Would love to know your opinion of the Waves emulation of this compressor released today.

[@grahamfinnley5356]

a trick: watch series at Flixzone. I've been using it for watching lots of of movies recently.

[@aryankabir4167]

@Graham Finnley yup, I have been watching on flixzone} for since november myself :D

[@underpressureman]

would this style compressor be similar to the LA-2A style Compessor? They are both Optical right?

[@WizardsMachine]

No, this is a tube comp.

[@snippletrap]

This is a vari mu

[@darrylweller6143]

Would this be a good compressor for acoustic guitar? Strumming ?

[@ferabra8939]

"You never used this, unless you recorded in Abbey Road back in the 60s"...Very funny. Translating, "unless you're Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, or Roger Waters".

[@pjuliano9000]

Tube comps rule on bass

[@andivax]

thanx, James! and the price is? )

[@ProductionExpert]

+andivax Depending on where you are in the world.... about £2500. But it nice I hope you agree.

[@jvonnjvonn4688]

umm I don't know🙆 that 737 ain't no joke Chandler might not stand a chance

[@3m63r3]

the plugin version is great too - www.soundonsound.com/reviews/abbey-road-rs124

[@JBrm]

Who thought it was a good idea to build a 3-4k$ unit without bypass... Wtf.

[@davidpringuer]

dur dur dur dur dur duh. dur duh duh dur

[@davidpringuer3553]

to be fair, this was pretty underwhelming