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The EMI TG12412 was first introduced to the recording world
around 1972 when Abbey Road installed the first TG12410 Transfer
(or mastering) Desks. This equalizer is deeply rooted in the tradition of
EMI eqs started in 1954 with the RS56, and continued with the
TG12345 in 1969, and finally the TG12412 in 1972.
The eq has 20 selections on the four bands as well as five shapes per
band. Shelf low, blunt, medium, and sharp bell curves, and shelf high.
One of the interesting and highly prized uses of the TG12412 is the
shelf high and shelf low settings. On each band you can choose to
shelf up or down on any frequency and this is an often used trick of
Abbey Road mastering engineers through the years. Another interesting
feature is that all eq points are based on the note C and are spaced in
half and third octaves based on that. It is thought that this is part of the
totally musical sound of the equalizer.
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The eq selection in detail-
Section 1- 32, 45, 65, 91, 128 Hz. +/10db boost or cut in 1db steps.
Section 2- 181, 256, 362, 512, 724 Hz. +/-10db boost or cut in 1db steps.
Section 3- 1.02, 1.45, 2.05, 2.6, 3.25 kHz. +/-10boost or cut in 1db steps.
Section 4- 4.1, 5.8, 8.1, 11, 16 kHz. +/-10 boost or cut in 1db steps.
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The EMI TG12414, was first introduced to the recording world around
1972 when Abbey Road installed the first TG12410 Transfer
(or mastering) Desks. This special sounding equalizer and filter has
been a highly prized secret of Abbey Road engineers for nearly 30 years.
Each unit includes high pass, low pass and presence and presence
controls as well as the MKIV TG Line Amplifier. The Presence control
provide 10db of boost or cut on eight frequencies that are
approximately the same shape as the medium setting on the TG12412
Mastering Eq. It should also be noted that these are the same eq points
as the TG12345 console eq as used on many Beatles and Pink Floyd
recordings. The high and low pass circuits are 18db per octave and
provide four and five selections respectively.
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The eq and filter selection in detail-
Presence- .5, .8, 1.2, 1.8, 2.8, 4.2, 6.5, and 10 kHz with +/-10 of boost
and cut in 1db steps.
Low pass- 20, 15, 12, 10, and 8 kHz at 18db/octave.
High pass-40, 63, 80, and 110 Hz at 18db/octave.
The TG Mastering EQ Pack is now available for Pro Tools HD, LE, AU, VST and M-Powered systems.
Please contact Abbey Road to demo or purchase:
Website: www.abbeyroadplugins.com
Email: plugins@abbeyroad.com
User Quotes-
"Whoa... best sounding digital EQ I've ever heard. I love this plug-in... is kind of like a
"super Pultec" with enough points and shapes so that you can use it as a corrective EQ without losing the flavor
of limited options... it's just right."
- Thom Monahan
Purchase is also available from your favorite dealer.
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