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Product Description
The Chandler Universal Mix Control is inspired by the popular Wet/Dry feature used on the Germanium Compressor. Each channel of the UMC can function as either a Wet/Dry control or as a 2 x 1 summing mixer for those needing a high quality solution for combining multi mic’ed sources.Simply put, you can now add Wet/Dry to anything you want. Ever wanted some Dry signal on your EMI Limiter, 1176, Alan Smart, LA2s, 33609? How about a Fairchild 670 with a Mix Control :-)
Don’t stop with just compressors. Distortion with a Culture Vulture or Sans Amp, Transient Designer, Leslie Cabinet, Guitar Pedals. The list is nearly endless. No latency, saves channels, little patching, and a very high quality, transformer balanced, low noise discrete circuit that allows you to use it anywhere without concern. And of course, the sound is all Chandler. Tracking? A must have. Mix Buss? Absolutely. Mastering? Not a problem!
Something very new and fun waits for you!!!
Wet/Dry or Mixer Control
The heart of the Mix Control starts here. Each channel or the UMC can function as a Wet/Dry control or as a 2 x 1 summing mixer. Simply Turn the knob left or right to mix between Wet and Dry or Inputs 1 and 2. To hook up simply patch your comp to the insert point on back, or for mixing, connect the output of each signal path to Inputs 1 and 2 on the rear and balance the levels with the front panel control.
VU Meter
- Each channel has a 10-segment LED meter that shows the unit output in two ranges.
- Low range -12 to +3 db.
- High range +5 to +20 db.
- Use the Mix Control as a stereo Wet/Dry to add life back to your mixes or masters. Compress with fewer artifacts while maintaining the Compressor punch we all love.
- Bring the world of “console submixing” to your tracking session.
- The mixer section finally brings a high quality, transformer balanced, discrete transistor mixing solution for combining microphones, tracks, and more. No more submixes in the computer or through an IC based console.
- Combine both features when tracking. Sum microphones to your comp and Wet/Dry the mixture to your recorder.
- Runs on any existing Chandler Power Supply. We’ve put it on just about everything. Ask us!
Wade Goeke on the Chandler Universal Mix Control
“The coolest part of designing and using the Mix Control was that I got to pull out every toy I could find and put it on there. Originally the idea came from customers asking us to add the Wet/Dry feature from the Germ Comp to TG1 and Zener Limiters, so my early testing concentrated on that but then evolved into other gear as I saw how much fun it was to use it on all sorts of things.
There were some very nice surprises that came up as work continued. First was using the Wet/Dry feature in a tracking situation. Normally sub-mixing has been reserved for mix sessions but this really opened up a new area for me. I love the smash you can get with vintage type compressors but popping in the Mix Control lets you do it in a much more usable way. My Retro 176, Vintage EMI Limiters and Altecs all took on a whole new dimension.
Another surprise was using it with a Transient Designer and most people I’ve told that to have said HUH? Yep. On drums I would set the attack just a touch slower and the Sustain from half to full on. Set the Mix to around 50/50 and you can move a dry/kick snare to gymnasium but still have the punch and attack of the original tracks. During mixing I found myself also using it on toms just as mentioned. Really did the trick.
What else have I used it on? Retro 176 and Altec 436’s on bass were excellent. I found myself squashing the bass mic and setting the mix control about 60% wet. I brought in the DI with a Pultec or GERM Tone Control and it really saved my bad bass tracking :-)
On vocals I had beautiful results with EMI TG1 and Zener Limiter. Again hit pretty hard and mixed 40-60% wet. The Inward Connections Vac Rac TSL-3 was also great at this in its own beautiful way.
Another favorite was the Alan Smart. Normally it’s a bit too soft for my liking and I don’t use it on the stereo buss where it’s intended. Letting a little of the dry peek through on the mix buss was very nice and made me want to keep my Alan Smart.
Another surprise, that I actually started learning on the Germanium Comp, was that even though you are essentially duplicating a sub-mix type setting it does have a sound of its own. For me it tends to actually blend more and feel like it’s actually part of the sound as opposed to "Ok now I’m bringing up the sub mix faders". This "side effect", for me, is especially useful in a tracking situation.
What else...33609 worked well, 1176 in four button mode is a sweet match for the Mix control....In the end I installed five Mix Controls in my studio and permanently wired them in. I placed them in strategic places so I could easily switch to another unit close by if needed. So...
#1 is on the Transient Designer, with the Alan Smart right next.
#2 is on my Vintage EMI TG Limiters that I modified to have all the Zener options.
#3 Channel 1 is on the Retro 176 and Altec 436 with a TSL3 and my Vintage EMI RS114 (one of a kind :-) right next for easy switch over.
#4 is EMI Vertical Amplitude Limiters, which are EMI disk cutting Limiters (heavily modified by me and SWEEEEEET!).
#5 is on the 33609 with PYEs right next to switch as needed.
So for me this has been a great learning experience. Not just putting my gear through its paces but looking at compression in a fun and different way.
Hope you like the Universal Mix Control and Best wishes!"
Wade Goeke
President
Chandler Limited
Specifications
| Channel Inserts | No |
|---|---|
| Channels | |
| Input Connectors | Analog XLR |
| Number of Inputs | |
| Number of Outputs | |
| Output Connectors | Analog XLR |
| Tube or Solid State |