Chandler Limited LTD-2 User Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Chandler Limited LTD-2 Compressor. This unit is proudly handmade
and assembled in the USA. It is made with 100% discrete components, specially wound
transformers, and has been precisely designed to match their vintage cousins. Included are item
descriptions and hints to get you on your way.

Connections - All connections on the LTD-2 are transformer balanced with pin 2 hot.

Power supply - The LTD-2 is designed to be used with the Chandler Limited PSU-1 MKII.

The power pin out is as follows:

1) Chassis and audio ground

2) +48 volt

3) +28 volt

4) -28 volt

Notes on Grounding - The back of the power supply has two black banana connectors. These
join the audio ground to the earth ground with a solid wire between them. Depending on your studio
you may want to connect or disconnect this. Turn up your monitors or headphones to experiment
with which has a lower noise floor in your system. You may also need to join the audio banana plug
to other sections of your studio to obtain the lowest noise floor. The connectors are located near the
closest edge of the power supply case. Use something simple, like a guitar cord, and touch the tip
to other portions of your studio to find the best results.

LTD-2

Please feel free to call our shop anytime for help or questions.

Prior to sending in your gear for repair, please contact our shop at the number below. We will assist
you in troubleshooting the problem and if needed, we will issue you an RMA# to send in the gear.

CONTROLS AND FEATURES

MAKE UP GAIN - 0 to 20db of class A make up gain. This control can be special ordered in

1db steps for mastering and stereo mixing.

THRESHOLD - -10 thru +20db threshold points.

ATTACK -

Six position attack switch. 50, 500us, 5, 50, 75, 100ms. Vintage modules were set at
500us. Our module is designed to go faster and much slower, giving greater control over the
sound and being usable in many more situations, including mastering and stereo mixing.

RELEASE - Six position release switch. 50, 100, 200, 300, 400ms, and the classic Auto. On vintage
units, the release was fixed at 400ms. Our unit is much faster and versatile, yet retains the classic tone.

COMPRESS BYPASS - This is not a hard bypass and leaves the class A amp in circuit for color.

METER - The meter can be read by each bold line indicating approximately 4 dB of gain reduction.