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Copyright 2007, 2008 Chandler Limited LLC Copyright 2007, 2008 EMI (IP) Limited EMI and ABBEY ROAD are trade marks of EMI (IP) Limited. Chandler Limited is a trade mark of Chandler Limited LLC.

Chandler Limited Web site: http://www.chandlerlimited.com Email: support@chandlerlimited.com Abbey Road Studios Web site: http://www.abbeyroadplugins.com Email: plugins@abbeyroad.com Credits: Product Development: Abbey Road Studios & Chandler Limited GUI and Programming: Cool Stuff Labs, Inc., Smart Electronix Graphics: Abbey Road Studios & Cool Stuff Labs, Inc.

Table of Contents
1 Introduction .. 4

2 Installation and Authorization ......................................................................... 5

3 Using The TG Mastering Pack Plug-Ins 6 TG12412 ..7 TG12414 . 9

1 Introduction
Welcome to the TG Mastering Pack. In 1972, Abbey Road Studios received the first of its TG12410 transfer consoles. The consoles were custom-built by EMI to meet the requirements of the studios disk cutting and tape transfer facilities. Over the years, these consoles have been used to master countless classic recordings at Abbey Road. Their sound and design is considered so good that several are still used today in the studios mastering and transfer rooms. The TG Mastering Pack contains authentic emulations of the Tone Control and Filter modules from the console. The Tone Control (TG12412) is a comprehensive multiband EQ and the Filter (TG12414) provides low- and high-pass filters and a presence EQ. They provide engineers with powerful sound-shaping tools and bring the unique, musical character of the TG modules to the world of digital audio workstations.

System Requirements
To use the TG Mastering Pack you need the following: Any AU or VST compatible host application Mac: Intel or PowerPC Processor, Windows: PIII or higher Mac OS X 10.4 (or higher), Windows XP or Vista iLok USB Key and iLok.com account.

2 Installation and Authorization

Installing the TG Mastering Pack involves the following steps: 1. Downloading and installing the software 2. Authorizing your iLok USB Smart Key

Installation
To Install the TG Mastering Pack for AU/VST: 1. Download the appropriate installer for your host and system from www.abbeyroadplugins.com/downloads.aspx 2. Once downloading has completed, double-click the downloaded file to unpack the installer. 3. Double-click the installer and follow the instructions on-screen. The installer will place the plug-ins in the appropriate folders on your system.

Authorizing
Authorizing at www.ilok.com 1. Make sure you have installed the plug-ins as outlined in the Installation section above. 2. Insert your iLok into an available USB port on your computer and log in to your iLok account at www.ilok.com. 3. When you are logged in, click the You have licenses link. It will display new licenses that have been delivered to your account and the TG Mastering Pack LE license needed for the AU and VST versions. 4. Click the Synchronize button. You will then be able to download the TG Mastering Pack LE license from your iLok.com account to the iLok Smart Key, thus authorizing it for the plug-ins.

Customer Support
Technical support is available online. You can submit a question in the Support area of our website at www.abbeyroadplugins.com or email us at: plugins@abbeyroad.com The latest plug-in versions, product news and answers to common questions (FAQs) are also available from the website.

3 Using the TG Mastering Pack

Using the TG Mastering Pack in a project involves inserting the TG12412 or TG12414 on a track, then adjusting the parameters as needed. To insert the plug-ins on a track: 1. Select an insert point on the track you wish to use the plug-in on. 2. Choose TG12412 or TG12414 from the insert menu. 3. Adjust the settings as required (see the following sections). The plug-ins support mono, stereo, and multichannel operation and sample rates up to 192 kHz. The plug-ins also support all standard plug-in features, including preset files, remote control surfaces and automation.

Adjusting Controls The plug-in controls may be adjusted in the following ways: Click and drag up/to the right to increase a control setting, or drag down/to the left to decrease. By clicking on any of the label markings around the control knob to go instantly to a setting. Using a remote control surface.

To reset a control to its default setting: Option-click (if on Mac OS X) or Alt-click (on Windows XP) the desired control.

TG12412 Tone Control

The TG12412 plug-in is a semi-parametric EQ made up of four bands in cascade. Each band has a frequency selector, a variable gain control and a shape selector. The plug-in also has a master level control.

Frequency This control sets the centre frequency for each of the four bands. The frequencies cover the range from 32 Hz to 16 kHz at half-octave intervals apart from the octave between 2.05 to 4.1 kHz, where the settings give thirdoctave intervals. A unique feature of the TG12412 is the fact that the frequencies are based around the frequency of middle C (256 Hz), which is thought to be a reason for its musical character.

The available frequencies on the TG12412 are: Band 1: 32, 45, 64, 91 and 128 Hz Band 2: 181, 256, 362, 512 and 724 Hz Band 3: 1.02, 1.45, 2.05, 2.6 and 3.25 kHz Band 4: 4.1, 5.8, 8.1, 11 and 16 kHz

Gain

The Gain control sets the amount of boost or cut for each band. It provides a range of +/- 10dB in 1 dB steps, with the default value being 0 dB.

Shape The Shape control sets the curve shape for each band. The five settings have been carefully modeled to match the curve shapes on the original hardware. These are: LOW BL MED SH HIGH Low End Blunt Medium Sharp High End

The Blunt, Medium and Sharp settings give a bell curve shape and set the width or Q of the bell curve. The Low End and High End settings give low and high shelving EQ. These different shapes make the TG12412 a highly-flexible EQ suited to both corrective and creative applications. One particularly useful feature of the TG12412 is the ability to use the low- and highshelf settings at any frequency. For example, setting the Shape to HIGH at 512 Hz and boosting is an easy way to improve the overall brightness of a dull recording.

Level

This control sets the overall output level of the TG12412 plug-in. It gives +/-10 dB of output adjustment in 1 dB steps. The default setting is 0 dB.

TG12414 Filter
The TG12414 plug-in provides variable high- and low-pass filters, a presence section and a master level control.

The presence section provides the same frequencies as the presence EQ on the EMI TG12345 mixing console. It can be useful for making recordings more (or less) prominent in a mix.

kHz LOW PASS

The LOW PASS control sets the cut-off frequency of the low-pass filter. It can be set to HIGH, 20, 15, 12, 10 or 8 kHz. The default setting is the HIGH position, which sets the cut-off at approximately 38 kHz.

Presence kHz and dB The upper control (kHz) selects the centre frequency for the presence section. The available frequencies are 0.5, 0.8, 1.2, 1.8, 2.8, 4.2, 6.5 and 10 kHz, and the curve shape is approximately the same as the Medium shape setting on the TG12412 Tone Control. The lower control (dB) sets the amount of boost or cut for the presence control. It offers +/-10 dB of adjustment in 1 dB steps. The default setting is 0 dB.

Hz HIGH PASS The HIGH PASS control sets the cutoff frequency of the high-pass filter. It can be set to LOW, 40, 63, 80, 110 Hz. The default setting is the LOW position, which sets the cut-off at approximately 13Hz.

Note: The low- and high-pass filters have a roll-off of 18 dB per octave.

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Level

This control sets the overall output level of the TG12414 plug-in. It provides +/-10 dB of adjustment in 1 dB steps. The default setting is 0 dB.

General Operation
Please refer to the documentation for your host application if you are unfamiliar with any of the following: Navigating plug-in windows Plug-in automation Using preset files Bypassing plug-ins

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