Although you can change the plug-in to output from, for example, C3 to C1, it will default back to C3 every time you use the plug-in. Thanks to its discrete JFET circuitry, the CL-1's neutral, flat sound will help to bring out the very best of the natural character of your microphones without imparting any of its own. The new CL-1 seems to be immune to this problem — I tried it with Cloud’s beautiful JRS-34 passive ribbon mic, before and after a 30' run of very questionable cable, and heard no RF noise in either configuration. For my purposes, I used to record myself banging on a kitchen pan to record snare tracks, and then replace the pan sound with a real snare using SoundReplacer.

I do wonder if that disparity is by design to emphasis the clartity of the gain in the right PAD mode? Explore a diverse range of Cloudlifters, from the pristine gain of the Original Cloudlifter CL-1, CL-2, and CL-4, to the dynamic and character-rich CL-X. Features Cloud’s signature active ultra-clean gain - provides up to +25dB of ultra-clean gain in two distinct stages and optimal impedance loading for dynamic and ribbon mics to perform their best. According to Rodger Cloud, the company is selling a lot of units to broadcast and voiceover artists who use low-output dynamics like the Electro-Voice RE20.The rugged steel enclosure provides superior shielding, while the included strap allows for sage mounting on stage and stand mounting. I purchased my Shure SM7B from sweetwater thinking I wouldn't need this cloud lifter and oh boy i was wrong, if you purchase the SM7B like i did go ahead and add this little bad boy to your list cause your going to need it. If the fault occurs within the first 2 years of your ownership, we'll collect the goods and deliver them back to you free of charge.

With a Cloudlifter in your rig, you need not hesitate to take full advantage of your favorite ribbon mics and other go-to low-output dynamic mics. The Cloudlifter solves this problem by providing passive microphones with an enormous (up to +25dB) ultra-clean boost, while properly loading the microphone's transformer for optimal performance. KMR Audio Ltd is a credit broker and is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Lately, legendary audio innovator Bob Heil has become more well-known for his institutional sound reinforcement and broadcast products than for creations such as the Heil Talk Box and Grateful.The Cloud Cloudlifter CL-1 provides up to 25dB of ultra-clean and transparent gain to complement your main mic pre. The image at right (made with the RE-20, despite the track names) shows the waveforms at maximum vertical zoom. Inserting the Cloudlifter between your dynamic mic and audio interface will ensure a much cleaner sound. While they are incredible microphones, every step of your recording chain needs to be appropriately managed.

Gear4music Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA FRN 706272) and acts as a credit intermediary and not a lender, offering credit products provided by a limited number of finance providers, including Klarna Finanacial Services UK Limited and V12 Retail Finance.This is to appease the purists who think the JS-2 or some specific fault in one of the cable runs might have interfered with my test. So it becomes a team effort with an intern or the client turning the knob slowly while singing (or playing their instrument). DPA's approach when creating the d:vote CORE 4099G Instrument Microphone was to create a mic that is equally at home on the stage and in the studio. I bough my C-1 to use with my SM7b after reading your review, and that pair has been in my vocal chain for the eight or nine songs I’ve written and recorded over the past 8 or so months.

Cloud Microphones designed their Cloudlifter series around direct-coupled, Class A discrete JFET circuitry, engineered to preserve the natural sound of your mics. Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter CL-2 Mic Activator The CL-2 is a 2-channel version of the Cloudlifter. lacks the instantly-recognizable visual profile of its closest competitors, the Electro-Voice RE20/PL20 and the Shure SM7, and it cannot rival the RE20. The Cloudlifter CL-1 is an inline microphone preamp that sits in the signal chain between your dynamic or ribbon microphone and your recording device to boost the output of your microphone level, without adding unnecessary hiss and noise from cranking the gain on your interface.All of our products are new unless stated and come with a 30-day money-back guarantee and a 3-year warranty as standard. I notice that my beautiful Bayerdynamic M99 (Im creating online education video blackboard content) without the cloudlifter does accept decent c400 gains albeit with some noise, however the situation then skews because when I connect the Cloudlifter, first I get terrible noise without the PAD depressed….