The CL-1 preserves the natural sound of your source and allows your mic preamp to work without noise and crackle. If the two tracks were truly identical, the waveforms (equal in amplitude but opposite in direction) would cancel out completely, resulting in silence.

Using Beyer M-260 or Royer SF-1 ribbon mics followed by 10′ to 25′ of cable to the CL-2 and then 100′ of cable to a John Hardy M-1 mic pre results in exactly zero radio interference.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. The CL-1 is designed for all dynamic microphones including ribbons to provide up to +25dB of ultra-clean gain. If it were colored like the 1073, then you might find use for the Cloudlifter if you were hearing too much preamp coloration in your ribbon/dynamic tracks. Now, if I'm being honest, most of the time, the tone of the CL-1 feels just right, but that's not always enough for me. The default setting is ideal for signals such as an SM57 mic on a snare, whereas the "Max" setting is better suited for quieter source material such as acoustic instruments, podcasting, ASMR, and foley.

Step into the world of Cloud Ribbon Microphones, delivering a vintage RCA lineage for a rich and detailed classic ribbon mic sound tailored to contemporary music's demands. The Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter CL-1 is a phantom-powered boost for your passive ribbon and dynamic microphones that need a little extra level before the mic preamp. Old post, taking a chance on a reply here… in your opinion, would the Cloudlifter CL1 work well for a guitar/bass if I ran into a DI first (Radial ProDI) and then out from that into the CL? In addition, it provides pristine gain and ensures optimal impedance loading for dynamic and ribbon microphones.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. But the C400’s pad is cutting 20dB of gain, which means the Cloudlifter’s additional 20-25dB is all but wiped out. Andertons Music Company acts as a credit broker and not a lender and only offers credit products from Secure Trust Bank PLC trading as V12 Retail Finance. So, no matter how dramatic of an impact this transparent technology may have on your recordings, you can be sure you're really just hearing your mic at its best. 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.

It inevitably takes time to find out just how much worse user conditions can be than what a designer like me originally anticipates.I do a lot of on location recording of Classical music in the Chicago area and thanks to the CL-2 I’ve rediscovered the joy of using ribbons for spot mics. However, the Gear4music extended warranty scheme provides an enhanced service, and is designed to offer a higher level of protection than many 'free' warranties offered by some retailers and manufacturers. Cloudlifter CL-1 Mic Activator is an easy to use, compact solution for common audio problems faced in the field and in the studio. From stage to studio, the Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter Mic Activator lets you get the best possible audio output from your low-output dynamic and ribbon microphones.