Lift & Seperate

Lifts my ribbon past the clouds. Seperates my Microphones into something new! Love it, what took me so long to get it.

a necessity

I use these at my radio station on RE20s and Sure SM7s - notoriously low-output mics. I was blown away and now won't live without them. They also rocked on a couple of ribbon mics I have around, which I may start using in a production room.

Gain for Days

Unlike most gear today, the Cloudlifter does only one job. But oh, it does it so well. Powering any low-output microphone that does not require phantom power, it provides a stunning amount of transparent gain, adding no noise. It gives my RE-20 so much power that, out of every other mic in my arsenal, it requires the least amount of gain at the preamps. Will buy another soon.

SM7B solution

This product is absolutely amazing. I was running my SM7B through one of the original M Audio DMP3 preamps, and I couldn't get a clean enough signal for my voice and podcasting work. The cloudlifter does exactly what it says it will and boosts the signal with 25db of ultra clean gain before it even hits your preamp. This is a fantastic solution for anyone using a dynamic or ribbon mic with less than adequate mic pres. Buy it and you will love it.

A saviour for my SM7b

The Cloudlifter CL-1 is an incredible tool that is built like a tank and does exactly as advertised. This thing allows me to find the needed extra gain for my Shure SM7B. Without the CL-1 I had to run my pre wide open with the result being additional unwanted background noise. If you are having problems with your dynamic power-hungry mic then dont hesitate to pick up one of these! VERY quiet and a pro-level piece of equipment!

WOW

The Couldifter was designed to compliment Cloud's line of ribbon mics, but does an amazing job with garden-variety dynamics too. It really brings out the best in low-gain problem children like the Shure SM7B and EV RE20 and RE27, which need pretty beefy gain . When it comes to ribbons and dynamics, mo lounder = mo better, and the Cloudlifter really delivers.

Quiet unit; works well with SD 702

I needed a bit more gain with some dynamic mics I was using with my SD 702 digital recorder. My sales rep Ryan Sloan recommended this Cloudlifter.

Great item! It does the job ... giving me the clean extra gain I needed. The small footprint makes it portable. I can throw it in my audio bag with my 702 and it doesn't take up that much more room.

The only caution is that you have to have phantom power to operate this unit. (It didn't work on an old mixer I have that doesn't have phantom power.) But that's a pretty small issue as most devices have phantom power.

I recently got the chance to use it with an AEA R84 ribbon mic. (A fantastic mic, BTW.) The Cloudlifter worked wonders.

If you need a bit more gain ... highly recommended.

Thanks again, Ryan!

Working with pros

I always enjoy my purchasing experiences with Sweetwater. The staff is knowledgeable and very helpful. Several guitars that I have purchased have arrived completely set up, ready to go with no further adjustment. Keep up the good work!

Outstanding!

Really brings my Sank RCA dx modded Beyer m500 to life.Much easier to get a good level live.No more worries about overdriving the input!

Does what it is suposed to do

It simply and efficiently boosts ribbon levels. No hum. No anything. Just performance. I detect zero influence on audio quality. This unit simply performs as advertised.

Problem solver

Great product, I have a Fat Head Ribbon mic and like the way it sounds but it didn't knock me out on anything except a loud guitar amp (not enough gain). My board has nice pre's with transformers on the inputs, was considering buying $700- $800 pre for this mic until I saw this.
Problem solved, that mic will pick up a mouse in the room now !!!.