Great product I also use this in conjunction on my mixer as a fail safe when I use phantom power with my condenser mics so I don't have to remove all my dynamic mics when powering on +48v since my phantom power once enabled powers every XLR input on my board. 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.

I have a Focusrite Solo and an Sm7B and it's pretty quiet right now and tough to work with in my DAW but not impossible. 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? Vintage King co-founder Michael Nehra shares some of his love, knowledge, and practical advice for diving into the world of vintage audio gear, and then takes us behind the scenes for a walk through. I don’t understand the point of the cloudlifter if the level achieved has the same amount of preamp noise on both.Designed for all passive microphones – including ribbons- the CL-1 safely uses any standard phantom powered microphone input device to provide up to +25db of ultra- clean, transparent gain. KMR Audio Ltd is a credit broker and is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Main FeaturesGives passive mics up to +25dB additional active outputProvides 2 distinct stages of ultra-clean gainEasy to use self contained design requires only phantom powerRecommended for use with.

The gain boost provided by your Cloudlifter lets your mic pre work more efficiently, giving you the levels you need, without the noise. 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. These areas include (but are not limited to) Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Isles of Scilly, Jersey, Guernsey, Northern Ireland, Orkney, Scottish Highlands and Shetland. Last year I reviewed the original Cloudlifter, which I described as an “inline mic pre-preamp” intended to give passive ribbon microphones a 20dB boost of clean gain.This thing makes my RE320 sound like an RE3200 it adds much more needed voltage with +48v phantom power.