More Gain
The Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter CL-X Mic Activator with Cinemag Transformer provides up to +36dB of ultra-clean gain, perfectly suited for using low-output microphones to capture quieter source material such as acoustic instruments, podcasting, ASMR, or even Foley. Now you can fully take advantage of the beautiful tone of ribbon, dynamic, or tube microphones in situations that were previously problematic due to the gain requirements.
More Vibe
We partnered with CineMag to develop a custom nickel transformer with very wide bandwidth, adding the element of dynamic character. The more signal you feed the CL-X, the more the transformer dynamically responds with just the right touch of saturation and harmonic content.
More Options
The selectable output attenuator allows you to decrease the gain from the CL-X, yielding up to 12dB, in order to capture louder applications such as an SM57 on a snare or loud guitar amp. Because this is not a pad, but rather a reduction in output level, you can really lean into the CL-X with a hotter source to hear even more harmonic content and transformer character.
Capture Every Detail
Like all Cloudlifters, the CL-X dramatically increases the sensitivity of your microphone in order to fully capture the nuance and detail of the source. Many of the most incredible sounding microphones are the ones that need the most gain. It can be challenging to capture very quiet sources with ribbon, tube, and dynamic mics without hearing noise and frequency loss introduced by many preamps being driven into upper gain ranges. With the CL-X, the detail and nuance - the true character of your mic - comes right to the foreground, in remarkable contrast to the tone achieved when pushing a preamp to achieve a similar volume.
