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Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter CL-Z Mic Activator

£179.00

This is the Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter CL-Z Mic Activator from Cloud Microphones, available now in Microphone Preamps category on MicPro. Read More below.

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Description

The Cloudlifter CL-Z takes microphone performance to the next level with its ultra clean gain and innovative Vari-Z control for extensive sound shaping. Whether you are recording in a professional studio, streaming a podcast, or performing live, the Cloudlifter CL-Z ensures optimal microphone sensitivity and tonal character. Designed for dynamic and ribbon microphones, it provides up to +25dB of ultra clean gain while protecting delicate ribbon mics from phantom power. The Cloudlifter CL-Z features variable impedance control, continuously adjustable high pass filtering, and selectable gain settings, making it an indispensable tool for sound professionals. Manufactured in the USA and on the Navajo Reservation, the Cloudlifter CL-Z is a premium, high quality solution for achieving pristine audio.

Key Features:

  • Ultra Clean Gain:
    Provides up to +25dB of ultra clean gain, enhancing microphone sensitivity while preserving natural tone.
  • Variable Impedance Control:
    The innovative Vari-Z control allows you to shape and contour the sound of your dynamic or ribbon microphone.
  • High Pass Filtering:
    A continuously variable high pass filter at 6dB per octave works alongside the impedance control for even greater tonal customisation.

Bring Your Microphones to Life:

The Cloudlifter CL-Z increases the sensitivity of your microphone while preserving its natural tonal characteristics. With its ultra clean gain, it enables your microphone to deliver a strong, noise free signal, reducing the need for excessive preamp gain. This not only improves clarity but also minimises distortion, allowing your microphone’s true sound to shine. Whether you are working in a studio, a live setting, or a home recording environment, the CL-Z is the perfect tool for improving microphone performance.

Optimised for Low Output Microphones:

Designed specifically for low output dynamic and ribbon microphones, the Cloudlifter CL-Z ensures superior sound quality by providing a significant boost in gain. This allows preamps and interfaces to operate in their optimal range, reducing noise and feedback. Thanks to its premium discrete JFET circuitry, the CL-Z maintains the purity of your sound, making it an essential addition to any professional or home recording setup.

Reduce Noise and Feedback:

By increasing microphone sensitivity, the Cloudlifter CL-Z minimises the amount of gain required from your preamp. This helps to reduce unwanted noise and feedback, making your recordings cleaner and more professional. Its advanced impedance and filtering controls allow you to tailor your sound to suit your recording or performance needs, ensuring clarity and precision in every application.

Specifications:

  • Input Impedance: 3k Ohms
  • Recommended Load Impedance: >5K Ohms
  • Connectivity: 3 pin male/female XLR connector
  • Powering: 48V Phantom Power (P48 according to IEC 61938)
  • Frequency Range: 5 Hz 80 kHz ( 0.3 dB)
  • Gain: Provides up to +25dB of ultra clean gain with a 5k load
  • Current Consumption: 3.1 mA
  • Dimensions: 135.9 mm (5.35 in.) width x 66 mm (2.6 in.) height x 87.12 mm (3.43 in.) length
  • Weight: 490 g (17.3 oz.)
  • What’s in the Box: CL-Z Mic Activator, User Manual with Warranty Card

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Cloud Microphones

Cloud Microphones is represented in the current MicPro catalogue by Cloudlifter CL-X, CL-1 and CL-2 activators plus 44 Midnight active ribbon microphone. The listed range is relevant to ribbon microphones and clean inline gain. When comparing these products, check active or passive ribbon design, phantom-power requirements, gain, output, channel count and preamp compatibility. It is relevant to engineers pairing low-output microphones with suitable front-end gain while preserving the exact product’s power requirements. This description is kept catalogue-led, so the individual model listing remains the source for exact specifications, compatibility and included accessories.

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Microphone Preamps

Microphone preamps raise a low-level microphone signal to a usable line or converter level while adding gain, headroom and the character of the input stage. Compare available gain, equivalent input noise, input impedance, phantom power, pad, polarity or phase, metering, transformer or valve stages and any built-in EQ or compression. The catalogue includes standalone, rack, 500-series and multi-channel designs, so confirm the format and connections before purchase. A preamp should match the microphone’s output and the rest of the recording chain without adding unnecessary noise or gain stages.

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Preamp

Preamp identifies equipment that raises a microphone signal to a stronger line or converter level. Compare gain, noise, headroom, impedance, phantom power and connections.

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