Cloud Microphones has introduced the Cloudlifter, a two-channel device for interfacing passive, low-output ribbon microphones with any phantom-powered input device.
“The Cloudlifter is small enough to go anywhere and use with your favorite preamp,” explains Cloud Chief Design Engineer Stephen Sank, son of Jon R. Sank, the designer of some of the best and last of RCA’s ribbon microphones such as the BK-11 and BK-10A. “The purity of its sound makes it a pleasure to work with. With only a minimum amount of makeup gain required, your tracks will always shine.”
The Cloudlifter can elevate a ribbon mic’s sound over 20 dB, equipped with direct-coupled JFET (Junction Field-Effect Transistor) circuitry that is ultra-transparent.
Offering clean gain while preserving the natural sonic characteristics of the source, the technology keeps the audio path free-and-clear of transformers, capacitors, and resistors. Pure sound is the end product, without any coloration.
Safe for use with any passive ribbon or dynamic mic, the Cloudlifter is ideally suited for voice and music alike.
Debuting at the 2010 Winter NAMM show, the Cloudlifter a suggested retail price of $329.