Elevate your sound both in the studio and on the road. The Cloud Microphones CL-125 Mic Activator Bundle brings together the industry’s most trusted mic activation technology in two distinct form factors. Combining the legendary Cloudlifter CL-1, the ultra-compact Cloudlifter Mini CL-25, and an exclusive XLR Keychain Clip, this bundle ensures you always have up to +25dB of ultra-clean gain right at your fingertips - whether you are tracking in a professional booth or capturing content on the go.
Bring Your Mics to Life: In the Studio & On the Road
Unlock your microphones’ true potential. Cloudlifters dramatically increase the sensitivity of your microphone, fully capturing the nuance and detail of the source. Many of the most incredible sounding microphones typically require the most gain. Ribbon, dynamic, and even tube microphones can be difficult to amplify, even with high-quality preamps. Previously, it has been difficult to capture very quiet sources with these mics without hearing noise and frequency loss caused by the preamp being operated in its upper gain range.
The detail and nuance - the true character of your mic - comes to the foreground with Cloudlifter technology. This is in remarkable contrast to the tone achieved by pushing a preamp to its upper gain range to produce a similar level of gain.
The Studio Icon (CL-1): The rugged standalone unit built to live on your desk or studio floor, perfect for dedicated vocal booths, podcast setups, and instrument tracking.
The Mobile Workhorse (Mini CL-25): A custom engineering collaboration with Neutrik. Featuring a wire-free, hard-soldered internal design and gold-plated XLR connectors, this ultra-compact, inline device plugs directly into your mic or preamp panel to deliver massive performance in the smallest footprint possible.
Mobile Recording Redefined: The Custom XLR Keychain Clip
Never be caught without clean gain again. This bundle includes an exclusive XLR Keychain Clip designed specifically for the Mini CL-25. By utilizing the heavy-duty XLR connector of the CL-25, the clip securely snaps into place, allowing you to attach your Mini Cloudlifter to your keys, gig bag, backpack, or camera case. It transforms the world’s most portable mic activator into the ultimate everyday-carry tool for field recording, mobile journalism, remote podcasting, and pop-up live sound.
Not Just Louder, Better…
The patented technology dramatically increases microphone output sensitivity without coloring or altering the natural character of the source. Cloudlifters are free of capacitors, resistors, and other distortion-causing components. They utilize a patented Class-A Discrete signal path that directly couples the noise-canceling JFET chips to the microphone and preamp. These innovative JFET chips were initially designed for top-secret military and science applications where quality and clarity are essential. With these ultra-high-tech chips available for use in Cloud products, you can take advantage of these advancements in order to Elevate Your Sound to the highest level while fueling the creative process.
Activated by Cloud… The Industry Standard, Licensed
The award-winning technology is used by audio professionals worldwide and is the industry standard for low-output mics such as the Shure SM7b, EV RE20, and popular ribbon microphones. Additionally, Cloud licensed the patented technology to Shure for use in the popular active SM7dB microphone, the newest in the legendary SM7 lineage.
Level Up with More Mic, Less Preamp
While most preamps sound great in the middle of their gain range, that last one-third of the gain range is where signal degradation and noise occur. Cloudlifters mitigate this by giving you more of the actual microphone itself, upfront and unaltered. Electrically becoming part of your microphone and preamp, the Cloudlifter's design offers two distinct noise-canceling gain stages. Your microphone becomes active, and your preamp is supercharged to operate within its most comfortable range. The result is less noise floor, distortion, and alteration to the frequency response. Hearing more of the mic itself and less of the coloration from the preamp creates new sonic options that simply didn’t exist before.
Bundle Key Features:
Two Premium Mic Activators: Includes both the standalone CL-1 and the inline CL-25 Mini.
Exclusive Mobility Accessory: Includes the XLR-fitting Keychain Clip for on-the-go security.
Up to +25dB of Ultra-Clean Gain: Perfect for any passive microphone.
Patented Class-A Discrete JFET Circuitry: Ultra-clean gain path that keeps your signal pristine.
Protects Delicate Mics: Uses standard +48v Phantom Power but does not pass it to the microphone, keeping ribbon and tube mics safe.
Neutrik Collaboration (CL-25): Custom gold-plated XLR connector system built for thousands of insertion cycles.
Built for Professionals: Rugged steel construction backed by a Limited Lifetime Warranty (with registration).
Eco-Friendly & American Made: Handcrafted on the Navajo Nation and in Tucson, Arizona, using environmentally friendly methods.
Recommended Applications & Compatibility
Ideal For:
Capturing quiet sources, delicate instruments, Foley, and nature recordings.
Podcasting, VoiceOver, live streaming, gaming, or remote conferencing.
Mobile journalism, field recording, and pop-up live sound environments.
Using at the output of a passive DI box to get the most out of your instruments.
Supercharging any wireless microphone system (plug receiver output into the Cloudlifter).
Microphone Compatibility:
Cloudlifters are compatible with all passive dynamic, ribbon, and tube microphones, including industry favorites like the Shure SM7b, Shure SM58, EV RE20, Heil PR40, Rode PodMic, Royer R-121, AEA R84, and many others.
About Phantom Powered Condensers: In order to use microphones that require +48v phantom power, an additional standalone phantom power supply is required. Cloudlifters do not pass phantom power through to the microphone in order to ensure the absolute safety of ribbon and vintage gear.
