Cloud Microphones CloudLifter CL-Zi Instrument/Mic Activator Cloud Microphones

Audio professionals and hobbyists all over the world use Cloudlifter Mic Activators to improve the quality of their microphone’s sound. The new Cloudlifter Zi combines this patented technology along with Cloud’s innovative Vari-Zimpedance control into a top-notch active direct box with a flexible and unique set of easy to use tone sculpting features, making it the perfect tool for a wide range of audio applications.

The Cloudlifter Zi maximizes the instrument or microphone’s signal strength and clarity by lowering the noise floor and amount of gain required from a preamp. The premium CineMag transformer brings out the inherent tone and character of any instrument while lowering the impedance to match perfectly with the Cloudlifter’s patented Vari-Z interface and phantom-powered gain circuit, revealing much more of the true sound of the original source!

The Cloudlifter Zi has continuously variable input impedance and high-pass filtering which work in tandem to create a remarkable amount of tone control through manipulation of impedance. Having sweepable Z control allows the contouring of tone at the most basic level, whether capturing audio with a microphone or going direct with your favorite instrument. Just turn the Zknob and fine tune the shape of your tone.

The Cloudlifter Zi’s high-pass filtering adds even more flexibility. When engaged, the frequency cutoff is affected by the impedance setting, allowing for a sweepable frequency reduction from the subsonics to deep into the mid-range.

The Cloudlifter Zi unlocks a whole new spectrum of tonal control with the vari-Z interface that can’t be found in any other direct box. Going direct just got a whole lot more fun!

Features:

• Fully Sweepable Vari-Z Loading from 150ohms to 15kohms.
• Continuously Variable High-Pass Filtering @ -6dB per octave.
• Three Gain Settings Yield up to +25dB, 12dB, or 6dB with Mics and +15dB, 6dB, or 3dB with Instruments.
• Easy to Use Self-Contained Design Requires Only Phantom Power.
• Compatible with 1/4Hi-Z Instrument Inputs and XLR Lo-Z Microphones via the Neutrik Combo Input Connector.
• Protects any Passive Ribbon Microphone with No Transfer of Phantom Power.
• Uses Patented Class A, Discrete JFET Circuitry and Patented Vari-Z User Interface.
• Improves Microphone Gain Before Feedback Ratio in Live & Public Address Applications.
• Rugged, Road-Ready, and Portable for Studio, Stage, and Broadcasting.
• Free Lifetime Limited Warranty for Parts and Labor with Product Registration.
• 100% Manufactured and Fabricated Responsibly in the USA.