Royer Labs dBooster ⚡️ Cloudlifter, Universal Audio Apollo, & Mic Comparison

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The Royer Labs dBooster boosts the signal of low output ribbon and dynamic microphones. For each example, the mic placement was carefully measured for accuracy between takes. You will find that the dBooster not only provides a clean level, but also opens up the inherent sound of each microphone. A Royer Labs R-121, Shure SM57, Sennheiser MD 421, Electro-Voice RE20, and Shure SM7B are used in these examples. Each example was recorded with a Universal Audio Apollo.
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@ideapage 3 года назад

Even without my hearing aids in place I can hear the difference between with and without the dBooster in place. That's a pleasant surprise.

@ToddUrban 3 года назад

Hi Don! Yeah, sometimes it is subtle, but other times the dBooster drastically can open up the sound of a mic. More important, it just guarantees a clean sound that maximizes each mic in my locker! 🎤 🎵

@thebigblunts 29 дней назад

Cloud all day 🙌

@JeffAlaniStanfill 3 года назад

Another excellent tutorial by a master recording engineer that I have had the pleasure of recording with for ovr 10 years! Todd is the best!

@ToddUrban 3 года назад

Thank you Jeff! Always great hearing from a master vocal coach like you! 🎙

@CloudMicrophones Месяц назад

It is well known that the Cloudlifter is an exceptional product and very clean, fundamentally these are different products by nature of their designs. There are no clips or audio comparisons of the Cloudlifter included, despite the unfounded assertions made about its sound that prompted this response. This clearly does have the appearance of being a one sided marketing video, in contrast to the title. The Cloudlifter is innovative because it literally becomes part of your preamp electrically. The fact that the Cloudlifter has less components present in the actual audio path is a feature and benefit. The CL-1 has been long established as the market leader and is further evident in the fact that Shure licensed the Cloud Patents for the new active SM7. More components means more coloration, which is fine if that's the sound you like but they are distinctly different products. The Cloud becomes a modification to the circuit within your preamp in a sense, thus avoiding the need for additional capacitors and resistors in the audio path (that add coloration to the sound), and is more pure in nature than any device that has a large number of additional components in the audio path. Other devices like this one are more like preamps by nature in that they have additional capacitors and resistors in the audio path. Every preamp with phantom power already has capacitors in the audio path of the input, the nice thing about the Cloud is it avoids adding even more, and electrically utilizes those that are present in the preamp to electrically complete the circuit. The result is way more of the actual microphone signal itself, prior to being altered fundamentally by passing through capacitors and resistors.

@ToddUrban Месяц назад

Hi Cloud. Thanks for the response. First off, I have (and use) your boosters. They hold the position as the standard in the industry. So therefore, the objective here was to outline some of the differences between a new product in the category, rather than state one is superior to the other. Regarding an A/B example, it would make some great content. That being said, the differences between boosters can be subtle without crafting specific examples - typically with upper frequency extension to highlight the differences. I’m happy to discuss that content if you would like. That being said, thanks again for your comment and input here and for helping to push the industry forward with innovative products.

@CloudMicrophones Месяц назад

Thank you for your thoughtful reply and clarification on the purpose of your video.

@royerlabs 4 дня назад

Royer Labs pioneered the active mic circuit with our R-122 microphone in 2003, well before the emergence of any of the in-line lifters, and the sophistication and performance of that successful active circuit informed the design of the dBooster. A number of components in the dBooster are not in the signal path, but are used to provide consistent, predictable performance. A cascoding JFET design (like the Cloudlifter) leaves any inline lifter using that methodology open to the influences of (very common) issues like poor impedance matches (which can drag output waaaay down), inconsistent phantom power, RF interference, lowered headroom, etc. No such problems occur with the dBooster - the circuitry deals with all of these issues, while also allowing for long cable runs with no signal loss. It provides consistent gain regardless of load, phantom power issues, cable length, RF influences… delivering exactly the same sonic characteristics regardless of whether these gremlins are at play or not. It’s true that the dBooster is more like a preamp than all other in-line lifters, including the Cloudlifter. That is completely intentional on Royer’s part, and we consider that to be a major feature. We take nothing from the Cloudlifter - it gave many engineers an inexpensive alternative to high-gain preamps, and companies around the world are copying it (imitation remains the sincerest form of flattery!). We liked the concept very much and simply set out to do it our own way.

@migueldias2568 10 месяцев назад

So in you're opinion the dbooster it's better then cloudlifter? I have a shure sm7b running directly to a apollo x8p, whatever i feel that the mic keeps with some noise that i don't like when i am recording vocals, is there any diference in one only giving 20db boost and the other 24 dboost?

@ToddUrban 10 месяцев назад

I don’t want to say one is “better” but they do have a slightly different sound. The dBooster is engineered to be as clean and open as possible. It’s definitely worth a try.

@migueldias2568 10 месяцев назад

would be interesting you making a video comparing it@@ToddUrban

@migueldias2568 10 месяцев назад

but yeah gonna try this new dbooster2 i i have a royer 121 @@ToddUrban

@ToddUrban 10 месяцев назад

@@migueldias2568 Maybe at some point. But the differences are subtle, so it's one of those things that you might need to try in person. But since you have a 101, you already know Royer quality. I wouldn't hesitate to give it a try. I think you will be impressed. I use it a lot on my VoiceOver mics, as well as when recording delicate sources like acoustic guitar or orchestral strings.