I feel like whenever it finally is time for me to make the jump to a higher-budget acoustic, I should just give it to you and let you go to town on it. These sound great man!
Would be nice if it also had a magnetic pickup built in. Probably just what my ear is use to but I like the SM57. It seems to sit in the middle from the bright clarity of the internal mic and the warmth of the MBHO 440. I think a stereo pair of sE8's are in my future.
Hello Alex, I had my first listen to this isolo system about 2 years ago. Ive been taken with its naked sound reproduction. I am starting to look for one at this time. I am wondering if you found the battery stay up on its charge? How are you still going with the system and is there anything new on the market that would compete with the isolo? I like the goose neck idea as I am a stickler for tones in my recordings. Thanks for any help, I would very much appreciate that bit of guidance with this system from your own perspective of using one for a while now? Ta mate :-)
The battery still holds full charge as it did when it was new. I just used it last week with the Pittsburgh Symphony and my classical guitar. If you’re recording guitar at home, you’ll still be better off with an external mic even something like an SM57. The cloudvocal system is my favorite though for live performance with minimal stage volume
Alex...thoroughly amazing. I'm a great fan....just got a bit taken over with technical terms but that's b'cos I'm a beginner....need to catch up a bit. I'm really looking at connecting my acoustic guitars to my Presonus Audiobox USB96 and so looking to hear from you on what is the best pickup/mic for this to happen...I sent you an email with pictures. Appreciate your thoughts on it. Thanks a ton !
Nice video. Thanks! informative from a knowledgeable person. This thing looks pretty awesome to me. Major drawback i see, is that the receiver doesnt appear to be able to run on a battery. Maybe the power draw makes that impossible? idk. but if i wanted to make insta videos anywhere with a zoom recorder and a camera, the wireless is so cool, but needing a power outlet totally kills that aspect. Maybe theyll release one like that? idk, but it would be really cool.
what do you use to blend in the mic signal? are you able to use the unit itself utilizing that seperate line-in jack on the right? or do you have a separate summing preamp? anything in particular that would work well in a live setting short of 2 complete rigs?
Don’t know if it’s been mentioned yet, but-doesn’t it make a difference where the sound hole pick is placed? Closer to the neck or in the middle of the sound hole. All of the pickups you’re reviewing sound great depending on the the situation. Thanks- Alex. 🎧
Would I be able to switch use it for a violin mic with the violin clamp and pair it to the preamp when I wanted to play violin, then put it back in the guitar holder when I wanted guitar, or are the transmitters different? If they are, could I pair multiple transmitters to a receiver? I’m not thinking of using them at the same time, but I’m wondering if I’d have to buy to whole units, one for violin and another for guitar
The guitar version has the mic on the gooseneck, while the violin version (I also have a demo of that on my channel) has the mic built in to the body of the transmitter. I think you'd be good buying one kit and using it on both instruments. I would buy the version for violin (since then you get a piezo pickup input on the transmitter too) and then see if you can buy the rubber mounts to fit it to your guitar. Check out my violin demo and see if you like that idea.
How are you controlling the mix of the two signal sources? Are you using each separate source's gain knob to blend? Because the "blend" knob on the preamp itself is for the EFX, right? It's in the EFX column and has a "D" (dry) to the left and "W" (wet) to the right. The Cloudvocal documentation even states the blend knob is for "controlling the balance of dry and wet signal." Meaning the amount of effect in the signal. A tad confusing.
November 2023 - Cloudvocal is having a Black Friday sale all month. The iSolo systems are $100 down from the normal price and the discount can be combined with the code below for another 5% off. That brings the price to $335 or so, which is the cheapest I've seen them go for. Hi everyone - just wanted to post this new link that the company sent me. They're offering 5% off for my viewers. Enter through the link: cloudvocal.com/discount/ALEXP5OFF | Or use the code ALEXPRICE at checkout and the discount should be applied automatically.
It is a lot but I don’t think it’s over the top by any standard. Think about what you’d be putting in for a quality mic ($200 the Myers pickup is comparable) and mid-tier wireless ($150) alone. You’re also getting a high impedance preamp, EQ, and reverb - similar to but maybe not as comprehensive as standalone products that LR Baggs and Fishman offer in the $200-400 range.
@Lovestarlucky143 the placement of the mic inside the guitar for sure puts it at a disadvantage compared to a mic set back about two feet from the instrument, which is ideal. When I used it as a soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony earlier this year, they certainly didn’t mind and the soundguy even complemented it.
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I feel like whenever it finally is time for me to make the jump to a higher-budget acoustic, I should just give it to you and let you go to town on it. These sound great man!
Would be nice if it also had a magnetic pickup built in. Probably just what my ear is use to but I like the SM57. It seems to sit in the middle from the bright clarity of the internal mic and the warmth of the MBHO 440. I think a stereo pair of sE8's are in my future.
Yes, the external mics sound much much much better.
Hello Alex, I had my first listen to this isolo system about 2 years ago. Ive been taken with its naked sound reproduction. I am starting to look for one at this time. I am wondering if you found the battery stay up on its charge? How are you still going with the system and is there anything new on the market that would compete with the isolo? I like the goose neck idea as I am a stickler for tones in my recordings. Thanks for any help, I would very much appreciate that bit of guidance with this system from your own perspective of using one for a while now? Ta mate :-)
The battery still holds full charge as it did when it was new. I just used it last week with the Pittsburgh Symphony and my classical guitar.
If you’re recording guitar at home, you’ll still be better off with an external mic even something like an SM57. The cloudvocal system is my favorite though for live performance with minimal stage volume
good sounds there..
Alex...thoroughly amazing. I'm a great fan....just got a bit taken over with technical terms but that's b'cos I'm a beginner....need to catch up a bit. I'm really looking at connecting my acoustic guitars to my Presonus Audiobox USB96 and so looking to hear from you on what is the best pickup/mic for this to happen...I sent you an email with pictures. Appreciate your thoughts on it. Thanks a ton !
Thank you sir....
Nice video. Thanks! informative from a knowledgeable person. This thing looks pretty awesome to me. Major drawback i see, is that the receiver doesnt appear to be able to run on a battery. Maybe the power draw makes that impossible? idk. but if i wanted to make insta videos anywhere with a zoom recorder and a camera, the wireless is so cool, but needing a power outlet totally kills that aspect. Maybe theyll release one like that? idk, but it would be really cool.
It's got a usb slot for a rechargeable powerbank...
what do you use to blend in the mic signal? are you able to use the unit itself utilizing that seperate line-in jack on the right? or do you have a separate summing preamp? anything in particular that would work well in a live setting short of 2 complete rigs?
super intersting, I can see my UI16 mixer wireless 2.4ghz interfering with this.
Don’t know if it’s been mentioned yet, but-doesn’t it make a difference where the sound hole pick is placed? Closer to the neck or in the middle of the sound hole. All of the pickups you’re reviewing sound great depending on the the situation. Thanks- Alex. 🎧
Yep! Definitely experiment with mic placement as that’ll affect tone a lot.
will it conflict with other 2.4 ghz system on this guitar? (joyo or lekato)
Are you wanting to sell any acoustic pickups that you demo’d?
Would I be able to switch use it for a violin mic with the violin clamp and pair it to the preamp when I wanted to play violin, then put it back in the guitar holder when I wanted guitar, or are the transmitters different? If they are, could I pair multiple transmitters to a receiver? I’m not thinking of using them at the same time, but I’m wondering if I’d have to buy to whole units, one for violin and another for guitar
The guitar version has the mic on the gooseneck, while the violin version (I also have a demo of that on my channel) has the mic built in to the body of the transmitter. I think you'd be good buying one kit and using it on both instruments. I would buy the version for violin (since then you get a piezo pickup input on the transmitter too) and then see if you can buy the rubber mounts to fit it to your guitar.
Check out my violin demo and see if you like that idea.
How are you controlling the mix of the two signal sources? Are you using each separate source's gain knob to blend? Because the "blend" knob on the preamp itself is for the EFX, right? It's in the EFX column and has a "D" (dry) to the left and "W" (wet) to the right. The Cloudvocal documentation even states the blend knob is for "controlling the balance of dry and wet signal." Meaning the amount of effect in the signal. A tad confusing.
You’re correct. You blend the pickup sources with the two gain controls. The actual blend knob is only for effects.
November 2023 - Cloudvocal is having a Black Friday sale all month. The iSolo systems are $100 down from the normal price and the discount can be combined with the code below for another 5% off. That brings the price to $335 or so, which is the cheapest I've seen them go for.
Hi everyone - just wanted to post this new link that the company sent me. They're offering 5% off for my viewers. Enter through the link: cloudvocal.com/discount/ALEXP5OFF | Or use the code ALEXPRICE at checkout and the discount should be applied automatically.
Is it good for acoustic bass ?
anyone know if anyone is selling these things? All I can find is the woodwind version, including on the link above.
I know you can buy them directly from their website. Sometimes their Amazon stock is not up to date.
sm 57 isgood...the best
Affiliate code? Please and thank you!
Hi Annie - I just reached out to the company as the old link wasn't working. This one should get you 5% off now - us.cloudvocal.com/?sl-ref=aprice
$600?!
Forgot it. My Seymour Duncan Mag mic system sounds amazing at only $250
Pretty cool till you see the rediculous price on Amazon.
It is a lot but I don’t think it’s over the top by any standard. Think about what you’d be putting in for a quality mic ($200 the Myers pickup is comparable) and mid-tier wireless ($150) alone. You’re also getting a high impedance preamp, EQ, and reverb - similar to but maybe not as comprehensive as standalone products that LR Baggs and Fishman offer in the $200-400 range.
Sorry I think it sounds pretty mediocre at best. Nice job on the review though.
Not worth the money because of cheap sound quality 🤡
@Lovestarlucky143 the placement of the mic inside the guitar for sure puts it at a disadvantage compared to a mic set back about two feet from the instrument, which is ideal. When I used it as a soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony earlier this year, they certainly didn’t mind and the soundguy even complemented it.