First off, great video, thank you very much! There is just one thing i'm left wondering.. What happens if you put the gain on, on the scarlett device, without the cloudlifter? Would that get a very different result? Sorry if this is a wierd question, i'm quite new to all this tech.
Hey I recently just got a Triton Fathed inline preamp & have the same Scarlet 2i2. The issue is I don’t hear anything when I plug the pre amp (48volt on). I increase the gain but get static noise. Is my preamp just busted?
One of the easiest, simplest, best video ever made on this. As someone new to the xlr world this is was short and straight to the point thank you so much!
i didn't use anything like the Cloudlifter all i did was plug the Shur SM7B into the Scarlett Solo and then set it up with RTX Voice and VoiceMeeter Banana and it honestly sounds even better than using the CloudLifter.
@@namsukeichinose i only have the the scarlet solo and the 7smb. And i want to use it for streaming. What do you recommend me? The cloudlifter or some filter on obs??
@@tunaqua You'll have to get a second XLR cable if you go with the Cloudlifter, the Cloudlifter also offers less gain than the Fethead. With the Fethead, you also get a layer of protection for your SM7B in case the phantom power decides to go crazy. Although, phantom power damage to your microphone isn't really something you need to worry too much about.
@@tunaqua can't really advocate for fatheads as I have heard some people with somewhat negative experiences with them, but you can never go wrong with a CL1, it is a bit pricey but I'd definitely say you get what you pay for in this case
Thank you sir! Answered a question I had that no other video was answering, that being why I couldn't hear my audio coming through, but then realized it was my gain level when you demonstrated that here.
im having some issues with mine i got a female to male xlr cable instead of a female to female could that cause issue because my microphone only picks up my voice if i have the gain at max and then there's static any solution's?
I keep having questions and TH-cam keeps me coming to KC. Thank you for your help! I'm a plug and player at heart so your expertise is greatly appreciated
Just picked up an SM7B with the Scarlett, and I would definitely recommend the cloudlifter. Just call out too the closer you are to this microphone the better it sounds, and you can get away with not cranking up the gain quite as much if you get closer. Nice vid!
Yeah the proximity sensor in the SMB7 is pretty amazing. And for people that are rock singers like myself so far it’s been great without a cloud lifter but I still might pick up one especially if I’m going to record others. I forgot to add I’m using the Yamaha MG10XU for that pre-application
2:18 I am so confused. Once I have a Shure SM7B, a CloudLifter, and a Focusrite Scarlett, how do I get the audio off my Scarlett? I am very new to this, as you can probably tell! 😅 Does that software that you were messing with come with the device as a free driver? Please explain.
I'm releasing an EP this year and just bought myself a Shure SM7b as a bit of a Christmas present to myself. Just purchased the Cloudlifter to get my vocals sounding extra crisp! Unfortunately that DOES mean that I'll have to re-record some stuff, but ultimately I'm just looking for that beautiful quality. Thanks for the video!
if I'm going to plug it into the computer should I use their cable with apple dongle or should I buy a usbc to usbc cable? is there a quality one I should get?
In your video, you have some sort of software you called "logic" at 2:11. What is that? Do I need software to make the sound better? I have two Shure SM7B's love the Shure software. But it does not work with the Focusrite. They sound horrible with the Scarlett 2i2. Is there any free-ware for a equalizer or something so I don't need to go buy a sound mixer? Just trying to make podcasts/voiceovers for classes. Thanks,
I should be getting my SM7B by the end of the week, I’m so excited! Moving from a RODE-NT USB, I hope it’s a good purchase. I ordered it with a cloud lifter and the focusrite Scarlett solo
I have the Shure Sm7b with the 3rd gen Scarlett Solo as well but instead of cloud lifter I bought the se Electronics DM1 Dynamite for $99. Has a little more gain at 28 db. It's been great for me. I use it for hip hop vocals
You have answered all my main questions about gain, cloudlifter, and basic setup. Thank you. I was curious about the Shure SM7B and would love to try this mic one day for voice overs. Just for comparison sake, I currently use an Aston Spirit microphone (price range is *roughly* similar). In my case (for the Aston Spirit and pop filter), i only put the Gain at level 6 on Focusrite 2i2 during Raw Recording in Pro Tools. I prefer to add an extra Boost 1.5db afterwards - once I haved cleaned up all the audio with Izotope RX. There are many ways of recording and treating audio in Pro Tools. I am not an Engineer but use plugins and a general setup recommended by Engineers. Ex. Noise Gate, Limiter-Compressor, Maxim (to limit ouput levels between -3db and -6db). Things are routed to a Bus. After I boost the clean audio clip 1.5db, i bounce the clip and things sound pretty decent to me in headphones and in my monitor speakers.
OMG, thank you for this. Was wondering how to boost the gain between the Scarlett and the Shure SM7B (it's SOOOO quiet) and this was the ONLY solution I have found. Thank you thank you! Lifesaver!
If you intend to have just 1 XLR connection, I'd go with the Scarlett Solo. Even though that's still a tad over $100, the preamps on Focusrite interfaces are some of the cleanest I've ever used
@@snsiskwn5797 the cloud lifter would be better than the fet head, hence the extra price cost. The fet head isnt better, it is just enough for what you need. The cloudlifter is just that extra bit of cleanliness if you can afford it
Very helpful! I didn't know to turn on the phantom on the Scarlett 212 to get my Shure sm7b to work. I do have a question as to what tech you are using to monitor your audio levels? The Focusrite control software the Scarlet comes with doesn't appear to let me monitor those. Thanks!
I have the sm7b -> SE Dynamite -> Scarlett Solo. When the gain is at around 12 O'clock, I hear some noticeable white noise in the background. Are you sure that there is no "Noise suppression" of some sort applied on your audio coming from the SM7b? Even when you turned the knob to the max and started clipping, I was very surprised that there wasn't any noise AT ALL! If I do this with my setup, noise level will go above -20db. Also at 3:45 and 5:00, your breath does not sound natural to me, but you say in the video "no post processing". So please let me know, is it my setup that has a problem with white noise? or did you apply some noise suppression to your audio? and also how can you not have tons of noise when you cranked the knob up to 100% at 4:53. Thanks!
Hi Pola, I keep things extremely simple on this channel. Very rarely do I ever touch/edit the audio aside from adjusting the level since I'm always trying to accurately represent the equipment. I do know that the Solo can perform a little bit differently if you're on PC and don't have the current driver. But this doesn't explain that noise that you're explaining. With the scarlett solo, the headphone amp is really hissy/noisy, do you hear the white noise when you're listening to a recording, or just when you're live monitoring yourself? Sometimes there can be.a difference. I'm not really sure what else to suggest. I don't think the Dynamite has any noticeable noise difference compared to the Cloudlifter.
@@kettnercreative Hi, Thanks a lot for your reply! You're right, I did some troubleshooting and the headphones amp was producing the noise while using direct monitoring. It was driving me a bit crazy and you're a life saver. I really appreciate you still going through the old videos' comments and trying to help as much as you can and still producing awesome videos to help. This is awesome!!! You got a new fan here. I subbed ;) Thank you again.
Thank you for posting this video (all be it, months ago, lol). I guess my expectations were too high when dropping about $150 on the Cloudlifter. I have the same exact setup shown in this video. I went from fully cranked to max on my 2i2 to about 2PM on the gain knob with the CloudLifter (during streams and conference calls so listeners wouldn't think I wasn't heard loud enough). I guess the gain knob being at around 1PM-2PM on the 2i2 with the SM7B and CloudLifter is normal. Dare I say I have to put it at near 3PM so I'm loud and clear on conference calls with some headroom and not clipping. Overall, such a pricey setup but I guess it was worth it ($399 + $149 + $169 = $717 approximately minus taxes for the 3 things shown in this video - yikes).
Idk if my cloud filter is faulty but I have to have it at like 7.5 out of 10 and it's still kinda quiet, it just about reaches -15 or so. Is this normal? It's my first day of having the 2i2, cloudlifter, and SM7B.
IT's weird though, I've seen several tests that show that the 2i2 and several other similar preamps actually have the least amount of background noise with the gain up to basically full. This is stating the opposite.
this helped also, i have the lesser scarlet version ie single mic input, no cloud addition, not shure i need it. my gain however is turned high on the scarlet, ill try experimenting :) liked vid :)
Is the cloudlifter really necessary if the mic is right in front of your face? Your mic is sitting pretty low. I have mine on a boom arm where it can be in front of my mouth. I understand needing a boost if the mic is far away like in this video, but is it really necessary if it's closer?
This is helpful. I just got the SM7B in the mail today from eBay. New and in the box. But it sounds worse than my Blue Yeti. haha Lots of fuzz. I will try to get one of the things you are showing.
Its called a USB C - USB 3.0 cable unless your computer has USB C ports then get a USB C - USB C cable. The cable for the mic itself is an XLR male - XLR female cable
for recording vocals for music production, say loud rock vocals kind of thing, you could have just gotten closer to the microphone and would not need a cloudlifter in that case no?
this is great, but im trying to set up two samson mics to my scarlett 2i2 but line 1 doesn't seem to be working. do i need to switch my settings? a bit lost please help.
Hi I appreciate your video but I can't seem to get signal from computer to the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 , any suggestions I had it connected before not sure what I did , but now not able to get connection and hear music from met computer, Thanks I appreciate any feed back
Yes a lot of ground noise and distortion. Unless you buy an audio interface that's powerful enough to power it with an inline amp like the cloud lifter of Dynamite. I use the se Electronics DM1 Dynamite for mine. $99 28 db clean gain. I already had the Scarlett Solo 3rd gen for my Blue Spark mic. So I went the route of spending $99 for the inline amp instead of $500 for the Apollo.
not much of a difference at all if you download 2 softwares #1 RTX Voice and #2 VoiceMeeter Banana it honestly sounds better than the CloudLifter using these 2 softwares with the Shur SM7B connected straight into the Scarlett Solo
@@Jay3rd they are free, just search up how to setup each idividual software there a ton of tutorials on youtube. The only thing is that for RTX Voice i'm pretty sure it can only be done on NVIDIA graphics cards so if you have AMD i don't know if it'll work.
Bonsoir à vous j'ai besoin de vos conseils je cherche actuellement à micro de ce jour j'aime ma possession une focus 2i2 j'aimerais bien voir un son chaleureux charismatique bien présent pour une voix off est-ce que vous pouvez me donner une alternative à ce micro que vous avez présenté merci de me répondre ???
Do I need cloudlifter if I am using this with the Focusrite Clarett? When I plug in SM7B with it - it seems to be doing what you described and showed with the gain needing to be maxed out. :(
Hello thank you for your video, I have an SM7B with a cloudfilter, on a foscurite 18i20 3GNE, I always have a breath. I don't understand why. Do you have any advice to give me?
The shure sm7b stock doesn’t require phantom power. However, when plugging in the cloud lifter, the cloud lifter unit needs phantom power while microphone itself does not
I have AT2020 and Scarlet 3rd gen 2i2 and get a very weak singal. I will have to turn the gain up a lot - way over half way and even then the singal is quite small when looking from Audacity. What could be wrong? Is AT2020 just not for Scarlet?
You can use this without software. Just plug it in. Just make sure your 'recording' peripheral is set to the Scarlett 2i2 (or whatever interface you're using). Note: You'll be hearing non-EQ'd sound with no additional filters. After you mess around with it, you'll most likely want to take advantage of some of your DAW's EQs and filters to make your audio recordings sound even sweeter!
What type of software for the Mac you used to record the video? Just curious. Very informative video. I’m jumping from yeti x to your exact demo gear. Should have most of it tomorrow except for the cloudlifter which was ordered after the fact :)
We'd love to see a photo of your setup!
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Is there a cheaper mid line gain I can buy?
First off, great video, thank you very much! There is just one thing i'm left wondering.. What happens if you put the gain on, on the scarlett device, without the cloudlifter? Would that get a very different result? Sorry if this is a wierd question, i'm quite new to all this tech.
Hey I recently just got a Triton Fathed inline preamp & have the same Scarlet 2i2. The issue is I don’t hear anything when I plug the pre amp (48volt on). I increase the gain but get static noise. Is my preamp just busted?
One of the easiest, simplest, best video ever made on this. As someone new to the xlr world this is was short and straight to the point thank you so much!
Same
Seriously!!
No cap
i didn't use anything like the Cloudlifter all i did was plug the Shur SM7B into the Scarlett Solo and then set it up with RTX Voice and VoiceMeeter Banana and it honestly sounds even better than using the CloudLifter.
Yes. RTX voice and VoiceMeeter can add a lot of options for improving the sound while the CloudLifter will only increase the gain.
@@namsukeichinose i only have the the scarlet solo and the 7smb. And i want to use it for streaming. What do you recommend me? The cloudlifter or some filter on obs??
@Lily Crawford Cloudlifter or Fethead? Which one of both is better? Prices are clearly different.
@@tunaqua You'll have to get a second XLR cable if you go with the Cloudlifter, the Cloudlifter also offers less gain than the Fethead. With the Fethead, you also get a layer of protection for your SM7B in case the phantom power decides to go crazy. Although, phantom power damage to your microphone isn't really something you need to worry too much about.
@@tunaqua can't really advocate for fatheads as I have heard some people with somewhat negative experiences with them, but you can never go wrong with a CL1, it is a bit pricey but I'd definitely say you get what you pay for in this case
Thank you sir! Answered a question I had that no other video was answering, that being why I couldn't hear my audio coming through, but then realized it was my gain level when you demonstrated that here.
Glad I could help!
This comment saved my life I turned up the gain didn’t even need to watch the rest of the video I can hear myself now lol thanks Jordan!!!
Just got these both and working like a charm with Logic. Thanks for your simple and easy-to-follow instructions! 🙏🏾
im having some issues with mine i got a female to male xlr cable instead of a female to female could that cause issue because my microphone only picks up my voice if i have the gain at max and then there's static any solution's?
I keep having questions and TH-cam keeps me coming to KC. Thank you for your help! I'm a plug and player at heart so your expertise is greatly appreciated
Fantastic content. Thank you for being so thorough, this is exactly what I was looking for to explain the settings on the 2i2
I've come back to your video about 5x times haha thanks dude!
Lovely and very simple video
Incredible Video! Literally the Perfect Guide. Thank You!
Awesome video. Thank you for keeping it simple and getting right to the point without any antics or unneeded stuff.
Great breakdown! Awesome that you showed dual camera shots with the Scarlett showing your settings.
Just picked up an SM7B with the Scarlett, and I would definitely recommend the cloudlifter. Just call out too the closer you are to this microphone the better it sounds, and you can get away with not cranking up the gain quite as much if you get closer. Nice vid!
Thanks.
Yeah the proximity sensor in the SMB7 is pretty amazing. And for people that are rock singers like myself so far it’s been great without a cloud lifter but I still might pick up one especially if I’m going to record others. I forgot to add I’m using the Yamaha MG10XU for that pre-application
Wow as soon as the cloud lifted was connected the Audio became so rich
Great video! Wanted these exact specs and this explained exactly how to set them up
Glad it was helpful!
I'm looking to upgrade my wife's VO setup and this helped out a lot. Thanks for the great info!
This was super helpful! I appreciate how practical these are. Keep it up!
Thank you! Will do!
this helped me understand the whole thing so much better!
what a great video!
is there any reason the 2i2 might make the SM7B sound better over the solo gen 3?
No, exactly the same preamp
@@kettnercreative Thanks!
This video just helped me get my mic working so thank you.
Short and sweet, perfect video - thanks
Outstanding video. Thank you so much. Setting this setup up today.
Glad it helped
I like this guy. Super simple, to the point video.
Thanks so much ...setting up my Cloudlifter tonight and with a Scarlett Solo and didn't know exactly which order to connect everything
Wonderful!
Your videos are very useful Thank you
2:18 I am so confused. Once I have a Shure SM7B, a CloudLifter, and a Focusrite Scarlett, how do I get the audio off my Scarlett? I am very new to this, as you can probably tell! 😅
Does that software that you were messing with come with the device as a free driver? Please explain.
That's Logic Pro. The DAW.
The scarlet is a usb interface. It connects to a pc via usb
I'm releasing an EP this year and just bought myself a Shure SM7b as a bit of a Christmas present to myself. Just purchased the Cloudlifter to get my vocals sounding extra crisp! Unfortunately that DOES mean that I'll have to re-record some stuff, but ultimately I'm just looking for that beautiful quality. Thanks for the video!
if I'm going to plug it into the computer should I use their cable with apple dongle or should I buy a usbc to usbc cable? is there a quality one I should get?
Thank you so much for this video! Whew. Everything makes sense now.
In your video, you have some sort of software you called "logic" at 2:11. What is that? Do I need software to make the sound better? I have two Shure SM7B's love the Shure software. But it does not work with the Focusrite. They sound horrible with the Scarlett 2i2. Is there any free-ware for a equalizer or something so I don't need to go buy a sound mixer? Just trying to make podcasts/voiceovers for classes. Thanks,
I wanted to know this as well, have you figured it out?
Really appreciate the clarity of this explanation. thank you so much.
You're very welcome!
every video you make is amazing, thank you for your tutorials
this was a very simple video and im glad i found it! thank you so much for posting!
I should be getting my SM7B by the end of the week, I’m so excited! Moving from a RODE-NT USB, I hope it’s a good purchase. I ordered it with a cloud lifter and the focusrite Scarlett solo
Nice, I think you'll be happy!
Crazy! I just ordered mine and am upgrading from my rode nt1a. I hope it compliments my voice and brings a warmer sound to my vocals .
I have the Shure Sm7b with the 3rd gen Scarlett Solo as well but instead of cloud lifter I bought the se Electronics DM1 Dynamite for $99. Has a little more gain at 28 db.
It's been great for me. I use it for hip hop vocals
You have answered all my main questions about gain, cloudlifter, and basic setup. Thank you. I was curious about the Shure SM7B and would love to try this mic one day for voice overs. Just for comparison sake, I currently use an Aston Spirit microphone (price range is *roughly* similar). In my case (for the Aston Spirit and pop filter), i only put the Gain at level 6 on Focusrite 2i2 during Raw Recording in Pro Tools. I prefer to add an extra Boost 1.5db afterwards - once I haved cleaned up all the audio with Izotope RX. There are many ways of recording and treating audio in Pro Tools. I am not an Engineer but use plugins and a general setup recommended by Engineers. Ex. Noise Gate, Limiter-Compressor, Maxim (to limit ouput levels between -3db and -6db). Things are routed to a Bus. After I boost the clean audio clip 1.5db, i bounce the clip and things sound pretty decent to me in headphones and in my monitor speakers.
Thanks for this video, it answered a long standing question I had for these 2 products.
OMG, thank you for this. Was wondering how to boost the gain between the Scarlett and the Shure SM7B (it's SOOOO quiet) and this was the ONLY solution I have found. Thank you thank you! Lifesaver!
Straight and to the point. Great vid. Thanks.
hey thanks for the video. really helpful.....question,......is there any other preamps you could recommend for someone on a tighter budget?
If you intend to have just 1 XLR connection, I'd go with the Scarlett Solo. Even though that's still a tad over $100, the preamps on Focusrite interfaces are some of the cleanest I've ever used
Very easy instructions to follow. Thank you!
Best video on this product, thanks a lot mate
Glad it helped
Thank you so much for this video it helped a TON!!
probably a stupid question but why cant u use that phantom power without the cloudlifter?
Best review i've ever watched in my life thank you so much
This can work perfectly with the scarlet solo/Shrue sm7b/Cloud lifter right?
Sure!
i got my self the shure sm7b... and for the audio interface, should i be okay with the 4i4 3rd gen? thanks!
you need a booster like a cloud lifter still
@@truthtimetv4575 thank you!
@@tobiruno or a fet head if you don’t wanna spend the extra money and it works better than the cloud lifter in my opinion
@@snsiskwn5797 the cloud lifter would be better than the fet head, hence the extra price cost. The fet head isnt better, it is just enough for what you need. The cloudlifter is just that extra bit of cleanliness if you can afford it
Why can't I hear the mic in my headset? It also doesn't turn green. I have the 2 port Focusrite.
Grate video and simple explanation. Thanks! I do throw have a question. Is any way to connect the scarlet with the camera?
We definitely need a Cloudlifter? Is it gonna work without that?!
Thanks so much for this tutorial. Very helpful!
Very helpful! I didn't know to turn on the phantom on the Scarlett 212 to get my Shure sm7b to work.
I do have a question as to what tech you are using to monitor your audio levels? The Focusrite control software the Scarlet comes with doesn't appear to let me monitor those.
Thanks!
I have the sm7b -> SE Dynamite -> Scarlett Solo. When the gain is at around 12 O'clock, I hear some noticeable white noise in the background.
Are you sure that there is no "Noise suppression" of some sort applied on your audio coming from the SM7b? Even when you turned the knob to the max and started clipping, I was very surprised that there wasn't any noise AT ALL! If I do this with my setup, noise level will go above -20db.
Also at 3:45 and 5:00, your breath does not sound natural to me, but you say in the video "no post processing".
So please let me know, is it my setup that has a problem with white noise? or did you apply some noise suppression to your audio? and also how can you not have tons of noise when you cranked the knob up to 100% at 4:53. Thanks!
Hi Pola,
I keep things extremely simple on this channel. Very rarely do I ever touch/edit the audio aside from adjusting the level since I'm always trying to accurately represent the equipment.
I do know that the Solo can perform a little bit differently if you're on PC and don't have the current driver. But this doesn't explain that noise that you're explaining.
With the scarlett solo, the headphone amp is really hissy/noisy, do you hear the white noise when you're listening to a recording, or just when you're live monitoring yourself? Sometimes there can be.a difference.
I'm not really sure what else to suggest. I don't think the Dynamite has any noticeable noise difference compared to the Cloudlifter.
@@kettnercreative Hi,
Thanks a lot for your reply! You're right, I did some troubleshooting and the headphones amp was producing the noise while using direct monitoring. It was driving me a bit crazy and you're a life saver.
I really appreciate you still going through the old videos' comments and trying to help as much as you can and still producing awesome videos to help. This is awesome!!! You got a new fan here. I subbed ;)
Thank you again.
Thank you for posting this video (all be it, months ago, lol). I guess my expectations were too high when dropping about $150 on the Cloudlifter. I have the same exact setup shown in this video. I went from fully cranked to max on my 2i2 to about 2PM on the gain knob with the CloudLifter (during streams and conference calls so listeners wouldn't think I wasn't heard loud enough). I guess the gain knob being at around 1PM-2PM on the 2i2 with the SM7B and CloudLifter is normal. Dare I say I have to put it at near 3PM so I'm loud and clear on conference calls with some headroom and not clipping. Overall, such a pricey setup but I guess it was worth it ($399 + $149 + $169 = $717 approximately minus taxes for the 3 things shown in this video - yikes).
the fethead give higher volume... I had my gain now at 50% and perfectly loud. Plus it's half the price of the cloudlifter
@@Airblazer What was your gain called?
@@braydenmurrah1042 it was the Triton audio fethead. I think there’s two versions. Not sure which was which.
@@Airblazer Thanks for letting me know!
Idk if my cloud filter is faulty but I have to have it at like 7.5 out of 10 and it's still kinda quiet, it just about reaches -15 or so. Is this normal? It's my first day of having the 2i2, cloudlifter, and SM7B.
Depends on your mic positioning.
IT's weird though, I've seen several tests that show that the 2i2 and several other similar preamps actually have the least amount of background noise with the gain up to basically full. This is stating the opposite.
Thank you for your explanation. It was super straightforward and easy to follow!
this helped also, i have the lesser scarlet version ie single mic input, no cloud addition, not shure i need it. my gain however is turned high on the scarlet, ill try experimenting :) liked vid :)
This video was perfect thanks for the demo.
Is the cloudlifter really necessary if the mic is right in front of your face? Your mic is sitting pretty low. I have mine on a boom arm where it can be in front of my mouth. I understand needing a boost if the mic is far away like in this video, but is it really necessary if it's closer?
Thank you for your time. It answered many questions.
Such a helpful video, so straightforward. Thank you!
Mad good video, much needed
This is helpful. I just got the SM7B in the mail today from eBay. New and in the box. But it sounds worse than my Blue Yeti. haha Lots of fuzz. I will try to get one of the things you are showing.
man i wish i could pick your brain on how exactly to get this mic to sound radio like on my streamlabs
Is the cable you used to connect it into your laptop called a type c cable
Its called a USB C - USB 3.0 cable unless your computer has USB C ports then get a USB C - USB C cable. The cable for the mic itself is an XLR male - XLR female cable
Very good and organised tutorial
for recording vocals for music production, say loud rock vocals kind of thing, you could have just gotten closer to the microphone and would not need a cloudlifter in that case no?
Thankyou !! i look forward to all info on this particular setup these are the ones i chose to use, it sounds wonderful ! new subby.
Thanks for the sub!
Please is it possible to have in a video the same setup with OBS EQ settings ?
You need phantom power when using a cloudlifter with a Dynamic Mic ⁉️🤔💭
Yep. It needs 48v to work!
this is great, but im trying to set up two samson mics to my scarlett 2i2 but line 1 doesn't seem to be working. do i need to switch my settings? a bit lost please help.
Please, how would the connection of an SM7dB with Focusrite Scarlett 2i2?
Hi I appreciate your video but I can't seem to get signal from computer to the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 , any suggestions I had it connected before not sure what I did , but now not able to get connection and hear music from met computer, Thanks I appreciate any feed back
Is there a difference in quality if you, instead of using the cloudlifter, simply amplify the audio in your DAW?
Yes a lot of ground noise and distortion. Unless you buy an audio interface that's powerful enough to power it with an inline amp like the cloud lifter of Dynamite.
I use the se Electronics DM1 Dynamite for mine. $99 28 db clean gain.
I already had the Scarlett Solo 3rd gen for my Blue Spark mic.
So I went the route of spending $99 for the inline amp instead of $500 for the Apollo.
not much of a difference at all if you download 2 softwares #1 RTX Voice and #2 VoiceMeeter Banana it honestly sounds better than the CloudLifter using these 2 softwares with the Shur SM7B connected straight into the Scarlett Solo
@@PrimeEcto how much are those softwares?
@@Jay3rd they are free, just search up how to setup each idividual software there a ton of tutorials on youtube. The only thing is that for RTX Voice i'm pretty sure it can only be done on NVIDIA graphics cards so if you have AMD i don't know if it'll work.
Best video on this...my god.
hi sir, my questions is that is this "Focusrite Scarlett" a phantom power ? im looking for a phantom power
Yeah it is
Yes, most modern audio interfaces will have phantom power or 48v option.
I couldn't set up following your video from mv7 to focusrite audio interface
Does the new Sm7db needs a cloud lifter as well?
Bonsoir à vous j'ai besoin de vos conseils je cherche actuellement à micro de ce jour j'aime ma possession une focus 2i2 j'aimerais bien voir un son chaleureux charismatique bien présent pour une voix off est-ce que vous pouvez me donner une alternative à ce micro que vous avez présenté merci de me répondre ???
Where do u fine that little slider thing for mic at on macbook garage band ?
plese help my audio won't show up in logic
Do I need cloudlifter if I am using this with the Focusrite Clarett? When I plug in SM7B with it - it seems to be doing what you described and showed with the gain needing to be maxed out. :(
Sounds like you'll need the cloudlifter.
use dbx 286s instead of cloudlifter
Thanks my friend, very helpful
really dumb question here but I guess you may need 2 cloudlifters? One per each microphone?
So helpful, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Hello thank you for your video, I have an SM7B with a cloudfilter, on a foscurite 18i20 3GNE, I always have a breath. I don't understand why. Do you have any advice to give me?
Thankyou so much! Very helpful! :)
What's better for vocals recording Sm7b or Cm25 mkIII
Why didn't you use phantom power when trying it without the cloudlifter? I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just curious.
The shure sm7b stock doesn’t require phantom power. However, when plugging in the cloud lifter, the cloud lifter unit needs phantom power while microphone itself does not
Phantom power doesn’t have any effect on dynamic microphones like the Shure SM7B.
But phantom power is required to make the Cloudlifter work.
Thanks guys!
I have this exact setup but when I use it for doing Facebook live videos, sound only comes out of the left ear
I have AT2020 and Scarlet 3rd gen 2i2 and get a very weak singal. I will have to turn the gain up a lot - way over half way and even then the singal is quite small when looking from Audacity. What could be wrong? Is AT2020 just not for Scarlet?
Thanks for your help! Turns out I didn't have phantom power on :-)
Glad I could help!
@@kettnercreative whats the link to the app u are using and is it free
For some reason my Mic won’t connect to the interface… do I need to download the shure software?
quick question. how do you like that table top mic stand? It looks really good , is it the one in your description? On stage table stand?
my scarlett 2i2 usb isnt getting any audio and when i turn the gain up it doesn't turn green.
Do we need all this stuff for the microphone to work
thanks for this! very helpful. :)
Awesome Video but I have an question so do you need an software to use it?
You can use this without software. Just plug it in. Just make sure your 'recording' peripheral is set to the Scarlett 2i2 (or whatever interface you're using). Note: You'll be hearing non-EQ'd sound with no additional filters. After you mess around with it, you'll most likely want to take advantage of some of your DAW's EQs and filters to make your audio recordings sound even sweeter!
What type of software for the Mac you used to record the video? Just curious. Very informative video. I’m jumping from yeti x to your exact demo gear. Should have most of it tomorrow except for the cloudlifter which was ordered after the fact :)
The software is called Logic Pro.
Can you phantom power the mic without the cloudfire amp? Like connect the mic direct on the scarlet and hit the 48v phantom power?