in-line microphone preamp for Dynamic and Passive Ribbon Microphones (RED)

To put some perspective on my review...I am a new podcaster and currently, I used a Shure SM58 beta with a lynx xlr cable connected to the Behringer U-Phoria UMC204HD digital interface.This digital interface had to be turned up to near %80 gain to get the mic to where I wanted it, but of course with noise and that is of course is not a good thing.So what is a poor guy to do? Well, start looking for an inline preamp...Of course, I checked out the Cloud lifter which sells for approximately $150 cdn, the dynamite preamp which sells for approximately $134.00 cdn and the Fethead which sells for $100 at the time of the review.While researching the three above units in question, I stumbled across the Manayo DM3 on Amazon. It is clearly a clone of the SE Electronics Dynamite stick as I discovered after searching for more information on it. I was skeptical at first but after reading the reviews here and watching YT videos, I thought it was worth it and as a prime member, I could return it if I did not like it!Upon receiving my Manayo preamp, I plugged it into the 204 DI and the first thing I noticed was I had to have my gain on the Digital Interface turned all the way down and it was still too loud.If this happens to you, don't worry...........that is why you have the PAD button on the interface! To attenuate (reduce) the db. Once I hit the PAD button, I got the perfect amount of db going through my midas preamps in the 204. I get crisp and noise free sound at 30 to 40 db on the digital interface!If you are on the fence about the Manayo DMC 3, don't be, it's worth every penny and at least half the cost of those other guys, its SO WORTH IT! I bought it when it was 20% off on Amazon which was $39.66 cdn (regular price was $49.58 cdn).SAY YOUR MONEY AND GET THIS..........................NO REGRETS!!

This review comes 6 months after purchase!I was looking to get something to boost my sound gain for my Rode Podmic that is running out of my generic Behringer UMC-22 mixer/dac without cranking the volume to 85%. While searching for a Cloudlifter, I saw this thing for a third of the price. The earlier reviews look sketchy, but I took a chance when it had a 10$ off coupon available for it. Boy I tell you what a surprise, this thing works as intended right out of the box. I no longer have to crank my gain volume to 85% to get my Rode Podmic to work loudly, thus eliminating background noise and static. My volume doesn't even need to hit 12 o'clock on the mixer dial if I set windows Microphone volume to 100%Will buy again if I end up buying a second dynamic microphone!

Cumple con lo que promete. Aproximadamente 26db más. Sonido limpio. Estoy satisfecho. Aunque por alguna razón mi caja venía sin el papel de especificaciones e instrucciones, pero no importa. El producto funciona.Puedes conectarlo directo al micrófono o si prefieres a la interfaz, no olvides activar el 48V Phantom Power.

It is great for adding some dB to your signal. I plugged it into my Scarlett Solo USB to use with my dynamic microphones. Before buying this, I had to crank the gain pretty much all the way up, and anyone with a Scarlett interface knows you get a lot of distortion if you have the knob around 90% and above. Now I can leave the gain knob at 50% or lower and still have as much dB on my dynamic mics as I get on my cheap condenser. Recommended if you are looking to add some dB on the hardware side, rather than the software, which is nice for recording, but particularly beneficial for use with voice-chat, in scenarios where you don't have access to a digital gain adjustment.

Es una excelente opción por el precio. No filtra nada de ruido y tiene muy buena ganancia. 10/10