The Launcher from Soyuz Microphones is a clean booster for one dynamic microphone, designed to give it more gain if your mic preamp isn't giving you a strong enough mic level without imparting unwanted noise. However, unlike other clean boosters, the Launcher is not designed to give you a clean gain boost. Instead, it boosts while imparting a vintage, analog sound, reminiscent of a classic console.

Use this booster with PAs or recording interfaces alike. If you're rocking a dynamic microphone for your voice or instrument, this can go a long way to adding color in otherwise characterless signal paths. The Launcher sports a custom hand-wound transformer and proprietary circuit for this purpose.

You'll find a 3-pin XLR input at one end, and a 3-pin XLR output at the other. The Launcher gives you a gain boost of 26 dB, and is powered over phantom power from the PA or interface. Weighing less than 1 lb, the Launcher also quite portable.