Violet Design Black Finger
Medium-diaphragm condenser (pencil/end-address body)
MicrophonePrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Medium-diaphragm condenser (pencil/end-address body)
- Topology
- FET condenser
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- End-address pencil-style body, 207mm x 24mm shaft, nickel-plated hardware, matte black body
- Powered
- phantom (48V)
- Drivers
- single medium diaphragm, 13mm active diameter, electrostatic
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Max SPL
- 140 dB (0.5% THD @ 1kHz into 1000-ohm load)
- Sensitivity
- 11 mV/Pa @ 1kHz into 1000-ohm load
- Polar pattern
- cardioid (fixed, unidirectional)
- Impedance (Ω)
- 50 (output); rated load 1000; suggested load >500
- Back design
- end-address; integrated tapered body reflector reduces resonance
- Country of manufacture
- Latvia
Details
Controls: none (fixed cardioid, no on-body switches; optional FRR reflection ring accessory alters directional/frequency character)
I/O: 1x XLR3M output
Notable use: Randy Kohrs (permanent upright bass mic); John Paterno (hi-hat, percussion overdubs, acoustic guitar)
Notes: FLAG: FET/solid-state condenser (NOT tube), despite 'electrostatic' capsule language used throughout Violet's site (their generic term for condenser). FLAG: medium-diaphragm (13mm) capsule -- smaller than most other Violet models. 'Black Finger' is a color/plating variant of 'The Finger' (nickel-plated hardware, matte black body); shares identical published electrical specs with 'The Finger' and 'Gold Finger'. FLAG: violet-design.com / store.violet-design.com is a stale, apparently unmaintained storefront (TLS cert mismatched to unrelated host h4.compic.ee; PrestaShop footer copyright reads 2013-2015) -- treat pricing/availability as indicative only, not confirmed current. Store lists EUR 320 (archived, unverified currency/date) -- left price_usd blank per no-guess rule since no USD price is published.