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CardioidBlue Microphones Mouse

MSRP: $1,699 Cardioid Condenser Microphone

Blue Microphones Mouse

Description

The Mouse is a cardioid condenser which employs a hand-built, single-membrane, large diaphragm capsule. The diaphragm is a 6-micron mylar film, sputtered with a mixture of pure gold and aluminum, tensioned to brass backplates.

Enclosed within a rotating spherical grille, the capsule can be positioned and adjusted in the smallest of spaces. Perfectly suited for broadcast and voiceover work, you’ll find The Mouse equally at home in front of a kick drum, acoustic bass, electric bass amplifier, snare drum and any other sources where accurate reproduction of low frequency transients is desired.

  • Polar pattern: Cardioid
  • Transformer balanced Class A discrete amplifier circuit
  • Blue’s famous hand-built large diaphragm capsule
  • Larger-than-life sound with a boost in the upper and lower frequencies and a strong presence
  • Integrated suspension shockmount and rotating head for optimal placement
  • Hand-tuned and tested-includes cherrywood storage box

Suggested Applications

  • Broadcast Voice, Bass Guitar Amplifiers, Kick Drum & Modern Acoustic Bass

The Blue Mouse, like several of Blue’s early products, was the subject of an intellectual property dispute in 2006, when the original manufacturer, SIA Scruples/Violet Design, attempted to register a lookalike microphone with the EU’s “Office for the Harmonization of the Internal Markets” — essentially the EU’s trademark office. The OHIM called Scruples’ registration invalid, awarding the IP rights to Martin Saulespurens of BLUE. For a time, this mic was known as the Violet JZ-2 or JZ2.

The Blue Microphones Mouse is also known as: JZ2, JZ-2.

The mic was released in 1998.

Pickup Patterns Pads & Filters
  • Cardioid (20 - 20,000 Hz)
Diaphragm size Impedance Max SPL
n/a 150 Ohms (Low (50-1000 Ohms)) 134 dB
Weight Length Max Diameter Interface(s)
980g (34.57oz) 165mm (6.50'') 65mm (2.56'')
  • 3-pin XLR male (1)
Power Specifications
  • Requires Phantom Power
  • Phantom voltage: 48v

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