The Aston Spirit is a high-performance switchable pattern microphone utilising a 1” gold evaporated capsule. A switch on the mic body selects from Omni, Cardioid or Figure-of-Eight polar patterns. It is versatile enough to use with most instruments and excels on acoustic guitar and vocals. Its Aston 33 panel selected capsule is teamed with high-end transformer balanced circuitry using only the best components.
The Spirit is designed to deliver a beautifully open sound with sparkling harmonics. This highly accurate microphone gives a stunningly natural and transparent recording, capturing all the detail in the high range but without adding the harshness that some condenser microphones seem to.
Specifications:
Transducer Type:
Condenser
Acoustic Operating Principle:
Pressure Gradient
Frequency Response:
20Hz – 20kHz (+/-3dB)
Equivalent Noise Level:
14dB A-Weighted
Sensitivity at 1kHz into 1kohm:
23.7mV/Pa
Maximum SPL for THD 0.5%:
138dB
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (rel. 94dB SPL):
80dB A-Weighted
Polar pattern:
Omni/Cardioid/Figure-of-Eight
Pad Switches:
-20dB/-10dB/0dB
Product length:
175 mm / 6.89 in
Product width:
54 mm / 2.13 in
Product weight:
625 g / 1.38 lb