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 vocals and acoustic guitar. The capsule, selected by the Aston 33, is paired 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 of some condenser microphones.

Features

• Large-diaphragm pressure-gradient condenser microphone with variable polar patterns
• Polar patterns switchable between Cardioid, Omni, and Figure-8
• 1" gold-evaporated capsule; protective wave-form mesh head with built-in pop filter
• An innovative blend of discrete and integrated circuitry
• Optimized circuit stage scheme from phantom power input circuit to capsule voltage bias
• Unique nonlinear voltage/current source rectification
• Shock-resistant, wave-form mesh head with built-in pop filter
• Unique, individually tumbled chassis finish
• Custom-molded end cap with integrated XLR and interchangeable mic stand thread adapter
• Onboard 10/20dB pad and 80Hz highpass filter
• 48-volt phantom power required for operation

Specifications