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 |
| Low-Cut Filter | 80Hz |
