Aston Microphones Aston Origin, Aston Spirit, Aston Starlight, Aston Stealth, SwiftShield Owners Handbook
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Owners Handbook
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Thank you!
On behalf of the whole team at Aston Microphones I’d like to
thank you for investing in your Aston product.
Our microphones are designed and built in the UK to the most
exacting standards. Every Aston product is individually tested
at each key stage during manufacture to ensure reliable and
consistent performance, and the most musical sound capture
possible, so we’re sure that your new baby will provide you with
many years of perfect service.
Aston microphones are built using a tumbled stainless steel
body so there is no paintwork to chip or scratch and legends
are laser etched so will never wear o. Our packaging has been
designed to save space, and focus on being as environmentally
sustainable as possible, using 84% recycled materials and being
100% recyclable.
Your Aston microphone has been voiced and tuned following
extensive blind listening tests by a panel of some of the biggest
names in British music recording and production. Only when an
overwhelming consensus put one particular combination of
capsule and circuitry way out in front of both competing
microphones and our other prototypes did we approve the designs.
We hope you enjoy what we’ve created, and thank you for
supporting our brand
James Young
Aston Microphones
Hitchin, UK
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Contents Aston Origin & Spirit
Aston Origin & Spirit ................................................ 5
Aston Starlight & Starlight Stereo Pair .................. 12
Aston Stealth ............................................................ 18
Aston Accessories ....................................................... 22
Aston Halo & Halo Shadow ..................................... 26
Using Your Aston Microphone ............................... 29
Microphone Terminology & General Care ............ 29
Aston Owners Club
Please register your product to extend your 2 year limited
replacement warranty to 3 years, free of charge.
Features:
• Wave-form mesh head - this unique design provides shock
absorption to protect the capsule, with elastic mesh memory.
• Built-in pop lter using the latest stainless steel mesh-knit
technology.
• Direct to stand microphone mounting option.
• 2mm, solid stainless steel, laser-cut and etched chassis.
• Capsule - The Aston Sound - developed by professional artists,
engineers and producers.
https://www.astonmics.com/EN/Aston-Sound
• Hi-Spec PCB and electronic components.
• Eco-friendly packaging. Well-designed, re-usable and
recyclable packaging.
Weights & Measures
Aston Origin Aston Spirit
Product length
125mm 4.92in 175mm 6.89in
You’ll be automatically given membership to our exclusive Aston
Owners Club once you’ve registered here:
https://www.astonmics.com/EN/my-aston
Product width
Product weight
100% recyclable
and biodegradable
card box
(84% recycled bre)
100% recyclable
and biodegradable
card sleeve
100% recyclable
non cross-linked
Ethafoam 150 PE25
insert
54mm 2.13in 54mm 2.13in
450g 0.99lb 625g 1.38lb
72g 0.16lb 72g 0.16lb
22g 0.05lb 22g 0.05lb
40g 0.09lb 37g 0.08lb
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Aston Origin
The Aston Origin is a high-performance cardioid pattern capacitor
microphone utilising a one inch capsule with a gold evaporated
Mylar diaphragm. It is versatile enough to use with most
instruments, excelling on both acoustic guitar and vocals. Its
hand-selected capsule is teamed with high-end transformer-less
circuitry using only the highest quality selected components.
The Origin is designed to deliver a direct, smooth and intimate
sound with the perfect balance of warmth and clarity for a
natural-sounding and transparent recording.
Origin specications:
Transducer Type: Capacitor
Acoustic Operating Principle: Pressure Gradient
Directional Polar Pattern: Cardioid
Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz (+/- 3dB)
Equivalent Noise Level: 18dB A-Weighted
Sensitivity at 1 kHz into 1kohm: 23mV/Pa
Maximum SPL for THD 0.5%: 127dB
Pad Switch: -10dB/0 dB
Low-Cut Filter: 80Hz
48 Volt Phantom power (+/- 4 Volts) is required for operation
Frequency Response
Cardioid Condenser
0dB
Polar Pattern
Origin
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Aston Spirit
The Aston Spirit is a high-performance, switchable pattern,
microphone utilising a one inch, dual diaphragm, gold
evaporated capsule. A switch on the mic body selects from
Omni, Cardioid or gure-of-eight polar patterns. It is versatile
enough to use with most instruments in addition to main
and backing vocals. Its hand-selected capsule is teamed with
high-end transformer balanced circuitry using only the highest
quality electronic components. Its dual pad option allows it to
accommodate very high SPLs while its low cut lter cuts the
ultra-lows.
The Spirit is designed to deliver a beautifully open sound with
sparkling harmonics. This microphone is capable of delivering a
stunningly natural and transparent sound with just a subtle hint
of attery, capturing all the detail in the high range but without
adding the harshness that some capacitor microphones are
prone to.
Spirit specications:
Transducer Type: Capacitor
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
Polar pattern: Omni/Cardioid/Figure-of-Eight
Pad Switches: -20dB/-10dB/0dB
Low-Cut Filter: 80Hz
48 Volt Phantom power (+/- 4 Volts) is required for operation
Multi-Pattern Condenser
-10dB
0dB
Frequency Response
Spirit
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Polar Patterns
Figure-of-Eight
Cardioid
Omni-Directional
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