Aston Microphones Spirit Reviews

remade all the voice tracks when i received it

It is just amazing, the sound is exactly what i was looking for. For this price, this mic is great !

made my voice sound great on pretty much everything.

feels and sounds amazing

it makes my vocals sound crisp and relaxes my tones when i sing.

NO harsh ranges pop out. A classic!

Transparency you can hear through

I have used tis microphone on a number of recordings and a variety of stringed instruments. Its clarity and transparency beautiful frequency balance would challenge the stalwarts of the microphone industry. I used it in a mid/side configuration and the results were excellen.t

Wow, just wow

Great price, amazing sound.

nice but heavy

good sounding mic! modern bright sounding. not shrill like a most of the condensers at this price point. this mic pretty heavy and big. It looks real nice ad sturdy. but less convenient incase you want to use two units in XY configuration.

Bueno por el precio

Pros

- Good, Sturdy, easy to use(no need for pop filters/shook-mounts)

-Good for vocal and acoustic guitars.

Cons

- I found the sound kind of weak en the middle, not so flat sound. Wish it had more clarity.

Conclusion: Is very good for the price, listen to demos and if you like the sound, go ahead.

Good all-rounder at a reasonable price

I purchased this mic to record vocals remotely but the different polar patterns gives me the option to record so much more such as multiple voices at once.

The build quality is very sturdy and the mic itself is quite heavy- which I enjoy but the weight maybe something you want to consider if that bothers you.

For the price and sound quality - this mic is a real goer, obviously it won't compare to the top rated neumann mics but I find that is still a quality mic and I think setting up the space around it in a room can really set you up for success.

Good mics for the price, use them all the time

Aston Spirit

This mic is just great and I use it both for vocals and instruments. Great build and great sound

No shockmount

This is a great sounding mic but it needs a shockmount.

pro

build quality is great

sounds great in a lot of sources ( guitar, cello, voice, m/s the 8 form recording side is awesome)

cons

It gets a lot of noise from the floor, for a good recording you will need a shockmount!

NO SHOCKMOUNT!

NO CASE!

BAD SHIPPING BOX!

So, this mic sounds ok but I am still mad about the shipping box (mine arrived crashed and wet, even the plastic arround the mic was opened because to ship this you need to put A PROTECTING CASE, RIGHT ASTON? the mic works (I dont know how and for how long) but, at this price point the shockmount and the flying case should be included. 3 stars.

Fantastic studio mic

This mic is perfect for many applications. I had amazing results with voice overs, broadcasts, male singers, bass amp, acoustic piano and flute. It's really solid, well built, nice and heavy.

The ONLY thing I find sometimes annoying is that without an external shockmount or balljoint you can't tilt the microphone, as it screws directly onto the mic stand or the boom arm. This may be a problem if you are setting up some stereo recording techniques, but other than that it isn't an issue. It has a built-it shockmount that works nicely.

It has 3 switches, one for the highpass filter (80Hz), one for the polar pattern (cardioid, omnidirectional, figure of 8) and one for pad (-20dB, -10dB, 0)

The microphone is just amazing, not harsh, full bodied, and really solid, perfect for acoustic instruments, cabs and voice-overs.

Just a great microphone

It sounds great, really balanced.

For me it's the best value for money

Way too much hype.

I bough this because of the extremely positive reviews that bombarded the internet, after some years of using it here's my view.

It's a useful mic for high end, it captures it well and clear, though it can be harsh, thin and lifeless, which also makes it take saturation very badly, which is very important for me.

As drum overhead it's almost like an Earthworks, waaaay too much high-end and not the useable kind, while the snare and toms sound like toys.

For vocals it can do wonders with soft, breathy female pop voices, but for anything else you need to extremely de-ess and EQ it to be useable.

It's also extremely sensitive to certain frequencies and I've accidentally made it "crap out" while recording drums and even vocals.

To me it's a trend mic that will not stand the test of time, it's ok for the price but nothing like its hype, to me it was useable only in figure-8 because the proximity effect made the freq response a bit more natural but still treble-heavy and fragile.

I ended up selling it and got into full-range ribbon mics.

If you want 2020 pop or influencer-style sound it's ok.

Very good mic!

I use this mic in my Home-studio to record mainly vocals, rooms, claps and snaps, ambient sounds, sometimes to stream...) but can do a lot more. Also, I use it with a clean preamp (no colour added). It needs phantom power (+48V) like all condenser mics. This mic records closely to the reality. Maybe a little boost in the high frequencies.

It's a mic with good sensitivity (more than an AKG 414 for example). There is a built-in popfilter, but I still use one with it. I'm not always completely satisfied with the built-in plus it protects even more the mic so.... it's all good.

I recommand this mic, good deal for a sturdy mic and pretty clean recordings.

Also, no shockmount with it, but a nice box with manuals, stickers and a little gift!

Enjoy!

good for standart industry sound ,it gives present vocals

and it almost sounds like it as been eq?ed

good for acoustic guitars aswell , but i woud like to have

a lilte bit more body on the low mids but again it sounds pretty awesome , the only thing i didnt like was the fact it come without a shockmount ..

Very versatile

I bought a pair of these to use as overheads for drums, although it's not the main field of use of the mic. Also they weren't matched by Aston (not even sure it's possible), but I have to say they're very close in sound, more than enough for what I use them.

The sound is very balanced and pretty flat too, not much coloring. Great buy!

Awesome Studio Mic

Very clear and clean sounding mic with a balanced bass response. Sounds great on almost everything, from vocals to guitars to drums. Recorded some male vocals on it a few weeks ago and barely needed any compression, EQ, or reverb and it sounded fantastic. With all the pickup pattern options and dB pad options, probably the best studio mic in this price range. Very robust and durable, it looks and feels like it could survive bumps, hits, or scratches that other microphones couldn't.