Starlight

The Starlight features a 20 mm cardioid capsule hand-picked by a panel of more than 70 top producers (Aston 33) in double blind listening tests conducted during 2016. Starlight showcases a host of innovations, including laser targeting, multiple voices (Vintage, Modern & Hybrid), and near perfectly linear off-axis response, which have seen the mic win a host of international awards, and a nomination for 2018 NAMM TEC, the ‘Oscars’ of the music technology industry.

Voice Switching tailors tonal response to your application

The Aston Microphones Starlight offers three modes of operation. Vintage, Modern, and Hybrid settings on the mic barrel let you tailor the mic’s tonal response to the application, be it drums, acoustic guitar, guitar cabs, strings, vocals — you name it. Small-diaphragm condenser mics are incredibly useful both in the studio and onstage — and doubly so if you own a pair of them, in which case a whole world of stereo miking techniques opens up to you. However you use it, Aston Microphones’ Starlight will serve you well.

Aston Microphones

This English company is making waves with their UK-made mics that feature innovative designs, distinctive visuals, and very impressive sonics — particularly considering their modest price points. Aston products (which include condenser mics, shockmounts, and a unique reflection filter) are developed by preeminent technical engineers and are vetted by top producers, engineers, and artists.