{"product_id":"aston-stealth-condenser-microphone","title":"Aston Stealth 4-Voice Dynamic Microphone","description":"Aston Stealth - Bullets\u003cbr\u003e Broadcast quality cardioid microphone for studio and stage\u003cbr\u003e 4 settings – 4 different voices – 4 discrete signal paths\u003cbr\u003e Works with and without 48V phantom power\u003cbr\u003e Autodetect function senses 48V and activates built in preamp\u003cbr\u003e Class A mic preamp built in - no external gain lifting device required\u003cbr\u003e Unique Sorbothane internal shock mount\u003cbr\u003e Excellent off axis (side) rejection\u003cbr\u003e Built-in purple LED phantom power indicator - switchable for stealth mode\u003cbr\u003e Aston’s legendary build quality\u003cbr\u003e Sound developed by 92 top engineers, producers and artists on the Aston 33 panel\u003cbr\u003e Supplied with quick release stand mount\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStealth Short Bio\u003cbr\u003eAston Stealth - The world’s most versatile microphone\u003cbr\u003eThe Aston Stealth is a revolutionary broadcast quality microphone for studio and stage,\u003cbr\u003ewith 4 switchable voices delivering unparalleled performance in almost any situation.\u003cbr\u003eStealth is the world’s first microphone with an autodetect function which senses 48V\u003cbr\u003ephantom power and automatically switches the mic to active mode. A built-in, high quality,\u003cbr\u003eClass A Mic Preamp dispenses with the need for an external gain lifting device in active\u003cbr\u003emode. Stealth also features a unique Sorbothane internal shock mount system and Aston’s\u003cbr\u003elegendary build quality. With so many cutting edge features, and suitable for almost every\u003cbr\u003econceivable application, we believe Stealth is the world’s most versatile microphone.\u003cbr\u003eStealth was developed in partnership with more than 90 top engineers, producers and\u003cbr\u003eartists on the Aston 33 development panel who participated in a series of blind listening\u003cbr\u003etests designed to create the best possible sound. The resulting four voice settings, Vocal 1,\u003cbr\u003eVocal 2, Guitar and Dark, offer an unprecedented variety of world class sounds to suit\u003cbr\u003ealmost every application.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStealth Long Bio\u003cbr\u003eAston Stealth - The world’s most versatile microphone\u003cbr\u003eThe Aston Stealth is a cardioid, end-fire microphone for use on stage or in the studio, from\u003cbr\u003eVO, to gaming, live sound to serious high-end recording.\u003cbr\u003eWith some of the biggest advances in mic technology in decades, conceived and designed\u003cbr\u003efrom the ground-up, Stealth is the world’s most versatile microphone. Boasting settings for\u003cbr\u003efour separate voices, each one rigorously tested to deliver unparalleled performance across\u003cbr\u003ea wide range of applications, Stealth also introduces a host of innovative technological\u003cbr\u003efeatures offering significant improvements over traditional mic designs.\u003cbr\u003eFour settings, four different voices.\u003cbr\u003eThink of Stealth as four professional microphones in one. Each setting has been voiced by a\u003cbr\u003epanel of more than 90 top flight audio engineers and producers on the Aston 33 panel\u003cbr\u003ethrough a series of double-blind listening tests, beating not only every mic in its class, but\u003cbr\u003esome far more expensive ‘industry standard’ mics.\u003cbr\u003eThere are 2 vocal settings, optimised for different vocal textures, a guitar setting which is\u003cbr\u003eequally suited to Spanish guitar, Electric guitar cab and steel string acoustic, and a dark,\u003cbr\u003evintage setting, reminiscent of classic ribbon mics.\u003cbr\u003eMics which apply ‘flattering’ - but destructive - pre EQ make professional post-processing\u003cbr\u003ealmost impossible. Stealth, however, provides a choice of four pure, high quality signal\u003cbr\u003epaths. The voice settings are not EQ filters, they are contour networks, meaning the bulk of\u003cbr\u003ethe signal does not pass through any sort of filter circuitry. The whole signal is slightly\u003cbr\u003eattenuated, with some frequencies being added back in at a higher level. This results in\u003cbr\u003emuch lower phase distortion than conventional filter designs.\u003cbr\u003eActive \u0026amp;amp; Passive modes with 48V Autodetect function\u003cbr\u003eStealth works with or without 48V phantom power. In passive mode (unpowered) the active\u003cbr\u003ecircuit is completely bypassed and Stealth operates with the simplest possible signal chain\u003cbr\u003eto give a beautifully clean sound.\u003cbr\u003eA unique (world’s first!) built-in Autodetect function senses the presence of 48V phantom\u003cbr\u003epower and will automatically switch the mic to active mode to utilise the onboard class A\u003cbr\u003emic Pre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilt-in Class A Mic Preamp\u003cbr\u003eWhen in active mode Stealth features a high quality built-in Class A Mic Pre, dispensing with\u003cbr\u003ethe need for an expensive external gain lifting device.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStealth features a fully balanced signal path from capsule to output, yielding a superior\u003cbr\u003ereduction of ‘Common Mode’ noise compared with single-ended (unbalanced) designs.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Sorbothane internal shock mount\u003cbr\u003eAston Stealth includes a proprietary internal shock mount design with the mass loaded\u003cbr\u003ecapsule being suspended in mid-air, completely isolated from the mic chassis, and\u003cbr\u003esupported at 3 points by Sorboathane polymer hemi-spheres.\u003cbr\u003eSorbothane is a synthetic viscoelastic urethane polymer used as a vibration damper and\u003cbr\u003eacoustic shield used in computing, hi-fi and many industrial applications.\u003cbr\u003eImproved side rejection\u003cbr\u003eStealth’s acoustically tuned headstock provides a highly focused cardioid polar pattern with\u003cbr\u003eenhanced off-axis rejection.\u003cbr\u003eExcellent rejection of electromagnetic hum\u003cbr\u003eStealth’s capsule is completely enclosed in a stainless steel Faraday cage.\u003cbr\u003eLegendary Aston build quality\u003cbr\u003eLike all Aston microphones, Stealth is built for work. Proprietary manufacturing techniques\u003cbr\u003eand the use of novel materials have created a near-indestructible microphone, equally at\u003cbr\u003ehome in the most demanding of recording environments, or with the rigours of life on the\u003cbr\u003eroad.\u003cbr\u003eThe chassis is constructed from extruded aluminium and finished with a sleek, ‘soft-feel’\u003cbr\u003eurethane-acrylic coating.\u003cbr\u003eThe four voices are accessed via a discreet, flush-aligned rotary switch which cannot be\u003cbr\u003eaccidentally moved during performance or in transit.\u003cbr\u003eStealth mode\u003cbr\u003eStealth’s phantom power mode is indicated by the soft glow of Aston purple LED floodlights.\u003cbr\u003eThese can be switched off when the mic is to be heard but not seen, for example in\u003cbr\u003ebroadcast and video environments.\u003cbr\u003eThe Aston 33 – the blind-testing process\u003cbr\u003eThe Aston 33 (so named after the original members) is now a panel of more than 120 top\u003cbr\u003eproducers, engineers and artists who work with Aston on new product development to\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eensure every mic is best in class before it is released to the market, 92 of whom worked\u003cbr\u003edirectly on the development of Stealth.\u003cbr\u003eThey perform double-blind listening tests on a range of possible versions of each new mic,\u003cbr\u003eplus ‘industry standard’ models from key manufacturers and vote on performance on a\u003cbr\u003evariety of sources (vocals, guitars and so on). In tests the panel do not know which mics they\u003cbr\u003eare listening to, or even which are included in the tests, so the resultant votes can’t be\u003cbr\u003ebiased by brand reputation, or an expectation of how a certain microphone should sound.\u003cbr\u003eSome surprising results arose from the Stealth project testing. For example the prototype\u003cbr\u003eStealth voicing that consistently came top in the voting for female vocal takes came off\u003cbr\u003eworst for male vocals and vice versa, regardless of the pitch of the singer! Furthermore a\u003cbr\u003edifferent voicing came top for ALL guitar sources, from finger picked acoustic through to\u003cbr\u003emic’d distorted guitar cabs.\u003cbr\u003eThese discoveries, derived from more than 9000 data points, were the catalyst for the Aston\u003cbr\u003eteam to set about reimagining the microphone from the ground up. Stealth is not a jack of\u003cbr\u003eall trades, it truly excels at capturing professional quality audio in almost every situation,\u003cbr\u003eand masters them all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAston Stealth - Specifications\u003cbr\u003eTransducer Type: Moving coil\u003cbr\u003eDirectional Polar Pattern: Cardioid\u003cbr\u003eFrequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz\u003cbr\u003eEquivalent Noise Level: 10dB\u003cbr\u003eSensitivity (passive mode) at 1 kHz into 1 kOhm: ave. 1mV\/Pa*\u003cbr\u003eSensitivity (active mode) at 1 kHz into 1 kOhm: ave. 150mV\/Pa*\u003cbr\u003eMaximum SPL for THD 0.5%: 140dB\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e* Varies across the 4 voices","brand":"Aston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37647310225588,"sku":"AST-STEALTH","price":21190.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/2417\/4004\/files\/aston-stealth-front-white_EDIT.jpg?v=1763355871","url":"https:\/\/gpgallerymakati.myshopify.com\/products\/aston-stealth-condenser-microphone","provider":"GP Gallery Makati","version":"1.0","type":"link"}