Aston Microphones Origin Black Bundle Cardioid Condenser Microphone

This production kit pairs a rock'n'roll black version of Aston’s legendary game-changing microphone, the Origin, with the best-in-class Aston Swiftshield pop filter and shock mount set - everything you need for professional grade recordings of vocals, instruments and pretty much anything else you can throw at it!

The multi-award winning Aston Origin is a high-performance cardioid condenser microphone utilising a one inch (1”) gold evaporated capsule. It's versatile enough to use with any instrument and, for singer-songwriters, excels on acoustic guitar and vocals. Its hand-selected capsule is paired with high-end transformerless circuitry using only the finest components.

The Origin is designed to deliver direct, smooth and intimate sound for a supremely natural and transparent recording.

Aston Swiftshield
SwiftShield combines the Aston Swift shock mount and the Aston Shield pop filter into one bundle to give you the perfect setup for your studio vocal mic. The Aston Swift shock mount takes microphone mounting to the next level of ease. With 2 quick release spring clips designed to fit the Origin, and a wide range of other mics, from 40-60mm diameter, mounting your microphone takes seconds.

We have reconceived the shock system, and as with all our products worked from the ground up on an entirely new design idea. The ‘ShockStar’ suspension eliminates the need for fiddly rubber bands, but offers a high level of elasticity for maximum isolation.

Origin and Swiftshield - the perfect partners
Aston has become synonymous for innovative and emotive design. Our microphones are not only exceptional recording tools and multiple award-winning products, delivering vocal and instrument recording to rival the very best in the world, but works of engineering art. If you already own an Aston mic, you’ve already experienced the exquisite attention to detail throughout, as well as the incredible performance.

As standard every Origin comes with a built in pop filter and internal shock mounting system which elevates the performance bar compared to other mics. In many applications you can use the Origin just as it is, but if you want to get the best results possible, and style your mic to look the mutts nuts in your studio environment, then the Aston SwiftShield takes things to a whole new performance level.

The Aston Swift shock mount, is not only elegant, and designed specifically to show off your mic in all its glory with its open-fronted design, but boasts the fastest mic mounting system in the world. Combined with Aston’s internal shock absorbing system, the Swift gives supreme performance in seconds.

The Shield clips on and off the Swift mount quickly and easily when switching between vocal and instrument applications. Utilising Aston’s Hextech perforation acid etching process, the Shield gives excellent plosive (pop) control without affecting the tone of your recordings at all.

The SwiftShield combo is the perfect partner for getting the ultimate performance from your Origin (and it looks awesome too!).

Technical Specifications

Transducer Type
Condenser
Acoustic Operating Principle
Pressure Gradient
Directional Polar Pattern
Cardioid
Frequency Response
20Hz - 20kHz (+/-3dB)
Equivalent Noise Level
18dB A-Weighted
Sensitivity at 1kHz into 1kohm
23.7mV/Pa
Maximum SPL for THD 0.5%
127dB
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (rel. 94dB SPL)
76dB A-Weighted
Pad Switch
-10dB
Low-Cut Filter
80Hz
Product length
125 mm / 4.92 in
Product width
54 mm / 2.13 in
Product weight
450 g / 0.99 lb