New condenser mic brand Aston Microphones are very proud of their all-British lineage, with their designs being entirely conceived, designed and manufactured in the UK.
The brand is set to hit the market in October 2015, initially with two custom crafted condenser microphones, and following up with two reflection filter products and two retail bundles.
The finer details of the mics themselves are still under wraps but they are being described by Aston as “beautifully crafted works of art” combining “gorgeous concept pieces” and cutting-edge engineering techniques. The mics have also been developed working with a listening team of the top producers and mix-engineers in the business, with blind AB tests and focus groups at every stage of R&D meaning that the sound of each of the new microphones has been honed to perfection, not just by the design team, but by the professional users themselves.
James Young, along with deceased business partner Mitch Carey, was responsible for conceiving the Reflexion Filter when managing the global sales and marketing for sE Electronics from 2002-2014. “A big frustration has been the lack of any real development in reflection filter technology in the last decade since the release of the first model by sE back in 2006. We at Aston wanted to make a real step forward from this old technology” says James.
The design team at Aston decided, therefore, to go back to the drawing board with their take on a Reflexion Filter type product. This part of the Aston project has been led by Jack Munro, engineer and design architect son of Andy Munro, from start to finish. Jack has worked closely with his father, one of the top acousticians in the world, to ensure that the Aston reflection filter looks “absolutely drop dead gorgeous” and “out-performs everything on the market”. We look forward to putting those claims to the test.
