The Aston Microphones Spirit is a studio-grade condenser mic designed to capture anything and everything with an open, detailed sound. Switchable polar patterns, attenuation and high-pass filter make the Spirit suitable for virtually all sources and applications, with the company's signature "Wave-form" mesh head and integrated pop filter making it particularly useful for close vocal recording. Transformer balanced electronics lend just a touch of harmonic enhancement, giving the Spirit a hint of character and soul rarely heard in a microphone at this price range.