Sound On Sound - Starlight Review
British company Aston have impressed us with their large-diaphragm mics, and now they’re tempting us with a laser-guided SDC!
Paul White has put the Aston Starlight through its paces on acoustic guitars, drums, and even vocals, concluding “the Starlight is a versatile and well-voiced microphone at a lower than expected price that I’m sure will see a lot of action in both professional and home studios.”
We agree!
“smooth yet well focused…depth, warmth and detail in equal measure.”
“…all three voicings produced very musical results, balancing the detail of the string harmonics with the depth of the body sound”
“…the Starlight is a versatile and well-voiced microphone at a lower than expected price that I’m sure will see a lot of action in both professional and home studios.”
“…the sound came back as very polished and well-balanced”
“It works admirably on acoustic guitar, it doubles up as a vocal mic if you need it to and on drums it packs a weighty punch as well as retaining the transient detail. ”