The Aston Origin is a high-performance cardioid condenser microphone utilizing a one inch (1 ) gold evaporated capsule, paired with high-end transformerless circuitry.Al Schmitt has more Grammy Awards than any other Engineer or Mixer at 23. During his career, he has engineered and produced more than 150 Gold and Platinum Albums. In 2014, Schmitt was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is the only engineer to achieve this. In 2006, he was given the GRAMMY Trustees Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2005, he won 5 GRAMMY Awards setting the record for most GRAMMY Awards won by an engineer or mixer in one night. He is the first to win both a GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY for Album of The Year. He was inducted into the TEC Awards Hall of Fame in 1997. In June 2014, he won the Pensado Giant Award. In September 2014, he received an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music.