The Starlight sound and lighting cabinet integrates FOH and monitor sound and stage lighting within a pair of portable trapezoidal PA cabinets. Comprising two stand or pole mountable, two-way 12 inch or 15 inch cabinets, Starlight combines 250 watt self powered FOH reinforcement and a 50 watt powered side mounted monitor driver within each cabinet. Each cabinet features a rear panel mounted 2-channel mixer with one balanced XLR mic and line inputs, and one with balanced XLR and stereo phono inputs.
Starlight provides a straight out of the box sound and lighting solution for small venues and touring artists, and one that delivers substantial cost and manhour savings. Speaking on the stand at Musikemesse, Studiomaster Head of R&D and designer of the Starlight series, Paul Belcher explained, "The Starlight system is targeted at solo artists and duos, small bands, and DJs - where the monitor speaker is a particular bonus. It is also highly applicable in smaller venues and music bars; in fact anywhere where you need good PA sound reinforcement and a colour light show.
"Simply mounted on a speaker stand, with power and audio signal connected, it is ready to go. It's a feature configuration that in so many different applications makes perfect sense, and it is a unique concept that we plan to develop further in other product ranges.
The Horizon series mixers offer 12 or 20 input configurations. All feature twin effects DSP, dynamics processors and two way active cross-over, with the powered versions packing a colossal 2000 watts, flexibly assignable to FOH and / or stage monitoring. The new form factor features light aluminium panels and sustainable bamboo end cheeks that create a modern, elegant design with the emphasis on portability and minimum weight.
The control surface is the result of a ground up re-evaluation, specifying only the necessary features and controls in order to minimise clutter and improve operability. The curved front trim panel features a concealed centre carry handle enabling even the largest model in the Horizon series to be picked up and carried in one hand.
Commenting on these two major product launches for the Studiomaster brand, international business development, sales and marketing director, Paul Brewis said, "Studiomaster is a company born out of design innovation, developing products to meet the needs and budgets of musicians and sound engineers, hire and installation companies working in the most competitive market sectors. The Starlight and Horizon series are products firmly rooted in that heritage, offering something unique at their price points. The Horizon marque has always represented the very best in Studiomaster portable mixers and this new series takes the product concept to new heights, with the highest performance specifications and build quality of any portable mixer series."
(Jim Evans)
