CirqueTech – Mystère’s Soundscape

Have you ever wondered what equipment goes into bringing a Cirque du Soleil show like Mystère to live musically each day? In March 1994, Theater Crafts International (TCI) magazine took a peek into that equipment – then, the first theater show – and reviewed the music technology (specificially the equipment) the production was using. While this information is older and may now be out-of-date (there has been a recent speaker installation for the “cheap seats,”) it does provide a unique opportunity to understand what kind of technology goes into bringing Cirque productions to life musically:

[Front of House]

• 1 – Logic Control System
• 1 – RTS System SDS
• 2 – Lexicon PCM70
• 2 – Lexicon 300
• 6 – Drawmer DL251 compressor/limiters
• 3 – Drawmer DS404 noise gates
• 2 – BSS FCS-926 equalizers
• 6 – Sennheiser EM2003 ireless mics
• 1 – Vega RMT-14 transmitter with 7 receivers

[For in-ear monitoring]

• 2- Panasonic SV-3900 DATs
• 1 – Alesis ADAT
• 1 – Yamaha tape deck
• 1 – Sony CD Player

[Equipment Back Room]

• 2 – JL Cooper MIDI amplifiers
• 18 – BSS TCS-804 delays
• 22 – BSS FCS-920 equalizers
• 1 – BSS FPC-900R equalizer analyzer controller
• 10 – BSS FDS-360 X-Os
• 28 – Crown 1200 amps
• 23 – Crown 2400 amps
• 3 – Crown 600 amps
• 6 – Crown 400 amps for dressing room page w/3 Yamaha Q2031A equalizers
• 1 – Lyn Tec paging switches
• 1 – Symetrix compressor
• 8 – EV 1122 cabinets
• 20 – EV 1152 cabinets
• 6 – MTH 94/2A EV cabinets
• 6 – MTL 4A EV cabinets
• 4 – MTL 2A EV cabinets
• 6 – Base wave cannon subwoofers
• 6 – Apogee for front fills
• 10 – 122H EAWs

[Stage Monitoring for Musicians]

• 1 – Megas stage console (40 channels, 6 auxiliary, 8 group outs)
• 10 – Yamaha DMP IIs
• 10 – Carver PM300 amps
• 10 – Sony MDR7506 headphones
• 2 – Mackie mixers
• 1 – Rolls headphone amp RA62HA
• 10 – Countryman Direct Boxes
• 4 – EV-757 mics
• 6 – Shure SM-57 mics
• 2 – Shure SM-58 mics
• 2 – Shure LP-1 mics
• 8 – AKG-409
• 2 – AKG-408
• 7 – AKG-391
• 4 – EV 257B (mic)
• 4 – AKG 414
• 3 – AKG 747
• 3 – Sennheiser 421

Acromedia in San Leandro, CA. , installed BSS and AKG components.