Unfortunately love is not ALL you need in order to make a show like Cirque du Soleil’s LOVE function each night. In 2006, LiveDesign Media jumped into this colorful world and in the process uncovered a great many secrets about how this psychadelic marvel is staged. In this
installment of CirqueTech, we’re going to peek at some of the material LiveDesign published in its fabulous article; specifically, the equipment used to help us hear the show night after night.
LOVE SoundScape, Part 1 of 2:
SPEAKERS
- 16 – Meyer Sound Laboratories M1-D Line Arrays
- 30 – Meyer Sound Laboratories M1-D
- 28 – Meyer Sound Laboratories M1-D for Surrounds
- 28 – Meyer Sound Laboratories CQ-1 for balcony delays
- 22 – Meyer Sound Laboratories M2-D for Surround and Catwalks
- 42 – Meyer Sound Laboratories and Danley Sound Labs Subwoofers
- 6,039 – Custom Innovox Audio Speakers in the 2,013 Seats
- 40 – Various Speakers Used for Overhead Ambient Surrounds
SHOW PLAYBACK SYSTEM
- 1 – Level Control System CueConsole with:
- 88 – Inputs
- 64 – Busses
- 280 – Outputs
- 8 – Auxiliaries
- 16 – Track Wild Track Playback
- 1 – Dual G5 Macintosh, running Logic Pro 7
- 2 – Linux machines running Realtime Music Solutions Sinfonia Software
- 2 – Custom Windows PCs running Magix Sequoia and TASCAM GigaStudio Software
- 1 – 17″ Apple G4 PowerBook Laptop
- 2 – 12″ and 15″ Fujitsu PC laptops
- 1 – Apple 23″ Cinema Display
- 1 – Level Control System VRAS (Variable Room Acoustics) with:
- 8 – Microphone Inputs
- 22 – Outputs
{SOURCE: LiveDesign Media – http://livedesignonline.com/mag/love_need/}