In 1999, LiveDesign Media took a “plunge” into the underwater world of Cirque du Soleil’s «O», and in the process uncovered a great many secrets about how this technical marvel functioned. In this installment of CirqueTech, we’re going to take a look at some of the material LiveDesign published; specifically, the equipment used to help bring sound the show night after night.
«O» Soundscape, Part 3/3:
- (1) Crest NS-BUS-1 Server
- (1) NEC TBD PC-compatible 14″ monitor
- (1) Renkus Heinz X24 controller
- (1) Clear-Com 501 single-channel beltpack
- (1) Clear-Com 502 dual-channel beltpack
- (1) Clear-Com CC-1022 self-powered rackmount speaker Clear-Com CC-250, CC-26, and CC-85 headsets
- (1) Clear-Com HS-6 handset
- (1) Clear-Com KB-111A speaker station
- (1) Clear-Com MS 812 12-channel master station
- (1) Clear-Com MX 840 assignment panel and PS 454multi-channel power supply
- (1) Clear-Com RM 220A two-channel remote station
- (1) Clear-Com RM 440 four-channel remote station
- (1) Clear-Com WP-2 wall panel
- (1) Clear-Com YC-36 “Y” adapter HME HS4-2 double-sided headsets SPL custom intercom fuse system and 15″ headset extensions, required cable and “stupid” correction
- (1) Vega Q OLUS/6 wireless system
- (1) Yamaha MLA7mic-to-line amp Bitree video patchbay and patch cords Bi-Tronic rackmount and BNC to BNC patch cords
- (2) Blonder Tongue BIDA 450-50 remote distribution amplifiers
- (1) Blonder Tongue RMDA 450-50 distribution amplifier
- (1) Blonder Tongue XRS-2 two-input passive combiner
- (1) Blonder Tongue XRS-4 Low-Loss one-to-four passive splitter
- (1) Blonder Tongue XRS-8 Low-Loss one-to-eight passive splitter
- (1) Bogen 3028 camera mount w/C-Clamps
- (1) DX DHP-533II 16-input passive combiner
- (1) DX Communication DSM 140B+
- (1) Ikegami ICD500 color camera
- (1) Leitch AMD-880 1×8 distribution amplifier
- (1) Leitch FR-883 four-slot card frame
- (1) Panasonic CT 20G12 19″ color TV receiver/monitor Panasonic CT-1384VY and CT-1384Y 13″ TV receiver/monitors
- (1) Panasonic WJ-220R video switcher
- (1) Panasonic WJ-B03 rack frame fill Panasonic WV7230D and WV-7330 pan and tilt
- (1) Panasonic WV-CP410 color camera Panasonic WV-LZ80/2, WV-LZ81/6A, and WV-LA2 lenses RMS 1090M-12, 1090M-16, 1090M-20, 1090M-24, 1090M-6, and 1090M-9 Taps w/RMS 2002/MM two-way splitter
- (1) Scopus IR-2000 infrared illuminator
- (1) Shure M367 mixer SPL custom housing for remote distro. amplifier and required cable for 75ohm terminators
- (1) Clark Synthesis 329F4 Underwater Speaker
- (1) Crest CKS 200 150W power amplifier
- (1) Sartek Industries custom submersible b/w camera w/ varifocal lens
- (1) Sartek Industries custom-submersible color camera w/ varifocal lens Sartek Industries accessory kits Neutrik speaker cable and barrels AC Cable cable and quad boxes Sescom IL-19s Furman PL Plus power conditioners Galaxy Cricket phase checker Loftech test equipment Motorola GP300 Walkie-Talkies w/ chargers Sennheiser RI-100 receivers and SI 1013 and SZI 1029 modulators
- (1) Shure FP 12 headphone amp SPL custom panels
SOURCE: “The Wizardry of O: Cirque du Soleil Takes the Plunge Into an Underwater World†– Feb 1, 1999 12:00 PM, Ellen Lampert-Greaux – LiveDesign Media
