What they used for the sound system at Michael Jackson ONE:
• FOH Console – Meyer Sound D-Mitri Digital Audio Platform. 120 Inputs x 120 Outputs @ 96Khz all connected digitally with Fiber Optic. Entire FOH system delivered on Fiber Optic Optocore back bone.
• Room Acoustic System – Meyer Sound Constellation System with 41 Microphones x 144 Speakers used to create 17 user presets with maximum room reverb time of 4.5 seconds
• Monitor Console – Yamaha DM 2000 with (6) Optocore Y3R-TP Audio Interface I/O Cards. Custom sample rate converters created by Optocore to keep the Main Optocore ring at 96Khz but run the Yamaha Consoles at 48Khz to keep the full channel count. Monitor console is 96 Inputs x 96 Outputs @ 48Khz connected with just 2 CAT 5 cables.
• Utility Consoles – Yamaha DM 2000 and (3) Yamaha DM 1000 with a total of (12) Optocore Y3R-TP I/O Cards. All Yamaha consoles connected to the Optocore Ring with CAT 5 cables.
• Optocore Fiber Optic 2 Gbps Network with 496 Inputs and 700 Outputs. 19 Devices in the Ring with 1 Server computer and 6 Client computers. Currently using over 50 Macros to change audio routing via Midi during the show.
• Audio Playback System – Digital Performer 8 on Dual Apple Mac Pro Computers with RME HDSPe MADI FX PCI Express cards running 64 Channels each at 96Khz.
• 66 Wireless Frequencies used during the show. (16 Sennheiser Wireless Microphones, 8 Sennheiser Wireless In Ear Monitors and 36 Telex Wireless Intercom units)
• Speaker system is all Meyer Sound with 175 total speakers. (16) Meyer Sound Galileo 616 for system control. Main PA System is (24) Mica Left & Right Array, (38) JM-1P Center Cluster, and (12) 1100-LFC Low-Frequency Control Elements.
• 5,412 Custom Left, Center, Right Seat Speakers divided into 24 zones.
• 80 Port Clear-Com Eclipse Digital Intercom System with 50 belt packs, 25 Desk Stations and 36 Wireless packs
• In House CATV system with 36 cameras and 80 TV’s for show viewing.
The Audio Team:
Sound Designer – Jonathan Deans
Music Director – Kevin Antunes
Associate Sound Designer – Brian Hsieh
SVC Consultant – Auerbach Pollock Friedlander / Paul Garrity and Daniel Mei
Acoustic Consultant- Jaffe Holden
SVC Installer – Solotech / Bob Barbagallo and Mario St-Onge
Cirque du Soleil Audio Technical Manager – Gavin Whiteley
Head of Audio – Aaron Beck
Assistant Head of Audio – Brandon Andreasen
Playback Operator – Glenn Erwin
Lead Audio Tech – John Kessler
Monitor Engineer – Josh Anderson
Audio Techs – Sara Even and Billy Zuraff