Exhibit: Distributed Audio System
Venue: Australian Adventure, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Date: June, 1999
Client: Museum Productions
Contributors: Mystus (active components, audio editing, installation)

Client Requirements:
An audio environment was required for three separate outdoor areas of the new Australian Adventure addition to the zoo. The audio needed to run continuously and start automatically from powerup in the morning. Mixing of the audio tracks was required as well as design, provision and installation of the hardware. In some cases the audio had to interface with intermittent presentations of animatronic shows.

Mystus Expertise:
Mystus design a microprocessor controlled audio delivery system that repeated in a randomized fashion with two tracks of audio mixed on the fly. Several speaker types are employed for in ground, indoor, outdoor and themed delivery modes. All speakers have independent volume control and audio tracks can be changed or updated easily since they are CD based.

Unique Features:
One of the areas outfitted for sound was the Yagga Tree - a huge cement tree with three floors and several passage ways throughout. The audio environment was based on the low toned digeridoo instruments of the Australian aboriginal people. The audio really added to the other worldly character of the area.

Project Challenges:
The biggest challenge was the coordination of installation that included on site work at some distance from our home base shop and working with large general contractor responsible for the entire site construction. Mystus prototyped and fully tested all systems in Toronto prior to shipment to minimize on site surprises.