IK Multimedia - ARC Studio (Acoustic Correction Processor)

  High-definition monitoring for all... There's a reason all of today's highest-end studio monitors are adding active room correction – it supercharges their performance and ensures mixes translate flawlessly.ARC Studio offers this same massive boost in performance and accuracy to every monitor in every studio.Dramactically improve your mixing accuracyYour room has a big impact on how you hear your music. The size, shape, materials, and furniture all work to distort the frequency and stereo balance of your monitors, degrading your sound.ARC Studio analyzes and corrects these issues in minutes. Your music snaps into focus, with more controlled low-end, tighter transients and pinpoint stereo imaging. It's like an instant upgrade to your monitors. And when you can trust what you hear, you'll mix faster and more confidently than ever.Installs in minutesARC Studio combines the new ARC 4 measurement software, room analysis microphone and stand-alone correction processor.Plug the mic into your interface and you'll be guided through measuring acoustical spots within your listening position. IK's award-winning ARC technology uses this 3D snapshot to identify and completely correct all the problematic issues degrading your monitors' performance.This correction profile is loaded into the ARC Studio processor, sitting invisibly between your interface and monitors to apply all incoming signals. Acoustic issues disappear, unleashing your monitors' true performance.Correct every studioFor pro studios, whether in-the-box or console-based, ARC Studio allows for a sonically transparent correction and custom-tuning for any monitoring setup from nearfields to mains, preserving the inherent system's sonic quality.And for DAW-based studios, ARC Studio frees you from the hassle of inserting plug-ins on the master bus of your work and preserves zero-latency monitoring setups, plus allows you to listen to your preferred streaming service with acoustically corrected monitoring without messing around with system drivers.You can create a profile for every configuration, listening position or even monitor pair. Whether you're in a makeshift studio or a world-class one, fine-tuning your monitoring to your taste has never been easier and has never sounded so good.Includes monitor emulationsARC Studio also includes a monitor emulations function that turns your monitor system into iconic studio monitors and popular hi-fi speakers and mobile devices, with breathtakingly true-to-life results by accurately reproducing the frequency and phase response of the originals.With over 20 profiles included, a single pair of monitors now lets you test your mix on different reference systems quickly, without ever having to head to your car! Features All-in-One Acoustic Room Correction Works with Any Interface and Computer Latency-Free, Set-and-Forget Correction Improves Frequency and Stereo Balance Avoids Drastic EQ Changes to Room Work Faster and Create Better Mixes Applies to Monitors and Sound Sources X-MONITOR Emulates Top Reference Systems Analysis Takes Less than 10 Minutes Includes MEMS Measurement Microphone Included IK Multimedia ARC Studio Room Correction Processor Software ARC 4 MEMS Measurement Microphone ARC 4 combines an ultra-accurate measurement microphone, analysis software and correction plug-in to improve the accuracy of your monitoring in any room. Work faster and more freely, confident you’re hearing your music itself and that your music will sound great everywhere. With a faster, easier calibration process, breathtaking new more natural algorithm and the ability to manage profiles on ARC Studio hardware, everything about ARC 4 is designed to let you focus on your music and create audio that translates to any system effortlessly. Features Measurement mic, room analysis software and correction plug-in Improves frequency balance and stereo imaging in any room Work faster and create better mixes without expensive room treatment Virtual monitoring emulates the sound of common listening devices What’s new All-new more natural correction algorithm for incredible results Expanded virtual monitoring adds 20+ iconic studio monitors profiles "Quick Mode" for room processing with just 7 measurement points Updated graphics and user interface with dark and light mode options Ability to manage and switch profiles on ARC Studio hardware Trust what you hear A room can have a big impact on how you hear your music. Walls, furniture, and other objects reflect and absorb sound, creating complex artifacts that change the frequency balance and stereo imaging, and can cause your carefully balanced mix to fall apart in other spaces. With ARC System, you can detect and account for these issues without expensive room treatment. ARC precisely measures the sound of your room in moments, then generates a correction profile you can load into the ARC plug-in for your DAW to ensure what you’re hearing is how your music really sounds. You’ll mix faster and with less effort, and your work will translate better than ever. An all-new listening experience ARC 4 uses a brand-new and more natural analysis and correction algorithm that delivers results you can’t find in other digital room correction systems. By measuring your room across a 3D space around the listening position, IK’s award-winning VRM™ (Volumetric Response Modeling) technology creates a 3D snapshot of your room, identifying problematic issues without over-processing the sound. You have the choice of going through a 21-point ultra-accurate measurement process or a 7-point quicker one. Both will sound great. The longer measurement is more adequate for fixed installations and permanent setups, while the shorter measurement is ideal for on-the-go or ad-hoc setups, making it possible to measure the room in less than a minute. The result is an incredibly natural-sounding correction like you’ve never heard. ARC 4 recreates the feeling of working in a properly-tuned room, without sounding “corrected.” Measure quickly and precisely Just connect a measurement mic to your interface and launch the step-by-step room analysis software. You’ll be guided through a series of measurements across your listening position, and with ARC’s flexible placement options you can create measurements of multiple monitors and listening positions, so you can virtually adjust the sweet spot for clients or different setups. More microphone options ARC 4 includes a precision-manufactured MEMS room analysis microphone for the most precise measurements possible. But you can also use generic measurement microphones, and even load a mic calibration file for superior accuracy. Instantly apply correction Once you’ve generated your profiles, open your DAW and insert ARC 3 across the master bus. ARC applies a precise correction filter using advanced processing to compensate for your room’s acoustics with a higher level of accuracy than ever before. Now you’re hearing your music free of the impact of room acoustics. You can work confident you’re hearing exactly what was recorded, and your work with translate to other rooms and systems better than ever. Deep Control over key parameters Every room and setup is different, and ARC 3 gives you the controls to fine-tune your correction for ideal performance anywhere: Adjustable correction range By default, ARC corrects the entire frequency spectrum, but you can define limits to both upper and lower correction ranges separately. This is useful if you want to preserve the unique voicing of your monitors or are just looking to correct a certain frequency range. Variable resolution and smoothing Adjust the resolution of the correction filter to use more or fewer frequency bands. Depending on your room’s unique sound, this lets you achieve more surgical correction, or a broader, smoother balance. 2 Phase Modes Natural and Linear phase modes ensure precise stereo imaging. Natural mode improves the phase response, while linear phase maintains the existing phase response, which may be preferable in certain rooms and conditions. Check your mix right from your desk Virtual monitoring lets you intentionally shape your sound to emulate devices like TVs and car audio systems, as well as many popular studio monitors, to quickly listen to your mix on other "virtual" systems to ensure a perfect sound translation. Powerful metering at a glance ARC provides useful tools to speed up your workflow, with Peak, RMS, Loudness and dynamic range metering. And a real-time spectrum analyzer shows how your music was interacting with your room before correction, showing you how the room was affecting the sound. Mix faster and more confidently Dramatically reduce the impact of room acoustics Hear how your music really sounds Stop auditioning mixes on multiple systems Create tracks that sound their best everywhere Faster setup, incredible results New analysis app with simplified measurement process 3D room analysis delivers more accurate, natural sound Improved support for multiple listening setups Works with ARC mic or any RTA (measurement) mic Superior correction, superior control All-new algorithm for incredible sonic transparency 2 phase modes ensure optimum phase coherency Variable resolution for superior results in any room High & low correction ranges put you in control Powerful tools to improve your workflow Virtual monitoring mimics common playback systems PEAK, RMS, LUFS and DR metering at a glance Realtime spectrum analyzer shows pre-corrected signal Re-sizeable, retina display GUI to fit your workflo _________________________________________System Requirements ARC 4 Analysis application features Streamlined multi-point room measurement system based on 3D VRM technology Measurement precision when used with ARC System microphone: +/- 0.5 dB Also works with any RTA microphone with or without calibration file Saves measurement sets to be opened with the ARC System Correction plug-in Correction plug-in features High-quality frequency and time domain correction plug-in Re-sizable user interface Natural and Linear phase modes for best L-R phase coherency Real-time spectrum analyzer showing how the room is affecting the sound before correction Adjustable Low and Hi correction range to preserve monitor voicing Three different resolution / smoothing options High precision multi standard metering derived from T-RackS 5: offering Peak, RMS, LUFS and DR Correction processor resolution: 32-bit floating point Correction processor supported sampling rates: 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz Virtual Monitoring feature mimics the sound of various listening devices ARC Studio Specifications Audio AD and DA converters: AKM Velvet Sound™ Audio conversion and internal processing sampling rate: 96 kHz Audio conversion resolution: 24-bit Internal processing resolution: 32-bit float Frequency Response: 2 Hz - 45.0 kHz (- 2.0 dB) Dynamic Range: 120 dB (A-weighted) THD (20-20 kHz): 0.00035% THD+N (1 kHz@-1dBFS): -107 dB Channel Crosstalk (1 kHz): -122.5 dB Max Phase Deviation: +7° 20Hz, +16° 22kHz Input Impedance (balanced): 20 kOhm Output Impedance (balanced): 50 Ohm Maximum output level: +17 dBu Latency Natural Phase mode: 1.4 ms Linear Phase mode: 42 ms Power Powered by included Power Supply Unit Dimensions Size: 14.4cm / 5.6" x 12cm / 4.72" x 4.5cm / 1.77" Weight: 465g / 1,03lb Package includes ARC Studio room-correction processor ARC Measurement Microphone (depending on the version) ARC Measurement Microphone Clamp (depending on the version) USB C-Type to USB A-Type cable (1.5 m / 4.92') Power Supply Unit Registration card System Requirements Mac (64-bits) Minimal: Apple M1 or Intel® Core i5 Processor, 4 GB of RAM, macOS® 10.15 or newer (macOS 11 or newer required for Apple Silicon Processors). Supported Plug-in formats: Audio Units, VST 2, VST 3, AAX. Works with any audio interface with a phantom powered XLR microphone input and a pair of outputs for monitoring. 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz sampling rate is required for the measurement process. One free USB port required. Windows (64-bits) Minimal: Intel® Core i5 Processor or equivalent, 4 GB of RAM, Windows 10 (64 bit) or newer. Supported Plug-in formats: VST 2, VST 3, AAX. Works with any audio interface with ASIO drivers, a phantom powered XLR microphone input and a pair of outputs for monitoring. 44.1kHz or 48kHz sampling rate is required for the measurement process. One free USB port required. Requires an OpenGL 2 compatible graphics adapter.