Academic IK Multimedia ARC System

The IK Multimedia ARC System is the first room correction system in a plug-in for DAW-based studios. ARC stands for Advanced Room Correction, and is a combination of a professional calibrated measurement microphone, a measuring software and a multi-platform plug-in that can be integrated with any DAW-based studio, capable of correcting the distortion caused by room acoustics and able to improve how a studio will sound forever.

IK Multimedia ARC System Features:
-The first and only room correction system in a plug-in for DAW-based studios
-Includes a calibrated measurement mic, measurement software and multi-platform correction plug-in
-Improves clarity, stereo imaging and frequency response, for faster, more reliable mixing
-Sonically 'treat' your room so you can finally trust the sound of your studio
-Revolutionary Audyssey MultEQ technology corrects frequency and phase response not only for the engineer's 'sweet spot', but
  also multiple points in the room
-Step by step setup measurement wizard will have you up and running in minutes
-A convenient, unique, and mobile correction solution for the traveling engineer

The IK Multimedia ARC System delivers the most advanced solution to acoustical problems for any DAW-based studio. Combining a professionally calibrated microphone, standalone software that captures sound information and calculates proper room correction, and a multi-platform plug-in: this technology will improve how your studio sounds forever.

ARC features the revolutionary Audyssey MultEQ technology, which measures acoustical information throughout the listening area in your studio. It then combines this information to provide an accurate representation of the room’s acoustical problems. The equalization solution then corrects for both time and frequency response problems more effectively and efficiently than any other room correction EQ on the market. The result is a clear and reliable representation of your mix. Regardless of the acoustical issues in your studio, what you are recording, mixing or mastering becomes immediately clear and reliable and your studio sound will improve forever.

The IK Multimedia ARC System represents one of the most advanced solutions to acoustical problems for any DAW-based studio, dramatically improving the acoustics of home and project studios as well as correcting even the highest acoustically treated high-end studios. The ARC System featuring Audyssey MultEQ technology produces results like you’ve never heard before, improving the accuracy of your monitoring system. When you experience ARC’s Advanced Room Correction System, the perspective of what you are recording, mixing or mastering becomes immediately clear and reliable and you’ll work on mixes faster because you’re sure of what you’re hearing. You will finally be able to trust the sound of your studio.

IK Multimedia ARC System Includes:
-Easy to use, step-by-step, room measurement software for Mac/PC
-VST, RTAS, AU correction plug-in for Mac/PC most popular DAWs (such as Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic, Sonar, Live, etc.)
-Professional measurement microphone
  -Type: 1/4" precision measurement condenser microphone
  -Polar pattern: omnidirectional, free field
  -Capsule frequency response: 20-16,000 Hz
  -Calibrated frequency response when used with ARC: 16-20,000 Hz, +/- 1.5 dB
  -Output: transformerless, electronically balanced, 200 ohms output impedance
  -Sensitivity: 50 mV/Pa
  -Noise Equivalent Level: 22 dB
  -Max SPL: 130 dB for 3% THD

 Measurement Microphone

IK Multimedia ARC System Measurement Software Features:
-Automatic multi-point room measurement system, wizard based, based on Audyssey MultEQ technology
-Measurement precision when used with ARC System microphone: +/- 1.5 dB
-Requires 48 kHz operation (only for measurements)
-Requires ASIO Audio Hardware on Windows Vista or XP, CoreAudio on Mac OS X
-Saves Measurements sets to be opened on the ARC System Correction Plug-In

 Measurement Software

IK Multimedia ARC System Correction Plug-In Features:
-Multi platform high quality Frequency AND Time correction processor based on Audyssey MultEQ technology
-Correction precision when used with ARC System microphone: +/- 1.5 dB
-Correction processor resolution: 32 bits floating point
-Correction processor supported sampling rates: 32 kHz to 96 kHz
-Four target curves
-Graphic Frequency response display 

 Correction Plug-In

IK Multimedia ARC System System Requirements:
-Power PC based Macintosh
  -Minimal: 866 MHz G4 processor, 512 MB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
  -Suggested: dual 1.25 GHz G4 or G5 processor, 1 GB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
  -Supported Plug-in formats: AU, VST, RTAS.
-Intel based Macintosh
  -Minimal: 1.5 GHz Intel Core Solo processor, 512 MB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later.
  -Suggested: 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, 1 GB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later.
  -Supported Plug-in formats: AU, VST, RTAS.
-Windows
  -Minimal: Pentium 1GHz / Athlon XP 1.33 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, Windows XP / Vista or later.
  -Suggested: Pentium 2.4 GHz / Athlon XP 2.4 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, Windows XP / Vista or later.
  -Supported Plug-in formats: VST, RTAS.