IK Multimedia ARC Studio
Room Correction System
- Dramatically improves your mixing accuracy
- Works with any monitor system in any room
- Installs in minutes in any studio or space
- Sonically invisible, audiophile performance
- Emulates top monitors and playback systems
- Customize your monitors’ performance to taste
The IK Multimedia ARC Studio Room Correction System is an excellent solution for optimizing sound in any home, project, or professional studio. It comes with a standalone correction processor, the latest ARC 4 measurement software, and a room analysis microphone, offering a comprehensive approach to achieving precise sound calibration.
By compensating for room-induced sound distortions, the ARC Studio ensures your mixes are accurate and sound consistent across various playback environments. The advanced ARC 4 algorithm quickly detects and corrects frequency and stereo balance issues, delivering a clearer, more focused sound. You'll benefit from tighter low-end control, sharper transients, and improved stereo imaging, allowing you to mix with greater confidence, knowing you're hearing accurate audio.
Instant Studio Monitor Enhancement
The ARC Studio Room Correction System elevates any studio by correcting room acoustics, ensuring your monitors produce balanced and precise audio. With better low-end response, sharper transients, and pinpoint stereo imaging, your mixing accuracy and confidence will significantly improve. The ARC 4 software analyzes your room’s dimensions, materials, and furniture, resolving acoustic challenges and transforming your listening environment in just a few minutes.
Quick and Simple Setup
Setting up the ARC Studio is quick and easy. Simply connect the included microphone to your interface, follow the guided measurement steps, and let the ARC 4 software handle the rest. The software creates a detailed 3D map of your room and adjusts for any acoustic issues, enhancing your monitoring environment with minimal effort. This straightforward process ensures that anyone, regardless of technical expertise, can achieve professional-grade room correction.
Superior Audio Quality
The ARC Studio boasts high-end AD and DA conversion using AKM Velvet Sound converters, offering a dynamic range of 120 dB(A) and a frequency response from 0.5 Hz to 40 kHz. This ensures transparent and accurate sound reproduction, suitable for mastering-level audio. Whether in hardware- or console-based setups, the standalone processor preserves the integrity of your original sound while eliminating room-induced distortions.
Customizable Monitoring Profiles
ARC 4’s flexible controls allow you to fine-tune your monitoring setup. Choose from pre-set target curves or design your own, adjust the correction range, and switch between natural and linear phase modes. The monitor emulation feature simulates different reference systems, helping you perfect your mix without extra gear. With over 20 included profiles, you can emulate classic studio monitors, popular hi-fi speakers, or even mobile devices, ensuring your mix translates well across all platforms.
Advanced Room Correction
The ARC 4 algorithm provides in-depth control over each profile, optimizing performance for your specific needs. You can adjust the correction range to focus on particular frequencies or retain the character of your monitors. The variable resolution and smoothing options allow for precise or broader acoustic adjustments, depending on your room's unique acoustics.
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.