IK Multimedia ARC Studio

The ARC Studio is a room correction standalone solution for stereo monitoring systems, combining a hardware processor, ARC 4 software and a precision MEMS measurement microphone. The all-new algorithm removes the bad acoustics issues that can deviate you from taking the correct sonic decisions, while maintaining incredibly natural and transparent sound, so you nail your mix the first time - every time. TRUST WHAT YOU HEAR Your room can have a big impact on how you hear your music. Room structure, dimension ratio, walls, furniture, and other elements can create standing waves, bumps and dips in the response, creating complex artifacts that change the frequency and timing accuracy making it really difficult if not impossible to correctly balance the mix without having to go through the usual back and forth, think the typical car tests. ARC Studio measures and corrects these issues, ensuring your work translates properly everywhere. Using a stand-alone processor, this correction can be applied to any studio monitors in any studio, including hardware- and console- based ones; and applied to all sound sources without regard for DAW or operating system limitations. Plus, for pro studios, ARC Studio opens the door to monitoring correction and tuning, thanks to the extensive and precise custom-tuning possibilities, the high end quality and total transparency of the ARC Studio processor. Resident engineers will be able to finally tune the control room mains, mid and nearfields to their taste down to perfection, even if what they like is not totally flat. You’ll mix faster and with less effort, and your work will translate better than ever. AN ALL-NEW LISTENING EXPERIENCE By measuring your room across a 3D space around the listening position, IK’s award-winning ARC technology creates a 3D snapshot of your room to identify and completely correct the problematic issues that are dominant while avoiding to drastically EQ the room regardless the importance and relevance of the issues. Only the truly offending alterations will be handled and corrected, while maintaining the natural sonic quality of the monitoring system as if it wasn’t corrected. You have the choice if going through a 21-points ultra accurate measurement process or a 7-points quicker one. Both will sound great, the 21-points measurement is more adequate for fixed installations and permanent setups, while the quicker 7-points is maybe ideal for on the go quick setups, making it possible to measure the room in less than a minute. SONICALLY INVISIBLE Since your monitoring path quality is crucial, ARC Studio works with truly high end A/D and D/A conversion stages for total sonic transparency and a level of accuracy you only find in high end audio interfaces and mastering-grade audio converters. 120 dB(A) analog input to analog output dynamic range, 0.5Hz to 40kHz frequency response, ultra stable clocking for vanishing low jitter. And it connects to your studio and monitors with balanced XLRs with power-safe relay-based hard bypass – so when bypassed it’s completely removed from your signal chain, and you’re protected from sudden power-related pops. Between the premium audio quality and ARC Studio’s high end correction algorithm, you’ll enjoy the most natural, transparent monitoring ever