Description
Overview
ARC X is a next-generation acoustic calibration platform designed to transform any listening environment into a precision-tuned monitoring space. By removing the sonic distortions introduced by room surfaces, ARC X ensures that producers, engineers, and musicians hear their mixes with absolute confidence, leading to better mix decisions and improved translation across all playback systems.
Powered by IK Multimedia’s VRM™ (Volumetric Response Modeling) technology, ARC X goes beyond simple correction. It provides a comprehensive suite for intelligent tuning, advanced voicing, and virtual monitoring. Whether you are working in a bedroom studio or a professional control room, ARC X eliminates the guesswork by creating a custom response that makes your audio sound clear, natural, and accurate.
Key Details
- Advanced Calibration Engine: Utilizes high-resolution measurement and powerful natural and linear phase correction algorithms to optimize the listening environment while preserving the integrity of the monitoring system.
- Immersive System Support: Extends calibration from standard stereo to full multichannel setups, automating complex system alignment, level matching, and precise time alignment for iLoud immersive monitoring systems.
- VRM™ Technology: Employs Volumetric Response Modeling to provide accurate reference emulation and flexible tuning.
- Customizable Response: Includes nine selectable target curves, allowing users to tailor the monitoring response to match specific workflows or personal preferences.
- Virtual Monitoring: Features over 20 virtual monitor emulations, enabling users to evaluate how their mixes will sound on various playback systems without leaving the sweet spot.
- Hardware Integration: Seamlessly integrates with ARC-enabled iLoud monitors or can be used with ARC Studio hardware to bring calibration to any third-party monitor system.
Use Cases
- Critical Mixing & Mastering: Remove room modes and frequency build-ups to ensure that your EQ and compression decisions are based on the audio, not the room’s acoustics.
- Immersive Audio Production: Quickly align multichannel speaker arrays for Dolby Atmos or other immersive formats with automated calibration.
- Cross-Platform Translation: Use the 20+ virtual monitor emulations to check your mix’s translation across different speaker types and environments instantly.
- Home Studio Optimization: Turn an untreated room into a reliable monitoring environment using the automated measurement and correction workflow.
Installation
ARC X is a software-based solution. To begin the calibration process, you will need an audio interface with a phantom-powered XLR microphone input and a pair of outputs for monitoring. The measurement process requires a sampling rate of either 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.
Once the software is installed, users follow the guided measurement process to analyze the room’s acoustic profile, after which the correction filter is applied to the monitoring path.
Compatibility
Mac (64-bit):
- OS: macOS 10.15 or newer (macOS 11 or newer required for Apple Silicon Processors)
- Processor: Apple M1 or Intel Core i5
- RAM: 4 GB
- Plugin Formats: Audio Units (AU), VST 3, AAX
Windows (64-bit):
- OS: Windows 10 or newer
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent
- RAM: 4 GB
- Graphics: OpenGL 2 compatible graphics adapter
- Plugin Formats: VST 3, AAX
- Driver Requirement: ASIO drivers
Additional Details
- Manufacturer: IK Multimedia
- Platform: Mac, Windows
- Plugin Formats: VST 3, AAX, AU
- Delivery Format: Downloadable Software
- Delivery Format: Download / Digital License
- SKU: 1049-436
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows 10 (64 bit) or newer, macOS 10.15 or newer (macOS 11+ for Apple Silicon)
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows 10 or newer, macOS 10.15 or newer (macOS 11+ for Apple Silicon)
- RAM Requirements: 4GB RAM
- Disk Space: Not Stated
- Requirements Source: manufacturer or supplier product documentation (https://www.ikmultimedia.com/).
- Requirements Source: manufacturer or supplier product documentation (https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/arcx/?pkey=arc-x-software).
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