Description
IK Multimedia ARC- STUDIO Standalone Digital Acoustic Correction System
What is the ARC Studio
It is a standalone room/monitor acoustic correction system. That means you don’t need to run correction via software plugins in your DAW all the time; the correction is done in a dedicated hardware box.
Comes with a measurement microphone, measurement & analysis software (ARC X / ARC 4), and the processor. You use the mic to measure your room (listening positions etc.), the software computes correction profiles, then you upload the profile to the ARC Studio hardware. After that, all signals to your monitors go through it.
Key Features & Specs
Here are some of the more important technical specs & features:
| Feature | Details |
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| Dynamic Range (Analog IN → OUT) | 120 dB(A) |
| Frequency Response | ~ 0.5 Hz to 40 kHz |
| Converter Chips | Uses AKM Velvet Sound converters for AD/DA conversion. |
| Inputs / Outputs | Balanced XLR for input and output. Relays for hard bypass. |
| Power / Latency / Noise etc. | – The unit draws about 6 W. – Surface gets warm under use (~35°C in the tested case) – There are different phase / latency modes: natural phase has very low latency (~1.4 ms) and linear phase higher (~44 ms) in the review. |
| System Requirements for Measurement / Setup | Mac: Apple M1 or Intel i5, 4 GB RAM, macOS 10.15+ (11+ for Apple Silicon) Windows: Intel Core i5 or equivalent, 4 GB RAM, Windows 10 (64-bit) or newer. |
Additional information
| Weight | 0.47 kg |
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