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Room-correction Package with Analysis Software, Measurement Microphone, and EQ Correction Plug-in - Mac/PC, AU, VST, RTAS

Sale Price: $299.00

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IK Multimedia ARC (No Longer Available)

Room-correction Package with Analysis Software, Measurement Microphone, and EQ Correction Plug-in - AU, VST, RTAS

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Correct Your Room and Get Better Mixes Instantly with ARC!

The IK Multimedia ARC room correction software system measures, calculates the acoustics in your room, then applies correction via an advanced EQ plug-in. Using an included profesionally calibrated measurement microphone, ARC (Advanced Room Correction) software measures your room's acoustics and formulates corrections. The system then uses a frequency/time-correction processing plug-in to work with your DAW, giving you a "corrected" environment every time. If you want the most accurate, optimum room for recording, use ARC to make it happen.

IK Multimedia ARC Room Correction Software and Measurement Microphone Features:

Professional measurement microphone:
  • Type: 1/4" precision measurement condenser microphone
  • Polar pattern: omnidirectional, free field
  • Capsule frequency response: 20-16,000Hz
  • Calibrated frequency response when used with ARC: 16-20,000Hz, +/- 1.5dB
  • Output: transformerless, electronically balanced, 200 ohms output impedance
  • Sensitivity: 50 mV/Pa
  • Noise Equivalent Level: 22dB
  • Max SPL: 130dB for 3% THD


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)
  • Saves Measurements sets to be opened on the ARC System Correction Plug-In


ARC System Correction plug-In:
  • 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


The IK Multimedia ARC room correction software system is an incredibly effective and affordable tool for better mixes!
Specification Detail
Manufacturer Part Number AC-PLUG-HCD-IN

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Skeptical until I heard it

by Jackie Baker from Tifton, GA
June 29, 2012
Music Background: Recording Engineer
Worth every penny and then some. My only hesitance is it's lack of 64 bit plugin at the time I bought it. I bought j-bridge and wrapped it and voila! Now, this great plugin doesn't rob my CPU. You... read more [+] won't believe how it makes your mixes translate. It took ALL of the guess work out of it. No more checking in the car. I have total confidence in my mixes now. close [-]

The best purchase I could have made

by Derrick Horne from Anywhere at any tme
May 10, 2012
Music Background: Producer/Artist/Engineer/Session guy - worked on over 500 records
After years of having room issues during mixing, I bought ARC. Once set up, you WILL notice more imaging and tighter response (especially low end) in your mixes. I have been fortunate to mix in a lot ... read more [+]of great rooms over a long career but now I feel best when mixing at home. Right now, I'm sounding like a champ for my clients. I cannot stress this enough. BUY THIS PLUGIN. It will change your entire path as a mixer. Also, since I work out of the country and in various stateside locales I don't have to fear monitor choices anymore. I just take the measurement mic, run the setup, and BOOM!!! I can trust what I'm hearing and do final tweaks at home if needed. GET IT!!!! close [-]

Worth It's Weight In Gold...Maybe Even Platinum

by Dontae Dynamite from Richmond, VA
October 26, 2011
Music Background: Engineer, Producer, Songwriter
I will say first and foremost that there is no replacement for a properly acoustical treated room. But for those of us who can't quite get it right, this is the next best thing as far a convenience go... read more [+]es. My mixes went from OK to impressive. Not because my skill level changed but because I could actually hear what was really going on in my mixes.
This is not another gimmick or useless plug-in. This has a real purpose in my studio and I recommend that you get it too. If you don't I will continue to have people say my mixes sound better than yours..LOL! close [-]

Worth every penny...

by Matthew King from NW Arkansas USA
August 16, 2011
Music Background: Recording Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Producer
OK, so I get the whole "make the room disappear" technique with room correction EQ and processing from my days in high-end home theaters. I bought ARC with a pair of JBL LSR2328 monitors. While they... read more [+] aren't as accurate as Focals or Genelecs out of the box, I was confident that ARC can make them sound just as accurate. After I got everything hooked up and went through the minimum 12-point analysis, I was amazed at the difference. Alone the LSRs were very boomy in the upper bass and the highs were very sharp (not crisp, almost piercing). I wish I could post a picture of the measurement and correction response, it would make anyone a believer. Many props to my longtime engineer and friend Mike Baldonado (ext. 1315) for taking such good care of me. close [-]

Sweetwater Advice

Jeff Hollman
Every studio still needs great monitors along with proper acoustical treatment. But I'm amazed at what the ARC System can do to further compensate for your room's acoustics so that you can hear your mix the way it really sounds! A great solution for all studios!
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