IK Multimedia ARC System Version 4 Software - Electronic Delivery

The IK Multimedia ARC System 4 combines analysis software and correction plug-in to improve the accuracy of your monitoring in any room. Work faster and more freely, confident you’re hearing your music itself and that your music will sound great everywhere.

With a faster, easier calibration process, breathtaking new more natural algorithm and the ability to manage profiles on ARC Studio hardware, everything about ARC 4 is designed to let you focus on your music and create audio that translates to any system effortlessly.

What’s new version 4:

• All-new more natural correction algorithm for incredible results
• Expanded virtual monitoring adds 20+ iconic studio monitors profiles
• "Quick Mode" for room processing with just 7 measurement points
• Updated graphics and user interface with dark and light mode options
• Ability to manage and switch profiles on ARC Studio hardware

TRUST WHAT YOU HEAR

A room can have a big impact on how you hear your music. Walls, furniture, and other objects reflect and absorb sound, creating complex artifacts that change the frequency balance and stereo imaging, and can cause your carefully balanced mix to fall apart in other spaces.

ARC precisely measures the sound of your room in moments, then generates a correction profile you can load into the ARC plug-in for your DAW to ensure what you’re hearing is how your music really sounds. You’ll mix faster and with less effort, and your work will translate better than ever.

AN ALL-NEW LISTENING EXPERIENCE

ARC 4 uses a brand-new and more natural analysis and correction algorithm that delivers results you can’t find in other digital room correction systems. By measuring your room across a 3D space around the listening position, IK’s award-winning VRM™ (Volumetric Response Modeling) technology creates a 3D snapshot of your room, identifying problematic issues without over-processing the sound.

You have the choice of going through a 21-point ultra-accurate measurement process or a 7-point quicker one. Both will sound great. The longer measurement is more adequate for fixed installations and permanent setups, while the shorter measurement is ideal for on-the-go or ad-hoc setups, making it possible to measure the room in less than a minute.

INSTANTLY APPLY CORRECTION

Once you’ve generated your profiles, open your DAW and insert ARC 4 across the master bus. ARC applies a precise correction filter using advanced processing to compensate for your room’s acoustics with a higher level of accuracy than ever before.

Now you’re hearing your music free of the impact of room acoustics. You can work confident you’re hearing exactly what was recorded, and your work will translate to other rooms and systems better than ever.

DEEP CONTROL OVER KEY PARAMETERS

Every room and setup is different, and ARC 4 gives you the controls to fine-tune your correction for ideal performance anywhere:

• Adjustable correction range
• Variable resolution and smoothing
• Natural or linear phase modes

CHECK YOUR MIX RIGHT FROM YOUR DESK

ARC System 4 emulates the frequency and phase response of the most famous studio monitors on the market, working in tandem with the ARC settings for the best possible sound in any listening environment. This is ideal for testing a mix on different reference systems quickly, without ever leaving the sweet spot and ARC’s calibration.

You can also use virtual monitoring to intentionally shape your sound to emulate devices like TVs and car audio systems, as well as many popular studio monitors, to quickly listen to your mix on other "virtual" systems to ensure a perfect sound translation.

POWERFUL METERING AT A GLANCE

ARC provides useful tools to speed up your workflow, with Peak, RMS, Loudness and dynamic range metering. And a real-time spectrum analyzer shows how your music was interacting with your room before correction, showing you how the room was affecting the sound.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

WINDOWS

• Intel Core i5 Processor or equivalent
• 4GB of RAM
• Windows 10 (64 bit) or newer
• Supported Plug-in formats: VST 2, VST 3, AAX
• ASIO-compatible audio interface required

MAC

• 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

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Works with any audio interface with ASIO drivers
• 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
• Select RTA microphones recommended for ideal performance