User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- I Contents
- II License Agreement
- III What's New in ARC System 2
- What's New in ARC System 2
- Chapter 1 ARC System 2 Overview
- Chapter 2 The ARC System 2 components
- Chapter 3 Setup for measurements
- Chapter 4 Using the ARC 2 Measurement
- 4.1 Opening the ARC 2 Measurement software
- 4.2 Welcome to the ARC System 2
- 4.3 STEP 1 - Microphone Selection
- 4.4 STEP 2 - Set up your Audio I/O
- 4.5 STEP 3 - Put the Measurement Microphone at the main position and adjust levels
- 4.5.1 Microphone orientation
- 4.5.2 Microphone height
- 4.6 STEP 4 - Take measurements
- 4.6.1 Examples of measurement locations in various room types
- 4.6.2 Take Measurements
- 4.7 STEP 5 - Save your system correction
- Chapter 5 Using the ARC 2 Plug-In
- 5.1 ARC 2 Plug-In interface
- 5.1.1 Play Window
- 5.1.2 Measurement menu
- 5.1.3 Target Curve menu
- 5.1.4 Virtual Monitoring Feature
- 5.1.5 Frequency Response Graphs
- 5.1.6 Speaker Icons
- 5.1.7 Peak Meter
- 5.1.8 Correction ON switch and TRIM knob
- 5.1.9 Other controls
- 5.2 Edit Window
- 5.2.1 EQ points
- 5.2.2 Custom 1-4 buttons
- 5.2.3 Apply button
- 5.2.4 Flat button
- 5.2.5 Combined L/R Correction
- 5.2.6 Full Range Bass Correction
- 5.3 Monitor Control Window
- 5.3.1 Main volume knob
- 5.3.2 Dim switch
- 5.3.3 Mute switch
- 5.3.4 Mode selector
- 5.3.5 MIDI Assign of Remote Controls
- 5.4 Opening the ARC 2 Plug-In in your DAW
- 5.5 Using the ARC 2 Plug-In
- 5.6 Suggestions for the best ARC System 2 usage
- Chapter 6 Frequently Asked Questions
- Chapter 7 Troubleshooting
- Chapter 8 Support
4 - Using the ARC 2 Measurement
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ARC System 2
If you are using a mixer, you can use your “control room” level.
2. Click PLAY TEST (figure 4.9). This will generate a test sound (chirp),
and it will be sent to the outputs specified in point 4.4.
3. Now SLOWLY increase your studio listening level. You should start
hearing the test tone playing back continuously. Stop increasing the
listening volume at the point where the test tone is at a medium
intensity, more or less at the level you are woring at in your studio.
CAUTION! DO NOT INCREASE THE LISTENING LEVEL TOO FAST.
This could create damage to your speakers and to your hearing if
the monitoring system is very powerful.
4. Check the Input Level Meter indicator in the ARC 2 Measurement
software (figure 4.10). This meter shows the level of the signal
captured by the ARC 2 Measurement Microphone.
a. While the test tone is playing (and leaving the Microphone
Level slider in its default position), slowly adjust the MIC GAIN
control on your audio interface (or on your microphone pream-
plifier) to have the Input Level Meter indicator display within
the “OK” range.
b. In case you have increased the MIC GAIN control on your inter-
face to maximum and still see a very low signal or no signal at
all on the peak meter, please check that all cabling and connec-
tions are okay, and turn Phantom Power on.
c. If you need to finely adjust the level shown on the Input Level
Meter, just use the Microphone Level slider on the ARC 2
Measurement Software.
d. Always check that your audio interface preamplifier is NOT clip-
ping. If you are not sure about which MIC GAIN control setting
is best (for example, in case you have two settings that deliver
a signal within the okay range) always use the lowest one.
You can always trim it by using the ARC 2 Measuring software
Microphone Level slider.
5. Once you set the correct level, click PLAY TEST again to stop the test
tone generator.
6. DO NOT CHANGE any of the audio settings (studio listening level,
MIC GAIN control, etc.), and click NEXT.
figure 4.9
figure 4.10