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
5 - Using the ARC 2 Plug-In
4 1
ARC System 2
The unavailable features are:
• Correction Curevs are limited to the standard four Audyssey
®
factory
target.
• Custom EQ drag functions will be disbled.
• Legacy Measures won't be available when ARC 2 is used in sessions
where sample rate is beyond 96KHz as previous versions of ARC
System could not go past that sample rate.
• Combined L/R correction.
• Improved resolution.
We strongly suggest you take the time to properly measure your room again
so that you will be able to fully take advantage of the four times improved
resolution of the new MultEQ
®
XT32 plug in architecture and all of the new
ARC 2 amazing features.
5.1.3 Target Curve menu
To cover a wide range of room types, the ARC 2 provides a selection of four
Factory Target Curves created by Audyssey plus a set of 4 custom, user
definable curves. Click this menu (figure 5.4) to select one of these eight
Target Curves:
figure 5.4
• AUDYSSEY FLAT
• AUDYSSEY HF Roll-off 1
• AUDYSSEY FLAT (Mid Comp)
• AUDYSSEY HF Roll-off 1 (Mid Comp)
• Custom 1
• Custom 2
• Custom 3
• Custom 4