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
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ARC System 2
5.6 Suggestions for the best ARC System 2 usage
You are probably used to how your studio acoustics sound.
For this reason – and considering that the ARC System 2 will improve the
accuracy of your monitoring system and change the sound of your room –
please follow these suggestions to enrich your listening experience while
using the ARC System:
1. Use CDs or material you know are very familiar with to evaluate the
new way your studio sounds.
2. Always give yourself time to get used to the new sound. Do not
judge the corrected system by only listening for a minute or two.
Always give yourself enough listening the time to understand how
different the room is sounding.
3. Do not change between various measurement sets or turn the cor-
rection ON / OFF too often. Your hearing process needs to get used
to it. It is like when your eyes needs some time to adapt to a very
different lighting condition such as going out of a dark room into
bright sunlight.
After you select the best measurement set, you will start using the ARC
System 2 without even thinking it is there. It is really a “set and forget” tool
that will really help you to mix faster, better, and achieve greater consistency
with your artistic projects.