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
6 - Frequently Asked Questions
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ARC System 2
Chapter 6 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between ARC 2 and other room correction EQ systems?
ARC 2 is powered by Audyssey MultEQ
®
XT32, a breakthrough room
correction technology that takes an innovative approach at measure-
ment and correction that other room correction EQ systems do not:
1. MultEQ
®
XT32 room correction technology allows you to measure
multiple positions in your room to make a much wider sweet spot.
Many systems only correct for one seat in the room. This typi-
cally makes other seats in the room sound worse, because a single
measurement does not provide an accurate representation of the
problems of the entire room.
2. MultEQ
®
XT32 room correction technology measures your room
using advanced proprietary methods perfected with years of exten-
sive research from the Audyssey
®
team. MultEQ
®
XT32 looks at
patterns in the time domain responses and classifies them into
clusters based on the similarities in those patterns, typically in 3-5
groups. A representative response is created from each cluster, and
a final response is then created from grouping the representatives.
The few EQ systems that do correct for multiple positions simply
average the measurement results. This tends to gloss over common
acoustical problems and not fix them properly.
3. MultEQ
®
XT32 room correction technology corrects for both time
and frequency domain problems, which solves many of the prob-
lems that have plagued room correction EQ systems since their
inception. Other EQ systems only correct for frequency domain
problems, which leaves the time domain to cause phase distortion
and smearing.
4. One of the other benefits of ARC 2 with MultEQ
®
XT32 is that it
identifies the limits of the loudspeaker performance and does not
apply correction beyond those limits. This is particularly important
in the low frequencies where other systems may overcorrect and
potentially damage the speakers.
My studio already has some acoustical treatment. Will ARC 2 be useful for me?
Yes. The ARC System 2 improves the clarity and focus of the perceived
sound as well, and this will partially mask untreated rooms rever-
beration and reflections considerably. If you already have any level of
acoustical treatment in your room (and if it’s done properly), it will only
add to the ARC 2 correction performance, boosting the overall result of
the monitor’s accuracy.