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
7 - Troubleshooting
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While measuring the room, I get error messages from the ARC 2 Measurement
software related to the low signal and high background noise. As a result, I
can’t complete the measurement process. What should I do?
Quiet down the room as much as possible, or increase the test tones
playback level during the measurement process. Also, check the micro-
phone level again, (returning to the Measurement Step 3).
While measuring the room, I get “phase” errors from the ARC 2
Measurement software.
Please check your speakers wiring. If the speakers are passive, check the
polarity of the leads going from the amps to the speakers. If the speak-
ers are active, check the XLR or TRS cables connections and polarities.
When I open the measurements set on my ARC 2 Plug-In and turn the
Correction ON, the resulting sound and the displayed response is strange
and incorrect, making the monitors sound worse than when ARC 2 Plug-In
is not enabled. Do you have any suggestions?
Be sure that your audio interface is set to 48 kHz when running the
ARC 2 Measurement software. Also, check your audio interface buffer
size settings. For a proper measurement, it should be set from 128 to
2048 samples.