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Aug 5 2013, 12:06 PM |
I just found out about this awesome little piece of gear that basically corrects your studio mixing room. How cool is that? Basically this sort of device was pretty expensive out of what I heard, until this little dude came out recently.
The description says: ARC System 2 (Advanced Room Correction) is the sequel of the first and only acoustic correction system that combines a measurement microphone, measurement software AND a correction plug-in to improve the sound reliability and acoustics of your studio in an elegant, low-cost portable solution. Have you guys ever worked with such a thing? Here's more about it: ARC 2 |
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Aug 5 2013, 03:47 PM |
This is something very useful! I remember that I had a big resonance on a low frequency at my studio's old control room and I had put an EQ before my Monitors. This would be a more precise way to do it.
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Aug 6 2013, 06:18 AM |
JBL makes a set of monitors that have something similar built in. It comes with a microphone and the speakers connect via Ethernet So you connect them, and run the calibration and bingo! It's not perfect of course, but it will help smooth out the rough edges of a given room.
I just found out about this awesome little piece of gear that basically corrects your studio mixing room. How cool is that? Basically this sort of device was pretty expensive out of what I heard, until this little dude came out recently. The description says: ARC System 2 (Advanced Room Correction) is the sequel of the first and only acoustic correction system that combines a measurement microphone, measurement software AND a correction plug-in to improve the sound reliability and acoustics of your studio in an elegant, low-cost portable solution. Have you guys ever worked with such a thing? Here's more about it: ARC 2 |
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Aug 7 2013, 07:59 AM |
Wow, thank you for your answers guys. Adrian, the bass player in my band will most probably thank you as well
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Aug 8 2013, 02:32 AM |
I've tried solving room resonance problems with an eq strapped into the master channel. It does indeed work, but with limitations. The biggest limitation is that resonance peaks in small rooms tend to be highly localized. If you move your ears a few inches, the standing wave that causes the peak now sounds different and the eq that was applied for the first location is no longer effective. If you're working alone in one spot that might be ok. But in general these compensators work best when the coloration you're trying to defeat comes not from resonance, but instead from absorption at the surfaces in the room.
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Aug 8 2013, 03:25 PM |
It depends on the problem you're trying to solve. The most common acoustic problems in small rectangular studios are resonance and reflective comb filtering. It's possible to defend against those problems with an eq-based solution like ARC, but because those effects vary throughout the room, the eq is usually effective only at one precise location in the room.
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Aug 12 2013, 12:24 AM |
Hey D-man, thanks for the explanations - I think I get it, as a principle - I have no knowledge of parameters whatsoever unfortunately, but just a few hours ago I got my hands on two books: 1) Dr. Tom Misner - Practical Studio Techniques 2) Bill Gibson - Mixing and Mastering Audio Recordings Do you know anything about these maybe? Hey Cosmin! Those books sound good... I don't know them. this gave me the idea of starting a thread where everybody could recommend mixing and mastering books. -------------------- My lessons
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