MEMS stands for MicroElectro Mechanical Systems, a technology that was first used in ink jet printers. If you don’t have ARC 2.x already, the software with mic is normally $200 (but on sale thru Decemfor $150). The software is free to current ARC 2.x owners (and will be familiar with little change other than the new mic choice, though it has better resolution in the low frequency band), and the new MEMS mic alone costs about $70, which is not much considering what this mic can do. IKM has recently introduced ARC 2.5 that introduces the ability to use a new, very accurate mic. Although the software took into account the nominal initial performance of each mic model, there could be some inaccuracy introduced by a particular mic. However, condenser mics are subject to unit to unit variation, and drift in frequency response over time, as much as several dB. In 2013 they released version 2 with better software and an improved mic. First introduced in 2007, it was the first software based room correction product, and came with a “flat” measurement condenser microphone that the software used to evaluate and correct frequency bumps and dips in a room. One of their products that I’ve found to be extremely valuable in my studio is the Advanced Room Correction system known as ARC. If you’ve been recording or mixing audio for any length of time you have likely found IK Multimedia (IKM), who have been developing both software tools and hardware for almost twenty years. Mic Room Processor from IK Multimedia Custom Shop is $/€69.99ĪRC 2.5 software alone is free for ARC 2.x owners. T-RackS 5 Max (38 processors) from $/€299.99 depending on what IK Multimedia products you have - $/€499.99 if you have no credits with IKM.

T-RackS 5 (standard with 9 processors) $/€149.99 IK Multimedia | ARC System 2 with MEMS Microphone IK Multimedia T-RackS 5, ARC 2.5 & the MEMS Mic

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