Achieve Studio-grade Acoustics in Any Room

Getting a professional, clear balance of sound isn’t limited to world-class studios. With IK Multimedia’s ARC X software, you can accurately calibrate the acoustics of any room using the included measurement microphone. More than simple room correction, ARC X is a next-generation solution for acoustic calibration, intelligent tuning, advanced voicing, and virtual monitoring. Built on IK’s industry-leading VRM (Volumetric Response Modeling) technology, ARC X features an intuitive graphical interface that allows you to create complex acoustic configurations, including immersive and multichannel setups, with fully automated calibration across all connected speakers.

ARC X also provides highly accurate, true-to-life simulations of industry-standard reference systems, ranging from professional studio monitors to everyday consumer playback devices. It can be used as a DAW plug-in and integrates seamlessly with select IK hardware, including iLoud Precision MKII monitors and ARC Studio, transforming any room into a precisely calibrated monitoring environment for mixes that translate with confidence.

3D Room Analysis for Perfectly Tuned Monitoring

Designed as the next evolution of IK Multimedia’s X-Monitor and ARC 4 software, ARC X detects and corrects room coloration across three vertical measurement planes, creating a detailed three-dimensional acoustic snapshot of your space. The result is an exceptionally natural listening experience that closely mirrors a professionally treated control room. Advanced tuning tools also allow you to fine-tune the tonal balance of your monitoring system to suit your personal preferences and creative objectives.

Hear Your Mix on Any System — Without Leaving Your Chair

Beyond room correction, ARC X includes advanced speaker simulations that let you audition your mixes through a wide range of trusted reference systems, from high-end studio monitors to common consumer playback devices. These true-to-life emulations deliver impressive realism, while real-time monitor control allows seamless switching between profiles, voicings, and calibration modes. Whether you’re working in a professional studio, a treated home room, or a portable setup, ARC X ensures consistent, reliable monitoring performance.

Pro-level Correction With or Without IK Hardware

The ARC X plug-in delivers the same high-quality monitoring correction as its hardware counterparts, making it ideal for fully in-the-box workflows. Applied directly to your master bus, it provides precise calibration with minimal setup. ARC X can also be integrated directly into IK’s iLoud Precision MKI and MKII, iLoud MTM MKII, and iLoud Micro Monitor Pro monitors for latency-free optimization without added CPU load.

For non-IK monitors, pairing ARC X with ARC Studio enables the same zero-latency, zero-CPU performance. Whether used as a plug-in or with dedicated hardware, ARC X places one of the industry’s most respected room-correction systems at the center of your monitoring chain, ensuring accuracy and reliable translation in every environment.

What IK Multimedia Says...

The Ultimate Studio Monitoring Upgrade

ARC® X is more than simple room correction — it’s a next-generation platform for acoustic calibration, intelligent tuning, advanced voicing, and virtual monitoring. Built on IK’s industry-leading VRM™ (Volumetric Response Modeling) technology, ARC X transforms any room into a precision-tuned monitoring environment, ensuring your creative decisions translate flawlessly across every playback system. Whether you’re producing in a bedroom studio or mixing in a professional control room, ARC X delivers uncompromising accuracy and complete control over your sound.

Core Benefits

• Automated Room Correction: Detects and eliminates room coloration with precise, phase-coherent correction for professional-grade monitoring.
• Advanced tuning flexibility: Shape tonal balance to suit your personal taste or creative goals, from absolute neutrality to musical enhancement.
• Voicing emulation: Instantly reference iconic studio monitors and real-world playback systems from a single listening position.
• Real-time monitor control: Seamlessly switch between profiles, voicings, and calibration modes.
• On-speaker operation: Latency-free correction on supported IK hardware without taxing your CPU.
• Third-party support: Use ARC X with non-IK monitors via ARC Studio hardware or the ARC X plug-in.

Calibration: Trust What You Hear

Every surface in your room affects what you hear, introducing subtle distortions that compromise mix accuracy. ARC X eliminates guesswork by using high-resolution acoustic measurement and advanced frequency-domain correction to create a custom response profile for your space. The result is a pristine monitoring environment that reveals your mix truthfully, helping you work faster and deliver mixes that translate with confidence.

What Makes ARC X Different

ARC X combines over a decade of research into a single, powerful solution. From real-time calibration to advanced reference emulation and deep tuning flexibility, every feature is engineered to enhance workflow efficiency and unlock your full creative potential.

Measure Quickly and Precisely

Using a connected measurement microphone, ARC X guides you through a fast, step-by-step room analysis. Choose between 1-, 3-, or 7-point quick measurements for portable setups, or a 21-point ultra-precise scan for fixed installations, capturing a detailed 3D snapshot of your room’s acoustic response.

Automatic Correction for Perfect Balance

ARC X analyzes measurement data and automatically creates a correction profile tailored to your room. Advanced algorithms resolve frequency and phase inconsistencies without overprocessing, delivering a natural, professionally tuned listening experience.

Fine-tune to Match Your Preferences

Go beyond correction with target curves, voicing emulation, and detailed adjustments. Whether you prefer a perfectly flat response or a specific tonal character, ARC X allows full customization of your monitoring environment.

Advanced Correction Tools

• 9 expertly designed target curves for different monitoring needs
• Advanced time- and frequency-domain correction
• Select Natural or Linear phase modes for optimal coherence
• Adjustable low- and high-frequency correction ranges
• Variable filter resolution for surgical or natural correction

Virtual Monitoring

ARC X precisely replicates the frequency and phase response of over 20 industry-standard studio monitors and consumer playback systems. This allows instant mix translation checks without leaving the ideal listening position or investing in multiple reference speakers.

ARC X Plug-in for DAW-based Workflows

For producers working entirely in the box or using non-IK monitors, the ARC X plug-in provides the same high-quality correction directly on your master bus. It also includes advanced T-RackS-powered metering tools such as Peak, RMS, LUFS, and Dynamic Range to ensure loudness compliance and visual mix accuracy.

Integration Across the iLoud Ecosystem

• iLoud Precision MKII Series
• iLoud Precision MKI
• iLoud Micro Monitor Pro
• iLoud MTM MKII
• iLoud Sub
• ARC Studio Hardware

Hear Better. Mix Smarter. Go Faster.

ARC X is more than a tool — it’s a revolution in monitoring. Experience the accuracy of a world-class control room anywhere you create and start mixing with confidence today.

ARC X is free for owners of:

• iLoud Precision MKI & MKII
• iLoud MTM MKII
• iLoud Micro Monitor Pro
• iLoud Sub
• ARC Studio
• ARC 4

Simply register your hardware and install ARC X via the IK Product Manager application.