Software Room Correction System Updated

IK Multimedia has announced Version 2 of ARC -- Advanced Room Correction System for Mac/PC DAWs. ARC is the first acoustic correction system that combines a measurement microphone, measurement software and a correction plug-in for most popular DAWs to improve the acoustics and sonic reliability of your studio. Here's all the details in IK's own words:


ARC works by measuring your room using the included measurement microphone and measurement Auto diagnostic tool software and then generates an algorithm to provide a correction of your room's acoustic problems that you can apply to your mix using the included plug-in. You canrecord and mix with confidence knowing that what you hear from your speakers is a faithful representation of how your music will translate to the outside world.

With thousands of installations since 2007, the first version of ARC has been put to use in every possible real-world situation. This experience, along with user feedback from all over the world, has been carefully considered during the Audyssey® update of the MultEQ® technology that powered the first version of ARC to now provide a new, even more accurate version, MultEQ® XT32, included in this new version of ARC.


MultEQ® XT32 gives the new ARC 2 an even higher-resolution EQ adjustment – especially in the extreme low frequencies where correction is usually needed the most along with a more natural and smooth midrange and high frequency performance – a combined L/R correction for high-quality control room optimization and customizable target curves so you can shape the final response of your monitors. All of these new features are nicely packaged in a completely new interface featuring a new Monitor Control panel interface for optimized control.



Better Correction: 4X greater resolution – ARC 2 features enhanced resolution across the entire frequency spectrum including 4 times greater resolution in the lower frequencies where room distortions typically occur. ARC effectively flattens the low-end frequency response – even in the most unbalanced rooms – and also improves the mid and high frequency ranges to make the correction process totally transparent with clear and precise frequency response.


Streamlined Measurement Process – The new MultEQ® XT32 algorithm in ARC 2 provides greater resolution with fewer measurements allowing you to get a better degree of accuracy faster. Now only 7 measurements are needed for the software to calculate accurate corrections to your listening environment.


Mix for Multiple Devices – ARC 2 now provides the ability to mix for multiple devices with the new "Alternate References" feature. This makes it possible to intentionally shape the sound of the monitoring setup to simulate speakers like LCD TVs, club PA systems, car audio systems, radios, etc.


"Monitor Control" Panel – ARC has a new Monitor Control panel interface that provides you with the most frequently used control features: a big main volume knob to set your listening level, a DIM switch with an adjustable level, a MUTE switch and a listening "MODE" selector that can be toggled between standard Stereo, Mono or Side for quick reference checks. This additional collection of tools gives you a familiar, flexible control room-style workflow for a superior listening experience and improved accuracy for mixing and mastering applications.

The soulless driver behind today’s steering wheel

Growing up in the late 80s, one of my favourite TV series was the ‘Knight Rider’. Every child fancied Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff)’s talking car – Kitt. Besides the amusement caused by a talking and flying Car Diagnostic Tools, we had no idea what the whole drama was all about. But now, I see Hasselhoff as a dreamer whose prophecy about a computer-car synthesis has come to pass.

As cars have become more economical over the years, the degree of electronic optimisation of the engine and transmission has grown.

For example, in all the noise about cars being recalled, there is, mostly, no faulty mechanical component. All that’s necessary is a quick software update to recalibrate an electrically generated system. Which just goes to show how deeply computer control is embedded in today’s cars.

An interesting case is that of the Toyota Prius, which made headlines some months ago, after it was recalled due to a faulty braking system.

The Prius is such a famously economical car partly because of its regenerative braking system. When the driver touches the brake pedal, there is no mechanical link to the normal brake discs. In gentle braking, all that happens is the electric generator in the powertrain takes up the load, slowing the car.

Only when the driver brakes moderately hard, or when the battery is charged, do the electronics hand over the braking effort to the wheel discs. For this to occur smoothly, instantly and predictably is an extraordinarily complex piece of control technology.

But then, while they don’t have this type of “brake by wire”, all modern cars do have some electronics in the brakes. The anti-lock braking system (ABS) detects if a wheel has locked up, which causes a skid. ABS corrects this by over-riding the mechanical command from the pedal, easing the braking pressure on the affected wheel.

Back in the 1980s, ABS, along with electronically regulated fuel injection, was one of the first pieces of electronics in cars.

They used to be a selling point - now they’re standard by law. You can’t have modern exhaust emission control without fuel injection, and electronic control is nowadays cheaper and more effective than mechanical.

And on hybrid cars such as the Prius Benz repaire special service, all the driver does is press the throttle. The powertrain electronics module independently controls both the petrol engine and the electric motor.

CEMEX Rolls Out New International Ready-Mix Concrete Brand

Under the Insularis brand portfolio, one novel construction system is a special ready-mix concrete product formed through the combination of a proprietary construction system and breakthrough concrete technologies. This advancement enables offering a 100% structural light-weight ready-mix concrete product with better thermal insulation that enhances acoustic performance and efficiently decreases thermal bridges.

 

Insularis ready-mix concrete portfolio demonstrates fresh properties such as easy to pump and self-compacting, high-workability retention of no less than 90 min. These features are a result of customized proprietary admixture technologies. CEMEX Research Group in Switzerland, in partnership with CEMEX France, had developed Insularis. CEMEX France worked on the commercialization of this construction system. CEMEX is already offering Insularis in France and Mexico and is working on the industrialization of this construction solution in other CEMEX nations.

CEMEX USA’s President, Karl H. Watson Jr. stated that Insularis is a result of technical advancement of concrete production. Advanced products like Insularis not only address the specific requirements of customers but also strengthen the company’s dominance in the building materials industry.

CEMEX Research Group’s Head, Davide Zampini stated that the launch of the Insularis construction solution enables the company to offer a breakthrough 100% ready-mix concrete-based technology to provide thermal insulation, thus facilitating customers to attain optimized quality of life, meaningful energy saving and more comfortable structures suitable for any climate.Learn more information click :http://www.kfzdiagnosegeraet.de/.