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Review Summary
Professional Spectral Editing
In SpectraLayers Pro 4, you can work with the individual sounds in an audio file fully visually. Transpose, extract and optimize sounds in ways never imagined thanks to the unique layers concept for the frequency spectrum.
Sound design in the full sense of the word
SpectraLayers Pro transforms sound into a unique visual world of multidimensional audio data. Outstanding program design, a high performance audio engine and seamless integration with other DAWs make SpectraLayers Pro one of the world's most revolutionary spectral editing platforms.
Mixing with Spectral Casting
Use the frequency spectrum of one layer as a cast or mold for carving an impression directly into the spectrum of a second layer. Spectral Casting/Spectral Molding opens up unexplored new worlds of audio processing possibilities.
Sound design with Spectral Molding
Spectral molding uses frequencies to materialize crosses between recordings for truly creative sound design. Spectral molding is an unbelievably inspiring trip into a universe of out-of-this-world sounds. For example, imagine a guitar recording with an acoustic texture of vocals!
Cleaning with acoustic fingerprints
Perform noiseprint-based noise reduction using customized noiseprints containing multiple frequency bands of any width.
Who uses Spectralayers Pro?
Audio Mastering
From small fixes to radical, project-wide transformations, use SpectraLayers Pro to repair, filter, and remix audio in ways you never thought possible.
Sound design
Isolate individual sounds in an audio file, select material by frequency, and construct new music directly on the spectral graph.
Post-production
Apply bandwidth-limited noiseprints across entire files, or perform surgical cuts to remove isolated sonic events.
What's new in Spectralayers Pro 4
Revolutionary audio editing: SpectraLayers Pro 4. The latest update is impressive with optimized workflows and improved performance as a standalone version as well as in cooperation with other programs such as Sound Forge Pro and AVID Pro Tools.
Grouping layers for mixing
Add various levels to virtual groups in the mix. You can separate these by color from the rest and subdivide even more if you want. Groups can be easily adjusted, muted and played back solo.
Faster selection: "Lock to Frequency"
"Lock to Frequency" offers extensive support for when you need to select individual frequency spectra. The algorithm sets the areas you have selected automatically! "Lock to Frequency" simplifies the editing process hugely, since you can edit just the preselected frequencies in the full spectrum.
Seamless multi-project management
Now you can work on multiple projects simultaneously in new tabs and switch easily between them. Files can be exchanged and applied between different projects.
Works Seamlessly with Avid Pro Tools
Launch SpectraLayers Pro directly from the AudioSuite menu in AVID Pro Tools. You can then work with spectral editing within the normal environment. Then, export the audio data you've edited back into the Pro Tools Timeline with sample-accurate precision.
Other Highlights
A new layer for waveform
The program offers innovative editing options with re-interpreted image and video production technology. With options such as spectral compositing, it establishes an entirely new paradigm for creative music and audio design.
Spectral editing in real time
Speed, redefined: Edit the frequency spectrum in real time. All changes you make can be previewed and visualized immediately. This makes SpectraLayers Pro 4 one of the fastest spectral editing solutions available.
A New Dimension for Audio Editing
Easily switch to 3D spectral view. Gain new insights into the structure, composition the nature of your audio data with 3D displace mode. Designed specifically for mastering, spectrum comparison for various layers in 3D offers even you more creative possibilities.
Control the Whole Spectrum
Easily switch to 3D spectral view. Gain new insights into the structure, composition the nature of your audio data with 3D displace mode. Designed specifically for mastering, spectrum comparison for various layers in 3D offers even you more creative possibilities.
Audio editing
SpectraLayers Pro offers a unique layers concept for working with audio data which offers brand new options for audio editing, mixing and sound design.
Layers panel
Keep your project in view at all times with the layers panel.
1 Color-coded layers
In SpectraLayers Pro, every layer's spectral graph is tagged with its own unique color. Colors can be changed instantly at any time.
2 Group layers
Create mixed down virtual groups from different layers. Groups can be separated by color, muted or played back solo.
3 Drag to re-order
Layers can now be dragged into any order you like.
4 Floating panels
The Layers, Channels, and History panels can now be anchored in the SpectraLayers Pro workspace, or they can float over the workspace or on a secondary monitor.
Waveform display
The Waveform Display shows selections, color-coded project layer content, relative amplitudes, and more.
Overview Bar
The Overview Bar provides graphic, color-coded information about selection range, layer program length and location, layer phase status, mute state, and marker/region positions.
3D Displace
The 3D Displace feature in SpectraLayers Pro 3 provides spectacular, intricate visualizations of spectral audio data. In 3D Displace Mode, editors can explore the amplitude envelopes of any sound in isolation, and the relative amplitude power relationships that exist in projects with multiple audio channels or tracks. Go multidimensional instantly with the Displacement Pad, a joystick control for changing the 3D view that features continuous access for a super-smooth 3D workflow.
Time and pitch manipulation
Sound can be freely transposed by using the Select, Move, and Scale tools.
Frequency range display options
Toggle your view to display audio frequency ranges plotted on your choice of logarithmic scales. Options include the popular mel scale, Bark scale, ERB (Equivalent Rectangular Bandwidth), and MIDI-logarithmic.
Sketch out noise
Frequencies and noise can be drawn directly into the spectral display in SpectraLayers Pro.
Sound design & mixing
Spectral casting / spectral molding
Spectral casting & spectral molding functions provide endless creative possibilities. The frequency spectrum of a layer can be used as a cast for a second layer, making SpectraLayers Pro an elegant solution for creative mixing techniques and sophisticated sound design.
Noise reduction process
SpectraLayers Pro invites you to open an audio file, extract the elements you need, and leave the rest behind - it's a new way of thinking about noise reduction!
Three-step audio extraction
In this example, we loaded a beat loop from Iced, a Sound Series sample library, into SpectraLayers Pro for some quick creative deconstruction.
Precise repairs
Remove unwanted noises and artifacts with ease while leaving surrounding audio data completely intact.
Isolate events
Separate music and dialogue into individual component layers.
Pitch correction
Perform pitch correction on user-selected components of an audio file.
Tools
Selection
Harmonics
Brush
Frequency
Magic wand
Lasso
Retouch tools