The upgrade from SpectraLayers 5 is USD 50 (regular: USD 99.99). For a limited time, a new license costs USD 200, down from USD 399.99. Right now, Steinberg offers introductory pricing at 50% off. Steinberg SpectraLayers 6 is available for Windows (7 and up, 64-bit), and macOS (Sierra or newer). Check out the videos below to get an idea of what SpectraLayers can do – it’s quite impressive. I think they have a point, it really seems pretty straight-forward. Steinberg says that despite its complexity, the process is intuitive because the tools are so familiar from graphical editing. You can add visual crossfade marks, and use selections for previewing, selection-based effects, and protecting audio from modification, among other things. According to Steinberg, SpectraLayers 6 includes a new selection engine, which lets you create any selection shape visually or based on audio features. You can then modify and retouch it with “painting tools”, just like in picture editing software.

SpectraLayers visualizes audio in a spectral frequency display. Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 6 Edit audio graphically While I don’t have confirmation of this yet, I assume this also applies to other ARA-enabled DAWs like Logic Pro, Reaper, and Studio One. ARA makes SpectraLayers 6 work and feel like a native editor in Cubase and Nuendo. This means that its an ideal candidate for ARA integration, which Steinberg added to Cubase and Nuendo only a few days ago. Unlike an FX plug-in, spectral editing manipulates the actual source audio, rather than simply sitting on top of it.

But the process can, of course, be applied in music production, mixing, and mastering as well. Most prominently spectral editing is very useful in audio restoration, a task where SpectraLayers Pro 6 competes directly with iZotope RX. Edits are made using graphical editing tools, which opens up exciting new possibilities. SpectraLayers allows you to view audio in a spectral display. This year, Steinberg acquired the graphical audio editor. SpectraLayers was originally published by Sony and later became a MAGIX product.

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