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Table of Contents

New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Importance of FFT Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Tools Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Overview Bar, Timeline and 3D Pad Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Waveform and Spectral Display Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Panels Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Transcript Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Transport Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Project Handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Clip Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Project Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
View and Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
View Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Layers Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Layer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Playback and Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Transport Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Transport Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Transform and Selection Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Editing Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Measurement and Navigation Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Editing Selections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Select Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Unmix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Restoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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Modules Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Device Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Interface Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Display Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
System Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Shortcuts Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
External Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
ARA Plugin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Bridge Plugin for AVID Pro Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
As an External Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Increased Readibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Keyboard Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Mouse Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Support Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Mouse Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Command Line Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
SpectraLayers Editions Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Video Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

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New Features

New features in SpectraLayers Pro 12.0.0

Highlights

Workflow and User Interface Improvements

• Edit multiple layers at once

• Group ARA clips by track

• Filter Panels by keywords

• Layer envelope improvements (easier editing and rendering)

• Improved content transfer with new Cut to/Copy to/Paste To actions and new Crop
action

• Improved History Panel with auto-merging of similar events.

Improved Selection Tools

• Octave units are now used to define frequency fading with selection tools.

• Easily resize selections by grabbing their border, using any selection tools.

• Easily Fade Selections by grabbing their border, using any selection tools.

• Improved Frequency Selection tool with better frequency tracking.

• Improved Harmonics Selection tool with better frequency tracking and much more
intuitive harmonics selection.

• Improved Transient Selection tool with better transient centering and more relevant
transient parts selected.

New and Improved Modules

• Time estimate shown for all modules while processing, and unmix modules show the
future colors of unmixed layers.

• Improved Unmix Song module with higher quality and fewer artefacts across all stems.

• Improved Unmix Drums module with now up to 6 stems, higher quality and fewer
artefacts across all stems.

• New Unmix Instrument module to unmix arbitrary instruments from a mix using samples.

• New Unmix Soundtrack module unmix soundtracks into dialogue, effects and music
layers.

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 • New DePlosive module reduce plosive sounds in voice recording.

• Improved Unmix Noisy Speech module with higher quality unmixing and fewer artefacts.

• Improved Voice DeNoise module with higher quality denoising and fewer artefacts.

• New Voice Enhance module reconstruct high quality voice recording from poorly recorded
materials.

• Improved Unmix Transcription module with twice more supported languages, higher
quality transcription, and hardware acceleration both on macOS and Windows.

• Improved VST3 Effects module with simultaneous control over multiple VST3 effects at
once.

• New Phase Rotation module to correct asymmetric waveforms to maximize gain without
distortion.

Other Improvements

• Batch Processing has been improved with user-definable name scheme.

• Transferable tools and modules presets between computers and future SpectraLayers Pro
versions. All presets are now files and folders stored in the Preset folder defined in System
Preferences.

• Windows Arm Native: SpectraLayers Pro can now run natively as an arm64 application on
Windows Arm machines. See System Requirements.

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Introduction

Spectral…

In most audio applications, audio is displayed as a waveform that represents audio in the time
domain (amplitude vs. time):

This representation shows the global power of sound; however it doesn’t show what’s inside
the sound.

Spectral data represents sound in the frequency domain. You can think of it like a musical
score: the higher the peaks in the spectrogram, the higher the tones; the stronger the peaks,
the stronger the tones. Everything can be analyzed with this representation: music, voice,
even noise.

Spectral analysis uses discrete FFT analysis: you have to choose between time and frequency
accuracy. A FFT Size of 2048 or 4096 is usually good for most situations (with a file sampled at
44,100 Hz or 48,000 Hz). Feel free to change the size on the fly as the accuracy of your work
highly depends on it (see The Importance of FFT Size).

You should also play with the amplitude settings to see the small peak details in the spectral
view.

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…Layers

The layer system, similar to tracks in a DAW, allows you to refine your work extensively in a
nondestructive way, thanks to transfer operations and the additive and subtractive nature of
layer mixing.

If you cut and paste data from one layer to a different layer, you transfer data
nondestructively: the sum of the two layers is identical to the source data, but you have full
control over the state of the data you extracted to that new layer.

If you copy and paste data from one layer to a different layer, and then invert the polarity of
that new layer, you subtract the layers nondestructively: the first layer still contain all the
original data, and the new, inverted layer acts to subtract the original data. When this negative
layer is muted, you get your original data back.

Modules and Tools

Modules work the same way they do in most audio applications: you select an area, and the
process is applied to the whole area.

However the difference is that in SpectraLayers Pro you can select not only time but also
frequency areas, so the process is only applied to a certain range of frequencies.

The modules are also different by nature, because they are designed to use spectral data
instead of raw audio data, so the purpose and range is not the same as usual audio modules.
You can think of them as photo filters.

Tools work the same way they do in paint applications: they are local to the mouse position
and allow you to work on specific frequencies.

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• Transform tools shift layers and selections in time or rescale (pitch-shift, time-stretch)
them.

• Selection tools select spectral data.

• Editing tools retouch or draw spectral data.

• Navigation tools give specific information about spectral data and navigate the
spectrogram.

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System Requirements
Windows

• Windows 10 (21H2 or higher), Windows 11 (21H2 or higher)

• Intel® Core™ (5th Generation or higher), AMD Ryzen™ (or higher), Qualcomm
Snapdragon™ X

• 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)

• 8 GB of free hard disk space (for temporary files)

• DirectX 11 compatible graphics card (DirectX 12 with 8GB VRAM or more recommended
for AI processing)

• 1280x720 display resolution

• Windows-compatible audio hardware

macOS

• macOS 12 (Monterey), macOS 13 (Ventura), macOS 14 (Sonoma), macOS 15 (Sequoia)

• Intel® Core™ (mid 2013 or later), Apple silicon

• 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)

• 8 GB of free hard disk space (for temporary files)

• Metal capable graphics adapter

• 1280x720 display resolution

• CoreAudio-compatible audio hardware

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Getting Started
Beneath its streamlined interface, SpectraLayers Pro provides you with powerful tools for
spectral editing.

This topic will help you find your way around the application so you can unlock its full
potential.

1. When you first launch SpectraLayers Pro, you’ll see the Home Screen. It allows you to
quickly open files, create empty projects, or load recent files.

2. We’ll start by opening an existing audio file.

Click [ Open Files ] to open an audio file. It will become the first layer of your project.

After you open the file, you’ll see it displayed and highlighted in the Layers panel in the
bottom-right corner of the workspace. The tools are now available on the left side of the
workspace, and the modules on the right side of the workspace. In the center of the

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 screen is the spectral display.

In the spectral display, the horizontal axis represents time, and the vertical axis
represents frequency. The spots you can see correspond to a mix of various frequencies
and noises that compose your audio file. The higher the spots, the higher the pitch of
those sounds in your audio file.

You can play your audio file by clicking the Play button at the bottom or pressing
Space .

3. Before performing any edits, you need to select a layer.

Click the layer in the Layers panel to select it if it isn’t already selected (it must be
highlighted).

4. Now let’s modify the spectrogram.

When a layer is selected, the tools in the Tools toolbar are available. The Editing tools act
directly on the layer you selected.

Select the Eraser tool and click and drag in the bottom of the spectral display to erase
data in the lower frequencies of your audio file.

Now play your audio file, and notice how the sound is different — you’ve done your first
spectral editing!

5. The first step in most editing is selecting data in the spectrogram. Let’s create some
selections.

Take a closer look at some frequencies. If your file contains vocals or musical instruments,
you’ll see horizontal lines that represent syllables or musical notes. Several of these lines
on top of each other represent harmonics, and they create the audio signature of each
voice and instrument.

6. Zoom the spectral display to find the parts of a spectrogram that you want to edit.

Use the Zoom tool at the bottom of the tools bar on the left to change the
magnification of the spectral display, or alternatively use the mouse wheel on the
spectrogram or the frequency scale.

You can navigate the spectral display using the Hand tool next to the Zoom tool. Drag
with the Hand tool to move the spectrogram within the spectral display, or alternatively
press and drag with the middle button of your mouse, or drag the time and frequency
scales.

When you zoom in horizontally or vertically, you may notice that the frequencies will
appear blurry:

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 The FFT Size parameter in the Display Panel (top right) allows you to refine the spectral
display. You can choose a different resolution by dragging the slider or typing a value in
the edit box.

After increasing the frequency resolution, you can see that the frequency lines are
thinner.

Experiment with different FFT sizes to find the setting that allows you to see each line
clearly.

7. Let’s select some frequencies so we can cut them and paste them to a new layer.

Click the Frequency Selection tool in the Tools toolbar.

+ With the Add to Selection button in the Tool Settings toolbar selected (or by holding
down the Shift key), click a few frequencies on top of each others, and see how they are also
highlighted. It means they have been added to the selection. Notice the Play button (or Space )
now plays the current selection.

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1. Let’s cut the selected frequencies to a new layer.

a. Choose Edit › Cut or press Ctrl + X (Windows) Cmd + X (macOS).

Notice that the frequencies you selected in the previous step are removed from the
spectral display.

b. Click the New Layer button at the bottom of the Layers Panel (or choose Layer ›
New) to create a new layer. Notice the new layer is highlighted, meaning it’s now the
active layer.

c. Choose Edit › Paste or press Ctrl + V (Windows) Cmd + V (macOS). Notice the spectral
color of that layer match its color setting in the Layers panel.

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 These 3 steps can be replaced by a single action using Edit › Cut
TIP
Special › Cut to Layer Below ( Shift + X )

2. Click the Mute button on the new layer or drag its volume fader to the left to reduce
its volume. Notice the content fades away from the spectrogram as well. If you play your
project, the frequencies you pasted to the new layer will be removed or attenuated.

Creating multiple layers and experimenting with different tools will give you
a lot of flexibility to extract, restore or design the exact sound you need. You
NOTE
can also adjust the display settings such as the FFT Size while using a tool if
needed.

The Importance of FFT Size

As mentionned in the Getting Started section, the FFT Size parameter (found in the Display
Panel) is quite important for several tools and processes in SpectraLayers Pro.

It could be explained as the equivalent of focus in photography:

When using a lens with a wide aperture, it’s almost impossible to get every subjects in focus at
once, specially when you have close objects and a background objects; you have to choose
what subject is the most important for that photo and will focus on that one, leaving the other
blurry.

The same goes for the FFT Size parameter, it’s a focus control which instead of choosing a

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certain depth, choose a certain time/frequency balance.

• The smaller the FFT Size, the more details you’ll get with time-centric events (such as
transient sounds) but the blurrier the tones.

• The larger the FFT Size, the more details you’ll get with frequency-centric events (such as
static tones) but the blurrier the transients.

However spectrograms are not just transients and static tones, there’s a wide variety of
frequency shapes in a recording.

See the spectrogram of a human voice for instance : it’s a lot of frequencies stacked on top of
each others, which are not just straight lines but wobbling ones; which means they are not
purely horizontal or purely verticals, but a mix of both, and they vary over time.

So sometime you may need to focus on the more horizontal parts, sometime on more angled
parts, or verticals, or find a compromise to see most of what’s important nearly in focus.

Here’s the same example under 3 differents FFT Size:

As you can notice, some parts are more precisely defined depending on FFT Size chosen. It’s
up to you to decide what is relevant and needs to be the most precisely defined.

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events. Or when using DeNoise or DeHum you may prefer to emphasize frequency accuracy.

• The following Modules depend on the FFT Size: Ambience Match, Channels Remixer,
DeBleed, DeClick, DeClip, DeEss, DeHum, DeNoise, DeReverb, EQ Match, Imprint, Reverb
Match, Unmix Components, Unmix Levels, Unmix Mid/Side, Unmix Multichannel Content.

• The following Modules don’t depend on the FFT Size: Gain, Normalize, Reverse, Signal
Generator, Unmix Chorus, Unmix Crowd Noise, Unmix Drums, Unmix Multiple Voices,
Unmix Noisy Speech, Unmix Song, Unmix Transcription, Voice DeClip, Voice DeNoise,
Voice DeReverb, VST3 Effects.

• The following Tools depend on the FFT Size: Magic Wand Selection, Frequency Selection,
Harmonics Selection, Transient Selection.

• All the other Tools don’t depend on the FFT Size.

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User Interface

At the top of the interface the Menu Bar controls project handling, selection editing,
processing and unmixing, layer management and other interface and project aspects.

1. The Tools Area provides transforms, selections, modifications, drawings, measurements,

and navigation tools that can be used in the Spectral Display.

2. The Tool Settings show the parameters of the currently active tool.

3. The Project Tabs manage the different projects of your session.

4. The Overview Bar, Timeline and 3D Pad Area display a schematic view of your project and
help you navigate.

5. The Waveform Display shows the layers amplitude.

6. The Spectral Display lets you visualize and edit the layers spectrogram.

7. The Panels Area shows display settings, editing history, audio channels, and layers list.

8. The Transcript Bar displays and let you adjust layers transcription.

9. The Transport Area provides access to transport commands, playhead position, output
level and VU Meter.

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Menu Bar

The menu bar contains the following items:

• File Menu (or Clip Menu in ARA mode)

• Edit Menu

• Select Menu

• Project Menu

• Layer Menu

• Modules Menu

• Transport Menu

• View Menu

• Help Menu

Tools Area

1. Transform and Selection Tools move and scale layers and spectral selections, and offers a
variety of shapes and algorithms to select spectral data.

2. Editing Tools apply direct modifications to the spectrogram.

3. Measurement and Navigation Tools provides measurements and annotations on your

spectrogram, and let you visualize and hear your spectrogram in details.

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Overview Bar, Timeline and 3D Pad Area

The Overview Bar shows a schematic view of your project, with layers displayed as horizontal
lines, selections highlighted in white, and the playhead as a vertical white line.

You can navigate the whole range of your project by dragging the edge of the surrounding
rectangle to zoom, or dragging inside the rectangle to scroll.

The Timeline display precise timings of the waveform and spectral displays below. It also
allows you to jump the playhead to any specific position, or to add markers by right-clicking it.

The 3D Pad enables 3D view of your project. When it is centered, your project is seen in flat 2D
from the top. When it is moved in any direction, you can see your spectrogram in 3D.

See Navigation Tools.

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Waveform and Spectral Display Area

The Waveform Display shows the amplitude of the layers in your project. You can’t directly
act on it, except for moving individual wave samples. It is more used as a visualization and
navigation display.

At the right of the waveform display is the amplitude scale. Use it to zoom vertically, either by
using the mouse wheel or the scroll bar on the right side.

The top of the amplitude scale displays the current power unit. See how to Define Units and
Scales.
At the center, the initial of the corresponding channel (for instance C for Center, L for Left,
etc…). Click that initial to solo the channel. See also the Channels Panel.

The Spectral Display lets you visualize and edit the spectrogram of the layers in your project.
Any tool, selection, measurement, process is applied on this display.

At the right of the spectral display is the frequency scale. Use it to scroll or zoom vertically,
either by dragging it, using the mouse wheel, or the scroll bar on the right side. See the
Navigation Tools..

The top of the frequency scale displays the current frequency unit. See how to Define Units
and Scales.
At the center, the initial of the corresponding channel (for instance C for Center, L for Left,
etc…). Click that initial to solo the channel. See also the Channels Panel.
At the bottom of the frequency scale you’ll find the current scale. See how to Define Units and
Scales.

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Panels Area

1. The Display Panel lets you adjust every display settings in real time : area, amplitude,
spectrogram parameters, etc.

2. The Modules Panel lets you display and hide Modules.

3. The Channels Panel lets you mute, solo, select or deselect any channel of your project.

4. The Layers Panel gives you an oversight of your layers and lets you mute, solo, select
them or adjust their polarity, envelope and volume.

5. The History Panel lets you go back in time with your edits : undo or redo any action.

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Transcript Bar

The Transcript Bar displays and let you adjust layers transcription. It’s visible only when a
transcript exist.

To create a transcript see Unmix Transcription. The transcripts color match its source layer
color.

When zoomed out sentences will be shown as a single group. When zooming in, sentences will
be decomposed into individual words, time-synchronized with audio.

You can adjust the timing of sentences and words by dragging their borders.

To edit sentences and words, click the Edit Transcript button or right-click a word and then
click Edit Transcript. See Transcript Editing.

To delete the transcript associated to the active layer, click the Delete Transcript button. If a
time range is selected, only this time range will be deleted.

Transport Area

This area provides access to transport commands, timing informations, an output level
control, and a VU meter. See Transport Bar for more details.

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Project Handling

Managing project files, tabs and data.

File Menu
The File Menu manages file input and output, as well as new project creation. It is not
available in ARA mode.

Creating and Opening a Project

File › New Project

Creates a new project from scratch, with a blank layer. The new project will appear as a new
tab in the project tabs.

File › Open…

Opens existing projects or audio files. If opening audio files, one or multiple projects are
automatically created. Projects will appear as new tabs in the project tabs (see User Interface).

File › Open Recent

Opens a recently opened project or audio file. It will appear as a new tab in the project tabs.

Batch Processing
File › Batch Process…

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Open the Batch Process dialog. Batch processing allows you to apply a Modules Chain to
multiple files in a fully automated way.

You can drag and drop files from the system file explorer to this dialog, or click [ Add Files… ]
to add files to the list. Clicking [ Clear ] will clear the list.

Modules Chain allows you to define a custom Modules Chain to be applied to the list of files.

Output Folder defines the output folder where all processed files will be stored.

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 Name Scheme define a custom name scheme for the output. Hovering the field with the
mouse will show all special variables that can be used (provided the tooltips have not been
disabled in Interface Preferences).

Export Type defines if you want to export a mixdown (single file output for each input file), a
SpectraLayers Pro project, or all layers (for each input file, if there’s an unmix module used in
the Modules Chain, then all the layers created by these unmix modules are kept as is. In that
case, sub-folders are created for each input file).

Bit Depth defines the bit-depth of the output files. Auto means that the same bit-depth as the
input file will be used.

Process starts processing the list of files. As soon as a file is processed, it is removed from the
list.

Saving and Closing a Project

File › Close Project

Closes the active project. If there are unsaved modifications, SpectraLayers Pro will ask you if
you want to save the project first.

File › Close All

Closes all the project tabs. If there are unsaved modifications, SpectraLayers Pro will ask you if
you want to save them first.

File › Save Project

Saves the active project. If the project already existed, it will use the same file name.
Otherwise, it will ask you what file name you want for that project.

File › Save Project As…

Saves the active project under a different file name if the project already existed.

Importing and Exporting Layers

File › Import Layers…

Import audio files as new layers in the active project.

If this is the first audio file you’re importing and you don’t have any other
TIP
layers, you don’t need to create a project first. Just use File › Open.

File › Export Layers…

Export all layers or selected layers as multiple audio file.

File › Export Mixdown…

Export the project as a single audio file.

File › Update Host File…

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 Export back the project if SpectraLayers Pro was called as an external editor from another
host application.

Exiting the Application

File › Exit

Exit SpectraLayers Pro. If there are unsaved modifications, SpectraLayers Pro will ask you if
you want to save them first.

Clip Menu

The Clip Menu manages how ARA clips are grouped. It is only available in ARA mode.

Clip › No Grouping

Each imported ARA clip has its own SpectraLayers Pro project tab.

Clip › Group per Track

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All clips sharing the same track in the host DAW and sharing the same format are grouped in
the same SpectraLayers Pro project tab.

Clip › Group per Format

All clips sharing the same format are grouped in the same SpectraLayers Pro project tab.

NOTE Changing clip grouping will lose history.

Clip › Batch Process…

See Batch Processing.

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Project Menu
The Project Menu manages project tabs and data. Some items are not available in ARA mode.

Project Management
Project › Duplicate

Duplicates the current project into a new project tab. The current project history is not
duplicated.

Project › Rename…

Rename the current project.

Project › Metadata…

Edit the current project metadata, such as artist, title, genre…

Markers Editing
Project › Time Markers and Regions…

Edit a list of time markers and regions in the current project.

• [ Add Time Marker ]: Add a new time marker to the list.

• [ Delete Time Markers ]: Delete the selected time markers from the list.

• [ Import… ]: Import time markers from a CSV file, with the following comma-separated
values: name, start position (hh:mm:ss.mmm) and duration (hh:mm:ss.mmm)

• [ Export… ]: Export time markers to a CSV file, with the following comma-separated
values: name, start position (hh:mm:ss.mmm) and duration (hh:mm:ss.mmm)

Project › Spectral Markers and Regions…

Edit a list of spectral markers and regions in the current project.

• [ Add Time Marker ]: Add a new time marker to the list.

• [ Delete Time Markers ]: Delete the selected time markers from the list.

• [ Import… ]: Import time markers from a CSV file, with the following comma-separated
values: name, start position (hh:mm:ss.mmm), duration (hh:mm:ss.mmm), lower
frequency (in Hz), frequency range (in Hz)

• [ Export… ]: Export time markers to a CSV file, with the following comma-separated
values: name, start position (hh:mm:ss.mmm), duration (hh:mm:ss.mmm), lower
frequency (in Hz), frequency range (in Hz)

Transcript Editing
Project › Transcript…

Edit layers transcript.

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 Clicking a timing will jump the playhead and display to this position. Double-clicking a timing
will select the whole sentence.

To edit a sentence, double-click that sentence.

• Active Layer Only: Only show the transcript from the active layer.

• Filter: Only show sentences containing this word.

• [ Delete Selected ]: Delete selected sentence from the transcript.

• [ Delete All ]: Delete all the visible sentences from the transcript.

• [ Export… ]: Export the transcript to a TXT, CSV or SRT file.

TIP You can import the exported CSV transcript file into Nuendo.

Time Editing
Project › Insert Time…

Insert a time range at any point in your project. Silence will be created. All layers of the project
are affected.

Project › Delete Time…

Delete a time range at any point in your project. All layers are affected.

Project › Crop Time…

Crop a time range (leave only a certain time range) at any point in your project. All layers are
affected.

Reformatting
Project › Reformat…

Change the project format.

• Mode: Choose how to change the format.

Resample will recompute the project data to the new format based on the current format.
Reinterpret don’t change the original data, it just changes how SpectraLayers Pro sees
those data.

• Sample Rate: New sample rate.

• Configuration: New channels configuration.

NOTE Changing the project format will lose the current history.

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View and Panels

Manages the user interface and your project states.

View Menu
The View Menu manages the user interface.

Channels and Layers View Modes

View › Downmix Channels View

Toggle Downmix Channel View, where stereo or multichannel projects are shown as a single
channel (average of all channels) to maximize vertical space.

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View › Composite Layers View

Toggle Composite Layers View, where all layers are summed into a single color-mapped view.

View › Selected Layers View

Toggle Selected Layers View, where only the selected layers are rendered in full colors, while
unselected layers are dimmed.

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Show and Hide Guides

View › Cursor Crosshair

Show or hide cursor crosshair.

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View › Cursor Coordinates

Show or hide coordinates next to the cursor.

Cursor Crosshair and Coordinates | New Features in SpectraLayers 9

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 View › Unit Grid

Show or hide unit grid. The subdivision is based on the timeline, amplitude scale and
frequency scale.

View › Time Markers and Regions

Show or hide time markers and regions.

View › Spectral Markers and Regions

Show or hide spectral markers and regions.

View › Snap to Grid and Markers

Snap the mouse cursor to the unit grid, time markers and regions and spectral markers and
regions.

Define Units and Scales

View › Time Unit

Choose the time unit: Samples, Decimals, Seconds, Beats, Frames, Pixels.

The pixels unit is based on the FFT Size and Resolution parameters of the Display Panel.

For the Beats and Frames units, you can also define the tempo and frame
NOTE
rate.

View › Power Unit

Choose the power unit: Decibel, Percents, Normalized.

TIP You can lock the center the waveform display to zero.

You for envelope edits to positive ratios only, and to be bound to the visible
TIP
waveform range.

View › Frequency Unit

Choose the frequency unit: Hertz, Pixels, Octave, Notes, Normalized.

The pixels unit is based on the FFT Size and Resolution parameters of the Display Panel.

TIP You can lock the bottom of the spectral display to 0Hz.

View › Frequency Scale

Choose the frequency scale: Linear, Mel, Bark, ERB, MIDI-logarithmic.

The scales are ordered from the most linear to the most logarithmic. A linear scale space
frequencies equally, while a logarithmic scale enlarge the lower frequencies and compress the
higher frequencies. Note that when the MIDI-logarithmic scale is used, musical notes are

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 equally spaced.

The default is Mel, which gently emphasis lower frequencies without compressing higher
frequencies too much.

View › Smoothing Methods

Choose the smoothing method: None, Linear, Cubic.

This defines how the spectral pixels are rendered in the spectral display. None will display the
raw pixels, and Cubic is the highest-quality rendering.

Show and Hide Interface Elements

View › Always Show Scroll Bar

Keep the frequency scale and power scale scroll bar visible even when not hovered.

View › Toolbars

Show and hide toolbars: Tool Settings, Tools, Transport.

View › Panels

Show and hide panels: Display, History, Channels, Layers.

View › Interface Layout

Load and save interface layouts. The position and visibility state of toolbars and panels is
saved and recalled.

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Panels
Panels sit on the right side of the User Interface. They can be compacted using the double
arrows at the top, or by pressing Shift + Tab . When compacted, panels are still functionals and
horizontal space is maximized.

Display Panel

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Controls the project display paramaters. The settings filter at the top (defaulting to Essential
Settings) can be customized using the Display Panel Menu, or you can simply type
keywords in that field to quickly find settings.

Amplitude: Set the minimum and maximum amplitude shown in the spectral display.

Brightness Curve: Set the brightness curve (gamma) of the spectral display.

Selection Opacity: Set the opacity of selections. It has no effect on the selection itself.

Selection Time Range: Set the time range of the selection numerically.

Selection Frequency Range: Set the frequency range of the selection numerically.

FFT Window: Set the window type used for the FFT analysis. The window type has an impact
on the spectral dynamic range.

FFT Size: Set the size of the FFT analysis. The size has an impact on the time and frequency
accuracy. The larger the size, the sharper the frequency but the blurrier the time. The smaller
the size, the sharper the time but the blurrier the frequency. It’s like defining the focus point
in photography. See The Importance of FFT Size.

Resolution: The Resolution parameter sets the resolution of the FFT analysis. More sub-
pixels are calculated, but it does not necessarily means more accuracy. The Refinement
parameter sharpen the spectral display so you can see more clearly the exact frequencies and
timings.

NOTE Increasing resolution and refinement requires more computing power.

Wave Range: Sets the waveform display amplitude range numerically.

Time Range: Sets the time range of the display numerically.

Frequency Range: Sets the spectral display frequency range numerically.

3D Range: Sets the spectral display 3D displacement.

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Modules Panel

New Modules Panel | New Features in SpectraLayers 11

Display and hide Modules. The modules filter at the top (defaulting to All Modules) can be
customized using the Modules Panel Menu, or you can simply type keywords in that field
to quickly find modules.

This panel mirrors the modules found in the Modules menu. Clicking on a module displays its
dialog or hides it.

It also features the Modules Chain at the bottom of the panel.

Channels Panel

Manage channels.

The Mute buttons and Solo buttons allows you to mute or solo specific channels.

When a channel is muted, it becomes invisible in the waveform and spectral

NOTE display. When a channel is soloed, non-soloed channels becomes invisibles in
the waveform and spectral display.

You can mute or solo a single channel regardless of all other channels state by
pressing Ctrl (Windows) Cmd (macOS) while clicking the Mute or Solo button.
TIP To clear mute and solo states on all channels, click the Mute and Solo buttons
at the bottom of the panel. When a single channel is soloed, it will be played on
all available speakers.

Selected channels are highlighted in white. When a channel is selected, you can perform edits

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 on it. By default, all channels are selected. To select a single channel, click that channel. To
select all channels, click an empty area, or double-click any channel, or drag a rectangle across
the channels you want to select.

Downmix Channels View : (shortcut: D ) When activated, stereo or multichannel projects

are shown as a single channel (average of all channels) to maximize vertical space.

You can change the number of channels by clicking the Reformat button. This is
equivalent to clicking Project › Reformat. See Reformatting.

Layers Panel

Manage layers. The layer size at the top (Standard Size or Compact Size) controls the layout
of the panel, or you can simply type keywords in that field to quickly find layers.

The Mute buttons and Solo buttons allows you to mute or solo specific layers.

When a layer is muted, it becomes invisible in the waveform and spectral

NOTE display. When a layer is soloed, non-soloed layers becomes invisibles in the
waveform and spectral display.

You can mute or solo a single layer regardless of all other layers state by
pressing Ctrl (Windows) Cmd (macOS) while clicking the Mute or Solo button.
TIP
To clear mute and solo states on all layers, click the Mute and Solo buttons at
the bottom of the panel.

The Polarity buttons invert the polarity of the audio content. When two layers share
identical content, but are opposed in polarity, this shared contents gets cancelled in the final
mix.

The Envelope buttons creates a volume envelope that can be edited in the waveform
display. Deactivating this button disable the envelope, by does not destroy it. It can be
enabled again by clicking on the button again.

You can edit the envelope for a specific channel by selecting that specific
NOTE
channel in the Channels Panel first.

The Volume sliders let you adjust precisely the volume of each layer.

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 perform edits on them using Tools, Edit Action, Modules, or manage them with actions such
as group, merge, delete, export… See Layers Management and Importing and Exporting
Layers.

You can rearrange layers by drag and dropping them within the Layers Panel.

Composite Layers View: (shortcut: C ) When activated, all layers are summed into a single
color-mapped view. The Composite Layers View Color Mapping selector exposes different
color maps that can be chosen from.

Selected Layers View: (shortcut: S ) When activated, only the selected layers are rendered
in full colors, while unselected layers are dimmed. The Selected Layers View Color Dimming
slider defines how much dimming is applied (from full color, to gray, to black).

You can switch between Composite Layers View and Selected Layers View
NOTE
using the mouse wheel over the icon, or by pressing C and S .

You can create new layers by clicking the New Layer button. This is equivalent to clicking
Layer › New Layer or pressing Ctrl + Shift + N (Windows) Cmd + Shift + N (macOS).

You can create new groups by clicking the New Group button. This is equivalent to clicking
Layer › New Group. Groups can contain multiple layers. To add existing layers to a group, you
can drag layers inside that group. When a group is closed, instead of displaying each layer
individually within that group SpectraLayers Pro will show the mix of all its layer with the color
of that group.

You can delete selected layers or groups by clicking the Delete Layer or Delete Group
button.

You can’t delete an external layer or group, such as layers or groups created
NOTE
by an external host DAW when SpectraLayers Pro is used in ARA mode.

History Panel

Move back in time with your edits, by selecting the latest event you want to restore.

Double-clicking an event allows you to rename it.

Similar events happening in a short time frame are merged automatically. This can be
tweaked in the System Preferences.

Clicking the previous action or the Undo button is equivalent to clicking Edit › Undo or
pressing Ctrl + Z (Windows) Cmd + Z (macOS) Clicking the next action or the Redo button is
equivalent to clicking Edit › Redo or pressing Ctrl + Y (Windows) Cmd + Shift + Z (macOS) The
Duplicate Project button is equivalent to clicking Project › Duplicate. See Project

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Management.

The Delete Current State button will undo the current action, remove it and any action
after it.

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Layers Management

Layers management in SpectraLayers Pro is done both in the Layers Panel and the Layer
Menu.

Layer Menu
The Layer menu manages layers and groups.

You can’t delete, rename or group external layers managed by an external

NOTE
host DAW when SpectraLayers Pro is used in ARA mode.

Creating New Layers and Groups

Layer › New Layer

Creates a new blank layer in the current project.

Layer › New Group

Creates a new group in the current project. Groups can contain multiple layers.

Duplicating, Deleting and Renaming Layers

Layer › Duplicate

Duplicate the selected layers.

Layer › Duplicate To…

Duplicate the selected layers to a different project. The project can be already opened, or a
new one.

Layer › Delete

Delete the selected layers.

Layer › Rename…

Rename the selected layer.

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Grouping and Ungrouping Layers
Layer › Group

Create a new group and put the selected layers inside that group.

Layer › Ungroup

Delete a group without deleting its layers.

Rendering Layers
Layer › Render Envelope

Render the envelope into the layer data, and then remove the envelope.

Merging Layers
Layer › Merge Layers

Merge the selected layers into a single layer.

Layer › Merge Up

Merge the selected layer into the layer above.

Layer › Merge Visible

Merge all visible layers (non-muted layers, or soloed layers).

Layer › Merge All

Merge all layers into a single layer.

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Playback and Transport

Controls playback and recording using the Transport Menu and the Transport Bar.

Transport Menu
The Transport menu manages playback, recording and the playhead.

Basic Transport Controls

Transport › Stop

Stop the playback or recording.

Transport › Play

Plays the project.

TIP You can press Space to start and stop playback.

Transport › Record

Record to the active layer.

Moving the Playhead

Transport › Previous Time Marker Transport › Next Time Marker

Move the playhead to the previous or next time marker or region.

Transport › Previous Time Event Transport › Next Time Event

Move the playhead to the previous or next time event.

A time event can be a time marker or region, a spectral marker or regions, the start or the end
of a layer, the start or the end of a project.

Playhead Behavior
Transport › Loop Selection

Loop playback or record over the selected time range. If no time range is selected, it will loop

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 the whole project.

Transport › Return to Start on Stop

Return the playhead to its start position when you stop playback or record.

Transport › Scrolling

Chose how to scroll the display when the playhead goes beyond the displayed time range.

Can be None (no scrolling), Page (shift the display when the playhead leaves the display),
Continous (continuously scroll the display so that the playhead remains centered).

Adding Markers and Regions

Transport › Add Time Marker

Add a time marker where the playhead is positionned.

Transport › Add Time Region

Add a time region to the boundaries of the current selection.

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Transport Bar

The Previous Time Event button and Next Time Event button moves the playhead to
the previous or next time event. This is equivalent to clicking Transport › Previous Time
Event or Transport › Next Time Event.

A time event can be a time marker or region, a spectral marker or regions, the start or the end
of a layer, the start or the end of a project.

The Loop Selection button loop playback or record over the selected time range. If no
time range is selected, it will loop the whole project. This is equivalent to clicking Transport ›
Loop Selection.

The Stop button stop the playback or recording. This is equivalent to clicking Transport ›
Stop.

The Play button plays the project. This is equivalent to clicking Transport › Play.

TIP You can press Space to start and stop playback.

The Record button record to the active layer. This is equivalent to clicking Transport ›
Record.

The Playhead Position text field shows the timing of the playhead. You can edit that field with
any time value to reposition the playhead.

The VU Meter shows the current signal amplitude during playback and record.

You can set the gradient of the VU Meter in the Interface Preferences.

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Tools

The Tools provide direct access to spectral transforms, selections, modifications, drawings,
measurements, and navigation.

They are meant to be used in the Spectral Display. See User Interface.

Some tools are grouped at the same location. When multiple tools are available, a small
triangle appears in the bottom right corner of the tool icons. Use the mouse wheel other
those icons, or long-click or right-click these icons to reveal the other tools.

The tool icon shown on the left side of the Tool Settings area allows you to load and save
presets, and request the online documentation page corresponding to this tool.

Some of these tools depends on the FFT Size parameter, see The Importance of FFT Size for
more information.

Transform and Selection Tools

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Move and scale data and layers. Select spectral areas using different shapes and detection
algorithms. When a selection tool is active, you can resize selection boundaries and fading by
dragging its border.

Transform

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Improved Tools | New Features in SpectraLayers 8

Moves and scales selections and data from the active layer if a selection exists, otherwise
moves and scales the data from entire active layer.

When manipulating spectral data, scaling vertically translates directly to pitch modification,
and scaling horizontally to time-stretching. It’s a visual approach to time-streching and pitch-
shifting, similar to resizing an image in a picture editing application.

Auto-Activate Layer: Activate the layer under the mouse cursor when clicked.

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 [ Duplicate ]: When pressed, clicking and dragging will duplicate the current selection or
layer. After the copy the button will return to its initial, non-pressed state. Equivalent to
pressing Alt before clicking and dragging.

Time Shifting: Time shifting applied to the current selection or layer, in seconds.

Time Stretching: Time stretching applied to the current selection or layer, in percent.

Stretch and pitch proportionally: When pressed, time and pitch will scale proportionally:
time-stretching by 200% will pitch-shift by 50%, as if you were slowing down a record for
instance, where the pitch gets lower when time is slowed down.

Pitch Shifting: Pitch shifting applied to the current selection or layer, in percent or
semitone.

Pitch Shifting Unit: Unit to be used for the pitch shifting (percent or semitone).

Axis Lock: Define what axis is active when clicking and dragging: horizontal, vertical, or
both (bidirectional).

Loudness Contour: When checked, perceived loudness is preserved when pitching up or

down.

Preserve Formant: When checked, formant is preserved when pitching up or down.

Transform Selection

Moves and scales selections without affecting layer data.

[ Screen Space / Spectral Space ] : Choose what reference scale is used when moving
selections up or down. When Screen Space is active, selection height on screen won’t change
when moved up or down. When Spectral Space is active, selection frequency range won’t
change when moving up or down.

[ Duplicate ]: When pressed, clicking and dragging will duplicate the current selection (but not
its content). Equivalent to pressing Alt before clicking and dragging.

Time Range Selection

Select a time range. Click and drag to define the time range.

Replace Selection: Replace the current selection with a new selection.

Add to Selection: Add the new selection to the current selection (or press Shift ).
Subtract from Selection: Subtract the new selection from the current selection (or press
Alt ).
Intersect with Selection: Intersect the new selection with the current selection (or press
Shift + Alt ). This will keep the common areas between the two selections.

Time Fade: Fading time at the borders of the new selection.

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Frequency Range Selection

Select a frequency range. Click and drag to define the frequency range.

Replace Selection: Replace the current selection with a new selection.

Add to Selection: Add the new selection to the current selection (or press Shift ).
Subtract from Selection: Subtract the new selection from the current selection (or press
Alt ).
Intersect with Selection: Intersect the new selection with the current selection (or press
Shift + Alt ). This will keep the common areas between the two selections.

Frequency Fade: Fading frequencies at the borders of the new selection.

Right-clicking before releasing the left mouse button allows you to adjust the
TIP
frequency fade of the selection.

Rectangular Selection

Select a rectangular time and frequency range. Click and drag to define the rectangle.

Replace Selection: Replace the current selection with a new selection.

Add to Selection: Add the new selection to the current selection (or press Shift ).
Subtract from Selection: Subtract the new selection from the current selection (or press
Alt ).
Intersect with Selection: Intersect the new selection with the current selection (or press
Shift + Alt ). This will keep the common areas between the two selections.

Time Fade: Fading time at the borders of the new selection. Frequency Fade: Fading
frequencies at the borders of the new selection.

Right-clicking before releasing the left mouse button allows you to adjust the
TIP
time and frequency fade of the selection.

Elliptical Selection

Select an elliptical time and frequency range. Click and drag to define the ellipse.

Replace Selection: Replace the current selection with a new selection.

Add to Selection: Add the new selection to the current selection (or press Shift ).
Subtract from Selection: Subtract the new selection from the current selection (or press
Alt ).
Intersect with Selection: Intersect the new selection with the current selection (or press
Shift + Alt ). This will keep the common areas between the two selections.

Time Fade: Fading time at the borders of the new selection. Frequency Fade: Fading

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Right-clicking before releasing the left mouse button allows you to adjust the
TIP
time and frequency fade of the selection.

Lasso Selection

Draw a selection shape freely. Click and drag to define the shape.

Replace Selection: Replace the current selection with a new selection.

Add to Selection: Add the new selection to the current selection (or press Shift ).
Subtract from Selection: Subtract the new selection from the current selection (or press
Alt ).
Intersect with Selection: Intersect the new selection with the current selection (or press
Shift + Alt ). This will keep the common areas between the two selections.

Time Fade: Fading time at the borders of the new selection. Frequency Fade: Fading
frequencies at the borders of the new selection.

Right-clicking before releasing the left mouse button allows you to adjust the
TIP
time and frequency fade of the selection.

Polygonal Lasso Selection

Draw a selection shape using a serie of points. Click the first point, then each successive
points, and finish by double-clicking the last point of your shape.

Replace Selection: Replace the current selection with a new selection.

Add to Selection: Add the new selection to the current selection (or press Shift ).
Subtract from Selection: Subtract the new selection from the current selection (or press
Alt ).
Intersect with Selection: Intersect the new selection with the current selection (or press
Shift + Alt ). This will keep the common areas between the two selections.

Time Fade: Fading time at the borders of the new selection. Frequency Fade: Fading
frequencies at the borders of the new selection.

Right-clicking before releasing the left mouse button allows you to adjust the
TIP
time and frequency fade of the selection.

Selection Brush

Select an area by painting with a brush.

Replace Selection: Replace the current selection with a new selection.

Add to Selection: Add the new selection to the current selection (or press Shift ).

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Alt ).
Intersect with Selection: Intersect the new selection with the current selection (or press
Shift + Alt ). This will keep the common areas between the two selections.

[ Round Brush / Square Brush ]: Defines the type of brush shape.

[ Screen Units / Spectral Units ]: Defines the units used to set the brush shape proportions.
Size: (Screen Units only) Defines the size of the brush in pixels.
Aspect Ratio: (Screen Units only) Defines the aspect ratio of the brush.
Width: (Spectral Units only) Defines the width of the brush in seconds.
Height: (Spectral Units only) Defines the height of the brush in hertz.
Hardness: Defines the hardness of the brush in percents. A hard brush (100%) will have clear
edges. A soft brush (0%) will have blurry edges.

Magic Wand Selection

Select an area by automatically detecting shape contours where clicked.

Replace Selection: Replace the current selection with a new selection.

Add to Selection: Add the new selection to the current selection (or press Shift ).
Subtract from Selection: Subtract the new selection from the current selection (or press
Alt ).
Intersect with Selection: Intersect the new selection with the current selection (or press
Shift + Alt ). This will keep the common areas between the two selections.

Tolerance: Power threshold relative to the clicked position defining the boundaries of the
auto-detected shape.

Maximum Width: Maximum time range in seconds of the auto-detected shape.

Sample All Layers: Use all layers to perform the shape detection, not just the active layer.

Frequency Selection

Select a continous frequency by automatically tracking how it changes over time. Click and
drag over a frequency to select.

Replace Selection: Replace the current selection with a new selection.

Add to Selection: Add the new selection to the current selection (or press Shift ).
Subtract from Selection: Subtract the new selection from the current selection (or press
Alt ).
Intersect with Selection: Intersect the new selection with the current selection (or press
Shift + Alt ). This will keep the common areas between the two selections.

Thickness: Defines the thickness of the selection around the frequency.

Sample All Layers: Use all layers to perform the frequency detection, not just the active
layer.

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Harmonics Selection

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Select a continous serie of harmonics (multiplie frequencies on top of each others) by

automatically tracking how it changes over time. Click and drag over a frequency to start
selecting, then move to an harmonic below or above the selected frequency to select all
harmonics at once.

Replace Selection: Replace the current selection with a new selection.

Add to Selection: Add the new selection to the current selection (or press Shift ).
Subtract from Selection: Subtract the new selection from the current selection (or press
Alt ).
Intersect with Selection: Intersect the new selection with the current selection (or press
Shift + Alt ). This will keep the common areas between the two selections.

Thickness: Defines the thickness of the selection around the frequencies.

Tolerance: Max power drop in decibel (compared to the hovered frequency) to still be
considered part of the harmonic sound.

Max Harmonics: Max number of harmonics to be selected, starting from the fundamental.

Sample All Layers: Use all layers to perform the harmonics serie detection, not just the
active layer.

Sometime it’s easier to select a serie of harmonics by using the second, third or
TIP fourth harmonic rather than the fundamental frequency. Choose the frequency
that’s the most visible.

Transient Selection

Replace Selection: Replace the current selection with a new selection.

Add to Selection: Add the new selection to the current selection (or press Shift ).
Subtract from Selection: Subtract the new selection from the current selection (or press
Alt ).
Intersect with Selection: Intersect the new selection with the current selection (or press
Shift + Alt ). This will keep the common areas between the two selections.

Thickness: Defines the thickness of the selection around the transient.

Threshold: Power threshold relative to the clicked position defining the boundaries of the
detected transient.

Sample All Layers: Use all layers to perform the transient detection, not just the active
layer.

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Selection Fade

SpectraLayers 11 World Premiere

New and Improved Music Processes | New Features in SpectraLayers 11

Add fading to existing selections. Click and drag over the border of an existing selection to
fade it.

[ Global Fading ]: (shortcut: Alt ) When activated, fading is applied to all borders of all
selections at once. [ Round Brush / Square Brush ]: Defines the type of brush shape.
[ Screen Units / Spectral Units ]: Defines the units used to set the brush shape proportions.
Size: (Screen Units only) Defines the size of the brush in pixels.
Aspect Ratio: (Screen Units only) Defines the aspect ratio of the brush.
Width: (Spectral Units only) Defines the width of the brush in seconds.
Height: (Spectral Units only) Defines the height of the brush in hertz.
Hardness: Defines the hardness of the brush in percents. A hard brush (100%) will have clear
edges. A soft brush (0%) will have blurry edges.
Fading: How much fading is added, proportionally to the size of the brush.

Selection Sharpen

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New and Improved Music Processes | New Features in SpectraLayers 11

Add sharpening to existing selections. Click and drag over the border of an existing selection
to sharpen it.

[ Global Fading ]: (shortcut: Alt ) When activated, fading is applied to all borders of all
selections at once. [ Round Brush / Square Brush ]: Defines the type of brush shape.
[ Screen Units / Spectral Units ]: Defines the units used to set the brush shape proportions.
Size: (Screen Units only) Defines the size of the brush in pixels.
Aspect Ratio: (Screen Units only) Defines the aspect ratio of the brush.
Width: (Spectral Units only) Defines the width of the brush in seconds.
Height: (Spectral Units only) Defines the height of the brush in hertz.
Hardness: Defines the hardness of the brush in percents. A hard brush (100%) will have clear
edges. A soft brush (0%) will have blurry edges.
Sharpening: How much sharpening is added, proportionally to the size of the brush.

Editing Tools

Perform direct modifications on the spectrogram, or draw new content from scratch.

Eraser

Clone Stamp and Eraser Tool | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

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Removing a Wrong Note From a Violin Recording | SpectraLayers 10 Studio Sessions

Attenuate the content under the brush.

[ Round Brush / Square Brush ]: Defines the type of brush shape.

[ Screen Units / Spectral Units ]: Defines the units used to set the brush shape proportions.
Size: (Screen Units only) Defines the size of the brush in pixels.
Aspect Ratio: (Screen Units only) Defines the aspect ratio of the brush.
Width: (Spectral Units only) Defines the width of the brush in seconds.
Height: (Spectral Units only) Defines the height of the brush in hertz.
Hardness: Defines the hardness of the brush in percents.
Limit: Limit eraser attenuation to a certain absolute level.
[ Pick Limit ]: Check to pick a level limit in the spectrogram.
Limit Level: Absolute level in dB to which to limit the eraser tool.

A hard brush (100%) will have clear edges. A soft brush (0%) will have blurry edges.

Attenuation: Defines how much the content is attenuated, in decibels.

Pressure Controls Strength: When pressed, this enables devices with pressure control to
set the strength of the tool.

Amplifier

Amplify the content under the brush.

[ Round Brush / Square Brush ]: Defines the type of brush shape.

[ Screen Units / Spectral Units ]: Defines the units used to set the brush shape proportions.
Size: (Screen Units only) Defines the size of the brush in pixels.
Aspect Ratio: (Screen Units only) Defines the aspect ratio of the brush.
Width: (Spectral Units only) Defines the width of the brush in seconds.
Height: (Spectral Units only) Defines the height of the brush in hertz.
Hardness: Defines the hardness of the brush in percents.+ Limit: Limit amplifier gain to a
certain absolute level.
[ Pick Limit ]: Check to pick a level limit in the spectrogram.
Limit Level: Absolute level in dB to which to limit the amplifier tool.

A hard brush (100%) will have clear edges. A soft brush (0%) will have blurry edges.

Gain: Defines how much the content is amplified, in decibels.

Pressure Controls Strength: When pressed, this enables devices with pressure control to
set the strength of the tool.

Transfer

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New Editing and Selection Tools | New Features in SpectraLayers 11

Losslessly transfer content from the selected layer to a target layer.

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 [ Target ]: Define the target layer that will receive the selected layer content.

[ Round Brush / Square Brush ]: Defines the type of brush shape.

[ Screen Units / Spectral Units ]: Defines the units used to set the brush shape proportions.
Size: (Screen Units only) Defines the size of the brush in pixels.
Aspect Ratio: (Screen Units only) Defines the aspect ratio of the brush.
Width: (Spectral Units only) Defines the width of the brush in seconds.
Height: (Spectral Units only) Defines the height of the brush in hertz.
Hardness: Defines the hardness of the brush in percents.
Transfer: Defines how much of the content is transferred.

Clone Stamp

Clone Stamp and Eraser Tool | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Clone content from a user-defined source location to the current brush location.

[ Pick Source ]: Defines the source location by clicking in the spectrogram (or press Alt while
clicking). After the source location has been defined the button will return to its initial, non-
pressed state.

[ Round Brush / Square Brush ]: Defines the type of brush shape.

[ Screen Units / Spectral Units ]: Defines the units used to set the brush shape proportions.
Size: (Screen Units only) Defines the size of the brush in pixels.
Aspect Ratio: (Screen Units only) Defines the aspect ratio of the brush.
Width: (Spectral Units only) Defines the width of the brush in seconds.
Height: (Spectral Units only) Defines the height of the brush in hertz.
Hardness: Defines the hardness of the brush in percents.
Gain: Defines how much the content is amplified or reduced during cloning, in decibels. A
hard brush (100%) will have clear edges. A soft brush (0%) will have blurry edges.

Pressure Controls Strength: When pressed, this enables devices with pressure control to
set the strength of the tool.

Aligned: When checked, the source location is a relative source location (distance to the
source location). When unchecked, the source location is an absolute source location (time
and frequency).

Sample All Layers: Use all layers to perform the cloning, not just the active layer.

Frequency Repair

Accurately repair a damaged frequency (for instance a continuous frequency damaged by a

brief silent gap) by clicking and dragging over the damaged part.

Make sure the start point and end point covers useable frequency data, as it’s going to be
used to reconstruct a continuous frequency between those two points.

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Draw a continuous frequency. Click and drag to draw.

Level: Amplitude of the frequency.

Pressure Controls Strength: When pressed, this enables devices with pressure control to
set the strength of the tool.

You can click a first point, the press Shift and click a second point. A frequency
TIP
will be drawn between those two points.

Transient Pencil

Draw a continuous transient. Click and drag to draw.

Power Mode: Total power defines a waveform amplitude, while local power defines a spectral
amplitude.

Level: Amplitude of the transient.

Pressure Controls Strength: When pressed, this enables devices with pressure control to
set the strength of the tool.

Noise Spray

Draw noise. Click and drag to draw.

[ Round Brush / Square Brush ]: Defines the type of brush shape.

[ Screen Units / Spectral Units ]: Defines the units used to set the brush shape proportions.
Size: (Screen Units only) Defines the size of the brush in pixels.
Aspect Ratio: (Screen Units only) Defines the aspect ratio of the brush.
Width: (Spectral Units only) Defines the width of the brush in seconds.
Height: (Spectral Units only) Defines the height of the brush in hertz.
Hardness: Defines the hardness of the brush in percents. A hard brush (100%) will have clear
edges. A soft brush (0%) will have blurry edges.

Level: Average amplitude of the noise.

Pressure Controls Strength: When pressed, this enables devices with pressure control to
set the strength of the tool.

You can click a first point, the press Shift and click a second point. Noise will be
TIP
drawn between those two points.

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Measurement and Navigation Tools

Measure, annotate, navigate and listen the spectral display.

Spectral Marker

Create a spectral marker by clicking in the spectral display.

Right click an existing marker to rename it or delete it.

Spectral Region

Create a spectral region by clicking and dragging in the spectral display.

Right click an existing region to rename it or delete it.

Sampler

Show informations about the spectral sample under the mouse cursor.

[ Show Sampler Window ]: Display a dialog with information about spectral samples.

The dialog has the following options:

• [ Unit ]: Choose what unit to measure.

• Mix All Layers: Measure a mix-down of all layers.

Plot

Plot a graph of spectral samples between two points in the spectral display.

Click and drag to draw a line in the spectral display.

[ Show Graph Window ]: Display a dialog with information about spectral samples.

The dialog has the following options:

• [ Unit ]: Choose what unit to measure.

• Mix All Layers: Measure a mix-down of all layers.

TIP Press Shift to draw a vertical or horizontal line.

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Compute stats on spectral samples within a rectangular region.

Click and drag to draw a rectangle in the spectral display.

[ Show Stats Window ]: Display a dialog with information about spectral samples.

The dialog has the following options:

• [ Unit ]: Choose what unit to measure.

• Mix All Layers: Measure a mix-down of all layers.

Hand

Scroll around your spectral display. Click and drag to move the view.

[ Reset Zoom ]: Reset the zoom level to see the entire spectrogram.

Zoom

Zoom in and out your spectral display. Click and drag to zoom the view, or single-click to
incrementally zoom in and out.

Zoom In: When pressed, single-clicks will incrementally zoom in.

Zoom Out: When pressed, single-clicks will incrementally zoom out.

Scrubby Zoom: When checked, clicking and dragging will continuously zoom in or out.
When unchecked, clicking and dragging will draw a zoom rectangle.

[ Zoom Selection ]: Adjust the view to the current selection.

[ Zoom Active Layer ]: Adjust the view to the current active layer.

[ Reset Zoom ]: Reset the zoom level to see the entire spectrogram.

3D Perspective

Set a 3D perspective effect to the spectral display, based on spectral amplitudes.

Click and drag to set the 3D perspective effect. Double-click to reset to a 2D view.

[ Reset 3D ]: Reset to a 2D view.

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Playback

Playback Tool | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Play specific parts of the spectral display.

Scrubbing: When checked, plays continuously starting from where the mouse cursor is
located. When the mouse is moved, playback continues from the new location. When
unchecked, keep the first clicked position as the start position.

Hold to Play: When checked, keep mouse the button pressed to play. When unchecked, the
first click starts playback, and the second stops it.

Frequency Range: When checked, plays a specific frequency range. When unchecked,
plays the entire frequency range of your project.
[ Screen Units / Spectral Units ]: Defines the units used to set the frequency range.
Range: Set the frequency range in pixels (Screen Units) or hertz (Spectral Units)

Ignore Selection: When checked, the playback is not restricted by any selection.

See also Playback and Transport

You can also summon the Playback tool by holding Ctrl (Windows) Cmd (macOS)
TIP
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Editing Selections

Editing using spectral selections. See Transform and Selection Tools.

Edit Menu

Undoing and Redoing Edits

NOTE See also the History Panel.

Edit › Undo

Undo the last action. See History Panel.

Edit › Redo

Redo the next action. See History Panel.

Transferring Content

NOTE See also the Transfer tool.

Edit › Crop

Crop the selected area with the selected layers.

Edit › Cut

Cut the selected area from the selected layers to the clipboard.

Edit › Cut Special › Cut to…

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Cut the selected area from the selected layers to a new layer or an existing layer.

Edit › Cut Special › Cut to Last Target

Cut the selected area from the selected layers to the last layer targetted with Cut to….

Edit › Copy

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 Copy the selected area from the selected layers to the clipboard.

Edit › Copy Special › Copy from All Layers

Copy the selected area from all visible layers to the clipboard.

Edit › Copy Special › Copy to…

Copy the selected area from the selected layers to a new layer or an existing layer.

Edit › Copy Special › Copy to Last Target

Copy the selected area from the selected layers to the last layer targetted with Copy to….

Edit › Copy Special › Copy to New Project

Copy the selected area from the selected layers to a new project.

Edit › Paste

Paste the clipboard content to the selected layers.

Edit › Paste Special › Paste and Mix

Add the clipboard content to the content of the selected layers.

Edit › Paste Special › Paste to…

Paste the clipboard content to a new layer or an existing layer.

Edit › Paste Special › Paste to Last Target

Paste the clipboard content to the last layer targetted with Paste to….

Removing Content
Edit › Delete

Delete the selected area from the selected layers.

It is replaced by silence.

Edit › Heal › Heal Bi-Directionally

Healing Process | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Heal the selected area in the selected layers.

It is replaced by interpolated spectral data from around your selection.

Edit › Heal › Heal Horizontally

Heal the selected area in the selected layers.

It is replaced by interpolated spectral data from the left and right side of your selection.

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Heal the selected area in the selected layers.

It is replaced by interpolated spectral data from above and below your selection.

Editing Time
Edit › Insert Time…

Insert a time range at any point in your layer.

Edit › Delete Time…

Delete a time range at any point in your layer.

Edit › Crop Time…

Crop a time range (leave only a certain time range) at any point in your layer.

Transforming Content

NOTE See also the Transform tool.

Edit › Transform…

Transform the selected area in the active layer, or the entire active layer if no selection exist.

• Time Shifting: Set a time in seconds to shift the selected content.

• Frequency Shifting: Set a frequency in hertz to shift the selected content.

• Time Strething: Set a time stretch ratio in percent to slow down or speed up the selected
content.

• Proportional: When checked, time and pitch will scale proportionally: time-stretching
by 200% will pitch-shift by 50%, as if you were slowing down a record for instance, where
the pitch gets lower when time is slowed down.

• Pitch Shifting Unit: Set the unit to be used for the pitch shifting (percent or semitone).

• Pitch Shifting: Set a pitch shift ratio in percent or semitone to pitch up or down the
selected content.

• Loudness Contour: When checked, perceived loudness is preserved when pitching up

or down.

• Preserve Formant: When checked, formant is preserved when pitching up or down.

Frequency Shifting is a special effect that will produce unnatural content, by

NOTE shifting frequencies by a constant value instead of multiplying them by a
ratio. If you want to pitch up or down, use the Pitch Shifting parameter.

Editing in an External Editor

Edit › Edit In…

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Edit the selected area in the active layer with an external editor software, or the entire active
layer if no selection exist.

Set the external editors in the System Preferences.

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Modify and manage selections.

Modifying a Selection
Select › Select All

Select the entire project time and frequency range.

Select › Deselect

Deselect any selection.

Select › Reselect

Reselect the last selection, if it was deselected.

Select › Invert Selection

Invert the selection over the entire project time and frequency range.

Select › Invert Selection Frequencies

Invert the selection over the entire frequency range.

Select › Modify Selection…

Expand, contract, fade or sharpen the selection by a specific margin. The spectrogram display
is adjusted as you change the values.

• Time Expand: Positive values expand the selection horizontally, negative values contract
the selection horizontally.

• Frequency Expand: Postive values expand the selection vertically, negative values
contract the selection vertically.

• Time Fade: Positive values fade the selection horizontally, negative values sharpen the
selection horizontally.

• Frequency Fade: Positive values fade the selection vertically, negative values sharpen the
selection vertically.

NOTE See also the Selection Fade and Selection Sharpen tools.

Selecting Harmonics

Improved Tools | New Features in SpectraLayers 8

Select multiple harmonics from an existing selection. The spectrogram display is adjusted as
you change the values.

• Master Rank: Defines what harmonic is current selected to be used as a reference for the

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• [ None ]: Deselect all harmonics.

• [ All ]: Select all harmonics.

• Harmonics: Check the harmonics you want to select.

Selecting Similar Patterns

Select › Select Similar…

Select Similar | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Select similar patterns based on spectral content.

• Match Tonal: Search for similar tonal shapes.

• Match Transient: Search for similar transient shapes.

• Match Noise: Search for similar noise shapes.

• Match Power: Search for similar power.

• Sample All Layers: Search for similarities in all layers at once.

• Similarity: Set a similarity ratio in percents. 100% must be a perfect match, anything
below allows a certain tolerance.

• [ Select Next ]: Select the next similar pattern.

• [ Select Previous ]: Select the previous similar pattern.

• [ Select All ]: Select all the similar pattern.

Select › Select Next Similar

Select the next similar pattern based on spectral content.

The parameters used are the last ones used in the Select Similar… dialog.

Select › Select Previous Similar

Select the previous similar pattern based on spectral content.

The parameters used are the last ones used in the Select Similar… dialog.

Loading and Saving Selections

Select › Load Selection…

Load a previously saved selection.

• Project: From which project to load a selection.

• Selection: Which selection to load.

• Replace Selection: Replace the current selection with the new one.

• Add to Selection: Add the new selection to the current one.

• Subtract from Selection: Subtract the new selection from the current one.

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 • Intersect with Selection: Intersect the new selection with the current one.

Select › Save Selection…

• [ Selection Name ]: Choose a name for the selection to save.

NOTE Selections are not saved with projects. They are only valid during the session.

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Modules

Process or unmix a spectral selection or an entire layer into multiple layers, using artifical
intelligence or algorithms. All modules are accessible both from the Module menu and the
Modules Panel. If [ Loop ] is checked in the Transport Bar, then the module preview will loop
over your project or selection while you adjust parameters.

All modules features:

• Preset: Select a factory or an user-defined preset.

• [ Add… ]: Add an user-defined preset to the presets list, based on the current module
settings.

• [ Delete… ]: Delete an user-defined preset from the presets list.

• [ Online Help ]: Open the online documentation page corresponding to this module.

• [ Preview ]: (shortcut: Ctrl + Space ) Preview in real-time the processing or unmixing

before applying the module.

• Bypass: (shortcut: Ctrl + B ) Option to temporarily bypass the module during real-time
preview, in order to listen to the original instead.

• [ Apply ]: (shortcut: Ctrl + Return ) Unmix the selected layer into multiple layers and close
the dialog. If a selection exists, only unmix the current selection.

Unmix

All unmix modules are non-destructive (the sum of all unmixed layers is equal to the original
layer).

Unmix Chorus

SpectraLayers 11 World Premiere

New and Improved Music Processes | New Features in SpectraLayers 11

Unmix the selected layer containing vocals into lead vocals and backing vocals layers.

If you want to unmix a chorus from a song that contains other musical
NOTE
instruments, use Unmix Song first before applying Unmix Chorus to the
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 Vocals layer.

Unmix Components

Other Features and Improvements | New Features in SpectraLayers 10

Layer Generating Processes with Unmix Components | SpectraLayers 10 Tutorials
Unmix Components | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Automatically unmix the selected layer into components (tonal, transients, noise).

• Mode: When set to Non-Destructive, the sum of all layers will be equal to the original.
When set to Reconstruct Hidden Noise, noise hidden under tonals or transients will be
reconstructed.

Here’s a source spectrogram (left) and after the components have been unmixed (right) into
noise (blue) and tonals (pink):

If Non-Destructive is set, tonals will leave some holes in the noise layer (left). If Reconstruct
Hidden Noise is set, the missing noise will be reconstructed (right):

Adjusting the FFT Size parameter from the Display Panel helps achieving the
TIP
best components separation.

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Unmix Crowd Noise

SpectraLayers 11 World Premiere

New and Improved Music Processes | New Features in SpectraLayers 11

Unmix the selected layer containing crowd noise into foreground and crowd noise layers.

Unmix Drums

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New and Improved Music Unmixing Modules | New Features in SpectraLayers 12
SpectraLayers 11 World Premiere
New and Improved Music Processes | New Features in SpectraLayers 11
Unmixing Music and Sound | New Features in SpectraLayers 10
DeBleeding Toms | SpectraLayers 10 Studio Sessions

Unmix the selected layer into 6 percussion stems: Kick, Snare, Toms, Hi-Hat, Ride and Crash.

Similar percussions will be assigned to one of those 6 categories (such as claps with snare).

If you want to unmix percussions from a song that contains other musical
NOTE instruments, use Unmix Song first before applying Unmix Drums to the
Drums layer.

Unmix Instrument

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New and Improved Music Unmixing Modules | New Features in SpectraLayers 12

Register from 1 to 10 seconds of an instrument playing solo, and then extract it from a mix.

The first step is to select an area with the instrument you want to unmix playing solo, or if no
solo part is available, manually select its frequencies using tools such as the Harmonics
Selection tool for instance. Ideally you want to have at least 3 seconds of that instrument
selected.

Then click [ Register Instrument ] to register the instrument profile.

The graph at the top shows the waveform of the instrument samples you registered.

• Instrument Name: Name of the instrument you want to unmix. The unmixed layer will
use that name.

• Sensitivity: If not enough of the target instrument is captured, you can increase the
sensivity. If too much is captured (including other instruments), reduce the sensitivity.

The quality and success of the unmixing is highly dependent on the nature of
NOTE the instrument, its timbre versus the timbre of other instruments, recording

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 conditions and other parameters. This will not always work with any kind of
sound.

Unmix Levels

Other Features and Improvements | New Features in SpectraLayers 10

Unmix Levels | New Features in SpectraLayers 9
Workflow and Speed Improvements | New Features in SpectraLayers 9
Cursor Crosshair and Coordinates | New Features in SpectraLayers 9

Unmix the selected layer into High Level and Low Level layers, using an user-defined
threshold.

• Threshold Type: When set to Absolute Power spectral values are unmixed based on an
absolute threshold. When set to Average Power spectral values are unmixed based on a
threshold compared to a local average. When set to Peak Power spectral values are
unmixed based on a threshold compared to local peaks.

• [ Analyze Selection ]: Automatically set the Threshold Value to the maximum value of
the selected spectral region. The selected spectral region should then be representative
of the low level layer you expect.

• Threshold Value: Threshold in dB.

• Horizontal Average: (Only when type is set to Average Power) Size of the horizontal area
(in pixels) to estimate the local average.

• Vertical Average: (Only when type is set to Average Power) Size of the vertical area (in
pixels) to estimate the local average.

• Horizontal Peak: (Only when type is set to Peak Power) Size of the horizontal area (in
pixels) to estimate the local peak.

• Vertical Peak: (Only when type is set to Peak Power) Size of the vertical area (in pixels) to
estimate the local peak.

Unmix Mid/Side

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 Unmix the selected layer into Mid and Side layers. Mid contains the audio in the center
(usually vocals or speech in a song or a movie), and Side contains audio on the sides (usually
reverb, sound effects, other instruments, in a song or movie context). This module works non
only with stereo recordings, but also with any multichannel recording (such as 5.1 or other
channel combinations). It also offer an Expanded mode that provides even more separation
than the regular Mid/Side algorithm, using spectral calculation instead of a simple waveform
calculation.

• Mode: Standard or Expanded. Standard is a standard Mid/Side separation, as featured in

other softwares. Expanded provides even sharper and cleaner separation between Mid
and Side, with Mid truely representing the mid content without bleeding from the side (as
opposed to the Standard mode), and Side offering a true, wide multichannel
representation of the side content, with all spatial informations properly assigned to
different channels.

Unmix Multichannel Content

Unmixing Music and Sound | New Features in SpectraLayers 10

Unmix the selected layer into Target and Surrounding layers, using an user-defined
mutichannel balance. This unmixer is designed extract specific sounds in a multichannel
recording (such as stereo, 5.1, etc) where the sound can be precisely located in the spatial mix,
versus its surrounding.

• [ Analyze Selection ]: set the channels balance automatically based on the selected
spectral region. The selected spectral region should then be representative of the audio
content you want to extract.

• Channels (Left, Right, …): Channels balance in dB.

• Tolerance: Tolerance to the defined channels balance. This allows better extraction in
noisy environment, or when the recorder or audio source is not fully fixed in space.

Unmix Multiple Voices

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New and Improved Restoration Processes | New Features in SpectraLayers 11
New Speech Processing Options | New Features in SpectraLayers 10

Unmix multiple voices, including overlapping voices (unlimited number of voices, but up to 3
simultaneous overlap).

First register voice profiles (short voice samples of each speaker) so the AI knows what to look
for. You can do so using either [ Register Voice ] or [ Register Multiple Voices ], depending
on the context.

• [ Clear ]: Clear all registered voice profiles.

• [ Register Voice ]: Register the selected time range as an individual voice profile.

• [ Register Multiple Voices ]: Register the selected time range as many voice profiles (you
will be asked how many). This is useful to either quickly register many voice profile in one
row if voices are clearly distincts from each other, or if some voices are only heard in
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 overlap with other voice profiles : then you can register both overlapping voice profiles in
a single time selection.

When used before Unmix Transcription this can be used for dialogue
NOTE
transcription with identified speakers.

If the recording contains background noise, it’s best to first use Unmix Noisy
NOTE
Speech or Voice DeNoise.

Unmix Noisy Speech

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Post-Production Applications | New Features in SpectraLayers 12
New Speech Processing Options | New Features in SpectraLayers 10

Unmix human voice from a noisy background (such as street noise, engine noise, nature
sounds, etc).

Unmix Song

SpectraLayers 12 World Premiere

New and Improved Music Unmixing Modules | New Features in SpectraLayers 12
SpectraLayers 11 World Premiere
New and Improved Music Processes | New Features in SpectraLayers 11
Unmixing Music and Sound | New Features in SpectraLayers 10
Removing Drum Bleed From a Live Recording | SpectraLayers 10 Studio Sessions
Removing the Click Track From a Recording | SpectraLayers 10 Studio Sessions
Song Unmixing Across Different Genres | SpectraLayers 10 Tutorials

Unmix the selected layer into instrumental stems.

The layer can be unmixed into Vocals, Drums, Bass, Guitar, Piano, Sax & Brass, and Other. If
you uncheck an instrument from the list, its spectral data will go to Other.

• Unmix Sax & Brass First: Checking this option will perform Sax & Brass unmixing before
any other stems, which can sometime works better depending on the music material.

• Quality: Fast, Balanced, High. Balanced performs more advanced vocals, drums and bass
unmixing, and High performs even more advanced vocals unmixing with finer details.
Balanced and High result in better separation for all instruments overall.

Unmix Soundtrack

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Automatically unmix the selected layer into dialogue, effects and music.

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 This is quite useful when applied to audio tracks from trailers, movies, tv and radio shows.

• Quality: Balanced, High and Best increase unmixing quality but takes more time to
process.

Unmix Transcription

Workflow Improvements | New Features in SpectraLayers 12

New Speech Processing Options | New Features in SpectraLayers 10

Transcribe speech into text.

The transcript is then displayed below the spectrogram, with words and sentences
synchronized to the audio content. Transcriptions are specific to layers, so you can transcribe
different layers and the transcript will match the color of its source layer.

See Transcript Bar and Transcript Editing for more details.

• Language: Language of the source audio content. If set to Auto, it will be automatically
detected.

• Quality: Speed and quality of the AI model used for transcription.

Utilities

Utilities modules are used to adjust, match, transform or generate data.

Ambience Match

Ambience Match in ARA Mode | New Features in SpectraLayers 8

EQ and Ambience Match | New Features in SpectraLayers 8

Match two different ambiences (background noise) by registered an ambience profile.

The first step is to select an area with the ambience profile you want to match, as large as
possible, without including any other audio content.

Then click [ Register Ambience ] to register the ambience profile.

Then select the area that should match this ambience profile, and click [ Apply ].

The graph at the top shows frequencies on the horizontal axis, and power on the vertical axis.
The white curve corresponds to the ambience profile you registered earlier.

• Match Ratio: Ratio of matching, in percents.

• Mode: Replace the content or mix with the current cuttent.

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Channels Remixer

Remix channels by defining a percentage for each channel.

The tabs at the top are the output channels. In each tab, you can define a percentage for each
input channel.

EQ Match

EQ and Ambience Match | New Features in SpectraLayers 8

Match two different EQ by registered an EQ profile.

The first step is to select an area with the EQ profile you want to match, as large as possible.

Then click [ Register EQ ] to register the noise profile.

Then select the area that should match this EQ profile and click [ Apply ].

The graph at the top shows frequencies on the horizontal axis, and power on the vertical axis.
The white curve corresponds to the EQ profile you registered earlier.

• Match Ratio: Ratio of matching, in percents.

Gain

Apply an uniform gain.

• Gain: Gain applied.

Imprint

Imprint Cast | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Imprint Mold | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials
SpectraLayers Pro 7: Imprint Processes (Casting / Molding) | Live Session January 16, 2021

Imprint a layer onto another, using either a cast or mold operation. The imprinting uses the
spectral amplitudes of a layer (the bright spots you see in the spectrogram, see Waveform and
Spectral Display Area), and use them to cast (carve) or mold the spectral amplitudes of the
selected layer. This can be used for instance when you have two layers with overlapping
frequencies : casting the frequencies of one layer onto the over will reduce the overlap,
making the mix sounds cleaner. It also has applications in sound design, to create canvas of
frequencies between two layers.

Cast tab

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 • Source: Source layer to use to cast or mold the selected layer.

• Horizontal Margin: Horizontal margin in pixels around each amplitude peak.

• Vertical Margin: Vertical margin in pixels around each amplitude peak.

• Strength: Ratio of imprinting, in percents.

Mold tab

• Source: Source layer to use to cast or mold the selected layer.

• Horizontal Margin: Horizontal margin in pixels around each amplitude peak.

• Vertical Margin: Vertical margin in pixels around each amplitude peak.

• Strength: Ratio of imprinting, in percents.

Normalize

Normalize to the defined level.

• Gain: Normalization level.

Phase Rotation

More New Features and Productivity Improvements | New Features in SpectraLayers 12

Correct asymmetric waveforms to maximize gain without distortion.

• [ Suggest ]: Auto-detect the idea phase rotation for each channel to maximize symmetry.

The rotation in degrees for each channel can be manually adjusted if needed.

Reverb Match

Other Features and Improvements | New Features in SpectraLayers 10

Reverb Matching | SpectraLayers 10 Studio Sessions

Match two different reverbs by registered a reverb profile.

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 The first step is to select an area with the reverb profile you want to match, as large as
possible.

Then click [ Register Reverb ] to register the reverb profile.

Then select the area that should match this reverb profile (it should be a dry signal, without
reverb), and click [ Apply ].

The graph at the top shows time on the horizontal axis, and power on the vertical axis. The
white curve corresponds to the reverb profile you registered earlier.

• Match Ratio: Ratio of matching, in percents.

Reverse

Reverse the current layer or current selection, including spectral selections.

Signal Generator

New Editing and Selection Tools | New Features in SpectraLayers 11

Generate a silence, a tone, transients, or noise. The graph representation in the module react
to parameter changes.

Silence tab

• Offset: DC offset of the silence, in percents.

• Mode: When set to Replace it will replace the existing content. When set to Mix it will add
to the existing content. When set to Insert it will insert time before adding the new
content.

• Length: (Only in Insert mode, otherwise defined by the size of the layer or the selection)
Length of the silence.

Tone tab

• Type: Type of tone.

• Level: Amplitude of the signal.

• Offset: Offset the signal by a percentage of the amplitude.

• Start Frequency: Frequency at the beginning of the signal.

• Start Phase: Phase at the beginning of the signal.

• End Frequency: When checked, frequency at the end of the signal.

• Mode: When set to Replace it will replace the existing content. When set to Mix it will add
to the existing content. When set to Insert it will insert time before adding the new
content.

• Length: (Only in Insert mode, otherwise defined by the size of the layer or the selection)
Length of the silence.

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 Transients tab

• Level: Amplitude of the signal.

• Offset: Offset the signal by a percentage of the amplitude.

• Start Frequency: Frequency at the beginning of the signal.

• Start Phase: Phase at the beginning of the signal.

• End Frequency: When checked, frequency at the end of the signal.

• Mode: When set to Replace it will replace the existing content. When set to Mix it will add
to the existing content. When set to Insert it will insert time before adding the new
content.

• Length: (Only in Insert mode, otherwise defined by the size of the layer or the selection)
Length of the silence.

Noise tab

• Type: Type of noise.

• Level: Amplitude of the signal.

• Offset: Offset the signal by a percentage of the amplitude.

• Mode: When set to Replace it will replace the existing content. When set to Mix it will add
to the existing content. When set to Insert it will insert time before adding the new
content.

• Length: (Only in Insert mode, otherwise defined by the size of the layer or the selection)
Length of the silence.

VST3 Effects

Workflow Improvements | New Features in SpectraLayers 12

Other Features and Improvements | New Features in SpectraLayers 10

Apply VST3 effects.

The path to the VST3 folder can be set in the System Preferences.

You can assign one VST3 effect per slot, and use as many slots as needed, or remove them
using the [ X ] button.

When clicking an empty slot, or clicking the dropdown button of a slot, a menu will be shown
to choose a VST3 effect by name, category or vendor. The dropdown menu also allows you to
clear the current slot or rescan VSTs in the defined VST3 folder.

The Bypass icon on the left side of each slot allows you to bypass specific VST3 effects.

The Settings icon on the left side of each slot displays the VST3 effects user interface and
parameters.

Available VST3 effects will be automatically updated when a VST3 plugin is

NOTE
added or removed to the VST3 folder.

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Restoration

Restoration modules repair damaged signals.

DeBleed

De-Bleed Process | New Features in SpectraLayers 8

Improved De-Bleed Process | New Features in SpectraLayers 9

Attenuate bleeding between layers, for instance when recording different instruments
simultaneously with multiple mics.

• Sources: Select the source layers used for de-bleeding.

• [ Select All ]: Select all available layers for de-bleeding.

• Sensitivity: Sensitivity of the de-bleeding algorithm.

• Reduction Ratio: Ratio of attenuation, in percents.

• [ Reduce Bleed / Reduce Signal ]: Choose to reduce bleeding or the signal.

DeClick

Reduce click and pop sounds.

• Threshold: Threshold above which click should be attenuated.

• Width: Width of the clicks.

• Reduction Ratio: Ratio of attenuation, in percents.

• [ Reduce Clicks / Reduce Signal ]: Choose to reduce the clicks or the signal.

DeClip

Other Features and Improvements | New Features in SpectraLayers 10

Reconstruct clipped signals. See also Voice DeClip if working with speech content specifically.

• [ Suggest ]: Auto-detect the clipping threshold.

• Threshold: Threshold above which the signal is considered clipped and should be
reconstructed.

• Reconstruction Ratio: Ratio of reconstruction, in percents.

• Limiter: When checked, will prevent the reconstructed signal to go above 0dB.

Reconstructed peaks can go above 0dB, if you’re not using the Limiter
NOTE
option you may need to reduce the volume of your layer (see the Layers

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 Panel), or apply some amplitude reduction (using for instance the Eraser
tool) where those peaks occurs to avoid re-clipping your signal.

DeEss

De-Esser | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorial

Attenuate ess sounds (high frequencies sibilants).

• Threshold: Threshold above which ess sounds should be attenuated.

• Cutoff Frequency: Frequency above which ess sounds should be attenuated.

• Reduction Ratio: Ratio of attenuation, in percents.

• [ Reduce Ess / Reduce Signal ]: Choose to reduce the ess or the signal.

DeHum

Hum Reduction | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Reduce hum and buzz sounds.

• [ Suggest ]: Auto-detect hum parameters.

• Frequency: Main hum frequency.

• Filter Width: Width of the main hum signal.

• Harmonics: Number of harmonics of the hum signal.

• Harmonic #: Power of each harmonic of the hum signal, in decibels.

• Reduction Ratio: Ratio of attenuation, in percents.

• [ Reduce Hum / Reduce Signal ]: Choose to reduce the hum or the signal.

DeNoise

Noise Reduction | SpectraLayers Elements Tutorials

Reduce noise by registering a noise profile. See also Voice DeNoise if working with speech
content specifically.

The first step is to select an area with noise, without any of the signal to keep. This area should
cover as much noise frequencies as possible.

Then click [ Register Noise ] to register the noise profile.

To perform the noise reduction, then click [ Apply ].

The graph at the top shows frequencies on the horizontal axis, and power on the vertical axis.
The white curve corresponds to the noise profile you registered earlier, and the red curve

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 corresponds to the threshold (based on that noise print) that you defined with the parameters
below. If your signal goes below that red curve, it’s considered noise and gets cut from your
recording.

• Tolerance: Threshold under which frequencies should be attenuated. The threshold is

relative to the registered noise print.

• Average: When checked, the tolerance threshold is computed on an average of

multiple pixels.

• Reduction Ratio: Ratio of attenuation, in percents.

• [ Reduce Noise / Reduce Signal ]: Choose to reduce the noise or the signal.

DePlosive

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Attenuate plosive sounds (low frequencies impact sounds often associated with consonant
like P and B).

• Threshold: Threshold above which plosive sounds should be attenuated.

• Frequency Limit: Frequency below which plosive sounds should be attenuated.

• Reduction Ratio: Ratio of attenuation, in percents.

• [ Reduce Plosive / Reduce Signal ]: Choose to reduce the plosive or the signal.

DeReverb

Other Features and Improvements | New Features in SpectraLayers 10

Reduce reverb. See also Voice DeReverb if working with speech content specifically.

• Reduction Ratio: Ratio of attenuation, in percents.

• [ Reduce Reverb / Reduce Signal ]: Choose to reduce the reverb or the signal.

Voice DeClip

SpectraLayers 11 World Premiere

New and Improved Restoration Processes | New Features in SpectraLayers 11

Reconstruct clipped speech recordings.

• Reconstruction Ratio: Ratio of reconstruction, in percents.

• Limiter: When checked, will prevent the reconstructed signal to go above 0dB.

NOTE Reconstructed peaks can go above 0dB, if you’re not using the Limiter

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 option you may need to reduce the volume of your layer (see the Layers
Panel), or apply some amplitude reduction (using for instance the Eraser
tool) where those peaks occurs to avoid re-clipping your signal.

Voice DeNoise

SpectraLayers 12 World Premiere

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SpectraLayers 11 World Premiere
New and Improved Restoration Processes | New Features in SpectraLayers 11
New Speech Processing Options | New Features in SpectraLayers 10

Attenuate background noise on voice recordings.

• Background: Type of background to remove: Noise, Music or Other Voice.

• Reduction Ratio: Ratio of attenuation, in percents.

• [ Reduce Background / Reduce Signal ]: Choose to reduce the noise or the signal.

When using the Other Voice type (when 2 voices overlap), the module will
NOTE
reduce the voice with the lowest RMS.

Voice DeReverb

Attenuate reverb on speech recordings.

• Reduction Ratio: Ratio of attenuation, in percents.

Voice Enhance

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Post-Production Applications | New Features in SpectraLayers 12

Reconstruct high quality voice recording from poorly recorded materials. Damages such as
loss of high frequencies, clipping, noise, reverb… can be eliminated with this voice resynthesis
module.

• Enhancement Ratio: Ratio of enhancement, in percents.

Because it’s a generative process, it can potentially produce wrong voice

NOTE
reconstruction from particularly damaged audio.

Modules Chain

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 SpectraLayers 11 World Premiere
New Modules Panel | New Features in SpectraLayers 11
New and Improved Restoration Processes | New Features in SpectraLayers 11

The Modules Chain is a special module hosting a chain of other modules.

Modules can be added to the list by drag and dropping them from the Modules Panel or
clicking [ Add Module… ]. The list is processed from top to bottom, and can be cleared by
clicking [ Clear ].

Once added to the list, each module can be customized with the following controls :

• Bypass: When activated, this module won’t be processed when clicking Apply.

• Settings: When activated, the module dialog will be shown, and as long as the
Settings icon is active, all parameters from this modules' dialog are registered in the
chain.

• Selection: When activated, drawing a selection in the spectrogram will register it for
this specific module in the chain.

• Target Layer: When activated, you can type a specific layer name this module should
apply on (even if this layer doesn’t exist yet, but will exist after a previous module in the
list creates it). Further modules down the list will also use that layer.

• Delete: Remove this module from the list.

See also Batch Processing.

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Preferences

Set application preferences, accessible via Edit › Preferences… (Windows) SpectraLayers Pro
› Preferences… (macOS).

Device Preferences
Set playback (output) and record (input) device preferences.

• Type: Device API type.

• Rescan: Rescan devices for this API type.

• Input: Input device for record.

• Output: Output device for playback.

• Buffer Size: Size of the buffer for playback and record.

• Use Preferred Buffer Size: (ASIO Only) Use the ASIO device preferred buffer size
instead of the user defined buffer size.

• Sample Rate: (ASIO Only) Sample rate of your ASIO device. Your project sample rate won’t
be affected.

• [ Show ASIO Panel ]: (ASIO Only) Show the configuration panel for the ASIO device you
selected.

• Input Channel Mapping: Mapping of project channels to input device channels.

• Output Channel Mapping: Mapping of project channels to output device channels.

• Smart remapping of unassigned project channels: Automatically reassign project

channels to the device channels you defined.

• Solo channel is played on all assigned device channels: When a project channel is
soloed, play it on all available device channels.

Reset: Reset device preferences.

Interface Preferences
Set interface colors, behavior and layout.

Colors

• Selection Border Color: Set the color of the selection border.

• Selection Mask Color: Set the color of the selection mask (inside of the selection).

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 • Selection Border Style: Set the style of the selection border (marching ants, dashed, solid
line, or nothing).

• Selection Blending Mode: Set the visual blending mode of the selection (normal or
additive).

• Cursor Crosshair Color: Set the color of the cursor crosshair, when it is shown.

• Cursor Coordinates Color: Set the color of the cursor coordinates, when it is shown.

• Grid Color: Set the color of the unit grid, when it is shown.

• Drawing Color: Set the color of tools drawings (such as when defining a rectangle or any
other shape).

• Transport Color: Set the color of the vertical playhead line.

• Controls Color: Set the color of the tools controls (such as when changing the corners of
a rectangle or any other shape).

• Markers Color: Set the color of markers (both time and spectral).

• Regions Color: Set the color of regions (both time and spectral).

• Mute Button Color: Set the color of mute buttons in the Channels Panel and Layers
Panel.

• Solo Button Color: Set the color of solo buttons in the Channels Panel and Layers Panel.

• Polarity Button Color: Set the color of polarity buttons in the Layers Panel (when viewed
with the Standard Layout).

• Active Item Color: Set the color of active items in the History Panel, Channels Panel and
Layers Panel.

See Panels Area.

• Waveform Luminosity: Brightness of the waveform as shown in the Waveform Display.

See Waveform and Spectral Display Area.

• Uncolored Layers Luminosity: Brightness of layers when Color Active Layer Only is
pressed. See Layers Panel.

• Interface Luminosity: Brightness of the user interface.

• VU Meter Gradient: Gradient used by the VU Meter. See Transport Bar.

• Tooltips: Enable or disable popup tooltips when hovering controls and widgets.

Default Transport Options

• Return to Start Position on Stop

• Scrubbing

• Scrolling

See Playhead Behavior for a description of these options.

Default View Layout

• Layout File: Layout file to load on SpectraLayers Pro startup. See Show and Hide Interface
Elements.

• Waveform Display Size: Default vertical ratio between the Waveform Display and the

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• Language: User interface language. A restart is needed if you change this setting.

• DPI Scaling: (Windows only) DPI scaling of the user interface. Auto will use the system or
host DPI ratio.

Reset: Reset interface preferences.

Display Preferences
Set default display units, guides and parameters.

Default Unit and Scales

• Time Unit

• Frequency Unit

• Lock Spectrogram to 0Hz

• Power Unit

• Always Center Waveform

• Frequency Scale

• Smoothing Method

See Define Units and Scales for a description of each setting.

Default Display Options

• Cursor Crosshair

• Cursor Coordinates

• Markers and Regions

• Spectral Markers and Regions

• Grid

• Snap to Grid and Markers

• Always Show Scroll Bar

See Show and Hide Guides for a description of each setting.

Default Display Settings

Set the default values for each setting of the Display Panel.

• Channels View

• Layers View

• Amplitude

• Brightness Curve

• Selection Opacity

• FFT Window

• FFT Size

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 • Resolution

See Channels Panel, Layers Panel and Display Panel for a description of each setting.

Reset: Reset display preferences.

System Preferences
Set application paths and resource management.

Paths

• Cache Path: Folder where temporary sessions and layers data are stored. You should not
store parmanent files here or in subfolders of this path.

• Max Cache Recovery: How long should data in the cache path should be kept before
automatic cleaning.

• Logs Path: Folder where SpectraLayers Pro logs are stored. Logs are useful for
debugging.

• Maximum Logs: Maximum number of logs to store. Older logs get deleted.

• Presets Path: Folder where to store layout, shortcuts and tools presets.

• External Edits Path: Folder where to store external edits, such as when calling an
external editor or dragging a layer to the host in ARA mode.

• Drag Mode: Define the protocol to transfer layers to the host in ARA mode. VST-XML
provides the best interaction, but may not be supported by all hosts.

• VST3 Path: Folder where VST3 plugins are stored.

Miscellaneous

• Clips Grouping: When used in ARA mode, you can choose to group imported clips
sharing the same format into a single project (default behavior in SpectraLayers Pro 7 and
earlier, best suited for music production) or import each clip into separate SpectraLayers
Pro projects (best suited for post production).

• Maximum Recent Projects: Maximum number of projects to show in File › Open Recent
See Creating and Opening a Project.

• Maximum History Actions: Maximum number of actions to show in the History Panel.

• Auto History Events Merging: Maxime time between similar events to merge them as a
single history event in the History Panel.

• Include Selection Events: Whether or not to include selection events in the history.

• Realtime Brush Preview Limit: Maximum number of samples a tool can handle for its
realtime preview.

• Free Space Warning Limit: Minimum free space on your hard drive (where the cache
folder is located) before the application triggers a warning.

• AI Processing Device: (Windows only) Select a GPU to accelerate AI processing.

Supported GPUs: NVIDIA GeForce 900 (2015) and higher with at least 6GB VRAM, AMD
Radeon RX (2017) and higher with at least 6GB VRAM, Intel Arc (2022) and higher with at
least 6GB VRAM

External

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• Path to External Editor: Path to an external editor application. See Editing in an External
Editor.

• Check Notifications…: Check if there’s any SpectraLayers Pro news or update.

• Check notifications at startup: Automatically check for news or updates.

Reset: Reset system preferences.

Shortcuts Preferences
Set application keyboard shortcuts and mouse behavior.

Keyboard

• Filter: Type here to quickly search for an action shortcut.

• Press shortcut: Define a new shortcut for the selected action by pressing keys in this
field. Clicking the clear button or pressing a modifier key will clear the shortcut.

• Reset: Reset the selected action to its default shortcut.

See Keyboard Shortcuts.

Mouse

• Ctrl+Left Button: Define what navigation tool to invoke when using the left mouse
button and pressing Ctrl (Windows) Cmd (macOS).

• Ctrl+Alt+Left Button: Define what navigation tool to invoke when using the left mouse
button and pressing Ctrl (Windows) Cmd (macOS) and Ctrl + Alt (Windows) Cmd + Option
(macOS).

• Middle Button: Define what navigation tool to invoke when using the middle mouse
button.

• Ctrl+Middle Button: Define what navigation tool to invoke when using the middle mouse
button and holding Ctrl (Windows) Cmd (macOS).

• Wheel: Define what navigation action to invoke when using the mouse wheel.

• Ctrl+Wheel: Define what navigation action to invoke when using the mouse wheel while
holding Ctrl (Windows) Cmd (macOS).

• Alt+Wheel: Define what navigation action to invoke when using the mouse wheel while
holding Alt (Windows) Option (macOS).

• Ctrl+Alt+Wheel: Define what navigation action to invoke when using the mouse wheel
while holding Ctrl (Windows) Cmd (macOS) and Alt (Windows) Option (macOS).

• Middle Button+Wheel: Define what navigation action to invoke when using the mouse
wheel while holding the middle button.

Holding the Shift key while using the mouse wheel will reverse its axes
NOTE (vertical actions becomes horizontal actions, and vice-versa). Trackpads are
bidirectional by nature.

Load…: Load shortcuts preferences

Save…: Save shortcuts preferences

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SpectraLayers Pro can be called and embedded directly from and within other DAWs.

This allow quick round-trip modifications without leaving your host DAW.

ARA Plugin
Adding SpectraLayers as an ARA Extension to Your Project | Getting Started With
SpectraLayers
SpectraLayers Pro 7: ARA 2 Support in Cubase Pro 11 | Live Session November 28, 2020

SpectraLayers Pro is available as a VST3 ARA and AAX ARA plugins for DAWs and audio editors
that supports it.

ARA provides the tightest integration with DAWs, litterally making SpectraLayers Pro an extra
editing feature embedded within your DAW. With ARA you can send multiple clips to
SpectraLayers Pro, move them or resize them in the DAW timeline, change their color and
name, move the playhead, and everything will remain synchronized with SpectraLayers Pro.

It is currently supported by the following hosts:

• Steinberg Cubase 10.0.30 and higher

• Steinberg Nuendo 10.0.30 and higher

• Avid Pro Tools 2024.10 and higher

• Magix Samplitude Pro X5 and higher

• Magix Sequoia 16 and higher

• Magix Sound Forge Pro 14 and higher

• Presonus Studio One 4.6 and higher

• Cockos Reaper 5.98 and higher

• BandLab Cakewalk 2019.05 and higher

• MOTU Digital Performer 11.2 or higher

You can now also create internal layers in addition to the external layers controlled by the
DAW. These internal layers rely on their parent external layer for playback. You can drag and
drop internal layers back into the host DAW timeline, including multiple at once if needed.

In ARA mode, the File Menu is not available as SpectraLayers Pro data is fully
NOTE synchronized at all time with the host DAW. The DAW will automatically save
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Steinberg Cubase
Starting with Cubase 10.0.30, you can assign SpectraLayers Pro as an ARA plugin to your
regions.

1. Select an audio region.

2. Click [ Extensions ] and then SpectraLayers Pro, or go to Audio › Extensions ›

SpectraLayers

You can also Ctrl right-click an audio region, and then click Extensions ›
TIP
SpectraLayers

Steinberg Nuendo
Starting with Nuendo 10.0.30, you can assign SpectraLayers Pro as an ARA plugin to your
regions.

1. Select an audio region.

2. Click [ Extensions ] and then SpectraLayers Pro, or go to Audio › Extensions ›

SpectraLayers

You can also Ctrl right-click an audio region, and then click Extensions ›
TIP
SpectraLayers

Avid Pro Tools

Starting with Pro Tools 2024.10, you can assign SpectraLayers Pro as an ARA plugin to your
tracks and audio clips.

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You can also assign SpectraLayers to an entire track by clicking Track ›

TIP
SpectraLayers › Edit

Magix Samplitude Pro

Starting with Samplitude Pro X5, you can assign SpectraLayers Pro as an ARA plugin to your
regions.

1. Right-click an audio region and then Edit audio file in Steinberg SpectraLayers…

Magix Sequoia
Starting with Sequoia 16, you can assign SpectraLayers Pro as an ARA plugin to your regions.

1. Right-click an audio region and then Edit audio file in Steinberg SpectraLayers…

Magix Sound Forge Pro

Starting with Sound Forge Pro 14, you can assign SpectraLayers Pro as an ARA plugin to your
audio files.

1. Go to Tools › Edit in SpectraLayers (ARA)…

Presonus Studio One

Starting with Studio One 4.6, you can assign SpectraLayers Pro as an ARA plugin to your
regions.

1. Go to the Effects tab on the right side of the screen.

2. Drag SpectraLayers onto an audio region.

With Studio One 5 and earlier you need to hold Alt while dragging
NOTE
SpectraLayers onto an audio region

Cockos Reaper
Starting with Reaper 5.98, you can assign SpectraLayers Pro as an ARA plugin to your tracks or
regions.

To assign SpectraLayers Pro to a track:

1. Click the FX button of a track

2. Select VST3: SpectraLayers

To assign SpectraLayers Pro to a region:

1. Right-click an audio region, Item Properties…

2. Click Take FX…

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BandLab Cakewalk
Starting with Cakewalk 2019.05, you can assign SpectraLayers Pro as an ARA plugin to your
regions.

1. Right-click an audio region, Region FX > SpectraLayers > Create Region FX

MOTU Digital Performer

Starting with MOTU Digital Performer 11.2, you can assign SpectraLayers Pro as an ARA plugin
to your Soundbites or Tracks.

1. Select a soundbite or a track

2. Click Audio › ARA

3. Click either Set SpectraLayers on Soundbites or Set SpectraLayers on Tracks.

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You can call SpectraLayers Pro from within Pro Tools 12 and higher by using the AAX
AudioSuite plugin.

Editing Pro Tools audio in SpectraLayers Pro

In Pro Tools, choose AudioSuite › Other › SpectraLayers Bridge: Edit to send audio to
SpectraLayers Pro for spectral editing and then export the audio back to your Pro Tools
project.

1. In Pro Tools, select the audio you want to edit. It can be a full clip or a time range within a
clip.

2. Choose AudioSuite › Other › SpectraLayers Bridge: Edit. The AudioSuite dialog is

displayed.

3. Click [ Edit ] at the bottom of the AudioSuite dialog to send the selected audio to a new
tab in SpectraLayers Pro.

In some cases, Pro Tools takes control of the system’s audio hardware
and prevents SpectraLayers Pro from playing audio while Pro Tools is
running. In these cases, Click the Preview button in the Pro Tools
NOTE
dialog to activate the SpectraLayers Pro Bridge in Pro Tools and
SpectraLayers Pro. The SpectraLayers Pro Bridge will allow SpectraLayers
Pro to play audio through Pro Tools.

4. Edit your audio as needed.

5. When you’re done editing, click File › Update to send the edited audio back to Pro Tools.

6. In Pro Tools, click [ Import Back ] at the bottom of the AudioSuite dialog. The edited
audio is imported to your Pro Tools project.

Sending audio from Pro Tools to SpectraLayers Pro

In Pro Tools, choose AudioSuite › Other › SpectraLayers Bridge: Send to send audio to
SpectraLayers Pro for spectral editing. When you’re finished editing, you can save the edited
audio as a new file from SpectraLayers Pro.

1. In Pro Tools, select the audio you want to edit.

2. Choose AudioSuite › Other › SpectraLayers Bridge: Send. The AudioSuite dialog is

displayed.

3. Click [ Send ] at the bottom of the AudioSuite dialog to send the selected audio to a new
tab in SpectraLayers Pro.

In some cases, Pro Tools takes control of the system’s audio hardware
and prevents SpectraLayers Pro from playing audio while Pro Tools is
running. In these cases, Click the Preview button in the Pro Tools
NOTE
dialog to activate the SpectraLayers Pro Bridge in Pro Tools and
SpectraLayers Pro. The SpectraLayers Pro Bridge will allow SpectraLayers
Pro to play audio through Pro Tools.

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5. When you’re done editing, you can save the edited audio as a new SpectraLayers Pro
project or export the project to a new audio file. See File Menu.

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You can assign SpectraLayers Pro as an external audio editor for the following DAWs, NLEs
and audio editors:

• Ableton Live

• Apple Final Cut Pro

• Apple Logic Pro

• Cockos Reaper

• DaVinci Resolve

• Image-Line FL Studio

• MAGIX ACID Pro

• MAGIX Vegas Pro

• Native Instruments KONTAKT

• Native Instruments REAKTOR

• Steinberg HALion

• Tracktion Waveform

When you’re done editing in SpectraLayers Pro, click File › Replace Project
NOTE
Audio to send the edited audio back to the calling application.

Ableton Live
1. In Ableton Live, choose Options › Settings, and then go to File & Folder › Sample Editor.

2. Enable SpectraLayers Pro as a sample editor:

◦ On Windows, browse to C:\Program Files\Steinberg\SpectraLayers 12.0\Win-

x86_64\SpectraLayers.exe.

◦ On macOS, browse to /Applications/SpectraLayers 12.0.app.

3. Enable View › Clip View.

4. Right-click the sample and choose Manage Sample File.

5. Click Edit.

6. Do your edits in SpectraLayers Pro, and click File › Update.

7. In Ableton Live, click Edit to import back your edits.

NOTE You may want to consolidate your sample before editing.

Apple Final Cut Pro

1. In Final Cut Pro, choose System Settings › External Editors › Audio Files.

2. Browse to /Applications/SpectraLayers 12.0.app.

3. Right-click a sample and choose Open in Editor.

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1. In Logic Pro, choose Preferences › Audio › Sample Editor › External Sample Editor.

2. Browse to /Applications/SpectraLayers 12.0.app.

3. Select a sample and choose Options › Audio › Open in SpectraLayers (or press Shift +
W ).

Cockos Reaper
1. In Reaper, choose Preferences › External Editor › Add.

◦ On Windows, browse to C:\Program Files\Steinberg\SpectraLayers 12.0\Win-

x86_64\SpectraLayers.exe.

◦ On macOS, browse to /Applications/SpectraLayers 12.0.app.

2. Select a sample and choose Item › Open items in editor › Open items in SpectraLayers
(or press Ctrl + Alt + E (Windows) Cmd + Option + E (Windows)).

DaVinci Resolve
1. In Resolve, choose Preferences › Audio Plugins › Setup External Processor › Add.

◦ On Windows, browse to C:\Program Files\Steinberg\SpectraLayers 12.0\Win-

x86_64\SpectraLayers.exe.

◦ On macOS, browse to /Applications/SpectraLayers 12.0.app.

2. Select a sample and choose Clip › External Audio Process › SpectraLayers.

Image-Line FL Studio
1. In FL Studio, choose Tools › External tools › File location.

2. Browse to C:\Program Files\Steinberg\SpectraLayers 12.0\Win-x86_64\SpectraLayers.exe.

3. Select Launch with sample.

4. Right-click a sample and choose Tools › SpectraLayers.

MAGIX ACID Pro

1. In ACID Pro, choose Options › Preferences.

2. In the Preferences dialog, click the Editing tab.

3. Click [ Browse ] next to an Editing application box and browse to

C:\Program Files\Steinberg\SpectraLayers 12.0\Win-x86_64\SpectraLayers.exe.

4. Click [ OK ] to close the Preferences dialog.

5. Right-click an event on the ACID timeline and choose Event Clip › Edit in
SpectraLayers.exe.

MAGIX Vegas Pro

1. In Vegas Pro, choose Options › Preferences.

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3. Click [ Browse ] next to the Preferred audio editor box and browse to
C:\Program Files\Steinberg\SpectraLayers 12.0\Win-x86_64\SpectraLayers.exe.

4. Click [ OK ] to close the Preferences dialog.

5. Right-click an event on the Vegas timeline and choose Open in Audio Editor (or Open
Copy in Audio Editor).

Native Instruments KONTAKT

1. In Kontakt, choose Options › Handling › External wave editor.

2. Browse to C:\Program Files\Steinberg\SpectraLayers 12.0\Win-x86_64\SpectraLayers.exe.

3. Click Ext. Editor in the Wave Editor toolbar

Native Instruments REAKTOR

1. In REAKTOR, choose Preferences › Directories › External Sample Editor.

2. Browse to C:\Program Files\Steinberg\SpectraLayers 12.0\Win-x86_64\SpectraLayers.exe.

3. In the Sample Map Editor, click Edit Sample List/Edit.

Steinberg HALion
1. In HALion, choose Options › Edit › External Wave Editor.

2. Enable SpectraLayers Pro as a wave editor:

◦ On Windows, browse to C:\Program Files\Steinberg\SpectraLayers 12.0\Win-

x86_64\SpectraLayers.exe.

◦ On macOS, browse to /Applications/SpectraLayers 12.0.app.

3. Right-click the sample editor and choose Sample › Load into External Editor.

Tracktion Waveform
1. In Tracktion, select a sample and choose Edit audio file › Set the audio editor to use.

2. Enable SpectraLayers Pro as a sample editor:

◦ On Windows, browse to C:\Program Files\Steinberg\SpectraLayers 12.0\Win-

x86_64\SpectraLayers.exe.

◦ On macOS, browse to /Applications/SpectraLayers 12.0.app.

3. Select a sample and choose Edit audio file › Edit using SpectraLayers.

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SpectraLayers offers different accessibility options.

Increased Readibility
Interface Preferences provide the following options to increase interface readibility:

• Interface Luminosity: Reducing the brightness of the interface increases contrast

between the forefront elements such as text and icons and the background framework.

• DPI Scaling: (Windows only) You can force DPI Scaling to a higher ratio than your screen
to increase the size of all interface elements.

You can additionally adjust colors of all interface elements to increase readibility in case of
color blindness.

Layer colors can be changed using the color selector on the left side of each layer in the
Layers Panel.

Keyboard Navigation
When a screen reader such as macOS VoiceOver, Windows Narrator, NVDA or JAWS is
activated, you can use the following keys to navigate and interact with the user interface :

• Tab and Shift + Tab to move between elements and groups.

• Up and Down to move between sub-elements.

• Ctrl + Alt + Space or Return to activate or validate elements.

• Esc to close the current dialog and return to the main interface.

Other important keys to know are:

• Space to start or stop listening to the project or project selection at any time, except when
text is being edited.

• Ctrl + Space to start or stop previewing the current module before its applied.

• Ctrl + Return to apply the current module.

• Left and Right moves the playhead backward and forward while playing a short preview.

• Shift + Left and Shift + Right selects a time range.

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• Ctrl + D to deselect.

See Windows Keyboard Shortcuts or macOS Keyboard Shortcuts for all the default keyboard
shortcuts. All actions can be customized in the Shortcuts Preferences.

When launching SpectraLayers the focus is first creating a new project, then opening an
existing audio file, and finally opening recent files.

Once a project is active the focus jumps right at the Modules Panel which list all available
modules, optionally filtered by categories.

You can then open any module dialog by either pressing Ctrl + Alt + Space or Return , tweak its
parameters, preview using Ctrl + Space , apply it using Ctrl + Return , and close its dialog by
pressing Esc . This will put the focus back to the Modules Panel.

Next come the Channels Panel which allows you to select specific channels (all are selected by
default), then the Layers Panel which allows you to select, create or delete specific layers, and
finally the History Panel if you need navigate back into specific previous actions.

When no screen reader is detected, some default shortcuts may conflict with
navigation keys, such as Tab and Shift + Tab assigned to compact mode.
NOTE
When a screen reader is detected, keyboard shortcuts conflicting with those
navigation and interaction keys are disabled.

Mouse Navigation
Certain mouse actions can be assigned to specific navigation tools and actions. See Mouse
Shortcuts for the default bindings. All mouse actions can be customized in the Shortcuts
Preferences.

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Technical reference tables.

Support Info
The Help menu features a Support Info section with the following items :

Help › Support Info › Log Output

Display the current session log output.

Help › Support Info › Logs Folder

Open the folder that contains all session logs.

Help › Support Info › Diagnostics Folder

Open the folder that contains all crash reports.

Keyboard Shortcuts
Default keyboard shortcuts are platform dependents.

Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Keyboard Shortcut

Channels › Activate Above Alt + Up

Channels › Activate Below Alt + Down

Display › Decrease FFT Size PgDown

Display › Increase FFT Size PgUp

Display › Reset Zoom Ctrl + 0

Display › Zoom Active Layer Ctrl + 9

Display › Zoom Freq In +

Display › Zoom Freq Out _

Display › Zoom In Ctrl + =

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Display › Zoom Out Ctrl + -

Display › Zoom Selection Ctrl + 8

Display › Zoom Time In =

Display › Zoom Time Out -

Edit › Copy Ctrl + C

Edit › Copy Special › Copy from All Layers Ctrl + Alt + C

Edit › Copy Special › Copy to Last Target Shift + C

Edit › Copy Special › Copy to… Ctrl + Shift + C

Edit › Copy Special › Copy to New Project Alt + Shift + C

Edit › Cut Ctrl + X

Edit › Cut Special › Cut to Last Target Shift + X

Edit › Cut Special › Cut to… Ctrl + Shift + X

Edit › Delete Del

Backspace

Edit › Heal › Heal Bi-Directionally Ctrl + Del

Ctrl + Backspace

Edit › Heal › Heal Horizontally Alt + Del

Alt + Backspace

Edit › Heal › Heal Vertically Shift + Del

Shift + Backspace

Edit › Paste Ctrl + V

Edit › Paste Special › Paste and Mix Ctrl + Alt + V

Edit › Paste Special › Paste to Last Target Shift + V

Edit › Paste Special › Paste to… Ctrl + Shift + V

Edit › Redo Ctrl + Y

Edit › Undo Ctrl + Z

File › Batch Process… Ctrl + B

File › Close Project Ctrl + F4

File › New Project… Ctrl + N

File › Open… Ctrl + O

File › Save Project Ctrl + S

Help › SpectraLayers Pro Help F1

Layer › Duplicate Ctrl + J

Layer › Merge Up Ctrl + E

Layer › Merge Visible Ctrl + Shift + E

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Layer › Mute Ctrl + Alt + M

Layer › New Layer Ctrl + Shift + N

Layer › Solo Ctrl + Alt + S

Modules › Apply Ctrl + Return

Modules › Bypass Shift + B

Modules › Modules Chain… Ctrl + M

Select › Deselect Ctrl + D

Select › Invert Selection Ctrl + I

Select › Invert Selection Frequencies Ctrl + Shift + I

Select › Modify Selection… Ctrl + Shift + M

Select › Reselect Ctrl + Shift + D

Select › Select All Ctrl + A

Select › Select Next Similar F3

Select › Select Previous Similar Shift + F3

Select › Select Similar… Ctrl + F

Tools › 3D Perspective 3

Tools › Cursor Selection I

Tools › Decrease Alternative Hardness Alt + {

Tools › Decrease Aspect Ratio {

Tools › Decrease Hardness Alt + [

Tools › Decrease Size [

Tools › Eraser E

Tools › Hand H

Tools › Increase Alternative Hardness Alt + }

Tools › Increase Aspect Ratio }

Tools › Increase Hardness Alt+ ]

Tools › Increase Size ]

Tools › Lasso Selection L

Tools › Marquee Selection M

Tools › Playback P

Tools › Selection Brush B

Tools › Transform T

Tools › Zoom Z

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Transport › Add Time Marker Shift + M

Transport › Add Time Region Shift + R

Transport › Loop Selection Ctrl + L

Audio Repeat

Transport › Move Left Left

Media Rewind

Transport › Move Right Right

Media Fast Forward

Transport › Move To End of Layer End

Transport › Move To End of Project Ctrl + End

Transport › Move To Start of Layer Home

Transport › Move To Start of Project Ctrl + Home

Transport › Next Time Event Ctrl + Right

Media Next

Transport › Next Time Marker Alt + Right

Transport › Play Enter

Media Play

Transport › Play or Stop Space

Toggle Media Play/Pause

Transport › Preview Ctrl + Shift + Space

Ctrl + Shift + Toggle Media Play/Pause

Transport › Preview or Stop Ctrl + Space

Ctrl + Toggle Media Play/Pause

Transport › Previous Time Event Ctrl + Left

Media Previous

Transport › Previous Time Marker Alt + Left

Transport › Record Ctrl + R

Media Record

Transport › Select End of Layer Shift + End

Transport › Select End of Project Ctrl + Shift + End

Transport › Select Left Shift + Left

Transport › Select Next Time Event Ctrl + Shift + Right

Transport › Select Next Time Marker Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right

Transport › Select Previous Time Event Ctrl + Shift + Left

Transport › Select Previous Time Marker Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left

Transport › Select Right Shift + Right

Transport › Select Start of Layer Shift + Home

Transport › Select Start of Project Ctrl + Shift + Home

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Transport › Stop 0
Media Stop

View › Composite Layers View C

View › Downmix Channels View D

View › Fullscreen F11

View › Selected Layers View S

View › Toggle Compact All Tab

View › Toggle Compact Panels Shift + Tab

View › Unit Grid G

macOS Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Keyboard Shortcut

Channels › Activate Above Option + Up

Channels › Activate Below Option + Down

Display › Decrease FFT Size PgDown

Display › Increase FFT Size PgUp

Display › Reset Zoom Cmd + 0

Display › Zoom Active Layer Cmd + 9

Display › Zoom Freq In +

Display › Zoom Freq Out _

Display › Zoom In Cmd + =

Display › Zoom Out Cmd + -

Display › Zoom Selection Cmd + 8

Display › Zoom Time In =

Display › Zoom Time Out -

Edit › Copy Cmd + C

Edit › Copy Special › Copy from All Layers Cmd + Option + C

Edit › Copy Special › Copy to Last Target Shift + C

Edit › Copy Special › Copy to… Cmd + Shift + C

Edit › Copy Special › Copy to New Project Option + Shift + C

Edit › Cut Cmd + X

Edit › Cut Special › Cut to Last Target Shift + X

Edit › Cut Special › Cut to… Cmd + Shift + X

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Edit › Delete Del

Backspace

Edit › Heal › Heal Bi-Directionally Cmd + Del

Cmd + Backspace

Edit › Heal › Heal Horizontally Option + Del

Option + Backspace

Edit › Heal › Heal Vertically Shift + Del

Shift + Backspace

Edit › Paste Cmd + V

Edit › Paste Special › Paste and Mix Cmd + Option + V

Edit › Paste Special › Paste to Last Target Shift + V

Edit › Paste Special › Paste to… Cmd + Shift + V

Edit › Preferences… Cmd + ,

Edit › Redo Cmd + Shift + Z

Edit › Undo Cmd + Z

File › Batch Process… Cmd + B

File › Close Project Cmd + W

File › Exit Cmd + Q

File › New Project… Cmd + N

File › Open… Cmd + O

File › Save Project Cmd + S

File › Save Project As… Cmd + Shift + S

Help › SpectraLayers Pro Help Cmd + ?

Layer › Activate Above Up

Layer › Activate Below Down

Layer › Duplicate Cmd + J

Layer › Merge Up Cmd + E

Layer › Merge Visible Cmd + Shift + E

Layer › Mute Cmd + Option + M

Layer › New Layer Cmd + Shift + N

Layer › Solo Cmd + Option + S

Modules › Apply Ctrl + Return

Cmd + Return

Modules › Bypass Shift + B

Modules › Modules Chain… Cmd + M

Select › Deselect Cmd + D

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Select › Invert Selection Cmd + I

Select › Invert Selection Frequencies Cmd + Shift + I

Select › Modify Selection… Cmd + Shift + M

Select › Reselect Cmd + Shift + D

Select › Select All Cmd + A

Select › Select Next Similar Cmd + G

Select › Select Previous Similar Cmd + Shift + G

Select › Select Similar… Cmd + F

Tools › 3D Perspective 3

Tools › Cursor Selection I

Tools › Decrease Alternative Hardness Option + {

Tools › Decrease Aspect Ratio {

Tools › Decrease Hardness Option + [

Tools › Decrease Size [

Tools › Eraser E

Tools › Hand H

Tools › Increase Alternative Hardness Option + }

Tools › Increase Aspect Ratio }

Tools › Increase Hardness Option+ ]

Tools › Increase Size ]

Tools › Lasso Selection L

Tools › Marquee Selection M

Tools › Playback P

Tools › Selection Brush B

Tools › Transform T

Tools › Zoom Z

Transport › Add Time Marker Shift + M

Transport › Add Time Region Shift + R

Transport › Loop Selection Cmd + L

Audio Repeat

Transport › Move Left Left

Media Rewind

Transport › Move Right Right

Media Fast Forward

Transport › Move To End of Layer Ctrl + Right

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Transport › Move To End of Project Cmd + Down

Transport › Move To Start of Layer Ctrl + Left

Transport › Move To Start of Project Cmd + Up

Transport › Next Time Event Option + Right

Media Next

Transport › Next Time Marker Cmd+ ]

Transport › Play Enter

Media Play

Transport › Play or Stop Space

Toggle Media Play/Pause

Transport › Preview Ctrl + Shift + Space

Ctrl + Shift + Toggle Media Play/Pause

Transport › Preview or Stop Ctrl + Space

Ctrl + Toggle Media Play/Pause

Transport › Previous Time Event Option + Left

Media Previous

Transport › Previous Time Marker Cmd + [

Transport › Record Cmd + R

Media Record

Transport › Select End of Layer Cmd + Shift + Right

Transport › Select End of Project Cmd + Shift + Down

Transport › Select Left Shift + Left

Transport › Select Next Time Event Option + Shift + Right

Transport › Select Next Time Marker Cmd + Option + Shift + Right

Transport › Select Previous Time Event Option + Shift + Left

Transport › Select Previous Time Marker Cmd + Option + Shift + Left

Transport › Select Right Shift + Right

Transport › Select Start of Layer Cmd + Shift + Left

Transport › Select Start of Project Cmd + Shift + Up

Transport › Stop 0
Media Stop

View › Composite Layers View C

View › Downmix Channels View D

View › Fullscreen Ctrl + Cmd + F

View › Selected Layers View S

View › Toggle Compact All Tab

View › Toggle Compact Panels Shift + Tab

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View › Unit Grid G

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Mouse Shortcuts
Default mouse shortcuts.

Mouse Navigation Tools Shortcuts

Mouse Shortcut Tool

Ctrl + Left Button Playback

Ctrl + Alt + Left Button 3D

Middle Button Hand

Ctrl + Middle Button Zoom

Mouse Navigation Actions Shortcuts

Mouse Shortcut Action

Wheel Horizontal Zoom (↕) and Scroll (↔)

Ctrl + Wheel Zoom

Alt + Wheel Scroll

Ctrl + Alt + Wheel 3D

Middle Button + Wheel Zoom

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SpectraLayers Pro can be called with various command line options. [ ] means optionnal
arguments.

Launch options
Theses options only work when SpectraLayers Pro is launched for the first time.

Command Description
-reset Reset every settings.
-dpiscaling SCALE (Windows only) Forces the dpi scaling of the application.
SCALE for a non high-dpi screen would be 1, otherwise it
would typically be 2.
-cpu INSTRUCTIONSET Limits optimizations to the specific INSTRUCTIONSET.
Possible values are sse4.2, avx, avx2, avx512.
-threads X Forces multi-threading to X threads.
-language X Forces language to X, where X can be an ISO 639-1 code or a
path to a .qm file.
-debug Write more detailed log files.

Session options
Theses options can be called at launch or when a SpectraLayers Pro session is already active.

Calling SpectraLayers Pro with options when a session is active will result in theses options
being transferred to the active session.

Command Description
-deviceapi [API] Changes the active device to API. API must be an existing
Type in Device Preferences. If API is not defined, it will switch
back to the previously active API.
-edit FILE [START] Open FILE as a new project with START as the first sample
position. If START is not defined, it will start at 0.
-merge FILE [START] Import FILE as a new layer into the active projec, with START
as the first sample position. If START is not defined, it will
start at 0.
-replace FILE [START] Replace any project created from the same FILE, with START
as the first sample position. If START is not defined, it will
start at 0.
-parent APPLICATION When opening a file with the above commands, define an
application name that will be used for the Export Back text
strings
-server SERVERNAME Gets socket notification sent to SERVERNAME for specific
events (0: importing file, 1: file imported, 2: exporting file, 3:
file exported, 4: file closed)

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-timerange START LENGTH Zoom the current project to the specificed time range (in
samples)
-freqrange BOTTOM HEIGHT Zoom the current project to the specificed frequency range
(in hertz)

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Elements

File Format Support

Import AAC, AC3, AIFF, WMA, AAC, AC3, AIFF, WMA, AAC, AC3, AIFF, WMA,
AU, CAF, FLAC, MP3, AU, CAF, FLAC, MP3, AU, CAF, FLAC, MP3,
Opus, OGG, RAW, Opus, OGG, RAW, Opus, OGG, RAW,
WAV, ALAC WAV, ALAC WAV, ALAC

Export AAC, AC3, CAF, AIFF, AAC, AC3, CAF, AIFF, AAC, AC3, CAF, AIFF,
FLAC, MP3, Opus, FLAC, MP3, Opus, FLAC, MP3, Opus,
OGG, WAV, RAW OGG, WAV, RAW OGG, WAV, RAW

Maximum Sample 384Khz 96Khz 96Khz

Rate

Meta Data Editing • •

Markers Editing • •

Plugins

ARA VST Plugin • • •

AAX Plugin • • •

Essential Display • • •
Settings

Advanced Display • • •
Settings

Edit

Undo/Redo • • •

Cut/Copy/Paste/Delet • • •
e

Heal •

Insert/Delete/Crop • • •
Time

Transform •

Transfer between • • •
Channels

External Editors Up to 3 1

Select

Select • • •
All/Deselect/Reselect

Invert • • •
Selection/Invert
Selection Frequencies

Modify Selection • •
(Expand/Contract/Fad
e)

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Select Similar •

Select Harmonics •

Load/Save Selections • •

Realtime Selection • • •
Previsualization

Channels

Maximum Number of 8 2 2
Channels

Downmix Channels • • •
View

Layers

Maximum Number of Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Layers

Select Multiple Layers • • •

Volume Envelope • • •

Selected Layers View • • •

Composite Layers • • •
View

History

Maximum Levels of 64 8 8
Undo

Rename Events • • •

Unmix Modules

Unmix Crowd Noise •

Unmix Song • Vocals Only Vocals Only

Unmix Chorus •

Unmix Drums •

Unmix Instrument •

Unmix Noisy Speech •

Unmix Multiple Voices •

Unmix Components •

Unmix Levels •

Unmix Multichannel •
Content

Unmix Mid/Side •

Unmix Soundtrack •

Unmix Transcription •

Utilities Modules

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Signal Generator • • •

Gain • • •

Normalize • • •

Reverse •

Channels Remixer • • •

Imprint •

EQ Match • •

Ambience Match •

Phase Rotation • •

Reverb Match •

VST3 Effects • • One Slot Only

Restoration Modules

DeNoise • •

DePlosive •

DeReverb •

DeHum • •

DeClick • •

DeClip •

DeEss •

DeBleed •

Voice DeNoise •

Voice DeClip •

Voice DeReverb •

Voice Enhance •

Transform &
Selection Tools

Transform • • •

Transform Selection • • •

Time/Frequency • • •
Range Selection

Marquee Selection • • •
(Rectangular,
Elliptical)

Lasso Selection •
(Lasso, Polygonal
Lasso)

Brush Selection • • •

Magic Wand Selection •

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Frequency/Harmonics •
Selection

Transient Selection •

Selection Fade •

Selection Sharpen •

Editing Tools

Eraser • • •

Amplifier • •

Transfer •

Clone Stamp •

Frequency Repair • •

Frequency Pencil • • •

Transient Pencil • •

Noise Spray • •

Measurement &
Navigation Tools

Spectral Markers and • •

Regions

Measurement Tools •
(Sampler, Plot,
Statistics)

Hand • • •

Zoom • • •

3D • • •

Playback • • •

Automation

Modules Chain • •

Batch Processing •

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Video Tutorials

Online links to live sessions and tutorials for different SpectraLayers versions.

SpectraLayers 12

New Features Overview

SpectraLayers 12 World Premiere

topics: unmix song, unmix drums, unmix noisy speech, voice enhance, deplosive, voice denoise,
unmix instrument, unmix soundtrack, edit multiple layers at once, cut to/copy to, selection size and
fades, harmonics selection

New Features in SpectraLayers 12 | Highlights Overview

Tutorials

New and Improved Music Unmixing Modules | New Features in SpectraLayers 12

topics: unmix song, unmix drums, unmix instrument

Post-Production Applications | New Features in SpectraLayers 12

topics: unmix soundtrack, unmix noisy speech, voice denoise, voice enhance

Workflow Improvements | New Features in SpectraLayers 12

topics: harmonics selection, transient selection, selection size and fades, vst3 effects, unmix
transcription, group clips by track, batch processing

More New Features and Productivity Improvements | New Features in SpectraLayers 12

topics: deplosive, phase rotation

SpectraLayers 11

New Features Overview

SpectraLayers 11 World Premiere

topics: home screen, modules panel, display panel, layers panel, select multiple layers, volume
envelope, history panel, modules chain, batch process, unmix song, unmix chorus, unmix crowd
noise, voice declip, voice denoise, loop preview, unmix mid/side, unmix drums, unmix multiple
voices, selection fading and sharpening, transfer tool, transient pencil, signal generator, reverse,
downmix channel view

Tutorials

New Modules Panel | New Features in SpectraLayers 11

topics: modules panel, modules chain, unmix components, reverse

New and Improved Restoration Processes | New Features in SpectraLayers 11

topics: modules chain, voice declip, unmix multiple voices, voice denoise, unmix mid/side, batch
process

New and Improved Music Processes | New Features in SpectraLayers 11

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view, unmix crowd noise

New Editing and Selection Tools | New Features in SpectraLayers 11

topics: unmix crowd noise, volume envelope, transfer tool, selection fade tool, reverse, transient
pencil, signal generator

User Interface Enhancements | New Features in SpectraLayers 11

topics: home screen, compact panels view, panel filters, select multiple layers, volume envelope,
selected layers view, channels panel, downmix channels view, modules panel, display panel, history
panel

SpectraLayers 10

New Features Overview

SpectraLayers 10 World Premiere

topics: unmix song, normalize, unmix transcription, reverb match, unmix drums, unmix noisy
speech, unmix multichannel content, unmix multiple voices, voice denoiser

SpectraLayers 10 Reinvents the Audio Production Workflow | Interview with Simon Michael
topics: unmix drums, unmix song, eraser tool

Tutorials

Unmixing Music and Sound | New Features in SpectraLayers 10

topics: unmix song, unmix drums, unmix multichannel content

New Speech Processing Options | New Features in SpectraLayers 10

topics: unmix noisy speech, unmix multiple voices, unmix transcription, voice denoiser

Other Features and Improvements | New Features in SpectraLayers 10

topics: reverb match, vst3 effects, unmix components, reverb reduction, clip repair, unmix levels

Adding SpectraLayers as an ARA Extension to Your Project | Getting Started With

SpectraLayers
topics: ara

Selection Tools Overview and the Concept of Layers | Getting Started With SpectraLayers
topics: ara, selection tools, display panel, layers panel, channels panel

Introduction to Tools and Processes | Getting Started With SpectraLayers

topics: ara, unmix noisy speech, unmix song, reverb reduction, eraser tool

Layer Generating Processes with Unmix Components | SpectraLayers 10 Tutorials

topics: ara, unmix components, selection tools

Song Unmixing Across Different Genres | SpectraLayers 10 Tutorials

topics: unmix song, unmix noisy speech, harmonics selection tool, vst3 effects

Studio Session

Removing Drum Bleed From a Live Recording | SpectraLayers 10 Studio Sessions

topics: unmix song

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 Removing the Click Track From a Recording | SpectraLayers 10 Studio Sessions
topics: unmix song

DeBleeding Toms | SpectraLayers 10 Studio Sessions

topics: unmix drums

Reverb Matching | SpectraLayers 10 Studio Sessions

topics: reverb match

Removing a Wrong Note From a Violin Recording | SpectraLayers 10 Studio Sessions

topics: eraser tool

SpectraLayers 9

New Features Overview

SpectraLayers 9 World Premiere

topics: cursor crosshair, cursor coordinates, always show scroll bar, unmix levels, dynamic spectral
processing, process and tool presets, non-modal process dialogs, de-bleed process, playback output
gain control

Live Sessions

SpectraLayers Pro 9 Experience | Live Session August 27, 2022

SpectraLayers Pro 9 | Rob Hill Interview, December 29, 2022

Tutorials

Workflow and Speed Improvements | New Features in SpectraLayers 9

topics: dynamic spectral processing, non-modal process dialogs, process and tools presets, unmix
levels, vst3 effects

Cursor Crosshair and Coordinates | New Features in SpectraLayers 9

topics: cursor crosshair, cursor coordinates, sampler tool, unmix levels, dynamic spectral processing

Unmix Levels | New Features in SpectraLayers 9

topics: unmix levels, dynamic spectral processing, non-modal process dialogs, process and tool
presets

Improved De-Bleed Process | New Features in SpectraLayers 9

topics: de-bleed, dynamic spectral processing

Sound Design Featuring Unmix Levels and Ambience Match in ARA Mode | SpectraLayers 9
Tutorials
topics: unmix levels, dynamic spectral processing, ambience match, ara

Using SpectraLayers as an External Editor for WaveLab | SpectraLayers 9 Tutorials

topics: external editing, clone stamp, eraser tool

Using SpectraLayers to Repair a Master Audio File From WaveLab | SpectraLayers 9

Tutorials
topics: external editing, eraser tool

Five Essential Tools in Five Minutes | SpectraLayers 9 Tutorials

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Noise Shaping in the Unmix Components Process | SpectraLayers 9 Tutorials

topics: unmix components

SpectraLayers 8

Live Sessions

SpectraLayers Pro 8: New Features, Part 1 | Live Session July 10, 2021

SpectraLayers Pro 8: New Features, Part 2 | Live Session October 16, 2021

Five Essential Processes | Live Session November 27, 2021

Tutorials

De-Bleed Process | New Features in SpectraLayers 8

EQ and Ambience Match | New Features in SpectraLayers 8

AI-Powered Reverb Reduction | New Features in SpectraLayers 8

Ambience Match in ARA Mode | New Features in SpectraLayers 8

Improved Tools | New Features in SpectraLayers 8

Vocal Stem Cleaning | SpectraLayers 8 Tutorials

Beat Deconstruction Unmixing Components | SpectraLayers 8 Tutorials

How to Deal with Left and Right Channels Independently | SpectraLayers 8

SpectraLayers 7

Live Sessions

SpectraLayers Pro 7 New Features and More Basics | SpectraLayers Live Session August 22,
2020

SpectraLayers Pro 7 Field Recording Post-Production | SpectraLayers Live Session October

3, 2020

SpectraLayers Pro 7: ARA 2 Support in Cubase Pro 11 | Live Session November 28, 2020

SpectraLayers Pro 7: Imprint Processes (Casting / Molding) | Live Session January 16, 2021

SpectraLayers Pro 7: Voice Repair and Restore Operations | Live Session March 6, 2021

Tutorials

Transform Tool | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Unmix | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

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 Healing Process | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Playback Tool | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Unmix Components | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Further Improvements | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Voice Denoiser | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

De-Esser | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorial

Hum Reduction | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Select Similar | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Imprint Mold | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Imprint Cast | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Reverb Reduction | SpectraLayers Pro 7 Tutorials

Clone Stamp and Eraser Tool | Spectralayers Pro 7 Tutorials

SpectraLayers 6

Live Sessions

SpectraLayers Pro The Basics | SpectraLayers Live Session June 17, 2020

Tutorials

Noise Reduction | SpectraLayers Elements Tutorials

How to Eliminate Unwanted Sounds From a Song | SpectraLayers Elements Tutorials

Unmixing and Remixing Sounds | SpectraLayers Elements Tutorials

Fixing Unwanted Plosive Sounds and LF Control | SpectraLayers Elements Tutorials

Electric Guitar Production Part 1 | Spectralayers Elements Tutorial

Electric Guitar Production Part 2 | Spectralayers Elements Tutorial

Forum
You can join SpectraLayers forum to ask questions, share feedback, feature requests or report
issues: https://forums.steinberg.net/c/spectralayers/

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Index

@ Delete, 56
3D, 20, 53 Delete Layer, 37
Delete Time, 28, 57
A DeNoise, 74

Accessibility, 93 DeReverb, 75

Ambience Match, 68 Deselect, 59

Amplifier, 49 Device, 78

Amplitude, 32 Display, 21

ARA Plugin, 84 Display Parameters, 32, 80

Downmix, 29
B Drawing, 48
Drums, 64
Backing Vocals, 62
Duplicate Layer, 37
Batch Processing, 24
Duplicate Project, 27
Bridge Plugin, 88

E
C
Edit Transcript, 27
Channels, 33, 69
Editing, 48
Chorus, 62
EQ Match, 69
Clips, 26
Eraser, 48
Clone Stamp, 50
Export, 25
Close, 25
External Editor, 57
Components, 63
Composite, 29
F
Composite View, 32
Coordinates, 29 FFT Size, 15, 32

Copy, 55 Format, 28

Creating Groups, 34, 37 Frequency Pencil, 51

Creating Layers, 34, 37 Frequency Repair, 50

Crop, 55 Frequency Selection, 46

Crop Time, 28, 57

G
Crosshair, 29
Crowd, 64 Gain, 69
Cursor, 29 Grid, 29
Cut, 55 Groups, 34, 37, 38

D H

DeBleed, 73 Hand, 53
DeClick, 73 Harmonics, 47, 59
DeClip, 73 Harmonics Selection, 47
DeEss, 74, 75 Heal, 56
DeHum, 74 History, 35

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I Reformat, 28
Import, 25 Regions, 27, 39, 40, 52
Imprint, 69 Remix, 28, 69
Insert Time, 28, 57 Rename Layer, 37
Instrument, 64 Rename Project, 27
Interface, 18, 78 Render, 38
Invert Selection, 59 Resample, 28
Reselect, 59
L Resolution, 32

Layers, 34, 37 Restoration, 73

Lead Vocals, 62 Reverb Match, 70

Levels, 65 Reverse, 71

Loop, 39, 41
S

M Save, 25

Markers, 20, 27, 39, 40, 52 Scales, 30

Measurement, 52 Scrolling, 40

Menus, 19 Select All, 59

Merge, 38 Select Harmonics, 59

Metadata, 27 Select Similar, 60

Modification, 48 Selected Layers View, 29

Modules, 33, 62 Selection, 42, 59

Modules Chain, 76 Selection Fade, 48

Multichannel Content, 65, 66 Selection Sharpen, 48

Multiple Voices, 66 Shortcuts, 82, 95

Mute, 34 Silence, 71
Snap, 29
N Solo, 34
Song, 67
Navigation, 52
Soundtrack, 67
New Group, 37
Speakers, 66
New Layer, 37
Spectral Display, 21
New Project, 24
Spectral Markers, 27, 52
Noise, 51, 71
Spectral Regions, 27, 52
Noisy Speech, 67
Stems, 64, 64, 67
Normalize, 70
Stop, 39, 41
O System Requirements, 10

Open, 24
T
Overview Bar, 20
Timeline, 20
P Tone, 71
Tools, 19, 42
Pan, 53
Transcript, 23, 27
Panels, 22, 29
Transcription, 68
Paste, 56
Transfer, 49
Phase, 70
Transform, 42, 57
Play, 39, 41
Transient Pencil, 51
Playback, 54
Transient Selection, 47
Playhead, 39, 41
Transients, 71
Preferences, 78
Transport, 23, 39, 41
Tutorials, 111
R
Record, 39, 41 U
Redo, 35, 55
Undo, 35, 55

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Unmix, 62
Utilities, 68

V
Videos, 111
View, 29
Voice DeClip, 75
Voice DeNoise, 76
Voice DeReverb, 76
Voice Enhance, 76
Voices, 66
VST3 Effects, 72
VU Meter, 41

W
Waveform Display, 21

Z
Zoom, 53

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