Add fully visualized crossfade masks and real-time previews. Use selections for spectral playback, selection-based effects, and our Visual Transformation Engine. The software costs EUR 79.99.Alternatively, use selections to protect audio from modification, extract selections to other Layers, and compose 2D soundscapes. On Windows machines, an OpenGL 3.3 compatible graphics card is required, DirectX 11 is recommended. Steinberg SpectraLayers 6 Elements runs on Windows 7 or newer and macOS High Sierra or newer. For a detailed comparison of the Elements and Pro versions, click here. Personally, I think I’d be fine with the Elements version for now. This not only lets you carry out surgical audio restoration tasks, but can also be a source of inspiration. There’s also an AAX plug-in, which provides a connection between Pro Tools and the stand-alone version of the app.Īlthough it lacks some of the more advanced features, SpectraLayers Elements still allows you to edit the frequency spectrum of your audio tracks graphically. This means that you can access its editing features seamlessly in any ARA2 compatible DAW, just like the Pro version. Now let’s talk about what SpectraLayers Elements does have: It offers the same ARA2 interface as the Pro version.

Other omissions include some advanced editing and processing functions, as well as selection and editing tools. Another difference is the maximum number of undo steps, where SpectraLayers Elements falls short of the Pro version with eight instead of 64 steps. That’s still enough for dealing with stereo files.

While SpectraLayers Pro supports up to eight audio tracks, you’re limited to two tracks in SpectraLayers Elements.

Users of SpectraLayers Pro will have to make do without it. The most significant omission compared to the Pro version is the Advanced Selection engine, which lets you use complex selection shapes. But all the basics are there, and this version looks like it could be enough for many users, myself included. Not surprisingly, the Elements version does lack some of the more advanced features of SpectraLayers Pro. Like the Pro version, Steinberg SpectraLayers Elements lets you edit the audio frequency spectrum using common drawing tools similar to those found in graphics software like Photoshop and others.

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