![]() Johan Althoff, lead sound designer, Starbreeze Studios No other application on the market can match its potential for true creativity!" "SpectraLayers Pro provides a unique toolset for visualizing and manipulating sounds the way we actually perceive them. "Our main work these days is providing music and illuminating sound design for film scores like Hercules, Total Recall and the Fast & Furious franchise. Blog article: Software developer Robin Lobel on SpectraLayers Pro.As part of the Audio Master Suite 2.5 bundle for € 599 (including Sound Forge Pro 11, Nectar Elements as well as the Mastering & Repair Suite from iZotope).SpectraLayers Pro 4 (Windows & Mac) for € 399.SpectraLayers Pro 4 is available immediately in the following versions: Mike Truman, composer, Hybrid (Total Recall, Fast & Furious) It has given us practically forensic tools to be able to manipulate audio and is a great addition to a sound designer's palette." I've become a big fan of SpectraLayers for the apparently magical powers of audio dissection it possesses. MAGIX is an international manufacturer of multimedia software and apps. NOTE: I just noticed that the upgrade price for 1-5 was moved up to $199.The company, founded more than 20 years ago, offers private and professional users technologically sophisticated and user-friendly solutions for digital design, editing, presentation, and archiving of videos, music, photos, and websites. Like I said, the upgrade from 6 to 7 was $79, and I noticed that the upgrade cost from versions 1-5 was $199. I will say that the upgrade costs are fairly reasonable from Steinberg. I would say that if you are interested in this things, have $350 and the determination and time to learn it, it might be worth it for you to check it out. If I continue with the tutorials I may be able to answer more questions. Like I said, I am just fumbling with this thing right now. As for modifying the stem filter settings, I don't know. You can definitely "goose the rears" of a 5.1 file, but you could do that with any wav editor. It's always intimidated me and because they have added more AI and more tools, a rookie like me can do more than I could before. Me? I am a total clueless newbie at this program. ![]() I doubt that you can pull out a soloist from a choir recording without serious artifacts, but I would guess you'd have to be really familiar with the software to try. ![]() There is a tutorial on this where a guy dissects the percussion stem into different bits. There are two extraction modes, you can extract the stems, but you can also extract 'components'. I don't have a lot of time for PC today (family stuff), but I did mess around a bit with it this morning. The first thing I noticed is that it opens a 5.1 file, for real! It also supported playback in 5.1 on my PC, so that was very cool to see and hear. ![]() It's fairly sophisticated and I know I will never be an expert or even good at it, but I like to play around with this stuff. I had used the program in the past to tweak up some audio on some conversions I'd done so I knew the deal. This week I got an offer to upgrade my copy of the software to Version 7 for $79, so I checked it out and saw that it too now had a stem separation feature, so I decided to go for it. All along it's been a powerful spectral editor but it has a very steep learning curve and unless you do this kind of thing for real, like a job, most hobby guys don't have the time or patience to really get into it and learn it. SpectraLayers has been around for many years, first as a Sony product, then a MAGIX program, and now it's owned by Steinberg. There are also many new comers like Penteo (which isn't really that new, it's founder, John Wheeler was/is a member here from way back when), spleeter, Acoustica 7, and the newest version of Acid Pro are other programs that can extract stems. The SurroundByUs guys started it all and their SPEC program has been a trail blazer in the field, and is still today one of the top choices for folks who like to upmix stuff to quad, 5.1 and beyond. ![]() There's been a lot of talk around here about stems and upmixing lately, and that's all good. ![]()
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