Steinberg label this dynamic spectral processing and it means you can hear the results of your parameter changes as you make them within all the key spectral processing tools.

In terms of workflow enhancement, the most significant development within v9 is that SpectraLayers now provides real‑time previewing of processes.

Like the dialogues for all processes, the revamped De‑Bleed process now offers real‑time previewing of settings changes.

So, if you are a SpectraLayers user, should you keep up with the rapid pace of development? Let’s find out. However, Steinberg clearly still have ambitions on this front and further workflow enhancements are the undoubted highlight of the SpectraLayers Pro 9 release. However, Steinberg have also delivered some very significant improvements in workflow and it’s here that I think they have been most shrewd if the very obvious potential of spectral editing is going to become mainstream, then the mechanics of the sophisticated audio editing processes involved have to be much more accessible.Įach release under Steinberg has taken incremental steps forward in this regard. These updates have added some impressive new processing capabilities to the software. It seems like almost no time since I reviewed SpectraLayers Pro 8 (well, the November 2021 issue to be precise) but Steinberg have kept up a pretty relentless rate of development since they acquired the software from Magix. Steinberg continue to develop SpectraLayers at a remarkable pace.

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