SpectraLayers Pro Changelog

What's new in SpectraLayers Pro 5.0 Build 129

Apr 5, 2018
  • A completely overhauled space for your sounds:
  • SpectraLayers Pro 5 offers unrivalled audio editing and sound design that you can not only hear, but see. Featuring a unique spectral visualization of your sound, it really lets you get to the heart and soul of your audio. Make precise edits, repair damaged artefacts and create unique audio designs. The all-new version, SpectraLayers Pro 5, has a redesigned front end for a smoother workflow, added tools for restoration and repair, and an all-new high-resolution Spectrogram so you can see your audio, like never before.
  • Brand new interface:
  • SpectraLayers Pro 5 features a new, slick and darker interface offering an easier workflow so you can focus more on the task at hand. The GUI features improved navigation and more logically grouped tools and settings. There are new Hybrid Slider Value inputs which can be be controlled by mouse, touch, number input or scroll wheel and Direct Wave sample editing.
  • Heal, repair, select:
  • An even bigger toolkit for your sounds. Several new tools allow you to get full control over the audio restoration process. The new Heal Action feature automatically fills gaps in an audio file by reconstructing the ambient background noise around it. If you have a dropout in an audio recording, for example, Heal Action examines the audio on either side to rebuild the missing data. The Frequency Repair tool allows you to repair specific damaged frequencies very easily using assisted frequency reconstruction and with full control over the reconstruction process. Finally, Spectral Markers allow you to add and share annotations within the Spectrogram.
  • Your new cockpit:
  • The new High Definition Spectrogram Display. The high-definition Spectrogram display contains the world-first use of the powerful Fast Local Sharpening algorithm. This results in a high-resolution that offers pin-sharp accuracy, so allows you to perform precision edits, all in real time. The display has several adjustable parameters that really let you home in and focus on specific detail within your audio including Wave Range, Time Range, 3D Range and fine-tunable Frequency Resolution and Overlap.
  • The new Composite View:
  • See your final mix. Before it's final. The brand new Composite View mode in SpectraLayers Pro 5 is offering you a highly-customisable range of previews of your final mix with the complete dynamic range shown across the Spectrogram. It reveals all the layers merged together with adjustable color-mapping and a color gradient of your choice so you can easily customise the preview of your mix to your taste. Within this mode, you can still make edits and use all of the precision controls.
  • The new HD Spectrogram:
  • Get to know your sound. Really closely. SpectraLayers Pro 5 features a brand new algorithm called Fast Local Sharpening which brings never before seen detail and precision viewing to the software. It was designed specifically for the SpectraLayers Pro and unveiled at the 143rd AES Convention in New York. The results are unrivalled, super high definition within the Spectrogram and features like Time Sharpen and Frequency Sharpen settings for high-precision editing.

New in SpectraLayers Pro 3.0 Build 27 (Jul 23, 2015)

  • Notable fixes/changes:
  • Added a Layout File box on the Display tab of the Preferences dialog to choose the default window layout that will be used when SpectraLayers starts.
  • Added a Layout Mode drop-down list on the Display tab of the Preferences dialog to choose whether you want to optimize the interface for a desktop or tablet computer during startup. When you choose Tablet, the interface elements are optimized for touchscreen editing.
  • To change the layout during editing, choose View > Desktop or View > Tablet. (Windows only)
  • Added a DPI Scaling drop-down list on the Display tab of the Preferences dialog to choose whether you want to optimize the interface for a normal or high-resolution display during startup. (Windows only)
  • Added an Invert Mouse Wheel Axes check box to the Display tab of the Preferences dialog if the mouse wheel axes are inverted in the waveform and spectrum graph.
  • Added support for Ctrl+drag (Windows) and ⌘-drag (OS X) for panning the spectrum display.
  • Added support for reading and exporting Opus files.
  • Added a Mix All Layers check box in the Sample window. Select the check box to view sample data for all layers as a mix, or clear the check box if you want to view sample data for each layer independently,
  • Added a Settings button to the Device tab in the Preferences dialog to allow you to configure ASIO audio devices. If you're using an ASIO audio device, click to display the ASIO Preferences dialog.
  • Type a value in the Forced Sample Rate box to specify the sample rate for your device.
  • Select the Use Preferred Buffer Size check box if you want to allow the ASIO driver to choose the buffer size. When the check box is cleared, the Buffer Size value from the Preferences dialog is used.
  • Improved audio device detection.
  • Improved support for high-resolution mice and and horizontal/vertical scrolling.
  • Improved performance for saving .wav files.
  • The Reset buttons in the Preferences dialog now reset values immediately.
  • When exporting a 16-bit audio, SpectraLayers now prompts you to apply a dithering type for noise shaping.
  • Removed support for exporting to Windows Media Audio format.
  • Added Edit > Reinterpret Project to allow you to change the project's sample rate and number of channels without resampling or remixing the project.
  • You can now click a blank area of the Channels panel to select all channels.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause SpectraLayers to crash after importing a file on some Windows computers.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause SpectraLayers to crash when double-clicking a layer to rename it.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause SpectraLayers to crash if no audio device was available.
  • Fixed a bug that could distort the Display tab after resizing the Preferences dialog.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Sampler and Graph tools from using the Level Multiplier setting.
  • Fixed an opacity bug when using the Eraser and Dodge tools.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Scale and Move tools from updating correctly when multiple operations were applied.

New in SpectraLayers Pro 3.0 Build 17 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • New selection workflow and editing tools.
  • Added a waveform display and overview bar to help you navigate your project.
  • Redesigned Layers panel.
  • Faster processing.
  • 24-bit/192 kHz and surround support.
  • Customizable keyboard shortcuts.

New in SpectraLayers Pro 2.1 Build 32 (Mar 28, 2014)

  • Added support for reverb removal.
  • Improved Graph tool: you can now choose from horizontal or vertical layout, display markers, and press +/- to change the vertical scale of the graph.
  • When using the Extract Noise tool, you can now choose whether to extract the signal or noise.
  • Fixed a bug that prevent Edit in SpectraLayers Pro from working with some files that were edited in Sound Forge Pro 11.

New in SpectraLayers Pro 2.0 Build 21 (Jul 25, 2013)

  • Enhanced spectral engine for improved overall performance.
  • Added support for exchanging audio data with Sound Forge Pro.
  • Added exclusive Spectral Casting and Spectral Molding processes.
  • Added support for extracting shapes.
  • Added support for reading and editing markers, regions, and summary metadata.
  • Added a variety of logarithmic scale options for the spectrum display.
  • Enhanced noise-extraction algorithm.
  • Added Process > Extract > Noise to allow you to quickly extract noise from a layer.
  • Added support for looped playback in the Transport Controls toolbar.
  • Added support for defining, routing, and mixing channels during the resampling process.
  • Added Retina Display support for Retina Display equipped MacBook Pro computers.

New in SpectraLayers Pro 1.0 Build 25 (Feb 15, 2013)

  • Added support for VST shell plug-ins.
  • Added support to use left-click+Ctrl (left-click+Command on Mac) while dragging to scroll the display.
  • When merging layers using the Merge Down command, the phase of the merged layer now matches the phase of the bottom layer before merging.
  • Fixed a bug that caused edits made in an external editor to be ignored if the editor was open when choosing Process > IO > External Wave Editor.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Gamma control from being adjusted fully with keyboard shortcuts.
  • Fixed a bug that caused an incorrect number of harmonics to be extracted when using the Extract: Harmonics tool.