Steinberg has announced the availability of SpectraLayers 13, a major update that takes the application’s unmixing, audio reconstruction and noise management features to a new level.

Features:

• Audio is displayed as editable spectral layers rather than conventional waveforms
• Spectral selections can be created and edited using brush, lasso, marquee, harmonic, transient, frequency, and magic wand tools
• Manual editing tools allow sounds to be isolated, extracted, reshaped, and transferred between layers
• AI-assisted processing can automatically separate complex audio into independent layers
• Unmix Song separates recordings into multiple instrumental stems
• Unmix Sound Effects separates transient sounds from continuous environmental backgrounds
• Unmix Instrument isolates selected instruments into dedicated layers
• Unmix Drums extracts individual drum components from drum layers
• Unmix Multiple Voices separates multiple speakers into independent layers
• Unmix Noisy Speech isolates speech from background noise
• Unmix Components separates audio into tone, transient, and noise layers
• Unmix Chorus separates lead and backing vocals within vocal material
• Voice Enhance reconstructs degraded speech using generative AI
• Reconstruct resynthesizes selected spectral material
• Ambience Heal fills gaps created during spectral editing
• Noise Reduction, Hum Reduction, Click Repair, Clip Repair, Reverb Reduction, De-Esser, DePlosive, Voice DeClick, Voice Denoiser, and Voice DeCrosstalk modules are included
• EQ Match, Ambience Match, and Reverb Match processes are available
• Signal generators can create tones, noise, transients, and silence
• Multiple VST3 plug-ins can be chained within processing workflows
• Layers support independent level, mute, solo, and volume envelope controls
• Batch processing is available in the Pro edition
• ARA 2 integration enables non-destructive editing directly inside compatible DAWs
• The application operates as a standalone editor
• SpectraLayers is available in Pro and Elements editions
• Compatibility is provided for macOS and Windows

Pricing & Availability:

SpectraLayers 13 is available now in Pro and Elements editions for macOS and Windows. SpectraLayers Pro 13 is priced at $359.99 USD, with upgrade pricing starting at $289.99 USD, while SpectraLayers Elements 13 is priced at $89.99 USD.