With the first version of SpectraLayers, Sony broke new ground in how we view and handle audio.
In the past we viewed audio in the context of sine waves. With spectral layers audio on a whole new dimension, a third dimension, if you will. It was nothing short of a revolutionary and became an award-winning software very quickly. With SpectraLayers you can surgically remove small individual noises or old groups of harmonics with a few simple mouse clicks.
So how do you improve on a software that does some amazing things already?
Personae the answer was simple. Create a complete round trip inter-operability with Sound Forge Pro. Sound Forge Pro is the de facto standard for a whole generation of audio producers who needed a rock-solid platform for recording, editing, processing, and rendering top-notch audio master files.
Just creating this symbiotic relationship between the two programs would’ve been enough for most other companies but not Sony. These already amazing programs have been given quite a prodigious list of improvements.
Sound Forge Pro 11
- Mode-less one touch recording
- Seamless inter-operability with SpectraLayers Pro 2
- Input bus affects
- New plug-in chain interface
- Broadcast wave file format enhancements
- Waveform Overview bar
- Enhanced Data Window Tab functionality
- CALM (Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act) Compliant metering
- Event mode improvements
- Three new restore and repair plug-ins
- Nectar elements plug-in by iZotope ( a US $129 value)
Here’s the bullet points on SpectraLayers Pro 2 : Advanced Audio Spectrum Editor:
- Edit audio data on a multidimensional spectral display
- Unmix audio files into discrete component layers
- Enjoy a wide variety of smart editing tools
- Perform Spectral Casting/Spectral Molding
- Exchange audio data metadata data with Sound Forge Pro 11
- Available for both Mac and PC
Truthfully, there’s so much to tell you about these two fantastic programs working together that I don’t want to overwhelm you with just one story.
So I’m going to break this up into two parts. The first part we’re going to talk about SpectraLayers Pro 2. Then I’ll have a second story for you about Sound Forge Pro 11. If all that isn’t enough I’ll be making some videos to give you show you examples of how the programs work both independently and together.
Tune in tomorrow for the hands on review of SpectraLayers Pro 2.