Sony Spectralayers 3 Advanced Audio Spectrum Editor EDU Version PC/MAC A must-have app for forensics and audio restoration From basic noise reduction to extreme sonic isolation, Sony SpectraLayers Pro 3 lets you perform sound-editing miracles with astonishing efficiency. Using SpectraLayers Pro 3's intuitive selection tools, you can easily select a specific frequency range, mark the pattern as noise, and remove or reduce those sounds from the mix. Likewise, SpectraLayers Pro 3's harmonic selection tool lets you smoothly isolate hum and other static noises, as well as their overtones, and phase cancel them. Mastering tools let you fix problems after the mix Virtually every engineer has had the eye-rolling experience of being told to "fix it in the mix." But what about when the mix is done? In the past, your options would have been pretty limited, but with Sony SpectraLayers Pro 3, the rules have change. That's because SpectraLayers Pro 3 lets you unmix your audio by selectively isolating frequencies, splitting them off to new layers, and even sending them out to other applications for further processing. And if you use Sony SoundForge Pro, then round-trip editing is virtually automatic. Spectral casting and molding let you create tighter mixes Lets take a moment to look at one of the most recent powerful additions to SpectraLayers Pro 3: spectral casting and molding. When it comes to mixing, this virtually automatic process is invaluable, because it lets you use one layer to carve a sonic hole in another layer, giving two conflicting tracks enough room to breathe. A textbook application for this is to import your mix minus vocals on one layer and to use your vocal stem on another layer to cast an impression on the rest of the mix. Another great use for this function is to resolve the sonic space between your bass and kick drum with far better results than traditional ducking.