ARA Plugin

video Adding SpectraLayers as an ARA Extension to Your Project | Getting Started With SpectraLayers
video SpectraLayers Pro 7: ARA 2 Support in Cubase Pro 11 | Live Session November 28, 2020

SpectraLayers Elements is available as a VST3 ARA and AAX ARA plugins for DAWs and audio editors that supports it.

ARA provides the tightest integration with DAWs, litterally making SpectraLayers Elements an extra editing feature embedded within your DAW. With ARA you can send multiple clips to SpectraLayers Elements, move them or resize them in the DAW timeline, change their color and name, move the playhead, and everything will remain synchronized with SpectraLayers Elements.

It is currently supported by the following hosts:

  • Steinberg Cubase 10.0.30 and higher
  • Steinberg Nuendo 10.0.30 and higher
  • Avid Pro Tools 2024.10 and higher
  • Magix Samplitude Pro X5 and higher
  • Magix Sequoia 16 and higher
  • Magix Sound Forge Pro 14 and higher
  • Presonus Studio One 4.6 and higher
  • Cockos Reaper 5.98 and higher
  • BandLab Cakewalk 2019.05 and higher
  • MOTU Digital Performer 11.2 or higher

You can now also create internal layers in addition to the external layers controlled by the DAW. These internal layers rely on their parent external layer for playback. You can drag and drop internal layers back into the host DAW timeline, including multiple at once if needed.

[Note] Note

In ARA mode, the File Menu is not available as SpectraLayers Elements data is fully synchronized at all time with the host DAW. The DAW will automatically save SpectraLayers Elements modifications within its project. Instead a Clip Menu is available to define how audio clips are grouped.

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