SpectraLayers Pro 13.0.30 Operation Manual

Imprint

imprint

Imprint a layer onto another, using either a cast or mold operation. The imprinting uses the spectral amplitudes of a layer (the bright spots you see in the spectrogram, see Waveform and Spectral Display Area), and use them to cast (carve) or mold the spectral amplitudes of the selected layer. This can be used for instance when you have two layers with overlapping frequencies : casting the frequencies of one layer onto the over will reduce the overlap, making the mix sounds cleaner. It also has applications in sound design, to create canvas of frequencies between two layers.

Cast Tab

  • Source: Source layer to use to cast or mold the selected layer.

  • Horizontal Margin: Horizontal margin in pixels around each amplitude peak.

  • Vertical Margin: Vertical margin in pixels around each amplitude peak.

  • Strength: Ratio of imprinting, in percents.

Mold Tab

  • Source: Source layer to use to cast or mold the selected layer.

  • Horizontal Margin: Horizontal margin in pixels around each amplitude peak.

  • Vertical Margin: Vertical margin in pixels around each amplitude peak.

  • Strength: Ratio of imprinting, in percents.

Layer 1 and Layer 2 mixed, then Layer 1 cast onto Layer 2, then Layer 1 molding Layer 2