SpectraLayers 13 Adds Advanced AI Unmixing Tools

Tools that combine manual spectral selection with AI-driven source separation change how audio datasets are prepared and cleaned for ML, and affect post-production workflows. According to Synthtopia and Sonicstate, Steinberg announced immediate availability of SpectraLayers 13, a major update that adds multiple AI-assisted "Unmix" workflows (song, instruments, drums, multiple voices, noisy speech, sound effects, components) alongside manual spectral-editing tools. Sources including Thomann and Sweetwater describe the release as shipping in Pro and Elements editions for macOS and Windows, with SpectraLayers Pro 13 priced at $359.99 per retail listings (Sweetwater, Synthtopia). YamahaMusicians' hands-on notes report a vocal extraction run taking about 12 minutes on an older Intel i7 test system, illustrating real-world compute and latency tradeoffs (YamahaMusicians).