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Getting Started
Beneath its streamlined interface, SpectraLayers One provides you with powerful tools for
spectral editing.
This topic will help you find your way around the application so you can unlock its full
potential.
1. When you first start SpectraLayers One, the tools are unavailable until you open a file or
create a project.
2. We’ll create a project by opening an existing audio file.
Click File › Open to open an audio file. It will become the first layer of your project.
After you open the file, you’ll see it displayed and highlighted in the Layers panel in the
bottom-right corner of the workspace. The tools are now available on the left side of the
workspace. In the center of the screen is the spectral display.
In the spectral display, the horizontal axis represents time, and the vertical axis
represents frequency. The spots you can see correspond to a mix of the various
frequencies and noise that compose your audio file. The higher the spots, the higher the
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