![]() You can definitely "goose the rears" of a 5.1 file, but you could do that with any wav editor. It's always intimidated me and because they have added more AI and more tools, a rookie like me can do more than I could before. Me? I am a total clueless newbie at this program. I doubt that you can pull out a soloist from a choir recording without serious artifacts, but I would guess you'd have to be really familiar with the software to try. There is a tutorial on this where a guy dissects the percussion stem into different bits. There are two extraction modes, you can extract the stems, but you can also extract 'components'. I don't have a lot of time for PC today (family stuff), but I did mess around a bit with it this morning. ![]() The first thing I noticed is that it opens a 5.1 file, for real! It also supported playback in 5.1 on my PC, so that was very cool to see and hear. It's fairly sophisticated and I know I will never be an expert or even good at it, but I like to play around with this stuff. I had used the program in the past to tweak up some audio on some conversions I'd done so I knew the deal. This week I got an offer to upgrade my copy of the software to Version 7 for $79, so I checked it out and saw that it too now had a stem separation feature, so I decided to go for it. All along it's been a powerful spectral editor but it has a very steep learning curve and unless you do this kind of thing for real, like a job, most hobby guys don't have the time or patience to really get into it and learn it. SpectraLayers has been around for many years, first as a Sony product, then a MAGIX program, and now it's owned by Steinberg. ![]() There are also many new comers like Penteo (which isn't really that new, it's founder, John Wheeler was/is a member here from way back when), spleeter, Acoustica 7, and the newest version of Acid Pro are other programs that can extract stems. ![]() The SurroundByUs guys started it all and their SPEC program has been a trail blazer in the field, and is still today one of the top choices for folks who like to upmix stuff to quad, 5.1 and beyond. There's been a lot of talk around here about stems and upmixing lately, and that's all good.
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