dstrenz
I think we're confusing three different things, Kenny: Track Level Spectral Editing, the Cleaning and Restoration Suite, and Audio Cleaning Lab. Track Level Spectral Editing is included with Samp and shows up in the track view and is new in Pro X. The C&R Suite used to be included with Samp but, since the Pro X release, is now a separate add-on. It has a large Spectral Editor plus other noise removal functions like a DeCrackler, Dehisser, etc. Never owned Audio Cleaning Lab but it's a separate product and I don't see any spectral editing functions mentioned on its web page. You sure it's got that?
 

 
Hello dstrenz , 
 
I'm honestly trying to understand what you are talking about  now I'm getting confused ..
 
At some point Magix changed their price structure on Samplitude …the full featured program was always in the ball park of a grand..
it seems now they have 2 versions of Samp..
that may explain why some of the features are available as add ons in the $500 dollar version  
 
 
in my previous post I mentioned 
 
if you don't have Samplitude Pro X , and you want to give  Spectral Editing a try .
Spectral Editing is also available in Magix Audio Cleaning Lab in both the regular and premium edition ...
it's been that way for years  
 
btw …...I've had ACL... since 2006 …I love the program and I have 3 different versions .
 
Audio Cleaning Lab has an active Spectral Editing mode where you can use the mouse to edit ..
it's been that way as long as I've ever used it .
 
 
so here's what I did …..I took some screen shots off my personal computer just a little while ago ..hope this helps 
 
 

 
 
 

 

 
BTW…..did you happen to notice  the Cleaning and Restoration plugs you mentioned ? I included them in my pics ...
 
nice rapping with you 
 
Kenny

Sequoia has a few features only extremely expensive editors sport.  First and foremost is 4 point editing, which makes working with numerous edits of complex acoustic music recordings very quick and easy.  Only Sadie, Pyramix, and Sonoma also share this feature.
 
It also comes standard with many features that Sadie and Pyramix only offer as expensive Add-on packages.  DDP masters full PQ support, DVD audio, advanced crossfades, and extensive video support for post production.  As was mentioned before, the object editing features, shared with Sam Pro X are the best in the business.  
 
Sequoia's roots are from the original in-house editor of Deutsche-Grammophon.  So it is considered the standard for high end classical recordings.  
 
Is it worth $3000?  Not if you don't absolutely need all that stuff.  If you do, you could also save a bundle by using Sonar and a few extra programs like Wavelab for publishing and DDP export.  And having used both, Izotope RX beats the restoration plugins by Magix by a wide margin.  

Spectral Editing is also available in Magix Audio Cleaning Lab in both the regular and premium edition ...
it's been that way for years  

 
Spectral editing is an add-on purchase in ProX.  The display is there, but you can't do a darn thing with it.  

rumleymusic

Spectral Editing is also available in Magix Audio Cleaning Lab in both the regular and premium edition ...
it's been that way for years  

 
Spectral editing is an add-on purchase in ProX.  The display is there, but you can't do a darn thing with it.  

In Audio Cleaning Lab you can do something with it 
 
Kenny

dstrenz
 
Sequoia, OTOH, seems to be geared towards pro engineers who perform a lot of repetitive tasks every day and has time savers geared specifically for them.

My brother was a pro engineer who worked in Film and Television in both NYC and LA …
when I moved out West and stayed with him , he turned me onto Sequoia 4 …I fell in love w it back then .
i couldn't crack the learning curve , it was simply way too deep for me …
when I finally got my own computer . my brother turned me on to SONAR
(thats what he used for himself at home ) on his recomendation i went with Home Studio 2 as my first computer based DAW ... 
I've been with SONAR ever since …..
 
Kenny

rumleymusic

Spectral Editing is also available in Magix Audio Cleaning Lab in both the regular and premium edition ...
it's been that way for years  

 
Spectral editing is an add-on purchase in ProX.  The display is there, but you can't do a darn thing with it.  

I have Pro X and it's built in...I use it all the time....there is no add-on....
and you can do all you want to with it...at the track level...

Yeah, but does it have Matrix view?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I don't think it even has to work to count. ;-)

mike_mccue
Yeah, but does it have Matrix view?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I don't think it even has to work to count. ;-)

I think Sequoia took the Blue pill....

Kenny, ah, ok I think I understand now. Audio Cleaning Lab does not have spectral editing, but the program you have, Audio and Music Lab does. Take a look at their feature lists here: http://www.magix.com/us/audio-cleaning-lab/
 
David and Larry, Track Level Spectral Editing is in Pro X http://pro.magix.com/en/samplitude/functions/editing.471.html. I flipped it on once but never use it because I'm accustomed to using the large spectral editor in the Cleaning and Restoration Suite, which is an add on. See http://pro.magix.com/en/samplitude/cleaning-restoration-suite.524.html
 
At the track level, I like the comparisonics view. http://www.comparisonics.com/color.html. Higher frequencies show as brighter colors making it easier to spot oddities in the wav and zoom in on them.
 
They have so many options that things get confusing.

With the spectral editing can you edit any blob within the spectrum or only a segment of the timeline?