Best for
Best for post-production and music editors who need to pull a finished recording apart layer by layer.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
AI Sound & Audio Comparison
SpectraLayers vs. Supertone Clear
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for streamers and dialogue editors who need a clean voice out of an untreated room, live or in post.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | SpectraLayers | Supertone Clear |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | lower value From $89.99 one-time A perpetual licence rather than a subscription. SpectraLayers Elements 13 is $89.99 (EUR 89.99) and SpectraLayers Pro 13 $359.99 (EUR 359) in Steinberg's own shop; moving up from an earlier version costs less. | $99 one-time A perpetual licence including VAT and future updates. The company runs discount promotions from time to time. |
| Free trial | 60-day trial with all features and no restrictions | Trial that inserts noise every 60 seconds |
| Commercial use | Yes | Yes |
| Output | Repaired, unmixed and separated audio | Cleaned dialogue, separated ambience |
| Languages | Program in English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese; documentation in English | Not stated |
| Hosting | Desktop application for 64-bit Windows 10 and 11 and for macOS Sonoma, Sequoia and Tahoe | Not stated |
| Made in | Germany, Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH in Hamburg | Not stated |
| What it does | Spectral editing: unmixing a recording into layers and repairing them | Separating a recording into voice, ambience and voice reverb so each can be raised or removed |
| Noise removal and repair | Yes, DeNoise, DeHum, DeClick, Voice Denoise, Voice DeReverb and DePlosive, plus Unmix Noisy Speech and Unmix Crowd Noise | Yes, background noise and excessive reverb removed with three controls; the voice can also be taken out to leave the ambience alone |
| Mastering and loudness | Limited: Normalize and Gain in every edition, plus Ambience Match, Reverb Match and EQ Match in Pro | No, it cleans and separates dialogue rather than setting a final loudness |
| Where it runs | Standalone desktop editor, plus an ARA plugin for hosts including Cubase, Nuendo, Pro Tools, Logic Pro and Reaper, or as an external editor | As a plugin in a DAW, in AU, VST3, VST and AAX; processing is real-time, so it also works on a live stream |
| Also included | Unmix modules for song, drums, instrument, chorus, soundtrack, multiple voices, components, levels, mid/side and transcription; lasso, magic wand, frequency, harmonics and transient selection; clone stamp and transfer tools; VST3 effects and batch processing in Pro | One knob each for voice, ambience and voice reverb, at 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz; 64-bit Windows 10 and above, macOS 10.13 and above with native Apple Silicon support |
| API | No developer API is documented; automation is batch processing, and that is in Pro only | No, Clear is a plugin only, with no documented API and no batch processing. Supertone sells a separate API product, which is not this one |
| Deployment | On-premise | On-premise |
| Support | Community forum | Email helpdesk |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base | Documentation and knowledge base |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized |
| Integrations | Cubase, Nuendo, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Reaper | Not stated |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price SpectraLayers From $89.99 one-time Supertone Clear $99 one-time
- Free trial SpectraLayers 60-day trial with all features and no restrictions Supertone Clear Trial that inserts noise every 60 seconds
- Company size SpectraLayers Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Supertone Clear Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
- Support SpectraLayers Community forum Supertone Clear Email helpdesk
- Output SpectraLayers Repaired, unmixed and separated audio Supertone Clear Cleaned dialogue, separated ambience
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
SpectraLayers
Strengths
- Every unmix and restoration module is in Pro, from song parts to crowd noise
- Runs as an ARA plugin inside a DAW as well as standalone
- Three editions, so the entry level is not the full price
Limitations
- A spectral, layer-based workflow to learn, not a one-tap cleanup
- Go and Elements are held to 2 channels, 96 kHz and 8 undo levels
- Desktop software rather than a service, so it runs over a file
Supertone Clear
Strengths
- Real-time, so it works live as well as in post
- Perpetual licence rather than a subscription
- Three controls, with little to learn
Limitations
- Dialogue cleanup only, no editing or mastering
- No ongoing free tier, the trial inserts noise every 60 seconds
- A plugin, so it needs a DAW or another host
Plans
Pricing
SpectraLayers
- SpectraLayers Go Not stated Vocals-only unmix, one VST3 effect slot, 2 channels, up to 96 kHz and 8 undo levels. Steinberg's shop carries no separate price for it.
- SpectraLayers Elements 13 $89.99 One-time, perpetual licence. Unmix of song vocals plus DeNoise, DeHum and DeClick, 2 channels, up to 96 kHz and 8 undo levels. Updating from Elements 9 to 12 costs $34.99.
- SpectraLayers Pro 13 $359.99 One-time, perpetual licence. Every unmix and restoration module, batch processing, up to 8 channels, 384 kHz and 64 undo levels. Upgrading from Elements 9 to 12 costs $289.99.
Supertone Clear
- Free trial $0 Inserts noise every 60 seconds and cannot save or load profiles.
- Clear $99 One-time purchase, VAT included. A perpetual licence with future updates.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
SpectraLayers
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
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Supertone Clear
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
SpectraLayers https://www.steinberg.net/spectralayers/ · checked against the official source on 2026-09-11
Supertone Clear https://www.supertone.ai/en/clear · no check date recorded yet
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