# SpectraLayers Pro 13: DeClip alters the entire audio and severely degrades sound quality

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**Category:** SpectraLayers\
**Tags:** issue\
**Created:** [November 3, 2026, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/spectralayers-pro-13-declip-alters-the-entire-audio-and-severely-degrades-sound-quality/1044862 "2026-11-03T08:02:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![harinderpal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/97f17d/32.png) [@harinderpal](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/harinderpal)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/spectralayers-pro-13-declip-alters-the-entire-audio-and-severely-degrades-sound-quality/1044862/1 "2026-11-03T08:02:44Z")

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I am experiencing an issue with the DeClip module in SpectraLayers Pro 13. When I apply it, the processing appears to alter the entire audio, including sections below the selected threshold, and severely degrades the sound quality. I expected it to reconstruct the clipped peaks while largely preserving the rest of the recording.

I have tried the following settings, but the issue persists:

- Reconstruction Ratio: 100% and 80%.

- Threshold: −0.1 dB and several other values.

- Limiter: both enabled and disabled.

My software and system specifications are:

- Software: SpectraLayers Pro 13.0.30, Build 460 (x86\_64), built on October 10, 2026.

- Laptop: Lenovo Legion Pro 5i, 16-inch.

- Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX.

- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060.

- RAM: 32 GB.

- Storage: 1 TB.

- Operating system: Windows 11 Home.

- Audio hardware: Realtek(R) Audio.

- Audio driver version: 6.0.9882.1.

Could you please advise whether this is expected behaviour, a settings issue, or a possible bug? What settings should I use to repair clipped peaks while preserving the unaffected audio?

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**Author:** ![Sunnyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sunnyman](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Sunnyman)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/spectralayers-pro-13-declip-alters-the-entire-audio-and-severely-degrades-sound-quality/1044862/2 "2026-11-03T09:31:40Z")

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There are many algorithms, modules and parameters in SL, that definetely need a much much much clearer documentation of what they are doing or supposed to do exactly!  
Otherwise, they rather seem like a kind of snake oil in a sophisticated camouflage, imho.

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**Author:** ![Sfa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sfa](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Sfa)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/spectralayers-pro-13-declip-alters-the-entire-audio-and-severely-degrades-sound-quality/1044862/3 "2026-11-03T16:28:51Z")

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I’m also having trouble with that module. Not so with voice declip, which works perfectly.

Declip with music content or music and voice, doesn’t work well and effectively degrades the audio; it reminds me of a 40 kbps MP3.

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**Author:** ![henrique\_staino](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/henrique_staino/32/235796_2.png) [@henrique\_staino](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/henrique_staino)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/spectralayers-pro-13-declip-alters-the-entire-audio-and-severely-degrades-sound-quality/1044862/4 "2026-11-03T17:56:12Z")

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Agreed. This is one of the modules I have never been able to use in a satisfactory manner.

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**Author:** ![Sfa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sfa](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Sfa)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/spectralayers-pro-13-declip-alters-the-entire-audio-and-severely-degrades-sound-quality/1044862/5 "2026-11-04T17:35:28Z")

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Maybe we should tag @Robin_Lobel ^^

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**Author:** ![Robin\_Lobel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d26b3c/32.png) [@Robin\_Lobel](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Robin_Lobel)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/spectralayers-pro-13-declip-alters-the-entire-audio-and-severely-degrades-sound-quality/1044862/6 "2026-11-05T07:47:50Z")

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Thanks for reporting. This is now fixed in the upcoming patch 4.