User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- What’s New in Nectar 2?
- Authorization
- Quickstart
- Global Menu
- Preset Manager
- Overview Panel
- Input and Output Gain
- Input and Output Meters
- Equalizer Module
- Compressors Module
- De-Esser Module
- Gate Module
- Saturation Module
- Pitch Correction Module
- Harmony Module
- Reverb Module
- FX Module
- Delay Module
- Limiter Module
- Pitch Editor Plug-in
- Breath Control Plug-in
- Preset System
- Spectrum
- History Menu
- CPU Optimization
- Buffer Size Viewer
- Automation
- Setting up MIDI Control
- Setting up ReWire Control
- Delay Compensation
- Keyboard and Mouse Support
- Available Shortcut Keys (PC/MAC)
- Options Menu
- General Options
- Spectrum Options
- Input/Output Options
- EQ/Harmony Options
- Pitch Editor General Options
- Pitch Editor Pitch Options
- Breath Control General Options
- iZotope Customer Support
Threshold Controls
Controls for both the compressor’s thresholds are displayed alongside an input
and gain reduction meter. The threshold control sets the level at which the com-
pressor will begin to affect the incoming signal.
Parallel Mode
These modes determine whether Nectar uses just one compressor and the dry
signal routed in parallel or two independent compressors routed in parallel.
Mix Control
The mix control determines how much signal is sent to the first compressor
versus the second compressor or the dry signal (depending on the Parallel
Mode you have selected). In the first Parallel mode (one compressor in parallel
with the dry, uncompressed signal), a setting of 100% blends no dry signal with
the compressed signal and a setting of 0% completely bypasses the
compressor. In the second parallel mode (two compressors) a setting of 100%
routes all of the signal to the first compressor and a setting of 0% routes all of
the signal to the second compressor.
Gate
You can raise the Threshold of Nectar's Gate in order to reduce the gain of any
low level signals in your audio like room tone. It takes program material below
the threshold and reduces it by a factor determined by the ratio. Learn more
about the settings described below in the Gate Module section here.
Threshold Slider (dB)
The Threshold slider sets the level where the Gate processing takes place. As
the threshold is increased, more of the signal will be reduced.