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
De-Esser
Nectar’s De-Esser is a powerful tool for controlling sibilance on vocal takes. By
applying the same amount of Ess reduction regardless of the incoming audio
level, Nectar’s De-Esser allows you to transparently reduce sibilance, no matter
how dynamic your vocal take is. Learn more about the settings described below
in the De-Esser Module section here.
Ess Slider
The Ess slider controls the amount of gain reduction that is applied to the incom-
ing vocal take by setting a threshold at which detected sibilance is attenuated.
This gain reduction is applied quickly and transparently to the entire incoming
vocal take instead of simply reducing the gain of a particular set of frequencies,
allowing for much more natural sibilant reduction.
Saturation
Nectar’s Saturation module can add rich harmonics to your vocals, recreating
the sounds of tube circuits and tape recordings. Breathe new life into a vocal
recording giving it instant sparkle or a subtle gritty edge. Learn more about the
settings described below in the Saturation Module section here.
Amount Slider
The amount slider controls the amount of drive in the saturation or how pro-
nounced the added harmonics will be.
Mix Slider
The Mix slider allows you to blend dry (unsaturated) signal with wet (saturated)
signal to get the perfect amount of warmth while retaining the qualities of the ori-
ginal recording. A setting of 100% will be purely saturated without any blended
dry signal while a setting of 0% will add no saturated signal at all.