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
Compressors Module
The Compressors module allows you to shape the dynamics of your vocal
tracks by reducing the dynamic range of a recording, making it more consistent
in volume, and increasing its average level. When the audio input level is
greater than its threshold setting, gain will be reduced by an amount controlled
by the ratio parameter.
Using Parallel Compression
Nectar splits the audio input to the compressors module into two paths. Depend-
ing on the Parallel mode selected these paths are either the first compressor
and a dry (uncompressed) signal or the first compressor and a second com-
pressor. This allows you to affect the two paths of your audio differently so that
you can achieve the sound of aggressive compression while preserving some
dynamics. To turn the second compressor on, simply click the dual-compressor
logo button. When enabled, the second compressor will appear and the audio
will now be routed into both compressors simultaneously. You can blend