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 Module
Nectar’s De-Esser is a powerful tool for controlling sibilance on vocal takes as
well as other high frequency problems. Traditionally, De-Essing dynamically
reduces loud sibilant noises by means of a threshold and ratio. Nectar’s hard-
ware-modeled De-Esser is level-independent allowing you to consistently and
transparently reduce sibilance on inconsistent audio like vocals.
How Nectar’s De-Esser Works
Nectar's De-Esser performs its processing independent of the incoming audio
level. Whether your vocals are loud or soft, the amount of De-Essing taking
place will be the same. This is performed by analyzing the current level of the
audio above the specified frequency parameter, and measuring how loud it is in
proportion to the full-bandwidth signal of your vocal take. If a large difference is
detected due to a sibilance, an amount of Ess gain reduction will be applied.