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iZotope Nectar 2 Help Documentation

1. Input Output Options Input Output Show Peak Hold Turns on or off the peak hold display for the level meters Type Allows you to set the type of metering used for Nectar s I O meters Options include RMS Peak and RMS Peak Scale For RMS Peak and RMS Peak you can choose between dB linear and dB non linear Peak Hold Time If peak hold is on this allows you to cycle through different ms peak hold times The choices are 5 ms 250 ms 500 ms 1000 ms 5000 ms and infinite If set to infinite the peak value s will be held until you single click on the peak value readout Integration Time This setting only applies if the level meter is set to RMS It lets you specify the integration time for the RMS calculation In most RMS meters the integration time is set to around 300 msec Readout Allows you to control what is displayed by the numeric dis play on top of the meters peak or actual real time If set to Max Peak the display will reflect the meter s highest peak value encountered during processing If set to Current the display will reflect the meter s current value of the level If there are two levels displayed Peak RMS we read the RMS value Gain When When Nectar is on there are many modules such as the multi Bypassed band dynamics and limiter that can affect the overall or per ceived level of the mix This makes it very hard to compare Nectar on to Nectar bypassed Gain when bypassed solves thi
2. Check Now Instantly checks if your version is currently up to date Pitch Editor Pitch Options Captured Data Folder Piano Key Labels Label Octaves Calibration A Note Sensitivity Defines the directory in which all audio layout and note data captured in Nectar s Pitch Editor will be stored Use the drop down arrow to change this to a new directory reset to the default folder or explore currently existing data If you would like to change the Captured Data Folder after capturing audio you must copy the folder where this data is stored to the new location you have specified By default the Captured Data Folder exists in the following locations Mac Users username Documents iZotope Nectar 2 C aptured Pitch Data Windows Users Username Documents iZotope Nectar 2 Captured Pitch Data Controls what notes or octaves will be displayed in the Pitch Editor s piano roll display Controls whether or not notes will be displayed with their octave numbering By default all pitches will be based upon a standard A 440Hz tuning reference If your audio is not based on this standard reference pitch or has been moved slightly due to analog tape recording you can adjust Nectar s Reference Pitch here Use this control to adjust Nectar s behavior when accepting notes during capture With a low note sensitivity fewer note changes will be recorded while a high sensitivity will result in more notes being captur
3. Delay Decay Plot The Delay Decay Plot displays a graph that illustrates the decay characteristics of the delayed signals over time given the settings you have selected This dis play can help you visualize how different settings affect the overall character of the delayed signals Limiter Module Nectar s Limiter serves two purposes it allows you to aggressively limit high level signals to prevent clipping and it allows you to create an overall louder or fuller sound by limiting the dynamic range and boosting the perceived overall level of your vocals Thresh Margin Controls Threshold dB Determines the level at which the limiter will begin limiting Turning down the threshold limits more of the signal and in turn will create an overall louder output In other words by turning down the Threshold you limit the dynamic range of the audio The limiter also automatically applies gain as you bring down the Threshold boosting the overall level of your audio Margin dB Determines how much to attenuate the output signal after limiting Visuals Threshold Control The Threshold Control is a meter that allows you to adjust the Threshold and Margin of the Limiter in visual relation to the levels of the incoming signal The Threshold Control displays gain reduction as it is taking place with level meters Two meters display the levels of the incoming signal and as gain reduc tion begins to take place a gain reduction m
4. Reverb module accurately modeled after the renowned EMT 140 stereo plate reverb unit FX module containing 7 new DSP effects including Distortion Decimate Downsampler Phaser Flanger Chorus Echo and Shred Component plug ins Pitch Editor and Breath Control Refreshed manual pitch editing including refined note detec tion Vibrato control and ReWire Support Streamlined Overview Panel with the most relevant settings for the modules of Nectar Added five additional filter types to the EQ module including Bass and Treble Baxandall filters and Vintage Pultec style shelf filters Key Detection to assist you in setting the key of your song for both real time pitch correction and auto harmonization Enhanced metering including gain reduction traces and threshold control meters in dynamics modules Added integrated Meter Tap functionality for seamless routing to Insight and Ozone 5 s Meter Bridge Added Floor control to the Gate Module Only included in the Nectar 2 Vocal Production Suite Authorization Each purchased copy of Nectar contains a unique serial After downloading Nectar directly from iZotope or another re seller the serial number will be e mailed along with the link to download the product The serial number should resemble SN NECTAR2 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXKX Launching the Authorization Wizard The first time you open Nectar 2 the Authorization Wizard will appear You can choose to either authorize Nectar or use it in Tr
5. On the MIDI track s output dropdown menu choose Nectar 2 from the list 10 Playback audio and use your MIDI Input Device to play and record har monies Reaper 1 Create a new Track 2 Go to the FX button for the newly created Track and choose iZotope Nectar 2 from your plug ins folder 3 In the Advanced View of Nectar engage the Harmony module and engage the MIDI Control button 4 Create a new Track 5 Change the input of that Track to your desired MIDI Input Device 6 Record arm the MIDI Track and turn Record Monitoring on so that you can hear the Harmony effect in real time 7 In the I O settings for the original Audio Track with Nectar on it choose the MIDI Track from the Add new receive dropdown 8 Playback audio and use your MIDI Input Device to play and record har monies Studio One 1 Add a new Audio Track 2 Find and choose iZotope Nectar 2 VST as an insert effect on the track 3 In the Advanced View of Nectar engage the Harmony module and engage the MIDI Control button 4 Add a new Instrument Track 5 In the Instrument Track s I O settings change the Output from None to Nectar 2 6 In the Instrument Track s I O settings change the Input to your desired MIDI Input Device 7 Record arm the Instrument track if it is not already 8 Playback audio and use your MIDI Input Device to play and record har monies Digital Performer 1 Add a new Audio Track 2 Find and choo
6. The Gain Reduction Trace display is a scrolling meter that displays the incom ing signal s waveform with a superimposed curve illustrating the amount of gain reduction taking place in real time The Gain Trace can help you to set attack and release controls appropriately and monitor the envelope of gain reduction and addition Mini spectrum Display Each module of Nectar features a display of the frequency spectrum at the top for reference while making changes to your audio within the module The Com pressor s mini spectrum features the second compressor s post filter mentioned above Tracking vs Mixing Mode In Mixing Mode Nectar s Compressor module will make use of lookahead in order to provide the most transparent results However this process requires a small amount of latency delay In Tracking Mode the Compressor will use very little latency to assist in tracking but will be less transparent 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 2500 0Hz How Nectar s De Esser Works Nectar s De Esser performs its processing independent of the incoming audio level Whether your vocals are loud
7. clicking Snap To Scale forces all note regions into note lanes available in the specified Key Scale Root Here you can define the root note or key that your vocal takes are in It is import ant to set an accurate Root Note as this can help the pitch correction algorithm determine the best possible pitches for your vocals to correct to Type Chromatic A scale in which every note of every octave will be available as a pitch your vocals could be corrected to If you are not sure of the scale that your vocal takes are in be sure to set your scale type to Chromatic in order to get the best results Note When in chromatic mode as every pitched note is available for pitch cor rection the defined root note has no effect Major Minor Custom Here you can select to snap your incoming vocal pitches to either a Major Minor or Custom scale of your choosing based upon your specified Root Note When defining a Custom scale click upon the notes of the popup keyboard that you wish to enable as options for pitch correction When the individual notes are enabled they will turn gold or dark gold for black keys White and black notes will be disabled and not used in pitch correction Input Output Meters and Toolbar In the bottom right of the Pitch Editor plug in s interface are I O meters and a tool bar with global menu buttons Input Out Meters The Input Output Meters allow you to monitor the levels of your audio both while c
8. most of your tweaking is done in the track view of the host app dragging curves and envelopes as opposed to changing controls in Nectar When you automate a control from the track view you can see the control on the Nectar interface move under the control of the host application We purposely don t update the position of the control as often as we could It takes CPU to redraw controls and it takes CPU to process audio So we update the drawing of the control less frequently Therefore it may look like the control is moving in steps but rest assured that the audio is being processed smoothly When automating in a track view with envelopes but working mainly with the Nectar interface we found it helpful to be able to see through Nectar so you can monitor the meters and controls but also see the track view and automation curves behind Nectar UI So we provide an Opacity slider in the Visual tab of the Options menu This allows you to see through Nectar to monitor both what Nectar is doing and what is happening with the automation curves Note The Opacity option is not available in all host applications and it does require more CPU than a standard opaque plug in if you set the Opacity to less than 100 Setting up MIDI Control Nectar s Harmony Module allows you to trigger accompanying voices in real time with a MIDI controller In order to use the feature you must first route a MIDI signal from your controller to Nectar 2 in
9. Module section here Compressor The Overview Panel allows you to instantly adjust the most commonly adjusted settings within the Compressor module Learn more about the settings described below in the Compressor Module section here 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 a
10. Offline Authorization window 11 Click Next to authorize Nectar 12 You should now receive a message that your authorization has been suc cessful and may click Finish to begin using Nectar iLok Support Nectar does support iLok Our plug ins will be able to detect iLok keys and assets if you already use iLok and PACE software on your system If you don t already have PACE or iLok we will not install any PACE or iLok software to your system and iLok authorizations will be unavailable Authorizing Nectar with iLok 1 When first prompted to authorize Nectar 2 click on Authorize 2 Next enter the serial number emailed to you It should look like like this SN NECTAR2 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 3 You must also enter your name and a valid e mail address Make note of the e mail address you use to authorize your license Your license and iZotope account will be linked directly to this e mail address 4 Select Use iLok Authorization and enter your iLok ID 5 When you have confirmed that all your information is accurate click once more on Authorize 6 Lastly click on Submit in order to send your authorization message to the iZotope servers 7 You will now be instructed to log in to your iLok account and transfer your Nectar license to your iLok 8 When you have completed this step and have your iLok connected to the computer on which you want to use Nectar click Next 9 You should now recei
11. Regions These contours represent the continuous pitch variation of your vocals This allows you to easily detect pitch variations such as vibrato and glissandos By default these contours will represent pitch after correction Note Scroll Bar The scroll bar on the right side of the Note Workspace allows you to scroll ver tically and zoom in and out within the Piano Roll of the Note Workspace Addi tionally the scroll bar has visual representations of the location of capture notes in the form of orange ticks Tip When hovering over the scroll bar you may use your mouse wheel to scroll up and down on the note scale in the workspace Note Zoom Buttons Below the Note Scroll Bar explicit Zoom in and out buttons are available for ver tical zooming on the Piano Roll Timeline Scroll Bar The scroll bar on the bottom of the Note Workspace allows you to scroll hori zontally and zoom in and out within the Timeline of the Note Workspace Tip When hovering over the scroll bar you may use your mouse wheel to scroll left and right on the Timeline in the workspace Timeline Zoom Buttons To the right of the Timeline Scroll Bar explicit Zoom in and out buttons are avail able for horizontal zooming on the Timeline Waveform Display After capture the waveform of the input audio will be represented in a display at the top of the Pitch Editor plug in This display may also be used for navigation and zooming within the Timeline Select
12. 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 between the dry and compressed sound using the Mix control described below When only using one compressor one signal will be sent dry through the com pressor module In this case the mix control affects the amount of dry uncom pressed and wet compressed signal Controls COMPRESSOR 1 Threshold Character intage Parallel 15 ms A Attack 50 ms Release Detection 2 dB Comp 2 Auto Gain 100 0 Threshold dB The Threshold control sets the level at which the dynamics processing takes place Lower threshold settings will perform more compression Ratio The Ratio determines how much gain reduction happens when the input audio exceeds the threshold Higher ratios will result in more extreme compression Attack ms The attack time is the amount of time in milliseconds it will take to apply the spe cified ratio and compression algorithm when the incoming signal has passed the defined threshold value Shorter attack times will result in much quicker compress
13. an effective technique for adding fullness to a track as you can bring up the lower levels without com pressing or limiting the upper levels 15 0 1 Ratio 10ms Attack 100 ms Release Detection Peak 0 0 dB RMS Auto Gain Attack ms The attack time is the amount of time in milliseconds that it takes for Nectar to bring its gain reduction back to zero once the signal has fallen below the threshold Tip Shorter attack times can tend to unnaturally pump on certain audio mater ial where longer release times have a more subtle gradual feel to them Release ms This is the amount of time in milliseconds that Nectar will wait after the incoming signal has passed the defined threshold value to apply the specified ratio of gain to the signal Shorter release times will engage the Gate module much more quickly while longer release times can result in slower more subtle pro cessing Detection Modes 15 0 1 Ratio 10ms Detection Peak 0 0 dB RMS Auto Gain Peak When this option is enabled Nectar looks at the incoming peak signal level to trigger the gating dynamics process This allows for more surgical and exact pro cessing and can be effective when trying to remove room tone or noise from a signal RMS When this option is enabled instead of processing your audio based on the incoming peak level of the signal Nectar looks at the RMS average signal level This can allow for much more gradual p
14. into one new Note Region Zoom Controls Zoom to Selection The Zoom to Selection control allows you to easily zoom to a specific location in the Piano Roll Timeline Simply click the Zoom to Selection icon then click and drag across a specific location in the Note Workspace to zoom to fit that selection Zoom to Show All Captured Notes The Zoom to Show All Captured Notes control allows you to instantly zoom in or out to show all the detected Note Regions within the audio you have captured Resetting Deleting Notes Resetting Note Values After selecting one or more Note Regions within the Note Workspace you may click the Reset button to return those notes to their original pitch location and to reset their associated Note Controls at the bottom of the interface Deleting Notes After selecting one or more Note Regions within the Note Workspace you may click the Trash icon to remove that note from the Note Workspace and it will no longer be pitch corrected Tip You may right click within the workspace to reveal an option to delete all Note Regions on the workspace Note Controls Click on any detected Note Region with the cursor tool in order to select that par ticular note for editing Shift click multiple Note Regions in order to select many ata time Setting Your Vocal Range Vocal Range Correction Strength Middle Formant Vibrato Vocal Range is an important parameter to set correctly The specifi
15. modules Use the Overview Panel for a quick glance at a preset s settings or for quick tweaking of modules to adjust them to suit your vocals EQUALIZER a COMPRESSOR GATE ESS SATURATION HARMONIZER E Threshold dB Amt Mix Gain Pan 00 a O REVERB 2058 N 1 Decay DELAY 0 04 C Time X a FX 100 0 100 0 1000 Mix 96 0dB 3 1 dB 506 733 OO Y Dry Ca Wet 3 1 et Parallel E a Mode 7 o et Choosing a Preset Start by selecting a Genre and Preset by clicking the large display at the bottom of Nectar s interface From here you can adjust your settings to taste Module Controls Nectar s Overview Panel View presents you with the most relevant controls for each of Nectar s modules You can engage or bypass processing in the dif ferent modules by using the power buttons in the upper left corner of each block in the Overview Panel COMPRESSOR Threshold dB 0 0 Parallel Mode oe que Equalizer Within the EQ section of the Overview Panel you have the ability to interact with all enabled nodes from the EQ module Adjust any of Nectar s EQ nodes in order to shape your vocals to fit your mix Click and drag to alter the frequency and gain of any node and use the node brackets or the mouse wheel to adjust the Q of that particular node The Equalizer section also features a spectrum analyzer Learn more about interacting with these EQ nodes in the EQ
16. 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 Controls Ess Sets the threshold and controls the amount of gain reduction that is applied to the incoming vocal take when a sibilance is detected If the detected sibilance is over the threshold the amount of gain reduction is relative to how high the sig nal goes above the threshold This gain reduction is applied quickly and trans parently to the entire incoming vocal take instead of simply reducing the gain of a particular set of frequencies This allows for much more natural sibilant reduc tion and prevents the effect of the singer having a lisp Ess Only Allows you to audition the detected sibilance that is above the threshold This can be useful if you find you need to adjust the Frequency control Frequency The frequency control is used to set how the De Esser is going to detect incom ing sibilant material This control serves as a cutoff point in which everything above the specified frequency will be used to detect sibilance in proportion to the level of the full bandwidth audio take In general this control can be left at its default value of 2500 Hz and should
17. phase cancellation Time Time Variation allows you to create varying time offsets in each added voice This simulates multiple performances and reduces phase cancellation Pitch Correction Determines the amount of pitch correction performed on the added vocal accompaniments Values of 100 will be corrected while values of 100 will be further detuned X Y Pad PAN amp GAIN Modes The X Y Pad features both Pan Gain and Pitch Delay modes By default the X Y Pad displays Pan Gain controls Pan amp Gain When in Pan Gain mode the Harmony module s X Y Pad allows you to quickly adjust the level and stereo placement of each added voice Each added voice is represented on the X Y Pad as a node labeled with its corresponding voice number Pitch amp Delay When in Pitch Delay mode the Harmony module s X Y Pad allows you to quickly fine tune the pitch and adjust the offset delay of each added voice Each added voice is represented on the X Y Pad as a node labeled with its cor responding voice number Setting the Scale of your song Root Here you can define the root note or key that your vocal takes are in It is import ant to set an accurate Root Note as this can help the pitch correction algorithm determine the best possible pitches for added voices Type Chromatic A scale in which every note of every octave will be available for added voices If you are not sure of the scale that your vocal takes are in be
18. shown in the Equalizer Options You can set options for the spectrum by accessing the Visuals Option tab or right clicking under OS X you can also Ctrl click the spectrum and selecting Spectrum Options from the context menu History Menu The History menu is a powerful feature for comparing settings in Nectar To access the History list click on the History button in the menu bar HARM Gain Spread 0 0 COMP 1 Gain 0 0dB COMP 1 A COMP Mix 7 As you tweak controls each movement is captured and displayed in the History list To go back and listen to a previous setting simply click on the list at the point you want to audition The changes that you ve undone will show up ina lighter color Clear You can also press the Clear button to clear the History list at any time Close If you close the History window processing resumes from the point you had last selected so you can continue building on the History list from a earlier point A B C D You can assign up to four points in the History list to A B C and D buttons To do this select the point in the list you want to capture and click on the Set but ton below the A B C or D button Clicking on the appropriate button will then recall the setting assigned to that button History When you exit Nectar the History list and any settings assigned to the A B C or D buttons will be saved so that the next time you start Nectar the list will be rem
19. sure to set your scale type to Chromatic in order to get the best results Chromatic Calibration A 440 0 Hz Key Detection tart Detectior Suggested Keys B Minor B Major A Minot Note When in chromatic mode as every pitched note is available for added voices the defined root note has no effect Major Minor Custom Here you can select to snap your outgoing harmonized voices to either a Major Minor or Custom scale of your choosing based upon your specified Root Note When defining a Custom scale click one upon the notes of the keyboard you wish to enable as options for pitch correction When the individual notes are enabled they will turn gold or dark gold for black keys White and black notes will be disabled and not used in pitch correction Reference Pitch Hz By default all pitches will be based upon a standard A 440Hz tuning reference If your audio is not based on this standard reference pitch or has been moved slightly due to analog tape recording you can adjust Nectar s ref erence Pitch here Key Detection Start Stop Detection This button toggles Nectar s Key Detection on and off Click once to start detec tion and again when you feel you have accurate results Generally running detection for one verse and chorus of your song is sufficient Suggested Keys Once Key Detection has started this selection window will be populated with a prioritized list of suggested keys for your song Aft
20. the De Esser s threshold The node is linked to the Threshold control and can be used to adjust the curve in a visual way rather than setting it with the standard controls Tracking vs Mixing Mode In Mixing Mode Nectar s De Esser module will make use of lookahead in order to provide the most transparent results However this mode requires a small amount of latency delay In Tracking Mode the De Esser will use very little latency to assist in tracking but will be less transparent The Gate can be thought of as performing the opposite task as the compressor It takes audio below the threshold and reduces it Depending on the Ratio set ting this module can function as a noise gate silencing quiet sections or an upward expander boosting quiet sections Thresh er oz o 50 1 Detection Peak 0 0 dB RN Auto Gain Bypass Controls Threshold dB Sets the decibel level where the gate expander processing begins Floor dB Sets the decibel level where the gate processing ends allowing you to preserve some noise floor Ratio Sets the ratio for the dynamics process Higher ratios will result in more extreme gating Tip The Gate can have a ratio greater or less than 1 0 When the ratio is greater than 1 itis operating as a gate and any signals below the threshold will be decreased in volume With ratios less than 1 the Gate can act as an upward compressor by boosting the low level signals This is
21. the node To work in the expanded info view click on the button From this table you can specify a different filter shape for each node If you had selected a node in the main screen before opening the expanded screen that node is shown as selected in the table i e Node 5 has brackets around it indic ating that this was the EQ node that is currently selected Note that you can also use the dialog boxes to enter values for the EQ bands dir ectly You can also disable bands with this table by clicking on the square num ber box to the left of a band in the table Visuals As you adjust a band you will see two EQ curves The bright orange curve is the composite of all EQ bands while the darker orange curve shows the EQ curve of the selected band Spectrum Overlay A spectrum by default is overlaid on the EQ module for visual feedback of the incoming audio You can set options such as average or real time spectrum show peak spectrum etc These are available in the Spectrum Options screen On the right you ll see the gain scale for the EQ This will change as you zoom the EQ in or out On the left you ll see the scale for the spectrum On the bottom you ll see the frequency scale which applies to both the EQ and the spectrum Note The scales for the EQ and spectrum are different by design If they were made to match you wouldn t see enough of the spectrum for it to be useful The Alt Solo Feature If you hold down the Al
22. your DAW The instructions to set this up vary depending on your DAW but the principle is the same route a MIDI track s output to the input of the Nectar 2 plug in Below is a list of popular hosts with steps to setup MIDI Control Pro Tools 1 Create a new Audio Track 2 Find and choose iZotope Nectar 2 as an insert effect on the track 3 In the Advanced View of Nectar engage the Harmony module and engage the MIDI Control button 4 Create a new MIDI Track 5 In the MIDI Track s I O section assign the Input to your desired MIDI Input Device 6 In the MIDI Track s I O section assign the Output to iZotope Nectar 2 1 A gt channel 1 7 Record arm the MIDI track 8 Playback audio and use your MIDI Input Device to play and record har monies Cubase Nuendo 1 Add a new Audio Track 2 Find and choose iZotope Nectar 2 as an insert effect on the track 3 In the Advanced View of Nectar engage the Harmony module and engage the MIDI Control button 4 Add anew MIDI Track 5 In the MIDI Track s I O settings change the Output to iZotope Nectar 2 Midi In 6 In the MIDI Track s I O settings change the Input to your desired MIDI Input Device 7 Record arm the MIDI track if itis not already 8 Playback audio and use your MIDI Input Device to play and record har monies Logic 1 Create a new Software Instrument track 2 Choose Nectar 2 by clicking and holding on the Input for this new Soft
23. 1Zotope NECTAR EQUALIZER COMPRESSOR SATURATION DOUBLER PITCH Amt Mix REVERB Paralle HELP GUIDE Table of Contents NTrOdUCHOM ote set oa en aa ets os A ae eects AEE ERE anaes 4 What s New in Nectar 2 oc co ee etait os eee sietil eee 6 Authorization ss oe co a sk ele ses des aE Sou acwe sucess dobiei dees eeeaecemndees 7 TU KS Co Sa ee nn ne eT 12 Mell TACT MN zis eens case aa idle tee ta plasinre dd Scien pecan an in neta bencudcsaee 16 Preset Manager 0 c cece cece cee ce cee ce cece cee ceceecececescececescsceesecessseneseens 18 Overview Panel 2c6l0 20s sees che ce Sa aiec Seeds vie Desde cee seudesredttueeesecudent 19 Input and Output Gain 2202 cece cee ks bcbcdcdeen lec neececulaedseceecceses 26 Input and Output Meters _ 2 0 0 o eee ccc ccc ec ec ec ec ccecececececececeeeees 28 Equalizer Mod le oo oath et od lei chsiealete aai eiei e eek bd a b iaa E sate sesat 30 Compressors Module 0 0 0 00 0 cc ccc ce cee ee cee cececeececeececscececsceceseessees 36 De Esser Module onc coe ess nanana oaaao aoaaa ewccdeds ese venenivedeteevesbeticcsdeedecs 45 Gate Module 2 ooo cocci cece eee ec see cecncncbecseseccecedeecseccdecseesnesseeeseeseeee 50 Saturation Module 0 0 0 0 0202 c cece eee ccc cccec ec ec nce ceecccececececececeseeeeeeees 57 Pitch Correction Module fu ee act cts eee A le eee ad 61 Harmony Module 22225 2 2225 s 222052stescagcdonds wb geeciet st iodeuesddde
24. Keys Once Key Detection has started this selection window will be populated with a prioritized list of suggested keys for your song After Key Detection has been performed for an adequate period of time usually one verse and chorus you ll find that the top three suggestions remain the same Clicking the suggestions from the list will automatically change the Root and Key settings described above Visuals Mini spectrum Display Each module of Nectar features a display of the frequency spectrum at the top for reference while making changes to your audio within the module Tracking vs Mixing Mode In Mixing Mode Nectar s Pitch Correction module will make use of lookahead in order to provide the best results However this process requires a small amount of latency delay In Tracking Mode Pitch Correction will use very little latency to assist in tracking but will be lower quality Nectar 2 s new Harmony module allows you to instantly add harmonized vocal accompaniments to your tracks without time consuming tracking multiple takes and performers Key Detection technology intelligently suggests the key of your song to allow for real time harmonized voice generation Pan amp Gain Scale Root ype B Minor Calibration A Unison 440 0 Hz Unison Key Detection MIDI Contro tart Detectio Variation GA 3 0 Pitch Ken O 12 0 Time B Major 0 0 A Minor Amount Note The Harmony module has replaced
25. Nectar s Doubler Module The Har mony module will act as a doubler when all added voices are shifted either up or down an octave Controls Voices The Harmony module offers up to four vocal accompaniments known as voices Each voice may be in unison or shifted up down intervals as large as an octave To enable a voice click its corresponding voice number to the left Once enabled you may select the direction and amount the voice is shifted rel ative to the lead voice or if it is in unison Solo Voices Clicking Solo Voices mutes the lead vocal so the module only outputs added voices This can be useful when placing Nectar on an aux track to process har monies independently from your lead vocal MIDI Control Enabling MIDI Control allows you to trigger backing voices with your MIDI Controller When enabled the voice table will dim and the settings of added voices will be determined by the four nodes in the X Y Pad discussed below The first four voices triggered by your MIDI controller will have the settings of the four nodes in the X Y Pad After four voices are added the settings in the X Y Pad will be repeated for more than four voices Learn more about setting up MIDI Control here Variation Pitch 15 0 Time Pitch 0 0 Correction Amount Variation Pitch Pitch Variation allows you to give each added voice its own subtle differences in pitch This creates a humanizing effect to the added voices and reduces
26. a a iE e Eana ise 139 IPIPUVOURUT OBUONS neta en e tt E NEEE EEEE 140 EQHarmony OpUONS esson eee a a AEE En 141 Pitch Editor General Options 0 0 0 0 ccc c cece eee ec ec ececececececeeeeeeees 142 Pith Editor PHRECTODIONS 55032 es to cs kh A ht Ete 144 Breath Control General Options 2 0 0 2 202 222 2c 2c ccececeececececeeeeeeeees 145 iZotope Customer Support coo ose ee secene reteset enue sseeensseeeeeneseuewese 147 Introduction Nectar was created out of a desire to provide engineers musicians and voice over artists with a vocal mixing tool that could provide a great sound with just a few clicks of the mouse EQUALIZER 1 COMPRESSOR SATURATION HARMONIZER Threshold dB Amt Mix Gain Pan Key Features Over 200 Vocal Presets in 12 Genres giving you instant access to a wealth of vocal sounds 10 DSP modules relevant to vocal production including Equal izer Compressor De Esser Gate Limiter Saturation Pitch Cor rection Reverb Delay FX and Harmony Freely adjustable signal path allowing you to rearrange the flow of all DSP modules Simple preset system for saving your own adjustments and cre ating new sounds Innovative Metering which provides powerful feedback that can assist you when making adjustments What s New in Nectar 2 Harmony module that allows you to easily add harmonized accompaniments to your vocal tracks or add your own custom backing vocals with your MIDI controller
27. accurately generate the early reflec tions of the plate while an algorithm has been written to synthetically generate the late tails of the reverb Using this sort of hybrid DSP provides continuous control of parameters like the damping in real time which isn t possible with pure convolution Additionally this hybrid DSP is significantly more CPU effi cient than pure convolution Controls Saturation lt 3 0 Amount 0 0 ms 6s 100 0 100 07 Pre delay ms This determines the amount of time the processed wet signal is delayed from being output This can help to keep the wet vocals from sounding on top of the dry vocals increasing clarity in the overall vocal track with a greater sense of space While the EMT 140 didn t offer any pre delay it is present in Nectar 2 to give you added control of the plate reverb Decay The Decay control corresponds to the physical damper present in the EMT 140 that pressed against the plate in order to affect the decay time While not an explicit control of reverb time as often seen in digital reverbs this damping effect will affect decay time though it is not constant across all frequencies Width The width control affects the stereo spread of the reverb module The default 100 setting accurately represents the sound of a mono signal through the ste reo version of the EMT 140 which was first offered as a mono unit then stereo was later added however explicit control of the sp
28. apturing and playing back Bypass Button Clicking the Bypass button will bypass the Pitch Editors processing in your DAW allowing you to compare your original vocal track to the processing of Nectar s Pitch Editor History Button Clicking the History button opens the History menu which allows you to recall and compare settings and adjustments Learn more about the History menu here Options Button Clicking the Options button loads the Options Menu from which you can author ize your copy of Nectar access additional resources for working with Nectar adjust visual settings and more Learn more about Nectar s Options here Help Button You may click the Help button at any time to launch this Help Documentation The Breath Control plug in will automatically detect breaths in your vocal takes and suppress them This can be an essential tool when editing a vocal track by streamlining a task that can be time consuming when performed manually __ O Sensitivity Note The component Breath Control plug in is only available in Nectar 2 Vocal Production Suite How Breath Control Works The Breath Control plug in automatically analyzes the incoming vocal take and distinguishes breaths from sung vocals based on their harmonic structure If any piece of the incoming audio matches a harmonic profile similar to a breath the module will suppress that portion of the audio until sung vocals are detected Dif ferent from a Thre
29. bout 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 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 sli
30. can reference the preset files by their file names because the name you give the preset in Nectar becomes the name of the XML file Windows Users Documents and Settings lt your username gt My Documents iZotope Nectar 2 Pre sets Mac Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Nectar 2 Presets Transferring Presets Similar to Nectar s Styles Presets are stored as XML files inside of your Preset directory These XML files will be named and categorized as they appear inside of your Nectar Preset window Backing up these presets is as simple as copying files Just browse to the loc ation of your presets select the directory or individual XML files you would like to backup and copy them onto your backup drive or location To restore any presets that have already been backed up simply copy the desired presets back into your Nectar Preset directory and on the next instan tiation Nectar will recognize their presence and display them in the internal Pre set window Preset Directories Windows Users Documents and Settings lt your username gt My Documents iZotope Nectar 2 Pre sets Mac Users lt username gt Documents iZotope Nectar 2 Presets Spectrum The spectrum provides a real time display of the frequencies of the mix Nectar can show both peak hold and real time spectra so users can see both a peak and running spectrum simultaneously in the display By default only a real time averaging spectrum will be
31. d of a thin metal plate suspended within a 8x4 sound resistant wooden enclosure weighing 600 pounds A speaker like transducer on one end of the plate reproduced the input signal causing the plate to vibrate while two micro phone like transducers received the signal at the opposite end creating a stereo reverb effect the stereo unit wasn t introduced until 1961 The reverb time of the unit was affected by a damping pad which pressed against the plate The unit was considered small at the time and was an option for smaller studios without an echo chamber While the sound of the plate was unlike the natural reverb that occurs in physical spaces its warm and dense sound made it the preference of engineers at both Abbey Road studios and RCA Studio B in Nashville and was featured on records from Pink Floyd and the Beatles Today the EMT 140 remains a mainstay of recording and is still very much in demand Modeling the EMT 140 In order to authentically recreate the sound of the EMT 140 iZotope first located an original unit that was still in good working order sadly many have fallen into disrepair Then by running sine sweeps through the unit at many damping set tings we were able to generate impulse responses that accurately captured the sound of the particular plate Rather than just use pure convolution we ve used a hybrid DSP algorithm which utilizes both convolution and algorithmic methods of generating reverb Convolution is used to
32. der 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 Harmony Nectar 2 s Harmony module allows you to quickly add harmonized vocal accom paniments to your vocal tracks without multiple performers or tracking passes In addition the Harmony module functions as a Doubler allowing you to add up to four voices to recordings Learn more about the settings described below and the Harmony module here Gain Slider The Gain slider determines the levels of the added voices produced by the Har mony module in relation to the original lead voice Pan Slider The Pan slider affects the stereo width of the added voices produced by the Har mony module Lower settings make the location of added voices more narrow while higher settings spread the stereo location of the added voices Pitch Nectar s Overview Panel features a meter that reflects the amount of pitch cor rection processing taking place in real time This meter is enabled only when you re using the real time Pitch Correction module Learn more about the Pitch Correction module here Reverb Nectar s Plate Reverb module allows you to instantly add a warm depth to your vocal tracks reminiscent of timeless recordings Learn more about t
33. desired amount of gain reduction applied to all detected breaths regardless of level Target dB Sets the resulting desired level of all detected breaths above the set target Breaths Only When enabled only the audio of the detected breaths will be passed to the out put of the module This can help when setting the Sensitivity control in order to make sure that only the breathing in your audio is being processed Visuals Gain Reduction Trace The Gain Reduction Trace is a scrolling meter that displays the incoming sig nal s waveform with a superimposed tracing that illustrates the amount of gain reduction taking place in real time Latency In order for the Breath Control plug in to have time to perform its analysis it must incur a good deal of latency The result of this latency is that the incoming audio is delayed in time with respect to the other tracks in your session Modern audio applications have a feature called Delay Compensation which will recognize the latency delay that Nectar requires and will adjust the tracks in your session accordingly making sure that all of your tracks are aligned and in time with each other This Delay Compensation can only occur once the audio has been recorded into your digital audio workstation however When tracking recording your incoming audio the latency of the Breath Control module will cause a delay between when the audio comes in to your computer and when it pas
34. e To use the Pitch Editor in Sonar X2 you must have ReWire set up Digital Performer Add iZotope Nectar 2 Pitch Editor as an Instrument Bundle and assign it as an input to a record armed stereo Audio or Aux track GarageBand ReWire is automatically active upon instantiating Pitch Editor Delay Compensation Some plug in configurations especially those using pitch correction require high latencies from your host application During playback this can result ina delay or offset to a single track s output and can sometimes put a track out of sync with the rest of a mix During mix downs and edits this can cause a gap or silence to appear and displace the beginning of the output There are a couple of ways to fix this problem 1 Try enabling the Delay Compensation feature in the plug in Options screen under the General tab You can access the Options screen by pressing the Options button at the lower right corner of the plug in s touchscreen In compatible host applications this will allow you to use a plug in s more latency intensive settings and DSP without delaying or offsetting your tracks It corrects or compensates for the offset created by latency in both playback and mix down 2 The delay compensation freeze is designed to help in certain hosts that don t completely support delay compensation In general some hosts only check a plug in s latency when the plug in first starts up or opens The freeze feature
35. e Preset Display at the bottom of the Nectar interface to open the Preset Manager We ve organized presets into genre categories that will let you search easily for presets for every purpose Because every vocal track is dif ferent we ve aimed to give you a lot of starting points so that you can choose the best one for your project Step 2 Setting Your Input Level Setting your input level is important when selecting a preset as it will sound drastically different if your input level is too loud or quiet In order to ensure that you have a good neutral levels as a starting point we recommend setting Nectar s input level so that the input meter is peaking within the recommended range bracket Learn more about the Input and Output Gain of Nectar here Step 3 Adjust Presets to Taste EQUALIZER COMPRESSOR SATURATION HARMONIZER Threshold dB Amt Mix Gain Pan L_0 0 REVERB Parallel Mode 19 004s p 5 7 E Time k Wet eg FX Ar 100 0 100 0 100 0 R Mix 96 04B 3 1 dB 50 6 73 3 0 0 00 Y Dry 9 Wet When you ve found a Preset that has what your track needs further adjust the controls to your liking to define your own unique sound The Overview Panel view gives you instant access to the most relevant controls of Nectar s modules Quickly adjust the settings of a given module to tailor the sound or quickly enable or disable modules Step 4 Dig Deeper MODULES Pitch FX EQ Saturation Compress
36. e the iZotope Nectar 2 Pitch Editor ReWire Device on an empty track in your session Once you instantiate the ReWire Device you can feel free to hide the active track In some DAWs ReWire connectivity happens automatically and doesn t require anything more than simply instantiating the Nectar 2 Pitch Editor Below is a list of popular hosts with steps to setup ReWire connectivity Pro Tools Create a new Aux Track In the Instrument plug in category choose iZotope Nectar 2 Pitch Editor Note Pro Tools 10 requires that you enable the Enable ReWire Host Position option in the General Options tab Logic ReWire is automatically active upon instantiating Pitch Editor Cubase Nuendo Go to the Devices menu and select iZotope Nectar 2 Pitch Editor ReWire In the Device window hit the power button to enable the ReWire device Ableton Live ReWire is automatically active upon instantiating Pitch Editor To have play back start at the chosen playhead position within the Pitch Editor hold Shift when starting playback Reaper On an audio track open the FX window and add ReWire iZotope Nectar 2 Pitch Editor as an insert Studio One In the Browser open the Instruments folder and add iZotope Nectar 2 Pitch Editor to a new track by dragging the device to the arrange window Sonar In the Browser click the ReWire button then drag iZotope Nectar 2 Pitch Editor into the arrange window Not
37. e to save your changes to the existing preset Compare The Compare button is a great way to quickly hear the difference between the default settings of the most recent preset that you ve selected and the result of any changes that you have made to this preset Working Settings This lets you start your mixing session based on one of Nectar s default presets and then continue to tweak the settings always comparing to where you started New Folder The New Folder option allows you to easily add custom named folders to the Nectar preset manager Show at Startup This allows you to set whether or not the preset manager will open automatically when starting Nectar Close Closes the preset manager loading the last preset you selected from the preset list Renaming Presets You can double click on the name of a preset to enter the edit mode and then type a new name for that preset Changing Where Presets Are Stored Change Folder You don t need to store all of your presets in the default folder s You can create custom folders of presets for different projects archive presets etc To change the folder that Nectar looks to for presets click the Change Folder button and browse to the folder that contains the presets you want to use Backing up Presets Backing up presets is as simple as copying files Just browse to the location of your preset files The XML files in this folder are your presets with one XML file for each preset You
38. ect the delay offset in the host application i e manually edit out the short delay of silence Delay Com pensation See Delay Compensation documentation for more info View Buffers This launches the View Buffers dialog which lets you inspect the buffer sizes which your host application is using See Buffer Sizes documentation for more info This launches the Host Sync Viewer window which displays information about your current session host application includ Host Sync ing Tempo Transport State Time signature etc Enable ReWire Host This option can improve the Pitch Editor s ability to accur Position ately set playhead position in some hosts This is recom mended for Pro Tools 10 and Sonar Low Latency This option only appears in the RTAS AAS versions of RTAS AAX Pro Nectar and by default will be disabled When selected this option will help reduce latency in Pro Tools but will cause as higher CPU usage Other History depth Lets you set how many levels or steps are remembered in the History dialog to control the size of the history log file Keyboard Support Keyboard support must be set to full for all Keyboard short cuts to be available Available options include Full full key board support Minimal only TAB arrow keys and ENTER or None Keyboard shortcuts turned off Check for Updates Selects the frequency with which Nectar checks for version updates Choose between daily weekly monthly and never
39. ed Breath Control General Options Graphics Enable Meters Allows you to quickly turn on off all meters Show Tooltips When enabled this allows informational notes to appear when the cursor pointer is hovering on top of the features controls Allows you to set the speed frames per second used to dis play and update meters You can increase the frame rate for Frame Rate Limiter smoother animation If you notice graphics performance prob lems in your host application you can set the FPS value lower to limit the amount of CPU used fordrawing Opacity Allows you to control the opacity or transparency of the inter face The slider will be disabled in host applications that do not support this feature Dim Controls When When this option is enabled modules will be dimmed when Bypassed bypassed This feature helps to remind you when a module is bypassed so that you don t make adjustments to a bypassed module unintentionally Using some of Nectar s more CPU intensive settings and algorithms may result in a delay of the signal This causes a delay when listening or mixing down Fortunately many applications provide delay compensation which is a means Delay Com for Nectar to tell the application it has delayed the signal and the host application should automatically undo the delay on the track If your host application supports delay com pensation enable this option If your application doesn t sup port Nectar s delay co
40. ed Vocal Range will control how the Pitch Editor processes audio Start with the Middle setting for most performers but if you notice any undesirable behavior or arti facts in the detected notes experiment with the Low and High options to achieve the best results Formant Controls O Formant Preservation Formant Shift semitones 0 00 Formal i s Global Formant Scaling 10 100 Formant Preservation Enabled by default this option preserves the original formants of your captured vocals allowing pitch to be corrected while retaining the original character of the performer s timbre When this option is enabled you also have the ability to fine tune formants using the Formant Shift and Global Formant Scaling controls for each Note Region Formant Shift semitones This control allows you to adjust the vocal formants of your captured vocal audio While in many cases this can be left at O in order to preserve the formants as they were originally recorded adjusting this parameter can aid in finding more natural results when performing larger pitch shifts beyond a few notes in a given dir ection Global Formant Scaling Nectar s Pitch Correction algorithm will preserve the formants of your incoming vocal takes exactly as they were recorded These formants are what give the voice its timbre and are very important in keeping your vocals sounding as nat ural as possible when pitch shifting However it can be desirable to shift
41. eedback percentage will control how much the signal is repeated before it is faded out For longer delays increase this control whereas shorter feedback times result in very short one repeat slap back echoes Note When increasing this control to 100 special delay effects can be cre ated which while interesting can also grow to be very loud Be mindful of the levels of your audio when adjusting this control into higher percentages Low and High Cutoff Filters These filter nodes control how much low or high frequency content from the ori ginal audio will be sent to the Delay controlling the frequency band of your delayed signal Modulation Depth and Rate In order to create more realistic delayed effects the delay time will be varied in real time within a certain limit After enabling the Modulation check box the Depth and Rate controls will determine how much of this effect is applied and how fast the delay times will be varied With subtle settings a very gentle movement of the signals delay time can cre ate a natural cohesive delay and with more extreme settings creative delay effects can be achieved to fit the creative goals of your session Visuals Mini spectrum Display Each module of Nectar features a display of the frequency spectrum at the top for reference while making changes to your audio within the module The Delay module s Mini spectrum display also includes the high and low cutoff filters men tioned above
42. embered so you can pick up where you left off CPU Optimization Unlike many single task plug ins Nectar harnesses the power of 10 DSP pro cessors in one plug in Nectar performs a significant number of calculations when running The combination of 64 bit processing multiple DSP processors and real time meters dictates that it requires more CPU processing than some plug ins Optimizing your CPU If you re not using modules for processing you should be sure to bypass them to conserve CPU power Try changing the buffer size and or latency setting in your host application When buffers are too high latencies are too large meters may update slowly however less stress will be placed on your CPU As buffers become very small latencies are very low Nectar will consume more CPU You can also disable meters in their option screens Right click on any meter to bring up the options screen for that meter Buffer Size Viewer The Buffer Size Viewer dialog lets you inspect the buffer sizes which your host application is using If you are using Nectar at low buffer sizes you may experience unusually high CPU usage Some host applications make it very easy to see what your buffer sizes are but it can be more difficult to determine in others For that reason Nectar provides this dialog to let you find out exactly what buffer sizes are being sent to the plug in To use this dialog simply launch it by clicking the View Buffers button in t
43. er Key Detection has been performed for an adequate period of time usually one verse and chorus you ll find that the top three suggestions remain the same Clicking the suggestions from the list will automatically change the Root and Key settings described above Visuals Mini spectrum Display Each module of Nectar features a display of the frequency spectrum at the top for reference while making changes to your audio within the module The Har mony module s mini spectrum includes both a high and low shelf filter that affect only the voices added by the Harmony module These filters allow you to sculpt the added backing vocals independently of the lead voice Tracking vs Mixing Mode In Mixing Mode Nectar s Harmony module will make use of lookahead in order to provide the best results However this process requires a small amount of latency delay In Tracking Mode the Harmony module will use very little latency to assist in tracking but will be lower quality Nectar 2 s completely revamped Reverb Module models the classic EMT 140ST Stereo Plate Reverb giving your vocals timeless space and character Lacking early reflections of rooms and halls Plate Reverb can add a dimension to your vocal tracks without making them muddy Pre delay Decay Width ww Saturation lt 3 0 Amount 0 0 ms 6s 100 0 100 0 EMT 140 History Invented in 1957 by Elektro Mess Technik the 140 plate reverb unit was com pose
44. erentiate the real time spectrum from the peak hold spec trum Toggles whether Nectar displays and holds the peaks of the spectrum analyzer Lets you select between three types of spectrums Linear a continuous line connecting the calculated points of the spectrum 1 3 octave splits the spectrum into bars with a width of 1 3 of an octave Although the spectrum is split into discrete bands this option can provide excellent resolution at lower fre quencies Critical bands splits the spectrum into bands that cor respond to how we hear or more specifically how we dif ferentiate between sounds of different frequencies Each band represents sounds that are considered similar in fre quency You can click on the Peak Hold time to select between spe cific hold times in milliseconds or Infinite where the peak is held indefinitely You can reset the peaks by clicking on the spectrum Controls the trade off between frequency and time resolution in the spectrum Higher values will let you see smaller peaks in the spectrum but the spectrum will update more slowly Controls how often the spectrum updates More overlap will cause the spectrum to update more frequently at the expense of increased CPU usage Selects a window type for the spectrum In most cases the default window type will work well but you can choose from a variety of window types Each window type has different amp litude and frequency resolution characteristics
45. eter appears in red between the two signal level bars The Threshold Control meter also displays the amount of gain reduction in real time with a dB readout at the bottom Gain Reduction Trace The Gain Reduction Trace is a scrolling meter that displays the incoming sig nal s waveform with a superimposed tracing that illustrates the amount of gain reduction taking place in real time Mini spectrum Display Each module of Nectar features a display of the frequency spectrum at the top for reference while making changes to your audio within the module Tracking vs Mixing Mode In Mixing Mode Nectar s Limiter module will make use of lookahead in order to provide the more transparent results However this process requires a small amount of latency delay and is only available in Mixing Mode In Tracking mode Nectar s Limiter will incur less latency making tracking possible but pro cessing will be less transparent Nectar 2 offers a new resizable component plug in dedicated to offline pitch cor rection simplifying the manual pitch correction process from within your DAW Note The component Pitch Editor plug in is only available in Nectar 2 Vocal Production Suite Capturing Audio To begin performing offline pitch correction you must first click the Capture but ton then playback audio from your DAW The Capture button puts the Pitch Editor plug in into record mode and will begin capturing any audio played back thr
46. etermines the amount of the phased signal that is fed back into the Phaser Depth The depth slider controls the frequency range of the filters of the phaser sweep At lower settings the phaser will affect low end frequencies and at higher set tings the phaser will sweep into higher frequencies Flanger The Flanger is a phase shifting effect that adds a slightly delayed signal to cre ate a whooshing comb filtering effect with frequency notches in linear harmonic series Feedback The Feedback control determines the amount of the flanged signal that is fed back into the flanger Depth The Depth control determines the amount of modulation by controlling the depth of the Flanger s filtering Chorus The Chorus adds a delayed pitch modulated signal to the input producing a shimmering effect that also widens the stereo spread Feedback The Feedback control determines the amount of the chorused signal that is fed back into the Chorus Depth The depth slider controls the range of the pitch modulation performed on your audio Repeat Effects CO reedoac oe 100 0 Echo The Echo is a unique delay like effect which repeats and fades out segments of your vocal tracks It provides a more pronounced and impacting delay effect that adds a presence to your vocal tracks Feedback The Feedback control determines the amount of the echoed signal that is fed back into the Echo Time The Time control affects t
47. g audio independently of each other To visualize this imagine that in Series Mode the Distort effect output feeds the input of the Modulate effects whose output feeds the input of the Repeat effects whose out put feeds the input of the Global Wet control In Parallel Mode imagine that the output of each effect is on its own path all to be summed at the input of the Global Wet control Tempo This control allows you to manually set the speed of relevant effects within the FX module These include the effects within the Modulate and Repeat sections By default this control is set to sync to the effects every 1 bar at the specified tempo Host Sync This button enables host syncing for relevant effects within the FX module These include the effects within the Modulate and Repeat sections Speed When Host Sync is enabled the Tempo control becomes the Speed control This control allows you to choose the note length used to sync the Modulate and Repeat effects relative to your host s tempo setting Dry Wet Controls The Dry Wet Controls affect the amount of Dry unaffected and Wet affected signal output by the module Visuals Mini spectrum Display Each module of Nectar features a display of the frequency spectrum at the top for reference while making changes to your audio within the module Nectar s Delay module can help to create transparent or colorful delayed copies of your original vocal track A helpful alternative t
48. he Host tab of the Options screen Then use the following controls Captured buffer sizes This list box shows the buffers you have captured thus far The number on the left is the input buffer size the host applications buffer size and the number on the right is the output buffer size Push Start to begin capturing buffer sizes Now each time a buffer is sent to the plugin it will be added to the list of captured buffer sizes for you to see Push Stop to stop capturing buffer sizes Note that buffers are sent in very rapid succession to the plug in and after 100 buffer sizes are captured the capturing will automatically be stopped Clear Clears the list of captured buffer sizes Copy Copies the list of gathered buffer sizes to the clipboard useful for pasting into a support e mail if necessary Automation Automation allows you to specify changes to sliders over the duration of a mix You can automate any Nectar parameter using host applications which support effects automation Using Automation in Nectar The implementation and specifics of automation are dependent on the host application so please refer to the documentation of the host app for setting up an automated mix In general though you insert Nectar as an ordinary effect on a track then in the track view of the host app assign automation envelopes to it These envelopes control how Nectar parameters are changed over the course of the mix In this case
49. he amount of audio captured before fading begins Shred The Shred effect is a unique stuttering delay like effect that repeats samples of your audio offering control of both sample size and the amount of repetition It provides an upfront and aggressive repeating delay effect allowing you to cre ate complex rhythms Shreds The Shreds control determines the number of times the repeated audio sample will play back within the specified capture window Repeats The Repeats control affects the size of the sampled audio window that will be repeated This control is directly related to the Global Tempo Speed control described below For example if Host Sync is on and Speed is set to 1 bar set ting Repeats to 1 4 will repeat the first quarter note of each captured bar setting Repeats to will repeat the first eighth note of each captured bar and so on You can only repeat segments of audio when your Speed setting is greater than your Repeats setting since the Speed setting determines the length of the cap tured audio When Host Sync is disabled 1 bar of audio is captured by default The length of this bar is determined by the Tempo control Global Controls Series Parallel 4 2 600 0 _Y Tempo Host n T etx Series Parallel Modes In Series Mode the effects contained in the module will affect the audio signal one after the other from Distort to Module to Repeat In Parallel Mode the effects will affect the incomin
50. he settings described below in the Reverb Module section here Decay The Decay control corresponds to the physical damper present in the EMT 140 While not an explicit control of reverb time as often seen in digital reverbs the control will affect the overall decay of the reverb Wet The Wet control affects how much wet reverberated signal will be blended with the dry not reverberated signal A setting of 0 will add no reverb while a set ting of 100 will add reverb to all of the incoming audio Delay Nectar s Delay module can help to create transparent or colorful delayed copies of your original vocal track Learn more about the settings described below in the Delay Module section here Time Determines the amount of time that will pass before each successive repeat of your incoming dry vocal Wet The Wet control affects how much wet delayed signal will be blended with the dry not delayed signal A setting of 0 will add no delay while a setting of 100 will add delay to all of the incoming audio FX Nectar s FX module allows you to create both otherworldly and subtle vocal sounds with distortion modulation and time based effects Learn more about the settings described below in the FX module section here Dry The Dry control affects how much dry unaffected signal will be blended with the wet affected signal Wet The Wet control affects how much wet affected signal will be blended with the dry no
51. his mode emulates the program dependant compression and non linear release characteristics of classic analog compressors Available Parameter ranges Ratio 1 1 50 1 Attack 0 10 300ms Release 1 1200ms Optical In this mode the compressor will emulate the smooth compression of hardware optical compressors With non linear attack and release characteristics and subtle harmonic coloration Optical mode can provide transparent but pleasingly colored compression Note Turn RMS detection ON to further emulate the sound of hardware optical compressors which were based on this design Available Parameter ranges Ratio 4 1 fixed Attack 1 100ms Release 40 200ms Solid State Based on early VCA transistor based hardware compressors the Solid State mode can give a clear but aggressive compression sound distinguished by the very fast attack and nonlinear release times characteristic of the original hard ware units With its own unique harmonic coloration Solid State can be a great mode for accentuating vocal transients Note Leave RMS detection OFF to allow the Solid State mode to react in a much quicker peak detection mode to make the pleasing vocal sound of this algorithm more present Available Parameter ranges Ratio 4 1 12 1 Attack 0 20 80ms Release 50 1200ms Mix This control will allow you to blend how much of each signal s audio is output from the module In single compressor m
52. ial mode for evaluation pur poses Please use your supplied Nectar serial number to fully authorize your product Trial vs Demo Mode For the first 10 days after the first instantiation Nectar 2 will run in Trial mode which offers full functionality After 10 days Nectar will revert to Demo mode In Demo mode Nectar will periodically mute audio output Authorizing Your Copy of Nectar Online After opening Nectar and launching the Authorization Wizard the following steps will complete the authorization process online 1 First click on Authorize 2 Next enter the serial number emailed to you It should look like this SN NECTAR XXXX XXXX XXXXK KXXXKX 3 You must also enter your name and a valid e mail address Make note of the e mail address you use to authorize your license Your license and iZo tope account will be linked directly to this e mail address Note Clicking the Advanced button reveals a set of options that allow you to store your Nectar authorization on a portable hard drive or flash drive Click here for more information on these options 4 When you have confirmed that your serial number and e mail information is accurate click once more on Authorize 5 Lastly click on Submit in order to send your authorization message to the iZotope servers If the authorization is accepted click on the Finish button to complete the authorization Authorizing Your Copy of Nectar Offline Some cu
53. ini spectrum Display also features a high shelf post filter which filters only the wet saturated signal Harmonic Highlights The Saturation module s Mini spectrum display additionally features highlights to pinpoint where harmonics are being added to your signal Brighter white high lights indicate more prominent added harmonics at that frequency Range Lov Preserve Chromatic Medium O 00st Calibration A ugn Shift 440 0 Hz 10 Scale Key Detection tart Detection Suggested Keys Controls Vocal Range An important control to set to correctly the specified Vocal Range will control how Nectar detects and analyzes any incoming vocal data Start with the Middle setting for most audio applications and if you notice any undesirable behavior or artifacts in the detected pitches experiment with the Low and High options to achieve the best results Speed ms You can use the Correction Speed control in order to control how quickly your incoming vocals will be snapped to any particular note Set your Correction Speed to Oms in order to achieve robotic immediate pitch snapping or use val ues from 30 60ms in order to obtain more natural and transparent results Transposition semitones This controls allows you to transpose anywhere between an Octave Up or Down Medium High Formant Controls Preserve Enabled by default this option preserves the original formants of your vocals allowing pitch t
54. ion Handles The Waveform Display features Selection Handles which indicate the portion of audio viewable within the Note Workspace You may click and drag these handles to expand the viewable region or click and drag the selection within the handles to navigate across the timeline Tip When hovering over the Waveform Display you may use your mouse wheel to zoom in and out on the timescale in the workspace Transport Controls Transport Controls are available when using ReWire to control playback from within the Pitch Editor plug in Capture Button To begin capturing note data you must first click the Capture Button and then either click the Play Button when using ReWire or click play in your DAW Play Button The Play Button begins playback at the current playhead location Stop Button The Stop Button stops playback at the current playhead location Skip Backward Button The Skip Backward Button instantly moves the playhead to the beginning of the captured portion of audio Skip Forward Button The Skip Forward Button instantly moves the playhead to the end of the cap tured portion of audio It may be used to quickly navigate to the end of captured audio in order to capture subsequent audio after the captured portion Loop Selection Transport Button The Loop Selection Transport Button loops playback of selected notes within the note workspace Note Editing Tools Cursor The Cursor is the default tool selec
55. ion and faster reaction to incoming peaks in your audio while longer attack times can result in much more subtle processing Release ms The release time is the amount of time in milliseconds that it takes for the com pressor to stop processing once the signal has fallen back below the threshold Shorter release times can give an unnatural pumping sound on certain audio material while longer release times have a more gradual feel RMS detection When RMS Detection is enabled instead of using the peak level of the incom ing signal the compressor detects the average signal level By default this is Off and the compressor will be triggered by incoming signal peaks In general peak detection is useful when you re trying to even out sudden peaks in your vocals RMS detection is useful when you re trying to increase the overall volume level without changing the dynamic character of the sound Compressor Modes Nectar s compressors contain multiple algorithms tailored specifically for vocal processing that give you access to a range of compressor types with various characteristics of different hardware compressors Digital This compression mode is built upon modern surgical compression techniques and is designed to provide very clear precise and linear compression to give a great sounding but minimally colored sound Available Parameter ranges Ratio 1 1 50 1 Attack 0 10 300ms Release 1 1200ms Vintage T
56. is launches the View Buffers dialog which lets you inspect the buffer sizes which your host application is using See Buffer Sizes documentation for more info Host Sync This launches the Host Sync Viewer window which displays information about your current session host application includ ing Tempo Transport State Time signature etc Low Latency This option only appears in the RTAS AAS versions of Nectar RTAS AAX Pro and by default will be disabled When selected this option will help reduce latency in Pro Tools but will cause higher CPU cessing jigace Other History depth Lets you set how many levels or steps are remembered in the History dialog to control the size of the history log file Keyboard Support Keyboard support must be set to full for all Keyboard shortcuts to be available Available options include Full full keyboard sup port Minimal only TAB arrow keys and ENTER or None Keyboard shortcuts turned off Check for U pdates Selects the frequency with which Nectar checks for version updates Choose between daily weekly monthly and never Check Now Instantly checks if your version is currently up to date Auth Help Directs to the supporting documentation for authorization Spectrum Options Spectrum Fill Spectrum Show Peak Hold Spectrum Type Peak Hold Time ms Allows you to display the real time spectrum as a solid graph as opposed to a line graph This option can be used to dif f
57. iven the settings you have selected This display can help you visualize how different settings affect the overall char acter of the reverb signal Nectar 2 s FX module simulates a vocal pedalboard offering 7 new creative effects that give you a wealth of unique ways to process your vocals to achieve out of this world sounds MODULATE Send nd ecimate Series paz Echo rallel Flang red cae 600 Chorus Tempo Camii oan er om TED E 100 0 100 0 Solo Distortion Effects Overdrive The Overdrive effect adds a gritty and aggressive distortion to your vocals Unlike Nectar s Saturation module which subtly adds harmonics to your voice the Overdrive effect has the ability to severely mangle your vocal tracks Decimate a Decimate The Decimate effect is a downsampler that reduces the resolution rate of the incoming audio creating a uniquely digital sounding distortion of the audio sig nal that adds artifacts Used in combination with the Overdrive effect you can quickly distort your voice beyond recognition To use Decimate you must first enable the effect then increase the amount control Modulation Effects MODULATE Send fa Flange Chorus D 54 4 A Feedback ER 620 Depth 100 0 Phaser The Phaser is a phase shifting effect that adds an additional signal through a non linear all pass filter creating a more subtle comb filtering effect Feedback The Feedback control d
58. k and select multiple bands Once selected you can adjust them as a group by clicking and dragging on any band you selected in the group 4 If you d rather enter specific values for each node instead of using the visual EQ bands clicking on the button gives you a table view of the EQ band set tings You can enter values for the EQ bands directly in this table You can also disable bands with this table by clicking on the square box to the left of a band 5 If you ve chosen to display an averaging spectrum or a peak hold spectrum using the Spectrum Options screen you can reset the peak hold or the aver aging by clicking anywhere on the spectrum 6 Right click on the spectrum to quickly access the EQ Options or the Spectrum Options screen 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 COMPRESSOR 1 Threshold Character intage Parallel Mode 56 1 Ratio amp 15m _ Attack dh 50m Release Detection Peal 2 2 dB Comp 2 Auto Gain 100 0 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
59. k the Close button Sort by Name Last Used or Last Modified As a convenience you can sort presets by name by the time date last used or the time date last modified Last Used A preset is considered used when you select it and you close the preset sys tem dialog The last used time date stamp is not updated when you are select ing and auditioning presets from the list Last Modified A preset is considered modified when you either create one or you make changes to one and update it with the Update button Preset System Adding and Removing Presets Add Clicking this button adds the current Nectar settings as a new preset You can type a name and optionally add comments for the preset Note that a few keys such as or cannot be used as preset names If you try to type these char acters in the name they will be ignored Note This is because presets are stored as xml files for easy backup and trans ferring Their file names are the same as the name you give the preset for easy ref erence and therefore characters that are not allowed in Windows file names are not allowed in preset names Delete To permanently delete a preset select the preset from the list and click the Remove button Update When you click the Update button your current settings are assigned to the selected preset highlighted This is useful of course for selecting a preset tweaking it then coming back to the preset system and clicking Updat
60. lick the Dock button Selecting Presets To access the Preset Manager click the Global button under Presets in the lower right corner of the Nectar faceplate or press Ctrl P Loading Presets in Nectar You can select and audition any preset by simply clicking on the name in the list This will activate selected Nectar modules and you will hear the effect of the preset when you playback your audio You can easily compare several different presets just by picking a different name on the list Working with Presets in Nectar Once you have selected a preset from the list you may choose to change the ori ginal settings within a specific module When you change any of the original set tings within a preset you will see an asterisk added to the beginning of the preset s name This means that the preset has been altered If you want to keep these settings you need to Add a new preset or Update the existing preset Working Settings If you modify a preset s settings then these modified settings become your Working Settings Your Working Settings will always be at the top of the preset list within the preset manager This allows you to freely preview and compare dif ferent preset options When you are done you can return to your Working Set tings by selecting the item at the top of the Preset Manager labeled lt Working Settings gt To select a preset and have it replace your Working Settings just select the name of the new preset and clic
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62. more about the History menu here Reset Clicking the Reset button clears the current working settings and loads the cur rently selected module s or Overview panel to it s default state A single click often resets the most commonly adjusted settings while a double click will restore all settings to their factory default Help You may click the Help button at any time to launch this Help Documentation Bypass Button Clicking the Bypass button in the lower right of the interface will bypass Nectar s processing in your DAW allowing you to compare your vocal track with and without Nectar Preset Manager Nectar s Genres and Presets are designed to allow you to take full advantage of the underlying signal processing in the most concise and creative way possible Click on the Preset Manager at the bottom of Nectar s interface in order to select your desired Genre and Preset from the preset menu that appears Sort by When a Genre and Preset is chosen Nectar will automatically load settings in Nectar s modules to allow you to recreate that style on your vocal track Note You can also use the arrow keys on your keyboard to scroll Up and Down between Presets and Genres This can be especially helpful to audition the dir ection different presets will take your vocals Learn more about Nectar s Preset System here Nectar 2 s Overview Panel gives you instant access to the most relevant set tings of many of Nectar s
63. mpensation feature or skips stutters with this option turned on you can manually correct the delay offset in the host application i e manually edit out the short delay of silence pensation See Delay Compensation documentation for more info View Buffers This launches the View Buffers dialog which lets you inspect the buffer sizes which your host application is using See Buffer Sizes documentation for more info This launches the Host Sync Viewer window which displays information about your current session host application includ Host Sync ing Tempo Transport State Time signature etc Low Latency This option only appears in the RTAS AAS versions of RTAS AAX Pro Nectar and by default will be disabled When selected this option will help reduce latency in Pro Tools but will cause Seaain higher CPU usage Other History depth Lets you set how many levels or steps are remembered in the History dialog to control the size of the history log file Keyboard Support Keyboard support must be set to full for all Keyboard short cuts to be available Available options include Full full key board support Minimal only TAB arrow keys and ENTER or None Keyboard shortcuts turned off Check for Updates Selects the frequency with which Nectar checks for version updates Choose between daily weekly monthly and never Check Now Instantly checks if your version is currently up to date iZotope Customer Support H
64. ncoming signal and as gain reduction begins to take place a gain reduction meter appears in red between the two level bars The Threshold meter also displays the amount of gain reduction in real time with a dB readout at the bottom Dynamic Curve Meter The Dynamic Curve Meter shows the input signal x axis plotted against the out put processed signal y axis S04 Ratio Detection Peak 0 0 dB RMS Auto Gain Nodes The Dynamic Curve Meter features individual nodes for the Gate and Gate Floor These nodes are linked to the Threshold and Ratio controls and can be used to adjust the curve in a visual way rather than setting them with the stand ard controls Tracking vs Mixing Mode In Mixing Mode Nectar s Gate module will make use of lookahead in order to provide the most transparent results However this process requires a small amount of latency delay In Tracking Mode the Gate will use very little latency to assist in tracking but will be less transparent Nectar s Saturation module can infuse your vocals with the subtle effects of tube tape and other analog hardware by emphasizing even and odd harmonics in varying amounts Amount Bypass Controls Amount Controls the drive of the selected harmonic generating saturation mode Mix Allows you to control the mix of the saturated wet signal with the original dry signal Modes Tape Tape mode emphasizes odd harmonics but with a shorter ha
65. nd a higher bar representing peak level There is also a moving line above the bar representing the most recent peak level or peak hold Peak Hold By default the meters will temporarily hold the peak values of your incoming audio Clipping Above the meter is a red LED that serves as a clipping indicator If the level exceeds 0 dB at any point this LED will light up and remain lit until you double click anywhere on the LED itself Nectar s versatile EQ allows you to add warmth and character with analog matched filters Nectar 2 adds a range of new filter shapes including Baxandall Treble and Bass which allow you make more complex boosts and cuts with less EQ nodes 10000 HP Resonant Bell v 4608 Hz 1 4 dB 0 60 Q 1107 Hz Analog High Shelf 10157 Hz 1 4 dB 140 Frequency and Gain The grey circles mark each of the eight EQ nodes You can adjust an EQ band by clicking on a node and dragging the crosshairs to change the frequency and gain of the band You can also use the arrow keys to adjust a selected band or the Shift key in combination with the arrow keys to adjust in larger increments Q Bandwidth If you move the mouse over the handles on the side of the band you can adjust the Q or bandwidth of the EQ by dragging with the mouse and widening the band If you have a wheel mouse you can use the mouse wheel to widen narrow a selected band Selecting Filter Shapes Nectar provides the ability to set the ty
66. not need to be adjusted much in order to achieve excellent results on a wide variety of material Visuals Gain Reduction Trace 2500 0Hz The Gain Reduction Trace is a scrolling meter that displays the incoming sig nal s waveform with a superimposed tracing that illustrates the amount of gain reduction taking place in real time Mini spectrum Display Each module of Nectar features a display of the frequency spectrum at the top for reference while making changes to your audio within the module The Threshold Control The Threshold Control is a meter that allows you to adjust the threshold of the De Esser with a slider on the left side Additionally the Threshold Control allows you to monitor how the detected sibilance is being affected by dis playing gain reduction as itis taking place Two meters display the levels of the detected sibilance and the gain reduction As gain reduction begins to take place a gain reduction meter appears in red between the two level bars The Threshold meter also displays the amount of gain reduction in real time with a dB readout at the bottom Dynamic Curve Meter The Y vertical axis of the graph represents the amount of gain reduction in dB being applied to your vocals The X horizontal axis shows the difference in level between the high frequency audio content as defined by the Frequency control and the overall level of the incoming audio Node The meter features a node for
67. o be corrected while retaining the original character of the per former s timbre When this option is enabled you also have the ability to fine tune formants using the Formant Shift and Global Formant Scaling controls for each Note Region Shift semitones Use this control to specify the amount of Formant transposition you wish to apply to your incoming vocal tracks In general this can be left at 0 however use this control to manually adjust your vocal formants Transpose Preserve 00st amp Shift 10 Scale Ey Scale Nectar s Pitch Correction algorithm will preserve the formants of your incoming vocal takes exactly as they were recorded These formants are what give the voice its timbre and are very important in keeping your vocals sounding as nat ural as possible when pitch shifting However it can be desirable to shift the form ants slightly in the direction of the desired pitch shift as this corresponds to what humans naturally do When singers sing a higher note our vocal formants also shift slightly higher Global Formant Scaling can sometimes help achieve more natural results when necessary Setting the Scale of your song Root Here you can define the root note or key that your vocal takes are in It is import ant to set an accurate Root Note as this can help the pitch correction algorithm determine the best possible pitches for your vocals to correct to Type Chromatic A scale in which every note
68. o reverb the Delay module can give your vocals a sense of space without losing any vocal clarity or adding unwanted clutter to your overall mix Delay Feedback 344 9 ms 40 0 86 4 100 0 35 100 0 Controls Mode Digital Transparent and classic the Digital delay mode provides exact copies of the incoming vocal signal with minimally colored repetitions Tape A unique and colorful sound the Tape delay mode will filter and distort each pro gressive repeat in the way a signal would be degraded over time on magnetic tape This can help to add extra color to your delayed vocals while preserving the clarity of the repeats Analog Based off of circuit distortion the Analog delay mode can give a large amount of grit and distortion to your signal This grit can help to give your processed audio the extra edge that it needs Trash This controls the amount of processing effect the specified Delay Mode will have upon the processed signal Note The Trash control is disabled when in Digital mode Width Stereo Only This controls stereo width of the delayed signal from mono 0 to extra wide spread 200 Delay ms note values Determines the amount of time that will pass before each successive repeat of your incoming dry vocal With Host Tempo enabled these values can be spe cified in subdivisions or multiples of one musical beat determined by your host s time signature and beats per minute Feedback The f
69. ode the mix control can be used to blend between the first compressor and the dry uncompressed audio passing through the module In dual compressor mode the mix control can be used to blend between the first and second compressor Compressor 2 Post Filter The second compressor features a post filter with low and high shelf EQ nodes After the audio has been compressed by the second compressor the audio will run through the filter allowing you to further shape the sound Boosting the high end of the second compressor audio for example will give a very pleasing bright sound when mixed in with the first compressor s audio providing a more colorful alternative to a simple high end boost in the EQ module This technique achieves what is known as the Motown sound This filter is only available in dual compressor mode Gain dB The Gain control adjusts the output gain of each compressor This is useful for making up for any decrease in levels caused by compression Auto Gain When selected Auto Gain calculates the RMS levels of both the input and out put signals of the compressor and applies the appropriate gain to the output sig nal to compensate for the difference This keeps you from needing to manually apply make up gain after you set the compressor Auto Gain is also a useful tool for A B ing the compressed signal against your original audio If you com pare your original audio to the audio being processed by Nectar s Com
70. of every octave will be available as a pitch your vocals could be corrected to If you are not sure of the scale that your vocal takes are in be sure to set your scale type to Chromatic in order to get the best results Scale Type Chromatic Calibration A 440 0 Hz Key Detection Start Detectio Suggested Keys Note When in chromatic mode as every pitched note is available for pitch cor rection the defined root note has no effect Major Minor Custom Here you can select to snap your incoming vocal pitches to either a Major Minor or Custom scale of your choosing based upon your specified Root Note When defining a Custom scale click upon the notes of the popup keyboard that you wish to enable as options for pitch correction When the individual notes are enabled they will turn gold or dark gold for black keys White and black notes will be disabled and not used in pitch correction Calibration Pitch Hz By default all pitches will be based upon a standard A 440Hz tuning reference If your audio is not based on this standard reference pitch or has been moved slightly due to analog tape recording you can adjust Nectar s Reference Pitch here Key Detection Start Stop Detection This button toggles Nectar s Key Detection on and off Click once to start detec tion and again when you feel you have accurate results Generally running detection for one verse and chorus of your song is sufficient Suggested
71. ors Harmonizer Delay E De Esser 1 HP Resonant v 115 Hz dB 1190 Ravers P 760 Hz OO dB O80G Limiter 1 8 dB 056 Q Bypass Once you ve found an appropriate Preset and adjusted some module settings to your taste from the Overview Panel have a look at the individual modules in the Advanced View In each module s Advanced view you have access to deeper settings for a more customized sound as well as metering which can assist you when making adjustments Global Menu Overview Advanced View Clicking the Overview Advanced button toggles between Nectar 2 s Overview Panel and Advanced View which allows you to dig deeper into each module Tracking Mixing Mode Tracking Mode forces Nectar 2 to process with low latency which assists in using Nectar 2 while tracking recording vocals Tracking Mode performs less transparent dynamics processing and is lower quality Mixing Mode performs high quality processing but incurs more latency Note Modules affected by Tracking Mode are Gate De Esser Compressors Limiter Pitch Correction and Harmony Options Clicking the Options button loads the Options Menu from which you can author ize your copy of Nectar access additional resources for working with Nectar adjust visual settings and more Learn more about Nectar s Options here History Clicking the History button opens the History menu which allows you to recall and compare settings and adjustments Learn
72. ough the plug in If you are using ReWire you may click the Play button after the Capture button to initiate capture Learn more about setting up ReWire in your host here Note The detected note regions will not be displayed until after you stop cap ture Note Workspace After capture the detected notes will be displayed as regions on the Note Workspace Superimposed on the note regions are drawings of the pitch con tours that make up each note AA PAA Ag A ETI AA w DNN IA ANAA ATAN Weatarata atetaras Piano Roll The Piano Roll on the left side of the Note Workspace represents the note scale Enabled notes of the given scale are designated by an illuminated tick to the right of the associated piano roll key By default the Piano Roll in Chro matic mode will have all notes enabled Timeline The Timeline of captured audio is represented at the top of the Note Workspace You may click anywhere on the timeline to move the playhead to that location when using ReWire Tip When hovering over the Piano Roll or Timeline you may use your mouse wheel to zoom in and out on the note or time scale in the workspace You may also click and drag the piano roll to scroll vertically Note Regions Notes detected after capture are represented by Note Regions on the Piano Roll and are shaped corresponding to their amplitude envelopes Pitch Contours The Pitch Contours of each detected note will be superimposed on the Note
73. ow to purchase the full version of Nectar If you are using the demo version of Nectar and would like the full version you can purchase Nectar direct from the iZotope online store http www izotope com nectar Once your purchase is complete you will be sent an e mail confirmation and a full version serial number that can be used to fully authorize your current installation of Nectar iZotope Customer Support Policy iZotope is happy to provide professional technical support to all registered users absolutely free of charge We also offer valuable pre sales technical support to customers who may be interested in purchasing an iZotope product Before contacting iZotope support you can search our Product Knowledgebase to see if the solution to your problem has already been published http www izotope com support center How to contact iZotope for Technical Support For additional help with Nectar please check out the support pages on our web site at http www izotope com support or contact our customer support department at sup port izotope com iZotope s highly trained support team is committed to responding to all requests within one 1 busi ness day and frequently respond faster Please try to explain your problem with as much detail and clarity as possible This will ensure our ability to solve your problem accurately the first time around Please include all system specs and the build version of Nectar that you are using Once
74. ows you to quickly turn on off all meters Show Tooltips When enabled this allows informational notes to appear when the cursor pointer is hovering on top of the features controls Frame Rate Limiter Allows you to set the speed frames per second used to dis play and update meters You can increase the frame rate for smoother animation If you notice graphics performance prob lems in your host application you can set the FPS value lower to limit the amount of CPU used fordrawing Opacity Allows you to control the opacity or transparency of the inter face The slider will be disabled in host applications that do not support this feature Dim Controls When When this option is enabled modules will be dimmed when Bypassed bypassed This feature helps to remind you when a module is bypassed so that you don t make adjustments to a bypassed module unintentionally Using some of Nectar s more CPU intensive settings and algorithms may result in a delay of the signal This causes a delay when listening or mixing down Fortunately many applications provide delay compensation which is a means for Nectar to tell the application it has delayed the signal and the host application should automatically undo the delay on the track If your host application supports delay com pensation enable this option If your application doesn t sup port Nectar s delay compensation feature or skips stutters with this option turned on you can manually corr
75. pe or shape of any of the eight EQ nodes A number of new filters are available Flat Lowpass Highpass These are Butterworth filters optimized for maximum flatness without ripple or resonance in the passband or stopband Brickwall Lowpass Highpass These are elliptic filters optimized for steepness with minimal ripple in the pass band and stopband Vintage Low Shelf High Shelf These high and low shelf filters exhibit a complimentary frequency dip modeled after the renowned Pultec analog equalizer creating a complex slope with one node Resonant Low Shelf High Shelf These high and low shelf filters exhibit a complimentary resonance at both ends of the filter slope creating a complex shape with one node Vintage Bell This is an asymmetrical bell filter that is more narrow when cutting frequencies than when boosting frequencies Baxandall Bass Treble These filters are based on a vintage equalizer designed by Peter Baxandall that originally had just two knobs treble and bass The Baxandall EQ curves are known for their gentle slopes which are sonically pleasing Unlike the original Baxandall EQ design which had no frequency control Nectar s Baxandall Fil ters allow you to freely adjust frequency EQ Table 1 HP Resonant 2 Bell 2 Q 1 4 dB 060 Q 1107 Hz 14dB 25 Q 8 Analog High Shelf 5 10157 Hz To change the filter shape select a node and click on the drop down menu in the bottom right or simply right click
76. pressor module by hitting the module s Bypass switch having Auto Gain enabled will ensure you re really hearing the effect of the module not just a change in volume Visuals The Threshold Control The Threshold Control is a meter that allows you to adjust the thresholds of the Compressors with a slider on the left side Additionally the Threshold control allows you to monitor how the incoming signal is being affected in real time COMPRESSOR 1 Threshold Character intage om om ou Detection Two meters display the levels of the incoming signal and as gain reduction begins to take place a gain reduction meter appears in red between the two level bars The Threshold meter also displays the amount of gain reduction in real time with a dB readout at the bottom Dynamic Curve Meter The Dynamic Curve Meter shows the input signal x axis plotted against the out put processed signal y axis More horizontal compression curves means the signal is being flattened compressed more Nodes The Dynamic Curve Meter features a node for the Compressor as well a node representing the output These nodes are linked to the Threshold and Ratio controls and can be used to adjust the curve in a visual way rather than setting them with the standard controls In dual compressor mode you will see rep resentations of both compressors settings with the one you re currently in high lighted Gain Reduction Trace
77. rate for smoother animation If you notice graphics performance prob lems in your host application you can set the FPS value lower to limit the amount of CPU used fordrawing Opacity Allows you to control the opacity or transparency of the inter face The slider will be disabled in host applications that do not support this feature Dim Controls When this option is enabled modules will be dimmed when When Bypassed bypassed This feature helps to remind you when a module is bypassed so that you don t make adjustments to a bypassed module unintentionally Solo Bypass Indic Allows you to set the behavior of the Solo bypass indicators ators Options are Blinking or Solid Using some of Nectar s more CPU intensive settings and algorithms may result in a delay of the signal This causes a delay when listening or mixing down Fortunately many applic ations provide delay compensation which is a means for Delay Com Nectar to tell the application it has delayed the signal and the host application should automatically undo the delay on the track If your host application supports delay compensation enable this option f your application doesn t support Nectar s delay compensation feature or skips stutters with this option turned on you can manually correct the delay offset in the host application i e manually edit out the short delay of silence pensation See Delay Compensation documentation for more info View Buffers Th
78. read was never offered This control is only available in stereo and mono to stereo instantiations of the plug in Saturation The saturation control allows you to add subtle harmonics to the wet rever berated signal The EMT 140 s original preamp was known to add subtle dis tortion to the signal when levels were pushed The saturation control allows you to recreate this effect Low and High Cutoff Housed in the mini spectrum window at the top of the module these filters con trol the amount of low and high frequency material that is sent through the reverb The High Cutoff control will filter out the high frequencies of the wet sig nal resulting in an overall darker reverb sound while the Low Cutoff control which filters out the lower frequencies of the wet signal resulting in a brighter reverb sound Dry The dry control affects how much dry unprocessed signal is output from the reverb module Wet The wet control affects how much wet reverberated signal is output from the reverb module Visuals Mini spectrum Display Each module of Nectar features a display of the frequency spectrum at the top for reference while making changes to your audio within the module The Reverb module s Mini spectrum display also includes the high and low cutoff fil ters mentioned above Reverb Decay Plot The Reverb Decay Plot displays a graph that illustrates the decay char acteristics of the reverb signal over time g
79. rmonic slope than a transistor and emulates the sound of analog tape when pushed to saturation Tube Tube mode emulates the sound of tube saturation with a mix of even and odd harmonics lt is characterized by its clear tonal excitation Warm The Warm mode generates only even harmonics with a steep slope and as such may be used as a subtle warming effect Analog The Analog mode emulates the sound of transistor type odd harmonics giving a driven grit to your audio Retro This algorithm is based on a row of odd harmonics characteristic of transistors resulting in a sharp somewhat aggressive sound Amount High shelf Filter When saturating your vocals often times the added harmonic content can make the sibilant frequencies in a vocal take harsh or biting Click and drag on the high shelf filter node in order to reduce the gain of these high frequencies The high shelf filter will only reduce the high frequencies present in the sat urated wet signal Different saturation algorithms such as the Tube and Warm modes rely on a strong dry signal in order to perform their saturation As such the high shelf filter will have varying amounts of perceived effect on your vocals depending on the algorithm chosen Visuals Mini spectrum Display Each module of Nectar features a display of the frequency spectrum at the top for reference while making changes to your audio within the module The Sat uration module s M
80. rocessing and may give more natural results depending on the incoming audio Make Up Gain dB Adjusts the output gain of the signal after being processed by the Gate module This is useful for compensating for any change in volume caused by the pro cessing Auto Gain When selected Auto Gain calculates RMS levels of both the input and output signal and applies the appropriate amount of gain to the output signal to com pensate for the difference This allows you to not worry about manually applying make up gain as you set the module s controls Visuals Gain Reduction Trace The Gain Reduction Trace display is a scrolling meter that displays the incom ing signal s waveform with a superimposed curve illustrating the amount of gain reduction taking place in real time The Gain Trace can help you to set attack and release controls appropriately and monitor the envelope of gain reduction and addition Mini spectrum Display Each module of Nectar features a display of the frequency spectrum at the top for reference while making changes to your audio within the module Threshold Meter The Threshold Meter is a meter that allows you to adjust the thresholds of the Gate and Gate Floor with sliders on the left and right side Additionally the Threshold meter allows you to monitor how the incoming signal is being affected by displaying gain reduction as it is taking place and level meters Two meters display the levels of the i
81. s Ctrl Cmd P Toggles Preset Manager Ctrl Cmd B Toggles bypass for all Nectar processing EQ Appl filter at th to solo the fre Alt Opt click pply a bandpass ilter at the mouse cursor to solo the fre quencies under the cursor Ctrl Cmd click Windows Selects multiple EQ bands to adjust them as one group Command click OS X F Constrain mouse movements dragging an EQ band in either the Shift click vertical or horizontal direction Double click Double click on a band to reset it to its default position Left Right arrow Adjust the frequency of a selected band or bands Use with Shift keys key for larger increments Up Down arrow Adjust the gain of a selected band or bands Use with Shift key for keys larger increments Alt Opt up down arrow keys Changes the filter type bell lowpass highpass etc for the selected band Alt Opt left right arrow Select the next or previous EQ band keys Ctrl Cmd left right arrow keys Adjust the Q of a selected band or bands Use with Shift key for larger increments Misc Options Menu General Options Graphics Enable Meters Allows you to quickly turn on off all meters Show Tooltips When enabled this allows informational notes to appear when the cursor pointer is hovering on top of the features controls Frame Rate Lim Allows you to set the speed frames per second used to display iter and update meters You can increase the frame
82. s problem You can bypass Alloy and set this gain so that when you A B Nectar on and off the apparent volume is the same This is the only pro cessing that is applied when Nectar is bypassed and it is of course only applied when Nectar is bypassed EQ Harmony Options Equalizer Soft Saturation Show Hz dB Readout Alt solo filter Q Harmony Range Turns on an algorithm which will gradually rolloff the level through EQ bands if they start to saturate Nectar can accur ately process signals with extended dynamic ranges and you can leave this off in most cases The exception would be if you had reordered the modules so that the Equalizer was the absolute last process in the chain in which case this option can soften any clipping that occurs in the EQ before being sent to the output Allows you to display a continuous readout of the mouse pos ition in Hertz and decibels when in the Equalizer module Allows you to set the default Q or width of the filter that is activated when Alt clicking on the Equalizer An important control to set to correctly the specified Vocal Range will control how Nectar detects and analyzes vocals coming into the Harmony module The Middle setting is appro priate for most vocal tracks but if you notice any undesirable behavior or artifacts in the added voices experiment with the Low and High options to achieve the best results Pitch Editor General Options Graphics Enable Meters All
83. se you can adjust most controls I O gain sliders etc by simply positioning the mouse cursor over the control and rolling the wheel Hold CTRL to move in smaller increments and SHIFT to move in larger incre ments If the wheel has no effect try clicking on the plugin to make sure Nectar has the keyboard focus In the Equalizer you can adjust the Q of a selected band or bands with the wheel In the History screen you can use the wheel to scroll through the History list Copy Paste Support Right click under OS X you can also Ctrl click on any slider to bring up a con text menu allowing you to copy and paste its value You can copy paste between sliders even if the sliders are in different instances of the plugin You can also copy paste between a slider and a text editor such as Notepad or Tex tEdit in order to see the slider s value to a much higher precision than the plugin displays Meters You can reset the peaks or averaging of the spectrum by clicking on the spec trum You can reset a level meter s clipping indicator by clicking on the clipping indic ator the red over light at the top Available Shortcut Keys PC MAC Displays options dialogs 1 General Options 2 Spectrum Options Ctrl Cmd Shift 3 I O Meter Options 1 through 4 4 EQ Options Note Under Mac OS X Cmd Shift 3 and Cmd Shift 4 are taken by the operating system and cannot be used to open Nectar s Meter and EQ Options window
84. se Nectar VST as an insert effect on the track 3 In the Advanced View of Nectar engage the Harmony module and engage the MIDI Control button 4 Add anew MIDI Track 5 In the MIDI Track s I O section assign the Input to your desired MIDI Input Device 6 In the MIDI Track s I O section assign the Output to the appropriate Nectar 2 insert 7 Record arm the MIDI track 8 Playback audio and use your MIDI Input Device to play and record har monies FL Studio 1 Go to The Mixer View 2 Add Nectar 2 VST to the Effects section of the track 3 In the Advanced View of Nectar engage the Harmony module and engage the MIDI Control button 4 Open the plug in Settings Menu the gear icon in the upper left hand corner of the Nectar 2 plug in window 5 In the MIDI section choose any MIDI port that is not assigned to another device in FL Studio 6 Now go to the menu Channels Add One and select MIDI Out 7 Open the Channel Settings for the MIDI Out you just created and assign its port to the same one you ve chosen for Nectar 2 8 Playback audio and use your MIDI Input Device to play and record har monies Setting up ReWire Control Nectar s Pitch Editor can be connected to the transport control of your DAW through ReWire technology This allows you to use the transport controls within the Pitch Editor plugin to control playback and playhead position In order to use this feature you must first instantiat
85. ses through Nectar Note If your host has a limited number of samples of latency compensation Breath Control may still cause tracks to be played back out of sync with each other In these cases we recommend processing your vocal takes with Breath Control as a separate offline process Preset System Nectar has over 100 Presets designed by professional engineers composers musicians and sound designers These presets are designed to help with com mon mixing techniques and tools for applications like Drums Guitar Bass Vocal Utility Special Effects and Orchestral recordings To access the Preset Manager click the Global button under Presets in the lower right corner of Nectar s faceplate or press Ctrl P Folders Nectar 2 presets have been sorted and organized into separate categories or preset folders This makes finding a good starting point for your mixing session quicker and easier The default preset folders that are included with Nectar 2 are listed below Alternative amp Indie Classical Folk amp Jazz Country Dance amp Electronic Hip Hop amp Rap Pop Rock Soul amp RnB Special FX Utility Voice Over amp Dialogue Dock and Undock Clicking the Undock button at the bottom of the Preset Manager opens a floating window This lets you work with the Preset Manager while still being able to view the edit windows for the individual Nectar modules To have the Preset Manager return to the Nectar interface c
86. shold based process in which the module is only engaged once the audio has risen to a certain volume Breath Control will perform its ana lysis regardless of level This allows for accurate breath recognition with a mul titude of quiet or loud vocal styles with minimal adjustment of the module s controls Controls Modes Gain In Gain mode the Breath Control plug in will reduce the gain of breaths by an absolute amount regardless of the level of the breath In some cases this is desirable when trying to handle egregious breathing or as a way of removing all breaths from a particular spoken or sung vocal take Depending on your settings however this can result in unnatural sounding results as the very quiet breaths may be inaudible while the loud breaths will be reduced to a normal level Target When in Target mode the reduction amount of the Target slider represents the desired level that you wish all detected breaths to be reduced to This can res ult in much more natural sounding breath reduction as the detected breaths in your audio are only reduced when necessary Loud and abrasive breaths will be reduced heavily while quiet natural sounding breaths will be left at the same volume Note By default the Breath Control plug in will be in Target mode Sensitivity This controls how sensitive the breath control plug in is when detecting the har monic structure of breaths in your incoming audio Gain dB Sets the
87. stomers choose to keep their audio workstations offline and a simple offline authorization option has been included After opening Nectar and launch ing the Authorization Wizard the following steps will complete the authorization process offline 1 When first prompted to authorize Nectar click on Authorize 2 Next click on the option for Offline Authorization at the bottom of the author ization window select Authorize with iZotope challenge response and click next 3 You will be given a unique Challenge Code that is specific to your computer only Write down or make a copy of the exact Challenge Code It will look like this IZ NECTAR2 XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXKXK 4 Next using a system with internet access login to your customer account at the iZotope website http www izotope com store account asp 5 Click the Activate Software with a Serial Number button enter your full serial number and click Submit 6 Select the Challenge Response option and click on Submit 7 Read the License Agreement and click Agree if you find it agreeable 8 Now enter your full Challenge Code copied in step 3 9 After submitting your Challenge Code you will receive a unique Response Code The response code will look like this IZ NECTAR2 XXXX XXXX XXXX Write this response code or save a text file with the response code onto a flash drive 10 Type or paste the Response Code into the text field of Step 3 in the
88. t affected signal Input and Output Gain The panel on the right side of the interface is the main input output section for Nectar This is used for setting and monitoring gain levels going in and out of the Nectar plug in Setting Input and Output Gain You can adjust the input or output gain by sliding the silver faders with your mouse either by clicking and dragging or using the wheel of a wheel mouse Double click to Reset Faders Double clicking on either input fader will reset the Input faders to 0 dB Double clicking on either output fader will reset the Output faders to 0 dB Input and Output Meters Nectar s level meters display the input and output level for the left and right channels as your audio enters and exits Nectar You can set options for the Input Output meters by opening the I O tab of the Options menu Peak The Peak meter is a fast meter that measures the instantaneous maximum sample value of your signal If you are tracking the peaks for possible clipping the Peak meter is an appropriate choice RMS RMS Root Mean Square is a software based implementation of an analog style level meter The RMS meter displays the average level calculated over a short window of time The result is a meter that is appropriate if you are inter ested in tracking the overall loudness RMS Peak This is a combined RMS and Peak meter This meter displays a lower bar rep resenting the average level RMS a
89. t key and click on the spectrum you have an audio mag nifying glass that lets you hear only the frequencies that are under the mouse cursor without affecting your actual EQ settings This is useful for pinpointing the location of a frequency in the mix without changing your actual EQ bands You can set the default bandwidth of this filter in the Options screen under Alt Solo Filter Q or simply use your mouse s scroll wheel Once you ve pinpointed a particular frequency using the Alt Solo feature double click that area to activ ate a new node in that exact location Additional Tips using Nectar s Paragraphic EQ 1 The Paragraphic EQ s scales are freely zoomable and scrollable allowing you to focus on a specific frequency and dynamic range While hovering over the dB meter on the right of the spectrum you may use your mouse wheel to zoom in on a more focused dynamic range then click and drag to scroll the dB scales Additionally while hovering over the frequency scales at the bottom of the spectrum you may use your mouse wheel to zoom in on a particular fre quency then click and drag to scroll the scales 2 If you hold down the Shift key and drag an EQ node the EQ band will be locked in the direction that you re dragging So if you just want to change the gain without affecting the frequency or vice versa just hold the Shift Key while you drag 3 If you hold down the Ctrl key Windows or the Command key Mac you can clic
90. the formants slightly in the direction of the desired pitch shift as this corresponds to what humans naturally do When sing ers sing a higher note our vocal formants also shift slightly higher Global For mant Scaling can sometimes help achieve more natural results when necessary Vibrato This control allows you to enhance and reduce available vibrato in captured notes by accentuating or smoothing out the variations of the pitch contour for a given Note Region Notice the changes in pitch contours when adjusting Vibrato Vocal Range Correction Strenath Middle Vibrato Correction Speed ms This controls how quickly the selected regions will be snapped to their specified pitches This control can be used to adjust Nectar s note transitions and can con trol how transparent or processed the pitch correction will sound Correction Strength Use this parameter to define how much the incoming vocal will be corrected to the specified pitch At 100 the incoming vocal will be snapped entirely to the desired pitch whereas at 50 the incoming vocal will only be corrected half of the way from the original pitch to the desired pitch Notice as you adjust Cor rection Strength how a Note Region s pitch contours are affected Snapping Notes to a Set Key Scale After capture you may set the Key Scale of your vocals to force them into spe cific note lanes Snap To Scale After setting the Root and Scale settings described below
91. tion in the Pitch Editor plug in It is used for selecting notes and for dragging Note Regions vertically within the Piano Roll to change their pitch Clicking and dragging with this tool allows you to lasso select multiple notes at once The following actions may performed with the Cursor tool Auditioning Notes You may click and hold on any Note Region to hear playback of that note at its current pitch This preview audio reflects a note s corrected pitch not just its original pitch Dragging Notes You may easily click and drag Note Regions to a given note lane Note Regions will snap to note lanes unless you hold the Control button while drag ging them but after selecting them which allows you to freely adjust a note s pitch Double click to Fix You may simply double click any Note Region to lock it to the nearest note lane Double click the same Note Region again to return it to its original pitch Split Tool The Split Tool allows you to divide a single detected note into two individual Note Regions that you may then edit independently Simply click the Split Tool icon then you may click anywhere in a Note Region to split it at that location into separate Note Regions Merge Tool The Merge Tool allows you to heal a separation between two detected notes making them one unified Note Region Simply select two or more neighboring Note Regions then click the Merge Tool icon to unify the individual selected notes
92. to play and record har monies Sonar In order to use MIDI Control in the Harmony module in SONAR and other Cake walk hosts you must load the VST version as a Synth If you do not do this you will not be able to control the Harmony module from a MIDI track or controller SONAR can only send MIDI information to VST plug ins it classifies as an Instrument so you need to tell SONAR to use Nectar 2 as an Instrument before you can use MIDI Control After taking these steps you ll be able to find Nectar 2 listed under your Soft Synths rather than Effects but you ll be able to add it as an insert effect to any track or bus Configure Nectar 2 as a Synth 1 After installing Nectar 2 go to Cakewalk s Plug in Manager Tools Cake walk Plug in Manager 2 Next find Nectar 2 in the directory of VST plug ins that are displayed and select it in the list if you don t find it here you may need to hit Scan VST Plug ins first 3 Under the VST Configuration controls press the Plug in Properties button 4 Make sure the Configure as Synth checkbox is selected Add Nectar to a Track or Bus 5 Right click on the Effects Bin for the track or bus you want to add harmonies to 6 Go to the Soft Synths category and select Nectar 2 If Nectar 2 is not present restart Sonar 7 In the Advanced View of Nectar engage the Harmony module and engage the MIDI Control button 8 Create a new MIDI track in your SONAR project 9
93. ve a message that your authorization has been suc cessful and may click Finish to begin using Nectar Nectar 2 Vocal Production Suite If you purchased Nectar 2 Vocal Production Suite you will also receive the Nectar 2 Pitch Editor and Nectar 2 Breath Control plug ins By authorizing your main Nectar 2 plug in your Pitch Editor and Breath Control plug ins will also be authorized Web Help Should you encounter any problems during authorization please consult our online portal with additional information https www izotope com support portal authorization asp Contact Support Should you not be able to resolve your authorization issue please contact the customer at support izotope com iZotope s highly trained support team is committed to responding to all requests within one 1 business day and frequently respond faster Please try to explain your problem with as much detail and clarity as possible Quickstart Nectar s Presets are designed to give you a quick starting point for your own pro jects Every vocalist is different so no one preset will always work well for your audio However we have attempted to provide a wide range of Presets that will help you find a good starting point for your own material Step 1 Select your Genre and Preset The Preset Manager tells Nectar what style of vocals you re trying to produce and automatically sets the appropriate values for all the controls to achieve that sound Click th
94. ware Instrument track Nectar 2 will be available under AU MIDI Controlled Effects from the Input effect menu 3 In the Advanced View of Nectar engage the Harmony module and engage the MIDI Control button You will also want to engage the Solo Voices control so that you don t experience a doubling of the input signal 4 In the upper right hand corner of the effect window in Logic s plug in UI con tainer click in the Side Chain drop down menu and choose the audio track that you d like to add harmonies to 5 Make sure the Software Instrument track is selected in order to route any incoming MIDI information to the Nectar 2 plug in or click the R record arm but ton on the Software Instrument track 6 Playback audio and use your MIDI Input Device to play and record har monies Ableton Live 1 Create a new Audio Track 2 From the VST Plug Ins category choose Nectar 2 as an insert on the Audio Track 3 In the Advanced View of Nectar engage the Harmony module and engage the MIDI Control button 4 Create a new MIDI Track 5 Show the MIDI Tracks I O settings by clicking the I O button in Live 6 Set the MIDI From setting of that track to your desired MIDI Input Device 7 Set the MIDI To setting of that track to the original Audio Track with Nectar on it 8 Record arm the MIDI track and set the Monitor selector on the MIDI track to In instead of Auto 9 Playback audio and use your MIDI Input Device
95. will allow you to freeze the delay that Nectar is reporting to the host This way you can close and reopen Nectar and the host will have the correct reading To find out how much delay has been imposed by your plug in enter your plug in s Options screen and under the Host tab click on Delay Compensation The delay contributed by your plug in will be listed under Total System Delay and will be given in both samples and milliseconds Note Delay Compensation will have no effect in some host applications and enabling it may cause output problems in others If you begin to hear regular clicks or pops in your output immediately after enabling this feature it may be incompatible with your current host application Keyboard and Mouse Support Turn Keyboard Support On or Off You can turn Keyboard Shortcuts On or Off from the General Options menu Key board support must be set to Full for all Keyboard shortcuts to be available Available options include Full full keyboard support Minimal only TAB arrow keys and ENTER or None Keyboard shortcuts turned off Alt Opttclick If you Alt Opt click on the ON of a module on the faceplate that module is made active on and all other modules are bypassed If you Alt Opt click on a module in the preset system that module is made active and the rest inactive Alt Opt clicking on most other controls will reset them to their default value Wheel Mouse Notes If you have a wheel mou
96. your support request is submitted you should automatically receive a confirmation email from iZotope support If you do not receive this email within a few minutes please check your spam folder and make sure our responses are not getting blocked To prevent this from happening please add support izotope com to your list of allowed email addresses International Distribution Support is also available from our international distributors worldwide for any customers who pur chased their iZotope products through a certified iZotope distributor Check with your local dis tributor for their availability If you would like help locating your local distributor please contact iZotope support http www izotope com support Thanks for using Nectar the iZotope team Portions of this software are copyright 2006 The FreeType Project www freetype org All rights reserved

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