For extreme mangling it’s both capable and fun. For gentle processing – a splash of plate reverb, an EQ tweak, some light compression – it’s solid. In all, Nectar 2 offers a complete tool kit for treating a range of vocals.
With names like Darth’s Daughter and Baneful ADR you can get a pretty good idea of what’s on offer. A good starting point for getting to grips with the engine’s potential are the generally excellent presets. Used alongside a hefty dose of saturation, harmony and limiting, there are creative opportunities aplenty to turn even the least inspired vocal performance into something engaging and potentially hooky. That said, gritty lo-fi effects are here to be made in abundance, and ghostly spectral choirs and warped shadows are easy to summon. The FX panel also offers a range modulation effects: phase, flange and chorus as well as distortion and ‘shred’ repeat. For more extreme processing I would always turn instead to Melodyne (but, of course, the more advanced versions of Melodyne cost significantly more than the entire Nectar package). It’s debatable how many producers would choose to use the latter rather than simply recording a harmony, but where you forgot to track a harmony or you’re working with a sampled vocal or acapella, the pitch shifting algorithms are good enough to produce a passable harmony if pulled far enough back in the mix. The Harmony tool takes the incoming audio and generates up to four different ‘voices’, either at static intervals from the original or by MIDI trigger.
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The dedicated Pitch retuner is a simple but very powerful vocal-specific pitch shifter which does a thoroughly professional job of shifting vocals up to five or six semitones without too many audible artefacts. Unmask will link to any instance of Nectar 3, Neutron 2 Advanced (available separately) or iZotope Relay (included with Nectar 3) to perfectly fit vocals into the mix.The generation of beautifully treated vocals is not difficult with Nectar 2, and even relative beginners will find it intuitive to generate nice vocal sounds by doing little more than moving a few faders on the Overview panel. But Nectar 2 offers the more left-field vocal mangler a nice range of tools too. Unmask function: Links directly to the rest of your mix to place vocals in the foreground while moving other elements of the mix. Once you've reached the optimal starting point, add your own personal touch and create customizations to your liking. Vocal Assistant will intelligently tune EQ nodes, analyze dynamics and set suggested compression settings, remove annoying sibilant sibilants, create space, ambiance, and more.
Vocal assistant: Like an extra pair of trusted ears, Vocal Assistant listens to your sound by detecting and automatically correcting volume mismatches, detecting resonance peaks, timbre variations and harsh frequencies. Track resonances and remove them in real time with an innovative new equalizer with a new Follow mode, an innovative contextual interface and an improved level meter. With new ways of interacting with key module settings, a changing interface, exciting meter animations, and new contextual selection settings, this visual experience is so fluid you won't want to go back to buttons and faders. The pinnacle of design: Every module in Nectar 3 has been redesigned with your time and experience in mind. With version 3, Nectar helps your vocal tracks get melodious by addressing every part of the vocal production chain, offering invaluable capabilities and innovative new signal processing. A New Level of Vocal Processing: First introduced in 2010, Nectar has found a place in studios around the world, offering world-class processing designed to deliver professional results in seconds. Access every part of your vocal chain and get professional-sounding vocals in seconds.
Introducing Nectar 3, the most sophisticated vocal mixing toolbox.
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