(Editor’s note: According to iZotope, Breath Control doesn’t “remove” breaths, it attenuates them by a user defined dB amount in Gain mode, or adds/reduces gain as needed to make all breaths the same consistent volume level in Target mode.)Īnother new feature new to Nectar 2 is the Harmony module, which provides up to 12 voices (or up to 4 in automatic mode) to harmonize with your vocal track (or saxophone, or guitar solo), controlled automatically on-screen or by playing the notes on a midi controller. I don’t know how necessary this feature of Nectar 2 is, but it is a cool idea anyway, and once in a while it could come in handy. Sometimes breath noises are the enemy, sometimes without them, a vocal performance sounds clearly edited. It does virtually everything…and does it well.īreathe in with Breath Control in the Production Suite.Īre breaths something that should always be removed? Definitely not. In fact, aside from its CPU usage drawbacks (more on that later), you could literally mix an entire album using just this plugin.

There’s no reason why you couldn’t use Nectar 2 with its four styles of compression (digital, vintage, optical or solid state) as a kick drum compressor, or as a steep resonant filter for samples, or as a plate reverb return off a snare send, or as a chorus for your guitar tracks. By skipping past the presets menu and opening Nectar 2’s “Advanced” window, one has access to a host of all kinds of individual plugins within the plugin, from harmonizers to distortions to delays to compressors to EQ’s to de-essers and more. In fact, vocal processing is just one of Nectar 2’s literally zillions of potential uses. This is the thing though - while Nectar 2 at first appears as though it’s main function is to flip through a comprehensive list of well-titled banks and presets (like “Male Vintage”, “Sampled Vocal Hook”, “Indy Folk & Sons”, etc.) and instantly get a polished vocal sound, presets are just the start of its functions.

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