What's new in iZotope Nectar 4 | vocal mixing software

[@Styrant]

What a huge leap in the power of this VST

[@lostflyer]

It's wild that I was looking to see if Nectar 4 existed yesterday, while doing some mixing, Now today, while continuing my search, I actually caught this video dropping in the first couple of hours. I'm looking forward to trying this out!

[@samsonlovesyou]

Bringing in the auto-leveller was a good move. Now don't need Waves' vocal rider.

[@kidnath]

Wave's Vocal Rider is really good, but Nectar have it all, and the best solution in 1 package

[@journeytree]

yes very useful

[@feeyahlane3702]

What's the difference? I have protocols all learning but is I'd like to try this I see they have a 4 day trial so

[@samsonlovesyou]

@@feeyahlane3702 Just one less plugin to throw on.

[@VIIOmusic]

They had in on the nectar plus. It is now better

[@michaelboese239]

It's spooky. Yesterday I worked on a new mix and tried to produce matching harmony voices to my vocals. Was never satisfied and now this!!! I love you guys

[@Crowbar11115]

Nectar 3 has been a vital component of my Voice Acting. Really glad to see the ALM getting some upgrades. Can't wait to give 4 a try

[@harkensong]

Same- as soon as pay day😤

[@sparkiebarkie14]

Thank you for the individual modules!!! Love the new auto level feature as well as voices feature

[@queenpurple8433]

Auto level ruins almost everything

[@400_billion_suns]

5:24 The Backer Module demo is VERY misleading here. People are thinking those backing harmony lines are being generated by Nectar, but they aren’t. The harmonies are pre-recorded vocal tracks which have just had their tonality/timbre changed by these voice modifiers, but to be clear, Nectar did not auto-generate backing harmonies with a different melody and varying intervals from a single source track. Also, I don’t think there is any way to do this without running multiple instances of Nectar on the separate tracks. They could’ve made this a lot less misleading if they’d included the original harmony tracks in the “Before” example.

[@Toehider]

thanks for the clarification, I couldn't get my head around what I was seeing/hearing in the vid here

[@tonim.8016]

You are correct. I tested the Backer module in my DAW recently and the sound quality wasn't NEARLY as close as the one shown in this demo. The human factor is showing but the sound is still to artificial. The difference is actually audible by the timing difference with the s and t sounds by the vocalist. AI might be able to delay them, but as far as I know, Backer AI does not have a lookahead function, I mean just imagine the stress on your CPU having to handle both lookahead and artificial voice creation at the same time

[@hey.itsathul]

Not true at all. It's not that complicated, After you put nectar on the main vocal and ran the assistant, Just duplicate the track like 4 times or how many layers of harmony you want, Jusy flick the backer switch and pick the voices. Not misleading at all. Loving every bit of Nectar 4. Now producers can focus on the music and not the nerdy stuff. Man i love Izotope.

[@400_billion_suns]

@@hey.itsathul Yes, what I said is true, and you missed the point. When most people heard this demo, they heard those harmonized voices (which are singing different melodies from the main vocal) and thought that the backer module was creating different voices AND auto-harmonizing with the main vocal. They way iZotope created this video gives that illusion, because the before/after happens right as all those harmonies are added to the mix. All you have to do is read the comments on their original release videos to see how many people were misled. BUT -- those are pre-recorded harmonies. The only thing the backer module is doing is transforming their formants/timbre to make them sound like a different person. The backer module *can not* automatically create different melodies.

[@postscriptmi]

INCREDIBLY misleading

[@CosmicOutpost]

Great to see Podcasting post production mentioned - more tutorials on this subject please!

[@oscarpatxot659]

Glad to see nectar finally updated, I though you guys forgot about it! The auto level module looks fantastic

[@crackityjones777]

That backer/addlib module is a game changer! Thanks guys

[@dannyboycinco]

wow that Audio Lens feature is worth the price of upgrading alone! upgrading now! this is awesome!

[@IKARIking67]

I'm not gonna lie, those AI backers sound convincing enough, especially the "Myth" one for some vox effects action. Well done guys!

[@ryansexton2499]

I just downloaded the demo and unfortunately they sound nothing like in this demo. I’m certain they are just vocalsynth presets.

[@LoftyAssertions]

@@ryansexton2499 Unfortunately true, this video is very misleading there and I see many people mislead in the comments, It makes it appear like a revolutionary realistic instant harmony that knows precisely where to go musically, when in actuality they're bringing in real harmonies as well at the exact moment it's unbypassed to mislead you and cover the real effect. In reality it sounds typically artificial and you'd be better off pitching and managing formants yourself. it might be usable for fast demoes or maybe even amateur producers who don't want to spend much time working

[@400_billion_suns]

@@LoftyAssertionsI think they’re running multiple instances of Nectar, with each one on a pre-recorded harmony track. The only thing Nectar is doing is changing the sound of the voices on those harmony tracks so it sounds like different people instead of harmonizing with yourself. But regardless, yeah, very misleading. It doesn’t automatically generate new voices with auto-harmonization.

[@YungstarProd]

@@ryansexton2499The recent Nectar 4 video by Geoff revealed how the one singer layered her own vocals in that scale (so..alto, tenor, etc.) and THEN used the backer module to make it sound like different people. You still have to layer the vocal track yourself.

[@YungstarProd]

@@400_billion_sunsYes, correct.

[@dannyboycinco]

woah!! my clients are definitely gonna love the Voices Module! can't wait to try it out!

[@KINGDELAFURIA]

a ti te gusta la sin hueso y eres reggaetonero

[@dannyboycinco]

@@KINGDELAFURIA tas bien we?

[@HaridasNykiel]

That backer module looks amazing, looking forward to trying this out.

[@frkatona]

it's what I was looking forward too the most too but it's pretty different from what this video shows. You can't layer them like they do and in isolation it basically sounds like a formant shifter with some distortion (which is probably why the section immediately following the backer demo in the video shows it "creatively destroying" ad libs)

[@TheGodMCDj]

A well-executed product update. Innovative, restorative, and process-focused.

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Thank you!

[@roxchama2053]

My people This is crazzzy crazzzy work🔥🔥🔥

[@ivanrains8529]

Can’t wait to try it. I just purchased music production 6 upgrade

[@_TheModernCreative]

Nectar has stepped it up. WOW!!!!! Downloading now.

[@billpodolak7754]

Wow looks awesome!! 🎉🎉

[@ryde2012]

Bloodfire that backing vocals is insane 🔥🔥🔥 nearly chocked on my drink got to get this plugin 💯

[@400_billion_suns]

This demo is very misleading. You’re hearing multiple instances of Nectar on separate tracks with pre-recorded harmony. All Nectar is doing is changing the sound of those voices so it doesn’t sound like the person is harmonizing with themself. Nectar does not create vocal harmonies like you’re hearing in this video on its own - it can do fixed intervals and that’s it.

[@ryde2012]

@@400_billion_suns ah thanks, when I looked at other KZbinrs reviews I saw it was misleading like you said. At first I was like no way but yeah you’re right 👍🏾💯

[@slawdah]

THIS IS CRAZY #SALUTE IZOTOPE💯💯💯

[@LoftyAssertions]

It's important I say this as I see many people mislead in the comments. The Backers module doesn't work the way it seems to in this video, please do your research, try the demo first. In this video they're bringing in real harmonies as well at the exact moment it's unbypassed to mislead you and cover the real effect. In reality it sounds as artificial as formant shifts normally do and of course, doesn't automatically write a beautiful harmony with various vocal takes haha as I see many people thinking so here. It's simply another pitch and formant shifter with tone presets with a dry/wet in the form of the "blend" knob. It has a good place in electronic music for amateur producers working fast wanting to strangle the vocal, not able to get multiple takes from the singer or not worrying about getting natural double+ tracks, it's strange they chose a natural choral acappella, it's not usable for that whatsoever and is too artificial sounding for a professional mix.

[@angusbabb4913]

Yes I thought the choral accappella was a strange choice as well.. it didn’t show of the module very well ,very artificial ,like you said better suited for a particular genre of vocal, maybe modern EDM

[@yusumemusic]

I've used nectar 3 on a friends laptop before. Loved it, so this here looks awesome. Can't wait to have a job again so i can finally dump all my money into my passion again😂

[@ramaturner]

Next level!!!! Wow iZotope! I really hadn't given much weight to Nectar, but now I'm going to dive into it!!

[@RealHomeRecording]

I'm a fan. Melodyne included as well? Even sweeter!

[@_TheViewer_]

5:16 OMG 😳😳😳

[@huberttorzewski]

That Backer Module is insane!!

[@TheSoundChronicles]

The backer is revolutionary

[@400_billion_suns]

It would be if it actually worked the way this video makes it appear, but that part of the demo is super misleading. The “after” demo is bringing in 3 other pre-recorded harmony tracks. The only thing Nectar is doing is changing the sound of the voices on those harmony tracks, but it is NOT building the different melodies you hear in the harmony. That was sung into the original tracks. They should’ve included those other unmodified harmony tracks in the “before” example. The way it’s being presented is disappointingly deceptive.

[@TheSoundChronicles]

Ah, how disappointing to hear this. I had high hopes for this feature, but now I'm disappointed.

[@400_billion_suns]

@@TheSoundChronicles Yeah, same. I generally like Izotope’s products and already have this upgrade, but I hope this isn’t a sign of new marketing tactics now that Native Instruments owns them.

[@petrknedlik]

Ok, this update is awesome. Thanks Izotope 🤘

[@AMMixes15]

That background vocal stuff is going to be interesting

[@traezaX1]

Can't wait to get it 🎉🎉🎉

[@-VADIASIK-]

iZotope - you are cool guys! But when will you add hidpi (4k monitors) for your plugins? I've already broken both eyes on my 4k monitor!

[@29djandy]

Wow love the GUI and update ❤❤

[@sevrecord]

Ozone 11 and nectar 4 is awesome 😍 Izotope give all we need, very good improvement tech 😎

[@saiko_solus_deus]

This is insane😮

[@the95s]

Amazing new stuff cant wait to use it on our projects!

[@ps-pb9ld]

GOD THAT'S FIRE

[@drnabs872]

This changes everything thank you guys

[@drany7]

Help needed . Just got this , standard version. Have a good signal before the plugin. It’s very quiet unless I turn up the sliders on the input and output. Then it’s in the red . Also it doesn’t sound as good as all these great demos .

[@cvaderx]

Sorcery. We would love these features for instruments in a track also...Loooove it!

[@Mossbotmusic]

you can just use it for instruments, i used nectar three on my guitar leads all the time !

[@cvaderx]

oK, thank you, I'll try it

[@gTbeats_]

I’m sold 🙌🏼

[@corygoldsmithmusic]

Yaaaasss let’s go

[@mystikrebel1089]

its good but the updates are too expensive

[@SIKKYBEATS]

fireeeee! can't wait to try it out

[@hunter_xjx2394]

I just wish since I’m in FL Studio user you guys would allow vsts to take up less GPU and CPU usage and stop the audio that’s being put into a track from being focused on the centre rather than already being panned beforehand allowing you to have separate audio. ONE MASSIVE PROBLEM THAT THIS SOFTWARE HAS IS THE FACT IT’S NOT CONFIGURED TO ALL DAWS AND WILL ALWAYS FORCE YOU TO HAVE THE AUDIO IN ONE PRIMARY AREA.

[@blackhole99913]

On hip hop vocals. Should I put melodyne first in the audio chain or should I put nectar 4 first?

[@anilverma_one]

Now I can say Nectar has something different that other VST has not.

[@nickmilk123]

So with the auto-leveller module we don't need the waves vocal rider plugin and with the voices module we don't need the waves harmony plugin anymore.. That's pretty sweet!

[@matheusab]

Looks great, nice job! I'd love to give it a try, but I've already done a full upgrade last week :(

[@HalfTymeSlim]

I just saw somebody say reach out to them and they should give it to you for free

[@broccoliking6668]

Has the vocal assistant been improved at all? I have nectar 3, and don't find it super helpful at this point.

[@tomteimouri]

🔥🔥🔥

[@tvman7916]

Better than Christmas (this and Ozone 11)

[@DavesDomeTube]

Can the auto leveler be a solo module now?

[@DanGonzalez8268]

Yep

[@maneatingseas]

I am sure the programme yields better results than your examples which are consistently worse than BEFORE sonically.

[@flacbank]

The question is.. does Nectar 4 have low latency mode?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Hey, our product support team will be happy to advise how to optimize the performance of Nectar. Feel free to get touch with us here: bit.ly/izo_prod

[@SonarHD]

I would love to watch a video of how Nectar 4 handles metal vocals (as in screamo). Is this only for Pop music?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

You can of course use Nectar 4 on all genres 🤘

[@SonarHD]

@@iZotopeOfficial Awesome! Can you make a video demonstrating a workflow using Nectar 4 on metal? I think you guys would convince more people if you did, and perhaps doing so on other styles of music too. I feel like you tend to gravitate towards the same types of music in your demos (mostly pop).

[@PPEZEH]

I was not a fan of iZotope but I later find myself falling In love with them.

[@Lifeisripe]

Is this ever coming to Logic Pro for iPad tho 😢

[@Kaprim]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ackimbanda4709]

I love you guys 💯... life savers

[@Nogin1972]

Does this version have the Unmasking module?

[@kazbj9265]

Blown away

[@andreefarmer3475]

Damn Izotope… between Nectar 4 and Ozone 11, y’all went crazy lol. Quality updates.

[@sparkplugsonny]

I just watched a video about Guitar Rig 7 and the background was blurry. This one, too. What gives, Izotope?

[@sunyclubband4203]

my god, that Backer module...🤯

[@TheFishWithTheFunnyTeeth]

will this be available on splice as a rent to own any time soon?

[@AssistMusic]

I very love it.

[@HomeRecordingMadeEasy]

The one it’s missing is AI easy vocal tuning

[@Kaylone0]

Which vst does?

[@greengorilla]

I'm blown away! Wow!

[@timsamsung3736]

Looks great on youtube lets try it in real life! 👌

[@Sherif.Mohsen]

Game change ❤️👌🦇

[@Norran.Gunniz]

iPad time. Logic iPad needs some new colossal VSTs. Cater to something so innovative and new as well. Bring Ozone Advanced to it as well. 🔥👍

[@metrowater2819]

🤯🤯🤯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Azfurita]

is this gonna be included on KOMPLETE collectors edition i I get it today?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Hi! Nectar 4 is not part of Komplete 14 at this time.

[@YungstarProd]

Just bought Nectar 3, 2 weeks ago 😭😭😭😭 I’m so upset

[@netuno_music]

They will probably give you the update for free

[@lostflyer]

I would reach out to customer service and explain the situation. They should be accommodating.

[@ikiakouka2254]

Bonjour, j’ai installé Izotop Nectar 4 grâce à une licence qui m’a été offerte lors de l’achat d’un micro et d’une carte son. J’ai installé l’application sur mon Mac (sous ventura 13.5 M1). Malheureusement, impossible de lancer l’application. Je ne l’a trouve pas dans le dossier des applications de mon Mac. Pouvez-vous m’aider svp? Merci

[@Chenzennn]

Is it good for hiphop

[@MajikMuzq]

DAMMM!!! NICE!!!

[@eugeneburns6124]

Well this advert seems to consist of completely over processed vox. Certainly doesn't sell it for me. Can it help with "regular" vocals?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

You can find more examples in our walkthrough video here: bit.ly/3sUXVNp

[@어영강]

대박이네~!!

[@CMGInstrumental]

Why do I have to log in every month when the login program doesn't recognize my username and password (when i use the right one)? I end up having to uninstall all your programs, then redownload them and reset my password. Plus, nobody from your office ever responds to my emails. This situation has put me out of work for days. All I want is to be able to reliably use the programs I've purchased.

[@Axeyard]

As with most plugs, the "before" sounds better than the "after." LOL

[@jullieishot]

How do i get that justin blooper preset

[@init-crioxica]

I want to know how to make back vocals screaming.

[@angusbabb4913]

Great update , but probably a CPU hog , can they do something with their products so that they’ don’t use up so much cpu , I would rather this than actual new features

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Hey, our product support team will be happy to advise how to optimize Nectar's performance. Feel free to get in touch with us here: bit.ly/izo_prod

[@glows1317]

i have already nectar 3, will i lose the presets i had in it (some made by me) if i switch to 4?

[@souledout83]

Does Nectar 4 work with Tracktion Waveform?!? Are they compatible?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Traktion is not one of our officially supported hosts unfortunately: bit.ly/3F3UwOB Feel free to grab a free trial on our website if you want to try it out!

[@larrycavallucci3258]

I recently upgraded from Nectar Elements to Nectar 3 PLUS, and now another new version is out? So what then is the difference between my 3 PLUS and the 4 Version?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Hi! Please find here all the new features in Nectar 4: bit.ly/4612Yd2

[@iNineJTB]

Everything was great except the Auto-Leveler. It made the vocals sound terrible. Sounded over compressed and pumping

[@benjabocazvillaman9379]

Why do you make a demo without a raw take of a vocal?(apart from auto-level), most of the takes are doubles

[@thirtycrows]

To cover how artificial, flat and lifeless the output is. Demo it and decide for yourself.

[@Alfernav]

Are the base priced any good? Because it goes from €50 to almost €400… are the base ones any good?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Check out a feature comparison chart on this page here: bit.ly/4612Yd2 The elements version is great to get you started. ✌️

[@FreddieFevens]

I generally find myself reaching to iZotope stuff less as time goes on. Ozone is still great for getting rough bounces for clients sounding better, but things seem to be getting a bit gimmicky. RX is still my secret weapon though. I love surprising people by repairing a guitar take that has a hum, or removing a phone notification in a vocal take the client doesn't want to redo. Probably will pass on Nectar.

[@MD-jz7xx]

Cool story, bro.

[@russelledwards2405]

Not trying to sell you on Nectar since I don't work for Izotope. However, I will say that one of the mistakes people make when evaluating their products is basing it off the AI type features. The individual modules are very high quality

[@FreddieFevens]

@@russelledwards2405 I appreciate the recommendation. I’ll try the individual modules on some mixes again. I generally did steer clear of the AI assistant already, but I’ll give it another shot.

[@russelledwards2405]

@@FreddieFevens i especially like the eq, gate and dynamic compressor. Not Fab Filter but not bad at all

[@Mossbotmusic]

@russelledwards2405 i think the individual modules are fairly average quality, maybe a bit above average even, but the only reason i would pull out an izotope plugin over something like fabfilter is because of the modular setup or the AI features

[@thaexception3406]

Niice

[@tg_grunwald]

Now iZotope is part of NI, and I love both brands. But damn, WHY THIS IS NOT NKS COMPATIBLE?????????

[@alessiobrevetto8123]

crazy.

[@beautifulblessed4243]

i have this software i love iZotope but no mater what i do it will not detect the correct key to add harmonies I've spent the last few hours watching videos i have no idea what i'm doing wrong anyone else having this problem ?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

That's hard to tell from KZbin. If you have technical questions or need to report a bug, please reach out to our Product Support: support.izotope.com/hc/en-us?

[@beautifulblessed4243]

@@iZotopeOfficial Hi Thank you i've just tried the link but it seems there are some technical issues i will try again thank you ;-)

[@Opranius]

Just my opinion: As a rock vocalist all these recordings in the first half (before or after using the plugin) sound terrible to be honest. Don't understand why everyone would like this sound, sounds like a robot singing right from the start. :-( So this is for pop music only, right?

[@Ambitiouz_mindset]

Is the auto pitch correction still part of it!?

[@400_billion_suns]

It’s still there, yeah. But still not worth using unless you intentionally want vocals that sound tuned.

[@Ambitiouz_mindset]

@@400_billion_suns yea I liked it over Antares auto tune it sounded more natural to me

[@TheDarkNotice]

It won't install to my DAW for me. Don't I need a dll with this not just an exe and izotope portal?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Hi! Nectar 4 is available in VST3 format only: bit.ly/460z4pT Can you please make sure your DAW's preferences are set up correctly?

[@TheDarkNotice]

Ok would i be able to get some assistance on this maybe one on one bc i know when u install plugins usually you have to copy and paste them in certain files for them to show up insode the DAW, which ive done but my DAW isnt reading it. I have mixcraft pro studio 9 and it seems to pick it up when it gets booted up but when i go try to find it its not there. ​@iZotopeOfficial

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Copy and pasting? 🤔 If you need further assistance, feel free to get in touch with our support team directly here: bit.ly/3ScGEJa

[@TheDarkNotice]

@@iZotopeOfficial thank yoj

[@SaturnVoyager11]

any way to update from nectar elements 3 to elements 4?

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Yes of course! Please check the Loyalty Offers page 🤘