Your essential vocal mixing plugin
Nectar 4 Elements is an intelligent, easy-to-use vocal mixing plugin to achieve pro vocals in your mixes and podcasts. With easy controls and powerful processing, this is your essential toolkit to polish voice and vocal content, fast.
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Vocal Assistant now provides a broad interface for making simple and helpful decisions for your vocal production without getting lost in the details of vocal mixing.
Every vocal plugin you need in one powerful suite
From pitch correction and de-essing, vocal layering to breath control, modern vocal production needs a sophisticated toolkit. Nectar 4 puts the functionality of all the best vocal production plugins into a single, intuitive suite. Craft pro vocals in any style. Add the air of pro EQs, the snap of the best vocal compressors, and keep it all perfectly in tune. Dive straight into the details with a complete suite of vocal modules, or use AI-powered Vocal Assistant to find the perfect starting point.
Nectar 4 Features
NEW! Voices
Instant, easy vocal layers: find a preset similar to your desired sound, then tweak it to your liking. Available in Nectar 4 Standard & Advanced only.
NEW! Auto Level
ALM (Auto Level module) is an intelligent and transparent alternative to compressors. ALM provides consistent volume levels without introducing unwanted artifacts like traditional compressors, giving you a clean and natural sound. Available in Nectar 4 Advanced only.
NEW! Backer
Create background singers that sit behind your main vocal. Pick from eight different styles or import your own acapella to further customize your sound. Finish up a demo with different flavors of vocalists, creatively destroy ad-lib tracks, or create something new altogether. Available in Nectar 4 Standard & Advanced only.
*Only trained on with English speaking languages
NEW! 13 component plugins
Nectar Advanced comes with a powerful suite of brand-new plugins. Integrate the power of Nectar into your DAW template and build your own custom chains for every vocal in your production. Available in Nectar 4 Advanced only.
Vocal Assistant page
Vocal Assistant now provides a broad interface for making simple and helpful decisions for your vocal production without getting lost in the details of vocal mixing.
Equalizer
Two 24-band EQs come equipped with Dynamic and Follow modes for adaptive tone crafting.
Pitch
Get transparent or extreme pitch correction and color to taste with an array of creative parameters.
Dimension
Dimension includes chorus, flanger, and phaser effects to add movement and depth to your vocal.
Compressor
Two compression modules ensure dynamic balance and add unique character to your vocals.
Reverb
Add natural space for a subtle “halo” effect or dial in a wash of reverb with intuitive controls.
De-esser
Tame sibilant vocal sounds in seconds with Nectar’s new De-esser module.
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Every vocal plugin you need in one powerful suite
From pitch correction and de-essing, vocal layering to breath control, modern vocal production needs a sophisticated toolkit. Nectar 4 puts the functionality of all the best vocal production plugins into a single, intuitive suite. Craft pro vocals in any style. Add the air of pro EQs, the snap of the best vocal compressors, and keep it all perfectly in tune. Dive straight into the details with a complete suite of vocal modules, or use AI-powered Vocal Assistant to find the perfect starting point.
Compare Nectar 4 features
| Feature | Nectar 4 Elements | Nectar 4 Standard | Nectar 4 Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto-Level | |||
| Component Plugin | ✓ | ||
| Learn button | ✓ | ||
| Mini-module | ✓ | ||
| Mix slider | ✓ | ||
| Sidechain Mode | ✓ | ||
| Strength and Range Controls | ✓ | ||
| Waveform and Gain trace metering | ✓ | ||
| Backer | |||
| 8 Personas | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blending Control | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Component Plugin | ✓ | ||
| Custom Upload | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Module | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Pitch and Formant Shift | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tone Control | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Breath Control | |||
| Component Plugin | ✓ | ||
| Compressor | |||
| 2 Compressor Modules | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 4 Modes | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Component Plugin | ✓ | ||
| De-esser | |||
| Component Plugin | ✓ | ||
| Delay | |||
| 5 Distortion modes | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Component Plugin | ✓ | ||
| Dimension | |||
| 3 Modes | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Component Plugin | ✓ | ||
| EQ | |||
| 2 EQ modules | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Component Plugin | ✓ | ||
| Dynamic mode | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Follow EQ mode | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Solo Band mode | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Up to 48 bands | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Experience | |||
| Contextual UI | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fully resizable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Heads up displays | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Redesigned, fluid metering | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Features | |||
| Auto-Level | ✓ | ||
| Backer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| De-esser | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Vocal Unmask | ✓ | ||
| Voices | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gate | |||
| Component Plugin | ✓ | ||
| Gate module | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Global | |||
| Control with Neutron Visual Mixer (Mothership Only) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Module reordering | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Output Limiter | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Output Pan | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Output Width | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Relay plug-in | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Wet/Dry module controls | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pitch | |||
| Component Plugin | ✓ | ||
| Key detection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Melodyne 5 essential | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mini-module | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reverb | |||
| Component Plugin | ✓ | ||
| Reverb module | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Saturation | |||
| 8 Distortion Modes | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Component Plugin | ✓ | ||
| Vocal Assistant | |||
| Custom Referencing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Intent Controls for Shape, Intensity, FX, Width, Voices, Backer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Target Library | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vocal Assistant Page | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vocal Range and Key Detection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vocal Unmask | |||
| Vocal Unmask Mode | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Vocal Unmask with Relay & Neutron | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Vocal Unmask: Dynamic Mode | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Vocal Unmask: Sidechain Mode | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Voices | |||
| 11 Auto-harmony Styles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Component Plugin | ✓ | ||
| Custom Style Editing | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Direction & Octave Snap | ✓ | ✓ | |
| MIDI Mode | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Module | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Piano Inspector | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Pitch and Time Variation | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Quick Harmonies | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Up to 8 voices | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Visual Mixer | ✓ | ✓ |
Nectar 4 Elements
Enhance your vocals with ease using an essential collection of vocal mixing tools.
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Nectar 4 Elements at a glance
| Product type: | Plugin |
|---|---|
| For use with: | As a plugin within select AAX, AU, and VST hosts/DAW |
| Effect category: | Mixing |
Nectar 4 Elements FAQ
What is Nectar 4?
Nectar 4 is a complete vocal processing plugin designed for mixing, producing, and designing your dream vocals. It provides an all-in-one suite of professional tools, including an AI-powered Vocal Assistant that creates custom presets to fit your specific track.
Who is Nectar 4 for?
Nectar 4 is built for any creator on their production journey – from beginners and hobbyists to professional engineers. It is ideal for anyone looking to achieve polished, radio-ready vocal sounds without needing a complex chain of separate plugins.
Is this product designed for beginners or professional producers?
Nectar 4 is designed for both beginners and professionals. Beginners can use the Vocal Assistant to get a professional sound fast, while pros can dive into advanced modules like the auto-leveler, pitch correction, and vocal harmonizer.
Does iZotope Nectar have autotune?
Nectar 4 includes built-in pitch correction and a Vocal Harmonizer to help you achieve everything from subtle tuning to creative robotic vocal effects.