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 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:
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 > channel-1".
7. Record arm the MIDI track.
8. Playback audio, and use your MIDI Input Device to play and record harmonies.
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 a new 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 it is not already.
8. Playback audio, and use your MIDI Input Device to play and record harmonies.
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 to play and record harmonies.
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 harmonies.
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 harmonies.
1. Add a new Audio Track.
2. Find and choose 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 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 the appropriate "Nectar 2" insert.
7. Record arm the MIDI track.
8. Playback audio, and use your MIDI Input Device to play and record harmonies.