Mixing Vocals? iZotope Nectar or Neutron? 

Quick look at both iZotope Nectar and Neutron bit.ly/shop-izotope

Thank you! Was wondering about this...

I think all of those izotope Plugins and their AI is the future of mixing. There are a lot of producers and "engineers" out there without decades of knowledge or education. This is a great way to explore the possibilities of mixing but only if your are ready to study the recommended results and fine tune as you understand what happens. Thank you for that video!

Does nektar go on your vocal channel directly and neutron go on your master buss? Where do you place the plugins individually and what order in your vocal chain should you put nektar?

i just installed Nectar today, and without much experience with recording i was able to get a decent sound from a vocal track in a song i had recorded

Can i ask, how to widen the stereo of the vocals in nectar 3 because it is always in mono?

So - would a good use of these plugins include using Neutron to unmask the vocals and then Nectar to sweeten them?

Thanks for the comparison. By the way, this beautiful song you sometimes use, "I know you're broken, I know you've given all...," where can one listen to it fully?

You say that you dont think Nectar is for general purpose. I can tell that i use Nectar 4 on way more tracks than Neutron. That is because Compressor has 4 modes, Digital, Vintage, Optical, and Solid State which is the types of compressors that i use the most. Neutron has Punch, Vintage, and Modern processing modes which is also good, but it does not has that huge selection of types. Nectar also has Saturator with 8 distortion modes vs Neutron has 4. Also the De-Esser on the Nectar is usefull for for example Cymbals. So to sum it up, i use Nectar a lot more than Neutron, on every track.

I've been use nectar for a year,and it does the job very good. Compare to neutron, i choose nectar

I have a number of Izotope plugins. After awhile, I get confused with all their "upgrades", and at times, just think it's a money-making process whenever they want a cash infusion into their company. As an example, right now, they are pushing RX11......I already have RX 10 Standard. Why upgrade? I also do have Ozone 11 Advanced, at a hefty price. I now only buy upgrades when I think they are worth it, and many times, I wait till the next edition, not the one right after the one I just bought! And I'm pretty much done with buying regular plugins unless they are proven to be very unique. I've also been done with Waves, as of about 2 yrs ago. Izotope is a mainstay for me, along with my already purchased plugins from Plugin Alliance. Good video by the way!

I’m a huge fan of all izotope. Nectar is amazing for vocals but I think the only useful ai part of it is the first subtractive eq. Everything else about the ai is useless bcuz it does the same thing every time. Aside from AI izotope is king! 😊

Thanks 👍

love nectar and neutron 4 but they are CPU intensive.

Made my vocals sound like they were recorded in a cardboard box. They were not FYI.