Delay

Overview

Delay can be used to thicken and add a sense of space to a vocal track. The Delay module features stereo delay processing with five distinct saturation modes and modulation options.

Controls

The Delay module controls panel includes parameters for customizing the timing and character of the delay effect.

The Delay controls panel includes the following groups of parameters:

• Delay
• Saturation
• Modulate

Delay Controls

The Delay module offers different controls depending on the channel count of the track that Nectar 3 is inserted on.

• MONO: When Nectar 3 is inserted on a mono track, a single set of delay controls (Delay, Tempo Sync, and Feedback) are available in the Delay module controls panel.
  

  

• STEREO: When Nectar 3 is inserted on a stereo track, two sets of delay controls (Delay, Tempo Sync, and Feedback) are available in the Delay module controls panel, allowing for independent or linked adjustment of left and right channel delays.
  

  

Delay

Determines the amount of time between each successive repeat of the incoming signal.

When Tempo Sync is disabled for the associated channel, the Delay control will be adjusted in increments of milliseconds (ms), ranging from 1ms to 3500ms.

Tempo Sync

When enabled, the Delay control will be adjusted in increments of musical note values. The duration of the musical note value is based on the tempo of the session.

When Tempo Sync is enabled, the Delay control supports note values ranging from 1/64T (fast - shortest delay between repeats) to 8. (slow - longest delay between repeats).

Feedback

Determines the amount of delayed signal that is fed back into the input of the delay.

Link

Enables channel linking of delay control values when the Delay module is instantiated as a stereo effect.

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Saturation

The Delay control panel includes parameters for adjusting the saturation mode and amount.

Mode

Determines the type of saturation effect applied to the delayed signal.

The following table outlines the sonic characteristics of the different saturation modes.

Mode	Characteristics
Digital	Transparent, clean delay. Provides exact copies of the incoming signal with minimal coloration.
Tape	Classic, colorful drive. Filters and distorts each progressive repeat in the way a signal would be degraded over time on magnetic tape.
Analog	**Gritty, distorted edge.** Based on circuit distortion, can lend gritty edge to the delayed signal.
Grunge	**Dirty, degraded character.** Adds post-feedback crunchy drive to the delayed signal.
Echo	**Pronounced presence boost.** Repeats and fades out tape saturated copies for adding creative depth and impactful presence.

Amount

Adjusts the amount of drive applied to the saturation.

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Modulate

Enables Rate and Depth parameters for adjusting LFO modulation of delay time.

• Rate: Determines the speed of the LFO modulation, i.e how often the delay time is modified by the LFO.
• Depth: Determines the intensity of LFO modulation, i.e. how much the delay time is modified from the baseline Delay time value.

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Post Filter

The highpass and lowpass filters in the Delay module allow for undesirable low and high frequency content to be filtered out of the processed signal.

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Global Module Controls

The module chain features common controls for each module, including: Bypass, Solo, Remove, Reorder, and Mix.

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Meters

The Delay module features two spectrum analyzers for monitoring the effect of processing.

Spectrum Analyzer

Displays the magnitude of a signal across the frequency spectrum in real-time. The vertical ruler on the left edge of the module panel measures the amplitude of the signal in decibels (dB). The horizontal ruler along the bottom edge of the module panel measures frequency in Hertz (Hz).

Two spectrum analyzers are displayed in the Delay module: the input to the Delay module (displayed in dark grey, with no border) and the output of the Delay module (displayed in light grey with a white border).