

IZotope’s “Elements” line of plugins are fantastic entry points for comparatively advanced and nebulous topics like mixing, mastering, and in this case, vocal processing. Space – Adds a subtle reverb to the vocal, positioning it better in the mix and promising to work well with your track’s other reverbs.Vintage is a bit darker and with better low midrange, whereas modern is crisper and adds a sparkly high end. Dialogue boosts the vocal fundamentals and the high end to emphasize the nuances of spoken-word audio. Tone – You have three choices here – vintage, modern, and dialogue.This slider controls the amount of compression applied. Dynamics – Dynamics is where vocals are made or broken.According to iZotope, this uses a brand new, intelligent algorithm. De-essing is the control of sibilance (or the ‘s’ sounds) that would usually be done with proper mic technique and a pop filter, but stuff occasionally slips through. De-ess – Want less “ess” in your vocals? This will do that.Clarity – Controls the gain of the EQ cuts applied by the Vocal Assistant.Pitch – Classic pitch correction the slider controls the amount applied to your vocals.That can be seen as a bit of a downside, but if you’re just starting out or need a quick mix – it’s perfect. In the Elements version, you can only tweak macros based on its suggestions. You can apply these suggested settings to your mix and fine-tune them to your liking.

Essentially, the first step is to fire up iZotope Nectar in your digital audio workstation the plugin then analyzes your audio and offers suggestions.
