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Nektarine Setup and First Steps
Nektarine is a Nektar plugin that allows extensive control of VST, VST3 and AU instrument plugins from Panorama T4/T6 and
can be hosted in any DAW as a AAX, VST, VST3 or AU plugin. A standalone version in additional allow you to play plugins
from your T4/T6 without a DAW.
Nektarine includes the following features:
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Load up to 16 instrument plugins with individual key ranges for split and layering adjustable for each plugin.
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Load up to 4 insert effect plugins in each of the 16 instrument channel.
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Switching between keyboard and pad profiles allow a Nektarine instance to be used for either keyboard or pad playing.
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When the pad profile is selected, the 8 T4/T6 pads are programmed from Nektarine in two banks for access to 16 pads.
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All settings including pad setups are stored either as part of a DAW song/project or a Nektarine Multipatch.
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DP-1 drum player instrument and over 500 drum sounds are included with over 40 preset kits.
Nektarine also features a browser so you can find sounds from your Panorama T4/T6 including audio drum samples, without
using the mouse. It works great alongside the MCU DAW control and can be used in many VST/AU hosts which means you get
the same control and browsing experience of your instrument plugins regardless of which DAW you use.
Getting Up and Running
The Nektarine installation instructions can be found in the online Nektarine manual:
Once installation is complete, learn how Nektarine can be operated from Panorama T4/T6 in this guide.
First Steps with Panorama T4/T6 & Nektarine
Nektarine runs as a plugin extension of your DAW. You'll be able to control plugins using the [Instrument] and [Multi] buttons
as well as program the pads and play DP-1 factory drum sounds with the pads profile. For a smooth experience, here are the
main points to be aware of:
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Launch the Nektarine Stand-alone application or create an instrument track hosting Nektarine in your DAW will enable
advanced control of any instrument plugin you load in Nektarine.
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With Nektar DAW integration running alongside Nektarine, the DAW integration is automatically detecting when Nektarine
is present and activating control for it.
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You can also activate any instance in the Nektarine GUI by clicking on the colored (usually yellow) instance indicator in
the top right corner of Nektarine. For more info, see
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Using Nektar Panorama T4/T6 with Reason
1.3 Installation and setup
1.5 Instance Status Indicator
in the online Nektarine manual.
www.nektartech.com
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