Baby Audio IHNY-2

Baby Audio IHNY-2

Baby Audio IHNY-2: Punchy Parallel Compressor with 4x Oversampling capabilities.

 

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Slaps So Good

We set out to make the hardest hitting compressor in the industry. The kind that makes your tracks slam and sing. To achieve that extra edge, IHNY-2 works in parallel. This allows you to compress more while retaining the dynamics of your dry track.

• Engineered for a modern and ultra-aggressive compression sound, perfect for adding power to your tracks.
• Hosts parallel signal chain internally for a fast and obstacle-free parallel compression workflow.
• Majorly upgraded V2 of our first ever plugin (I Heart NY) – offering surgical control and a range of new features.

Mix Harder

Contemporary mixes need punch. And to achieve maximum impact, without killing a track’s dynamics, engineers turn to parallel compression (a technique that blends a dry track with a heavily compressed duplicate). IHNY-2 hosts a plug-and-play parallel configuration so you don’t have to set up any extra routing in your DAW.
The plugin is purpose-designed for slamming your tracks in parallel and it will hit harder than your typical go-to compressors. It is not subtle, but a dedicated tool for adding energy and “slap’ to drums, mix busses or even the master bus (if you dare!).
IHNY-2 is an evolution of our very first plugin, I Heart NY. The original was a favorite with many users and was picked for the SOS Awards by Sound On Sound Magazine. V2 ships with new features, surgical control – and improvements in sound.

Preset Creators

IHNY-2 comes loaded with 156 presets created by BABY Audio and friends of the house – including:

• Delbert Bowers (Lizzo, Icona Pop, Shawn Mendes)
• Matt Sim (Nicki Minaj, The Chainsmokers, Gucci Mane)
• M-Phazes (Eminem, Madonna, Demi Lovato)
• Preston “Prizzie” Reid (Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Muni Long)
• Rob Kleiner (Cee Lo, SIA, David Guetta, Britney Spears)

Features

• CONFIGURATION – IHNY-2 splits the incoming audio into two duplicates. One remains untouched by the plugin (Dry track), the other is subjected to all the goodness IHNY-2 has to offer (Wet track). You balance the two signals on the vertical axis of the XY pad, while setting the compression amount of the Wet track on the horizontal axis. This allows you to operate the most important controls of the plugin in just one motion and find the sweet spot fast. IHNY-2 has an autogain algorithm working unde
• TWEAK PANEL – IHNY-2 is meant to be as fast and intuitive as its predecessor. But if you need to go deeper, the Tweak Panel gives you full control over the compressor. Here, you’ll find a number of new features that weren’t included in V1.
• Attack + Release – Sets how fast the compressor engages and disengages.
• Ratio – Sets the compression intensity from mild to aggressive.
• Punch – Heavy compression tends to suck the transients out of a signal. The Punch control works to emphasize attack transients in the compressed track, helping it cut through even at very high compression levels.
• Harmonics – Imagine a saturator that behaves like a compressor, that’s Harmonics. This feature introduces harmonic saturation controlled by the gain-reduction, meaning more compressed parts get saturated harder.
• Lo + Hi Preserve – Prevents the low and high frequencies from being compressed above/below the cutoff points. This is a great way to preserve the kick while squashing the rest of your drum bus.
• Oversampling: Run the plugin in 1x, 2x or 4x oversampling modes. (We recommend 1x for better CPU performance).

Tech Specs

MAC
MacOS 10.7 And Up (including Native M1 Compatibility)
Plugins: VST-2, VST-3, AU, AAX
WINDOWS
Windows 7 And Up
Plugins: VST-2, VST-3, AAX

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