Baby Audio has released IHNY 2, the follow-up to their first-ever plugin, I Heart NY.

This compressor is specifically designed for parallel compression, which is commonly used to add punch to tracks. Unlike some other compressors, IHNY 2 will not give you a clean sound – it’s meant to add coloration to the sound.

In comparison to the original IHNY plugin, this second version comes with some improvements to the sound, workflow, and features.

Routing

One of the biggest advantages of IHNY 2 is that it eliminates the need for routing when setting up parallel compression. Typically, you would need to make a copy of the track or tracks you want to apply parallel compression to, add a compressor to the copy, and then blend the original signal with the copy that has the compression on it. With IHNY 2, all of that is not necessary because the routing happens within the plugin itself, making it easy to set up.

Interface

Simplicity is a keyword when it comes to describing the interface of IHNY 2. It’s very minimalistic, easy to understand, and very easy to use.

It allows getting some good results very easily and very quickly.

Features

The interface of IHNY 2 is minimalistic and easy to understand, which makes it quick and easy to get good results. The main area of the interface is a matrix that lets you set the dry/wet balance (vertical axis) and the intensity of the compression (horizontal axis). You can also open the tweak panel for additional fine-tuning, where you can adjust parameters like attack/release, ratio, punch, harmonics, shape (eq), tilt (compress low-end or high-end more), low preserve/high preserve (low/high pass filter).

Conclusion

In conclusion, IHNY 2 is a compressor with a specific purpose: parallel compression. The simplistically designed interface makes the plugin very easy to understand and very easy to use. Yet it comes equipt with more than enough features to tweak the effect of the compressor to fit any scenario.

Supported Operating Systems:
Mac OS 10.7 and up (including native M1 compatibility). Windows 7 and up.

Supported Plugin formats:
VST, VST3, AU, AAX.

More info: IHNY 2