Compression With a New York State of Mind
With Baby Audio’s third birthday, they’re bringing you the sequel to the vaunted processing plug-in that started it all: I Heart NY 2. With a stated goal of making “the hardest hitting compressor in the industry,” Sweetwater’s studio scholars agree that they’ve succeeded. Like its predecessor, the IHNY2 emulates the iconic parallel compression techniques pioneered by New York-based mixing engineers, known for adding unmatched impact and oomph, without sapping your track’s dynamic range. An intuitive UI allows you to easily control basic compression functions through an XY Pad Node placement, with adjustable gain and output controls. IHNY2 comes loaded with 156 presets codeveloped by artists and engineers behind the works of artist from Kanye West, Taylor Swift, and Nicki Minaj to Alicia Keys, Gucci Mane, Sia, and more, ensuring versatile, multi-genre use. To really hone the plug-in’s signature character, the Tweak Panel can be opened for even deeper dive into a number of shaping, EQ, and harmonic parameters, letting you craft a compression that absolutely slams.
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Unparalleled engineering
I Heart NY 2 doesn’t pull its punches, when it comes to parallel processing and compression. In fact, it punches even harder, and with more finesse, than its precursor. The XY pad lets you intuitively work through gain reduction and wet/dry signal balancing, thanks to the plug-in’s autogain algorithm running under the hood. Open the Tweak Panel for the deep magic of IHNY2’s vaunted compression, with custom EQ shapes, compression tilt, harmonic saturation, punch, ratio, and attack/release values all readily customizable. Moreover, the Lo + Hi Preserve function allows you to set cutoff points for frequency compression, leading to unique instances painlessy tailored to any bus, track, or even the entire mix. Once dialed in, presets can be easily saved and recalled, with tooltips, solo mode, resizing, and convenient mouse shortcuts making for a highly adaptable user experience.
Baby Audio I Heart NY 2 Plug-in Features:
- Iconic New York-style parallel compression is successfully emulated with its own sonic signature
- 156 presets codeveloped by Grammy-nominated engineers to guarantee professional sound from top to bottom
- Intuitive XY Pad UI ensures streamlined use without the need for menu-diving
- Optional Tweak Panel allows for unmatched depth and fine-tuning over a number of parameters
- Unique features include harmonic saturation, compression tilt, and Lo + Hi Preserve, and more for unparalleled sonic sculpting
- Oversampling, solo mode, tooltips, and adjustable display provide excellent, adaptable experience
- Presets can be easily saved and recalled for future use
- Mouse shortcut controls offer modularity in tailoring use with the plug-in
