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IHNY-2

Baby Audio

Where to get itAvailable from Baby Audiobabyaud.io

IHNY-2 is a parallel compression plugin by Baby Audio designed to add punch and weight to drums, vocals, and masters. It features an internal signal flow optimized for parallel compression with an XY pad for intuitive control, plus a tweak panel for surgical tone-shaping flexibility.

Key Features

01XY pad control for compression intensity and dry/wet blend in one motion
02Tweak panel with Attack, Release, Ratio, Punch, Harmonics, Shape, Tilt, Lo/Hi Preserve controls
03Dynamic saturation (Harmonics) controlled by gain reduction
04Transient preservation (Punch) to maintain attack at high compression levels
05Low and high frequency preservation filters (Lo + Hi Preserve)
06Autogain algorithm with adjustable behavior
071x, 2x, and 4x oversampling modes
08156 presets from professional mix engineers

Things to Try

  • 01Aim for AGR (Adjusted Gain Reduction) levels between -10 and -20 for good starting points
  • 02Use Lo + Hi Preserve to control bass-heavy material while letting the high end breathe
  • 03Engage the Shape control to apply the 'smiley EQ curve' for enhanced lows and highs on the compressed signal
  • 04Use Cmd+Click in the Tweak Panel to slow down mouse movement for fine-tuning parameters
Formats
VSTVST3AUAAX
Official Website↗User Manual↗

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