Das Boot Stomp Generator

Das Boot gives you realistic stomp tracks of any group size from a single person to an entire crowd.

Das Boot is designed to make it simple to create stomp tracks of any size. From a single stomp to an entire crowd, you determine how the stomps sound.

Das Boot Unique Features

Easily generate ultra-realistic stomps, from an intimate-sounding single stomp to a full-blown riot
Great for music and film post-production
Three adjustable mic positions; close/mid and room
Close and Room mic controls each feature a fully adjustable compressor with mix knob, 4-band EQ, and width control
“Slop” control lets you adjust how tight or loose the stomps
Simple, straightforward interface with access to advanced controls including velocity-sensing MIDI curve control, panning, timing, layer, and CPU-saving round-robin settings
Built-in step sequencer with 12 editable patterns and adjustable speed

Cracking the Code

To create the plugin, we put a tremendous amount of thought into the process of recording and the way crowds time their stomps. It came clear that having three microphones (close, mid, and room) was critical in terms of creating the difference between an intimate handstomp track and a huge crowd. The plugin also takes into account the various types of processing that a music- or film-post-mixer would use to make tracks fit in context. The end result is natural-sounding stomps regardless of the size of the crowd, plus the ability to custom-tailor those tracks to suit the creative needs of any genre of program material you put Das Boot to work in.

Sound Engine

The ability to play 150 samples with multiple mic positions ran the risk of making a massive hit to CPU resources. To solve that problem, Das Boot does some work in the background. As the crowd size gets larger, rather than just playing back a large number of samples, Das Boot builds a new set of samples, which can be played back with low CPU usage.