Claps, Stomps And Snaps Bundle

Claps, Stomps And Snaps Bundle creates authentic-sounding handclap, stomp and snap tracks with full control of crowd size, timing, dynamics, mic positioning, and more.

Handclaps, stomps and snaps remain a staple of popular music and film post, but in drum emulation software, synthesizers, and sound libraries, they are treated as an afterthought. To get them to sound close to realistic, you have to go through a lot of complicated processing, sample layering, and track nudging. Claps, Stomps And Snaps Bundle is a one-of-a-kind plugin that can generate ultra-realistic tracks, from a single intimate-sound, to a raucous mob of 150 head-bangers. Claps, Stomps And Snaps Bundle even lets you control how sober or intoxicated the crowd is with adjustable round-robin timing control. It also features three mic adjustable positions with control of close/mid/room blend and width. Mic position controls also feature solo buttons and FX buttons that give you access to full-featured compressors and equalizers. Claps, Stomps And Snaps Bundle also features MIDI velocity control, panning, and a step sequencer with 12 editable patterns.

Claps, Stomps And Snaps Bundle Unique Features

Easily generate ultra-realistic handclaps, stomps and snaps, from an intimate sound to an out-of-control mob of 150
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 claps, stomps and snaps
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 handclaps, stomps and snaps. It came clear that having three microphones (close, mid, and room) was critical in terms of creating the difference between an intimate 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 handclaps, stomps and snaps 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 Claps, Stomps And Snaps Bundle to work in.

Sound Engine

The ability to play 450 samples (150 of each) with multiple mic positions ran the risk of making a massive hit to CPU resources. To solve that problem, Claps, Stomps And Snaps Bundle does some work in the background. As the crowd size gets larger, rather than just playing back a large number of samples, Claps, Stomps And Snaps Bundle builds a new set of samples, which can be played back with low CPU usage.