GRIP by Boom vehicle tire and chassis sound plugin interface

GRIP: Vehicle Tire and Chassis Sound Design Plugin by Boom

GRIP is a Boom instrument plugin for designing tire, wheel and chassis sounds for vehicles in motion picture. It runs as VST2, AU or AAX on Windows and macOS.

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01Overview

GRIP focuses on the tire, wheel and chassis side of vehicle sound design, the part that usually comes after the engine is done. It produces skids, bumps, friction and rolling noise from five base vehicle types. You can work from interior or exterior perspectives, adjust angle and distance, and automate every parameter in real time. The plugin is described by Boom as an in-the-box tool that replaces manual sample cutting, crossfading, pitching and aligning.

Best for

Car commercial sound
Racing and chase scenes
Film and trailer vehicles
Product demo audio
Interactive media vehicles
Game vehicle one-shots

Developer: Boom
Category: Virtual Instruments
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Produces vehicle wheel and chassis sounds for motion picture
Five base vehicle types to start from
Every parameter can be automated
Interior and exterior perspective switching
Adjustable angle and distance for the listening position
Skid, surface and detail controls for tire texture
Suspension impacts triggered with a single tap
Onboard mixer for rolling, skid, detail, chassis and suspension

03In depth

Shaping Tire, Skid and Chassis Sound

GRIP builds vehicle sound from a set of adjustable parameters. Speed, grip and chassis intensity set the basic behavior of the vehicle. Skid amount, skid blending, skid pitch and surface blending control how tires interact with the ground. A detail amount control adds finer texture on top.

A built-in mixer lets you balance rolling, skid, detail, chassis and suspension layers. Suspension impacts can be triggered with a single tap, which helps when you need a bump on a specific frame.

The source material is a library of more than 650 MB of recordings that the developer says were prepared for this purpose.

Perspective, Automation and Use Cases

Switching between interior and exterior perspective changes the listening position, and angle and distance can be adjusted while you work. Because every parameter is automatable, you can draw a vehicle's sound to follow the picture, from a slow pull-away to a fast skid.

The developer positions GRIP for car commercials, races, motion picture, trailers and product demos. It can also produce vehicle one-shots and loops for interactive media and games.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Boom
Type	Plugin
Category	Virtual Instruments
Formats	VST2, AU, AAX
Operating systems	Windows, macOS
Architecture	64-bit

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What is GRIP?

GRIP is a Boom plugin for designing tire, wheel and chassis sounds for vehicles, mainly for motion picture. It works in your DAW as an in-the-box tool.

Which formats and operating systems does GRIP support?

GRIP is available in VST2, AU and AAX formats. It runs on Windows 8 (64-bit) or later and macOS 10.13 (64-bit) or later.

What do I need to use GRIP?

GRIP requires about 1,339 MB of hard-disk space, 8 GB of RAM and a free iLok account. On macOS it supports Apple Silicon or Intel Core i5 processors, and on Windows an Intel Core i5 or similar.