# Auto-Align 2: adaptive mode for drum samples?

**URL:** <https://forum.soundradix.com/t/auto-align-2-adaptive-mode-for-drum-samples/2307>\
**Category:** Ideas and Wishes\
**Tags:** auto-align\
**Created:** [August 30, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.soundradix.com/t/auto-align-2-adaptive-mode-for-drum-samples/2307 "2024-08-30T16:35:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Appleseed](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.soundradix.com/johnny_appleseed/32/354_2.png) [@Johnny\_Appleseed](https://forum.soundradix.com/u/Johnny_Appleseed)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.soundradix.com/t/auto-align-2-adaptive-mode-for-drum-samples/2307/1 "2024-08-30T16:35:21Z")

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Howdy folks! Auto-Align user of many years here. AA2 is on a very short list of plugins I wouldn’t want to work without.

**Feature request** : I’d love to see AA one day feature an “adaptive mode” to sync up drum samples on a hit-by-hit basis.

**Use case** : Let’s say I run a snare track into Trigger or Kontakt to generate samples. It’s been my experience that the samples aren’t relationally consistent to the source track. This hit may be a millisecond late, that hit may be a millisecond early, etc.

An adaptive AA could solve a pain point for producers like me who want to blend, rather than totally replace, drum samples.

Thanks for your time and consideration! Please let me know if I’m a big doofus and this feature already exists.

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**Author:** ![Oran](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.soundradix.com/oran/32/195_2.png) [@Oran](https://forum.soundradix.com/u/Oran)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.soundradix.com/t/auto-align-2-adaptive-mode-for-drum-samples/2307/2 "2024-09-01T09:04:29Z")

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Hi @Johnny_Appleseed ,

Thanks for your message. I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying AA2!

Have you tried using [Auto-Align Post](https://www.soundradix.com/products/auto-align-post/) for this task?

Auto-Align Post (in Dynamic mode) will be able to align each triggered sample dynamically to a selected reference track.

There’s a 14-day trial available in the [downloads](https://www.soundradix.com/downloads/) page.

If you have any questions, let me know.

Best,  
Oran

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Appleseed](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.soundradix.com/johnny_appleseed/32/354_2.png) [@Johnny\_Appleseed](https://forum.soundradix.com/u/Johnny_Appleseed)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.soundradix.com/t/auto-align-2-adaptive-mode-for-drum-samples/2307/3 "2024-09-02T21:06:11Z")

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Hi Oran! I’ll check this out. Thanks for the recommendation.