Auto-detected hits
Audio detection separates individual strikes from a live recording pass so you do not need to cut every file by hand.
Freeware audio capture tool
Turn real hits into velocity and round-robin sample sets
Record drums, percussion, hardware synths or one-shots. Pioneer AD Sampler detects each hit, trims the recording, maps it into a velocity x round-robin matrix and exports clean 24-bit WAV files.
Workflow
From performance to mapped WAVs
The plugin is built for fast capture sessions: choose an input, set the matrix, listen for hits, preview the cells and save the final set.
- 1Choose the mic, line input or routed audio source.
- 2Set velocity columns and round-robin rows for the target set.
- 3Press Listen and play the source from soft to hard hits.
- 4Preview individual cells and remove captures that do not belong.
- 5Save organized 24-bit WAV files for the next production stage.
Plugin UI
A capture matrix you can read at a glance
The interface keeps capture controls on the left and the sample matrix in the center, so you can watch levels, adjust velocity and round-robin count, then save without leaving the main view.
Capture engine
Built around hit detection, not manual chopping
Pioneer AD Sampler focuses on the repetitive part of sampling: finding attacks, trimming them consistently and keeping dynamics organized.
Velocity x round-robin matrix
Captured hits are arranged into a matrix with up to 12 velocity columns and 5 round-robin rows.
Retrigger protection
A cooldown control helps reject double triggers and accidental re-detection between close hits.
Fast trim and preview
Each captured cell can be previewed quickly before export, making cleanup part of the capture flow.
24-bit WAV export
Exports production-ready WAV files with predictable names such as autosample_v01_rr01.wav.
Plugin and standalone use
Use it in a host as VST3 or Audio Unit, or run the standalone app when a DAW is not needed.
Technical snapshot
Current public-facing details from the Pioneer AD Sampler project. These should stay conservative until the release build is published.
- Platform
- macOS
- Formats
- VST3, Audio Unit, Standalone
- Plugin type
- Audio FX, not an instrument
- Matrix
- Up to 12 velocity columns x 5 round-robin rows
- Export
- 24-bit WAV files
- Retrigger
- 20-500 ms cooldown
- Input
- Mic, line or routed audio input
- MIDI
- No MIDI required
Current scope
The page should be clear about what this first version is made to do.
- It captures and exports samples; it is not a playable sampler instrument.
- Sampler-format export is not announced yet.
- Windows support is not announced yet.
- Captured audio session recall is not promised in the current build.
Made to feed your trigger workflow
Create your own drum hits with Pioneer AD Sampler, then load the exported WAVs into Pioneer MP Trigger for replacement, reinforcement and creative triggering.