diff --git a/fdBufferExperiments/fdBufferExperiments.cpp b/fdBufferExperiments/fdBufferExperiments.cpp
index 382a9d4..eef06de 100644
--- a/fdBufferExperiments/fdBufferExperiments.cpp
+++ b/fdBufferExperiments/fdBufferExperiments.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@
 
 static InterfaceTable *ft;
 
+
+
 //Can we do buffer resizing in a BufGen. I think so.
 //Goal here is to mimic the NMF case, allowing
 //the dst buffer to be resized accordingly (and not need to
 // precalculate the number of frames in advance lang-side
+
+/**
+ /buf_gen approach: Seems to work, but having to do the 'swap' bewteen NRT mirror buffer and RT buffer
+ in the same thread seems smelly, given how the allocation sequeneces in SC_SequenceCommand seem to work.
+ **/
 void BufferMatch(World *world, struct SndBuf *srcBuf, struct sc_msg_iter *msg)
 {
     size_t srcFrameCount = srcBuf->frames;
@@ -34,11 +41,128 @@ void BufferMatch(World *world, struct SndBuf *srcBuf, struct sc_msg_iter *msg)
     world->mSndBufUpdates[dstBufNum].writes ++ ;
 }
 
+/**
+ ASync command version. Is this an abuse of Async command? Doesn't *seem* to be, but there is almost no
+ documentation for its proper use :-|
+**/
+//Struct that holds all our state between stages
+struct BufferFunTimeCmdData
+{
+    long dstbuf;
+    long srcbuf;
+    size_t rank;
+    
+    SndBuf* newdst;
+};
 
-//typedef void (*BufGenFunc)(struct World *world, struct SndBuf *buf, struct sc_msg_iter *msg);
+//'Stage2()' happens in the NRT thread. Here we do our heavy stuff
+bool ASyncBufferFun_NRTStage(World* world, void* inUserData)
+{
+    BufferFunTimeCmdData* data = (BufferFunTimeCmdData*) inUserData;
+    
+    SndBuf* src = World_GetNRTBuf(world, data->srcbuf);
+    SndBuf* dst = World_GetNRTBuf(world, data->dstbuf);
+    SCErr err = ft->fBufAlloc(dst, src->channels * data->rank, src->frames,src->samplerate);
+    data->newdst = dst;
+    return true;
+}
 
+//'Statge3()' happens back in the RT thread, here we swap our new buffers
+//SC will send the completion message after this
+bool ASyncBufferFun_RTStage(World* world, void* inUserData)
+{
+    BufferFunTimeCmdData* data = (BufferFunTimeCmdData*) inUserData;
+    //Norhing will happen, unless we (a) assign the allocated data back to the main buffer pool (b?) Tell the server the buffer has changed
+    //Get the RT buffer
+    SndBuf* dstBuf = World_GetBuf(world, data->dstbuf);
+    //Assign value to our NRT buffer pointer's value
+    *dstBuf = *data->newdst;
+    //Ping the server
+    world->mSndBufUpdates[data->dstbuf].writes ++ ;
+    return true;
+}
+
+//'Stage 4()' is back on the NRT, we don't have anything to do here. SC will send 'done' after this
+bool ASyncBufferFun_FinalBit(World* world, void* inUserData)
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
+//Here we free any resources, including the struct we made at the start
+void ASyncBufferFun_CleanUp(World* world, void* inUserData)
+{
+    BufferFunTimeCmdData* data = (BufferFunTimeCmdData*)inUserData;
+    RTFree(world,data);
+    //scsynth will take care of the completion message
+}
+
+//This is our entry point. We need to make a struct and populate it with good things
+void ASyncBufferFun_Main(World *inWorld, void* inUserData, struct sc_msg_iter *msg, void *replyAddr)
+{
+    BufferFunTimeCmdData* data = (BufferFunTimeCmdData*)RTAlloc(inWorld, sizeof(BufferFunTimeCmdData));
+    
+    
+//    size_t srcFrameCount = srcBuf->frames;
+//    size_t srcChanCount = srcBuf->channels;
+    
+    data->srcbuf =  msg->geti();
+    data->dstbuf = msg->geti();
+    data->rank   =  msg->geti();
+    
+    bool ok = true;
+    
+    if(data->srcbuf < 0 )
+    {
+        Print("No source buffer");
+        ok = false;
+    }
+    
+    if(data->dstbuf < 0 )
+    {
+        Print("No dst buffer");
+        ok = false;
+    }
+    
+    if(!ok)
+    {
+        RTFree(inWorld,data);
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    
+    
+//    how to pass a string argument: [WILL BE USEFUL FOR WINDOW FUNCTIONS?]
+//    const char *name = msg->gets(); // get the string argument
+//    if (name) {
+//        data->name = (char*)RTAlloc(inWorld, strlen(name)+1); // allocate space, free it in cmdCleanup.
+//        strcpy(data->name, name); // copy the string
+//    }
+    
+  //Deal with completion message
+    size_t completionMsgSize = msg->getbsize();
+    char*  completionMsgString = 0;
+    if(completionMsgSize)
+    {
+       //allocate string
+        completionMsgString = (char*)RTAlloc(inWorld,sizeof(completionMsgSize));
+        msg->getb(completionMsgString,completionMsgSize);
+    }
+    
+    //Now, set the wheels in motion
+    DoAsynchronousCommand(inWorld,replyAddr,"AsyncBufMatch",
+                          data,
+                          (AsyncStageFn)ASyncBufferFun_NRTStage,
+                          (AsyncStageFn)ASyncBufferFun_RTStage,
+                          (AsyncStageFn)ASyncBufferFun_FinalBit,
+                          ASyncBufferFun_CleanUp,
+                          completionMsgSize, completionMsgString);
+}
 
 PluginLoad(BufferFunTime) {
     ft = inTable;
+    //BufGen version: all in the NRT thread
     DefineBufGen("BufMatch", BufferMatch);
+    //ASync version: swaps between NRT and RT threads
+    DefinePlugInCmd("AsyncBufMatch", ASyncBufferFun_Main, nullptr);
+    
 }
diff --git a/fdBufferExperiments/tests.scd b/fdBufferExperiments/tests.scd
index 999637f..e6f5ab6 100644
--- a/fdBufferExperiments/tests.scd
+++ b/fdBufferExperiments/tests.scd
@@ -9,3 +9,17 @@ f = FDBufferExperiments.allocMatch(s,a,rank:5);
 //Make sure everything is kosher:
 a.query
 f.query
+
+
+//Try full async version
+s.reboot
+
+//Quickie test of buffer allocation working
+//Read a sound file
+a = Buffer.read(s,"/Users/owen/Desktop/denoise_stn/sources/01-mix.wav");
+//Pass buffer to this, along with a rank. It will allocate a new buffer,
+//size it appropriately (in our server code) and return the new object
+f = FDBufferExperiments.allocMatchAsync(s,a,rank:5);
+//Make sure everything is kosher:
+a.query
+f.query
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diff --git a/release-packaging/fdBufferExperiments/classes/fdBufferExperiments.sc b/release-packaging/fdBufferExperiments/classes/fdBufferExperiments.sc
index 989a48b..e0b354c 100644
--- a/release-packaging/fdBufferExperiments/classes/fdBufferExperiments.sc
+++ b/release-packaging/fdBufferExperiments/classes/fdBufferExperiments.sc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FDBufferExperiments {
 
 	*allocMatch{|server, srcbuf, rank=1|
 		var dstbuf,srcbufnum;
-		"Rank" + rank.postln;
+
 		srcbufnum = srcbuf.bufnum;
 
 		server = server ? Server.default;
@@ -14,4 +14,17 @@ FDBufferExperiments {
 			);
 		^dstbuf;
 	}
+
+
+	*allocMatchAsync{|server, srcbuf, rank=1|
+
+	var dstbuf,srcbufnum;
+
+		srcbufnum = srcbuf.bufnum;
+		server = server ? Server.default;
+		dstbuf = Buffer.new(server:server,numFrames:0,numChannels:1);
+		server.sendMsg(\cmd, \AsyncBufMatch, srcbufnum, dstbuf.bufnum, rank);
+		^dstbuf;
+	}
+
 }