diff --git a/utils/Makefile.am b/utils/Makefile.am
index 1eba782..b7b200a 100644
--- a/utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/utils/Makefile.am
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ endif
 bin_PROGRAMS =            \
     latan_make_fake_sample\
     latan_sample_combine  \
+    latan_sample_flatten  \
     latan_sample_plot_corr\
     latan_sample_read     \
     latan_resample
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ latan_sample_combine_SOURCES  = sample_combine.cpp
 latan_sample_combine_CXXFLAGS = $(COM_CXXFLAGS)
 latan_sample_combine_LDFLAGS  = -L../lib/.libs -lLatAnalyze
 
+latan_sample_flatten_SOURCES  = sample_flatten.cpp
+latan_sample_flatten_CXXFLAGS = $(COM_CXXFLAGS)
+latan_sample_flatten_LDFLAGS  = -L../lib/.libs -lLatAnalyze
+
 latan_sample_plot_corr_SOURCES  = sample_plot_corr.cpp
 latan_sample_plot_corr_CXXFLAGS = $(COM_CXXFLAGS)
 latan_sample_plot_corr_LDFLAGS  = -L../lib/.libs -lLatAnalyze
diff --git a/utils/sample_flatten.cpp b/utils/sample_flatten.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46f68b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/sample_flatten.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <LatAnalyze/Io.hpp>
+#include <LatAnalyze/MatSample.hpp>
+
+
+namespace La = Latan;
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{  
+  if (argc != 4) {
+    std::cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " <input filename> <output filename> <num samples>" << std::endl;
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  std::string inFileName = argv[1];
+  std::string outFileName = argv[2];
+  auto nSamples = La::strTo<La::Index>(argv[3]);
+
+  La::DMatSample inputData(nSamples, 1, 1);
+  La::DSample outputData(nSamples);
+
+  inputData = La::Io::load<La::DMatSample>(inFileName);
+
+  FOR_STAT_ARRAY(inputData, s) {
+    outputData[s] = inputData[s](0, 0);
+  }
+
+  La::Io::save(outputData, outFileName);
+}