Playing samples from usb stick?

OWL Lich
#1

Hi !

I’m looking for a eurorack sample player, but I can’t help but think that maybe my Lich mk1 can do it!

Can the Lich v1 play samples from a USB stick?
I work with pure data, but I’ve never done anything like this!

Thanks !

#2

Even if the Lich might be able to read from USB Stick the current PD/Heavy integration cannot.

Somewhat relevant topic: Load sound files in PureData

#3

ok
Thank you very much !

#4

I guess I can make a summary about loading data here.

  1. USB storage was considered as a possibility a few years ago. It’s certainly one thing that has a high chance of getting added to firmware if active OWL development resumes.

  2. Regarding loading data, it’s only possible in C++ (WAV or arbitrary data) or FAUST (WAV only andit can only be used if building patches manually). There was some experimental code for gen~ here on forums, but it’s not present in official repo.

  3. It’s also possible to load data from SD cards on my OWL fork for Daisy (on Daisy Patch, patch.init() or KXMX bluemchen)

  4. Loading data from flash storage, SD cards and potentially USB drives looks the same from software point of view. I.e. your patch requests loading a resource by name and firmware checks whatever storages are supported on your device.

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#5

Thanks !

“loading a sample” is different from “reading it from a USB/SD drive” right?

So, there is a chance that this will be possible in the future, nice !

I would like my Lich to have a minijack midi input to control these kinds of functions, it would be so convenient to choose samples, trigger it, and adjust the volume for example via midi input, without having to sacrifice the precious physical controls of the lich!

Maybe for the next gen ! figer cross !

Anyway, thanks !

#6

Well, there were plans to make a MIDI expander and it would be compatible with Lich. Reading from USB is something that only depends on software update. So no new hardware revision for Lich is necessary, it’s a matter of Befaco finishing their MIDI expander (which was a very low priority project for them) and RebelTech resuming OWL development (which might not happen in the near future or ever).

Also, I think that something like the following might be posible: conect USB stick, load your patch that reads samples from it, then connect USB MIDI controller. Then the MIDI expander won’t be necessary. Normally you only load data from a storage only when your patch starts, because otherwise you might end with audio dropouts.