MSoundfactory in a live setting - using midi to control "file switch" of Granular Sampler

[andrewernick]

Hi dear Melda community,

I am currently building a live set for techno and other electronic dance genres. The foundation of my liveset will be Soundfactory - I've built a framework that hosts multiple soundfactories inside one soundfactory. The soundfactories host granular samplers which play parts of my tracks. All the rhythmic variations of the setup are then controlled by few multiparameters in the end. Pretty much endless variations can be achieved!

Now, recently I've discovered that if you use the Granular Sampler, you can switch through audiofiles that are located inside a folder. This is a gamechanger for a liveset, and greatly motivates me to pursue this idea further.

So far, I've been switching through the files with my mouse; just moving the bank parameter that switches all sounds simultaneously inside all of the granular samplers, for example.

This never crashes Soundfactory. But as soon as I would map this parameter to a midi controller, like a fader, Soundfactory crashes.

I've tried it in multiple DAWs. Even just one single granular sampler will crash Soundfactory if you switch the files of a granular sampler with a midi controller.
Its not just midi control, it also crashes if you use an automation to switch through files inside a folder.

So I wanted to ask if that is something Melda could solve or if it is simply impossible ?

I mean I can literally violate the bank parameter that switches sounds of 50+ granular sampler with my mouse, but as soon as a midi controller is involved, I get a crash of Soundfactory.

It would be amazing for this live set device I'm building if it could handle file switching of my samplers with Midi. (Ableton clip launches, sends midi to Soundfactory to proceed to next track, files switch etc...)

Thanks for reading and any ideas are appreciated!
Best,
andre

[MeldaProduction]

Aaaha, could you send me some test settings to vojtech@meldaproduction.com?

[andrewernick]

Yes sure! Thanks