Hi Atom, option 2 is the method I am currently employing, and it works well.
I am also considering putting the disk data into a memory block, then sending it as a tone edit buffer dump to the synth. I figure I can then request the synth sends the dump back to the panel… that way the methods I have already in place for a patch change will process the dump and set the modulators.
UPDATE: The above method works and uses less code, so that will do nicely. : )
Here is some noise I organised into an acceptable format:
https://soundcloud.com/lfo2vco/a-dark-crystal