Hyperwave vs. Components Wavetable Editor
Components lives where your Peak or Summit lives: it edits those synths' 5-slot user wavetables in real time over MIDI. Hyperwave designs full tables in the browser on a node graph (a patchable flow of connected modules you route the sound through), then hands over a packed WAV sized for the Components import. Below: price, platform, export formats, hardware layouts, and who should pick which.
The full comparison
| Tool | Platform | License / price | Interface | Export formats | Hardware layout support | Browser / no install | Batch export |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HyperwaveHyperwave | Web browser — nothing to install | Free — no account required | Node-graph generator | Packed mono WAV (IEEE 32-bit float by default, or 16-bit PCM for the classic hardware banks; frames laid end-to-end); live tables span 8–8,192 samples × 8–1,024 frames; collection exports bundle WAVs into a zip (16–16,384 samples × 1–256 frames). | LimitedWrites IEEE float32 WAV by default plus direct 16-bit PCM export for the classic layouts — Eurorack WAV banks (E352/E370, Piston Honda MK3), the modwave's 256-sample mode, and the Pro 3 — with device presets that size each table; formats the exporter cannot write (the Waldorf M's raw 8-bit files, Blofeld SysEx packaging) still pass through the vendor's tools. | Yes | Yes |
| Components Wavetable EditorNovation | Web browsers with Web MIDI (Chrome, Opera, Edge) or a standalone desktop app | Free | Locked-device draw editor | Sends user wavetables to Peak/Summit over MIDI (with a local backup save); imports audio files or third-party wavetables such as Serum's as a 512-sample waveform or a five-wave (2,560-sample) table. | YesDedicated to Novation Peak and Summit: each user wavetable customises 5 waveform slots, editable in real time over MIDI. | Yes | Not verified |
Which one should you use?
Choose Components Wavetable Editor if
You own a Novation Peak or Summit and want the official free path to build and hand-save user wavetables on that hardware.
Choose Hyperwave if
You need tables for synths beyond Peak and Summit, or want more than 5 waveform slots per table.
Components Wavetable Editor in detail
Strengths
- Free and first-party — the official editor from the synth maker, usable in the browser.
- Real-time editing: with the synth connected, changes are audible immediately.
- Imports audio or third-party wavetables such as Serum's, then reshapes them with pencil, line, and preset shapes plus harmonic level and phase controls.
Limitations
- Peak and Summit only — the wavetable editor exists to serve those two instruments.
- User wavetables are a fixed, small layout of 5 waveform slots each.
- Storing a table on the hardware takes an extra on-device save through the OSC menu, or the table is lost on restart.
Facts verified 2026-08-16 against https://support.novationmusic.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360009550480 for Components Wavetable Editor, and the Hyperwave export documentation for Hyperwave.