How to import wavetables into Elektron Tonverk
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Elektron Tonverk from Elektron imports wavetables like this: float-friendly hardware: 2,048-sample frames, up to 64 waves; _wt<number> suffix for other sizes.
This guide gives the exact layout Elektron Tonverk expects, the step-by-step load, the Hyperwave export settings that match, and plain fixes for the import failures the documentation warns about.
Everything here is verified against Elektron's own documentation or source code — sources at the end of the page, checked 2026-08-16.
What Elektron Tonverk expects
Wavetables use the same audio file formats as regular samples — WAV/AIFF/M4A/CAF/FLAC at 16/24/32-bit (integer or float); frame size is a power of two from 64 to 4,096 samples (default 2,048), up to 64 waves (longer tables are evenly decimated). Append _wt<number> to the filename (e.g. _wt1024) only when the waves aren't 2,048 samples — 2,048-sample waves are assumed with no suffix.
Step by step
- Export from Hyperwave as a packed mono WAV at 2,048 samples per frame, 64 frames or fewer.
- Transfer the file to the Tonverk.
- Import it as a wavetable — append _wt<number> to the filename (e.g. _wt1024) only when the waves aren't 2,048 samples; 2,048 is assumed without a suffix.
If something goes wrong
- My long table lost waves on the Tonverk.
- Tables over 64 waves are evenly decimated — keep exports at 64 frames or fewer.
Export settings for Elektron Tonverk
Elektron Tonverk has no dedicated export preset in Hyperwave.
Frame size is a power of two from 64 to 4,096 samples (2,048 is the default), so the default preset's frame size matches. The cap that matters is waves per table: at most 64 — export 64 frames or fewer, not the default 256.
- Default — 2048 × 256
- 2,048 samples per frame × 256 frames · 32-bit float · 48 kHz
Sources
Verified 2026-08-16 against: