Wavetables for DUNE 3

The format DUNE 3 imports

Wavetable Editor imports WAV with 2,048 samples per waveform — a packed file loads frame-per-waveform via Import WAV (Adjust Wavetable), up to 256 waveforms; drag-and-drop onto the wavetable display since v3.6. Exports as WAV or DUNE's own WT format.

What Hyperwave exports

Every Hyperwave export is one packed wavetable WAV. Check these facts against the DUNE 3 format above — where the two disagree, the fix is almost always the frame size or a conversion step, not the sound design.

Sample format

32-bit float by default (values between -1 and +1); 16-bit WAV is a direct export option for targets that load integer banks.

Channels

1 (mono). Every frame is one single-cycle waveform.

Header sample rate

48,000 Hz by default. This is a label in the file header — for wavetable import it doesn't stretch or resample your frames. One exception: VCV Rack's Wavetable VCO reads the sample-rate field as the frame length when it's a power of two, and sample players that fall back to one-shot mode use it for pitch.

Frame layout

Frames are packed end-to-end in one data chunk, in wavetable order; the export filename records the shape as name-{samples}x{frames}.wav.

Resolution

The live table runs from 8 to 8,192 samples per frame and 8 to 1,024 frames (defaults 2,048 × 256).

Metadata

No extra metadata chunks are written — targets that read frame size from metadata have to infer it from the file itself.

Load a Hyperwave table into DUNE 3

1. Export from Hyperwave as a packed mono WAV at 2,048 samples per frame with up to 256 frames.
2. Set an oscillator to Wavetable (WT) mode and open the Wavetable Editor with the EDIT button.
3. Choose Menu → Import WAV (Adjust Wavetable) — DUNE 3 derives the frame count from the file length, one waveform per 2,048 samples.
4. Alternatively, drag the WAV directly onto the wavetable display (DUNE 3 v3.6 and later).

Read the full import guide

Common issues

• Import WAV (Fit To Wavetable) squeezes the file into the existing number of waveforms instead of mapping it frame by frame — use Import WAV (Adjust Wavetable) for packed tables.