Wavetables for Elektron Tonverk

The format Elektron Tonverk imports

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.

What Hyperwave exports

Every Hyperwave export is one packed wavetable WAV. Check these facts against the Elektron Tonverk 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 Elektron Tonverk

1. Export from Hyperwave as a packed mono WAV at 2,048 samples per frame, 64 frames or fewer.
2. Transfer the file to the Tonverk.
3. 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.

Read the full import guide

Common issues

• Tables over 64 waves are evenly decimated — keep exports at 64 frames or fewer.