How to import wavetables into Bitwig Studio

What Bitwig Studio expects

Bitwig's Wavetable oscillator in Polymer and The Grid can load Serum- and WaveEdit-compatible WAV files. Use a 2,048-sample-frame Hyperwave export and load it in that oscillator. Check the imported waves before using the table in a project.

Polymer and The Grid have a Wavetable oscillator that reads Surge-format WT files and Serum- or WaveEdit-compatible WAV wavetables. Hyperwave's default packed WAV uses the Serum-style 2,048-sample frame layout. Bitwig's separate Sampler Cycles workflow changed in 6.1 and needs an application check before giving exact Root Key steps.

Step by step

1. Export a packed mono WAV from Hyperwave at 2,048 samples per frame.
2. In Bitwig, select the Wavetable oscillator in Polymer or add the Wavetable module in The Grid.
3. Load the WAV in the Wavetable oscillator. Check the displayed waves and audition the table after import.

If something goes wrong

Dropping my WAV on a track created a Sampler. How do I use it as a wavetable?

Use Polymer's Wavetable oscillator or The Grid's Wavetable module and load the packed WAV there.

Export settings for Bitwig Studio

Bitwig Studio has no dedicated export preset in Hyperwave — the default preset ("Default — 2048 × 256") writes 2,048 samples per frame, 256 frames, mono 32-bit float, and matches the layout documented above.

Default — 2048 × 256

2,048 samples per frame × 256 frames · 32-bit float · 48 kHz

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