How to import wavetables into Hive 2
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Hive 2 from u-he imports wavetables like this: loads 2,048-sample packed WAVs (up to 256 frames) from its wavetable folder.
This guide gives the exact layout Hive 2 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 u-he's own documentation or source code — sources at the end of the page, checked 2026-08-16.
What Hive 2 expects
Mono or stereo WAV interpreted as 2,048-sample frames by default, with the frame count calculated from the file size up to 256; other frame sizes via a -WT64/128/256/512/1024 filename suffix (e.g. MyTable-WT512.wav). Also loads .uhm text-scripted wavetables.
Step by step
- Export from Hyperwave as a packed mono WAV at 2,048 samples per frame, up to 256 frames.
- Place the WAV in Hive's wavetable folder.
- Select it from the wavetable menu in the oscillator panel.
Export settings for Hive 2
Hive 2 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
Sources
Verified 2026-08-16 against: