# Hyperwave

> Hyperwave (hyperwave.app) is a browser-based node-graph wavetable generator: build tables visually and export packed WAV files that load into Serum, Vital, and wavetable-capable hardware. Not affiliated with Blamsoft Expanse Hyperwave or Roland SDZ004 Hyperwave.

- Browser-based node-graph wavetable generator: tables are designed and rendered entirely in the browser, then exported as packed wavetable WAV files.
- Export container: RIFF/WAVE WAV with "fmt " and "data" chunks, written with a canonical 44-byte header (16-byte fmt chunk).
- Sample format: IEEE float (format tag 3) by default — 32-bit samples, 4 bytes each, 1 channel (mono); 16-bit PCM WAV is a direct export option for classic hardware banks.
- Header sample rate: 48,000 Hz by default (44,100 Hz selectable).
- Frame layout: single-cycle frames packed end-to-end in one data chunk, in wavetable order.
- Documented import targets: 36 total — 19 software, 13 hardware, 4 modular/Eurorack — of which 36 are verified against Hyperwave's export code or the manufacturer's own documentation.
- Glossary: 44 plain-language wavetable synthesis terms.

## Docs
- [Hyperwave docs](https://hyperwave.app/docs): how the node graph shapes wavetable output and where exports go.
- [Export formats](https://hyperwave.app/docs/formats): the packed-WAV byte contract and the import format every documented target expects.
- [Node library](https://hyperwave.app/docs/nodes): generators, spectral tools, modulators and curves, shapers, and inspection, in outline.
- [Tutorials](https://hyperwave.app/docs/tutorials): Make a wavetable from a sample; Choosing a wavetable frame size; Import wavetables into Serum and Vital; Wavetables for hardware synths.

## Guides
- [Wavetable import guides](https://hyperwave.app/guides): one step-by-step import guide per documented target, including the honest no where no import path exists.
- [How to import wavetables into Serum](https://hyperwave.app/guides/serum): Drag-and-drop packed-WAV import at 2,048-sample frames
- [How to import wavetables into Serum 2](https://hyperwave.app/guides/serum-2): Drag-and-drop packed-WAV import at 2,048-sample frames (up to 256), as in Serum 1
- [How to import wavetables into Vital](https://hyperwave.app/guides/vital): Packed-WAV import at Vital's assumed 2,048-sample frames
- [How to import wavetables into Pigments](https://hyperwave.app/guides/pigments): Imports .wav wavetables as 2,048-sample positions, up to 256, via browser or drag-and-drop
- [How to import wavetables into Phase Plant](https://hyperwave.app/guides/phase-plant): Loads 256×2,048-sample WAV/FLAC wavetables; other lengths convert in the editor
- [How to import wavetables into DUNE 3](https://hyperwave.app/guides/dune-3): WAV import at 2,048-sample frames, up to 256 waveforms
- [How to import wavetables into Surge XT](https://hyperwave.app/guides/surge-xt): Drag-and-drop packed WAV import
- [How to import wavetables into Wavetable (Live)](https://hyperwave.app/guides/ableton-wavetable): Drag WAV/AIFF onto the display; Live re-slices to 1,024-sample frames
- [How to import wavetables into Icarus 2](https://hyperwave.app/guides/icarus-2): Serum-compatible packed WAV at 2,048-sample frames via drag & drop or menu
- [How to import wavetables into Avenger](https://hyperwave.app/guides/avenger): Drops packed WAVs onto a Resampler OSC; you set the frame length (128–4,096)
- [How to import wavetables into Hive 2](https://hyperwave.app/guides/hive-2): Loads 2,048-sample packed WAVs (up to 256 frames) from its wavetable folder
- [How to import wavetables into Sampler (Bitwig Studio)](https://hyperwave.app/guides/bitwig-sampler): Sampler Cycles mode plays packed WAVs; auto-detected only via clm/uhWT chunks
- [How to import wavetables into modwave native](https://hyperwave.app/guides/modwave-native): Imports WAV as wavetable straight from the Librarian page — same formats as the hardware
- [How to import wavetables into UVI Falcon](https://hyperwave.app/guides/falcon): Drag-and-drop import with a _{samples} filename suffix
- [How to import wavetables into HALion 7](https://hyperwave.app/guides/halion): Wavetable Editor imports packed WAVs via Fixed Size and Window Size
- [How to import wavetables into Vaporizer2](https://hyperwave.app/guides/vaporizer2): Free (GPL) synth importing Serum/Icarus packed WAVs by drag-and-drop
- [How to import wavetables into SynthMaster (2 / One / 3)](https://hyperwave.app/guides/synthmaster): Drag-and-drop WAV wavetables across the SynthMaster family
- [How to import wavetables into Codex](https://hyperwave.app/guides/codex): IMPORT button converts any WAV into a wavetable automatically
- [How to import wavetables into Electra 3](https://hyperwave.app/guides/electra-3): Imports waveforms, not wavetables — built-in tables only
- [How to import wavetables into Blofeld](https://hyperwave.app/guides/blofeld): Import WAV or SysEx through Waldorf's plugin
- [How to import wavetables into Iridium / Quantum](https://hyperwave.app/guides/iridium-quantum): On-instrument WAV import at a set sample period
- [How to import wavetables into Peak / Summit](https://hyperwave.app/guides/peak-summit): Import audio through the Components editor
- [How to import wavetables into Hydrasynth](https://hyperwave.app/guides/hydrasynth): No import path — wavelists morph 8 of the 219 built-in waves; Mutants sculpt instead
- [How to import wavetables into modwave](https://hyperwave.app/guides/modwave): Loads Serum-style tables via the Editor/Librarian
- [How to import wavetables into nanobox fireball](https://hyperwave.app/guides/nanobox-fireball): 2,048 × 256 WAVs from microSD
- [How to import wavetables into ELZ_1 play](https://hyperwave.app/guides/elz-1-play): Serum-format WAVs registered from SD, 32 user slots
- [How to import wavetables into Pro 3](https://hyperwave.app/guides/sequential-pro-3): 16 waves × 1,024 samples via the Wavetable Generator utility and SysEx
- [How to import wavetables into Waldorf M](https://hyperwave.app/guides/waldorf-m): Raw 8-bit 64 × 256 slot files from SD (conversion required)
- [How to import wavetables into Elektron Tonverk](https://hyperwave.app/guides/tonverk): Float-friendly hardware: 2,048-sample frames, up to 64 waves; _wt<number> suffix for other sizes
- [How to import wavetables into MicroFreak](https://hyperwave.app/guides/microfreak): MIDI Control Center imports WAV/AIFF into a 16-slot wavetable bank (firmware 4.0+)
- [How to import wavetables into Deluge](https://hyperwave.app/guides/deluge): Official firmware 4.0+ auto-detects wavetable WAVs from SD
- [How to import wavetables into Protein](https://hyperwave.app/guides/protein): Microwave 1 tables only; user import not currently possible
- [How to import wavetables into E352 Cloud Terrarium / E370 Quad VCO](https://hyperwave.app/guides/e352-e370): microSD WAV banks built in WaveEdit
- [How to import wavetables into Piston Honda MK3](https://hyperwave.app/guides/piston-honda-mk3): Eight 16-bit WAV files on microSD
- [How to import wavetables into Disting EX](https://hyperwave.app/guides/disting-ex): Serum-format native; 2,048-sample auto-detection from SD
- [How to import wavetables into VCV Rack (Wavetable VCO)](https://hyperwave.app/guides/vcv-rack): Right-click Load wavetable on the free bundled VCO; any common bit depth

## Tools
- [WAV to wavetable converter](https://hyperwave.app/tools/wav-to-wavetable): convert an audio file into a packed wavetable WAV in the browser.
- [Wavetable inspector](https://hyperwave.app/tools/wavetable-inspector): parse a wavetable WAV and report its frame layout and metadata chunks.
- [Frame size calculator](https://hyperwave.app/tools/frame-size-calculator): sample/frame/byte math for every documented target.

## Reference
- [Export targets](https://hyperwave.app/wavetables-for): import steps and failure modes for every documented synthesizer and module.
- [Compare wavetable tools](https://hyperwave.app/compare): a cited, neutral comparison of 13 wavetable creation tools.
- [llms-full.txt](https://hyperwave.app/llms-full.txt): this document plus the complete glossary text, every export-target entry, the WAV format facts, and recent changelog sections.

## Changelog
- [Hyperwave changelog](https://hyperwave.app/changelog): dated release notes for every shipped version, newest first.
- [Changelog Atom feed](https://hyperwave.app/changelog.xml): machine-readable feed of the same releases.

## Glossary
- [Wavetable glossary](https://hyperwave.app/glossary): all 44 definitions on one page.
- [Wavetable synthesis](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/wavetable-synthesis): Wavetable synthesis plays short, looping single-cycle waveforms from a table and sweeps across them to change timbre while pitch holds still.
- [Wavetable position](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/wavetable-position): Wavetable position is the index into a wavetable's frames that selects which single-cycle waveform — or blend of adjacent waveforms — the oscillator is currently playing.
- [Single-cycle waveform](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/single-cycle-waveform): A single-cycle waveform is one complete period of a periodic signal, stored as a fixed number of samples and looped by an oscillator to produce a steady pitch.
- [Wavetable frame](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/wavetable-frame): A wavetable frame is one single-cycle waveform occupying one slot in a wavetable; the number of frames sets how much timbral motion the table can hold.
- [Wavetable frame size](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/wavetable-frame-size): Wavetable frame size is the number of samples in each single-cycle frame, held constant across the whole table.
- [Interpolation between frames](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/interpolation-between-frames): Interpolation between frames is how a wavetable oscillator blends its two neighboring frames when position lands between them, so timbre changes continuously instead of in audible steps.
- [2048 × 256 table](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/2048x256-table): A 2048 × 256 wavetable — 256 frames of 2048 samples each — is the de facto modern standard layout, popularized by Serum and adopted by many current wavetable synths.
- [256-sample table](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/256-sample-table): A 256-sample wavetable is a table whose frames are only 256 samples long — the short-frame standard used across much of the Eurorack wavetable ecosystem.
- [8×8 wavetable bank](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/8x8-wavetable-bank): An 8×8 wavetable bank lays 64 wavetables out on a grid, so two control signals — one per axis — scan the whole bank instead of one table's frames.
- [Morphing vs. crossfading](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/morphing-vs-crossfading): Crossfading is an amplitude blend between two wavetable frames, while morphing is the broader goal it serves: moving between frames so the result reads as one continuously evolving timbre.
- [Spectral morphing](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/spectral-morphing): Spectral morphing transitions between wavetable frames by interpolating their spectra — partial amplitudes and phases — rather than blending the raw waveforms sample by sample.
- [Harmonics](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/harmonics): Harmonics are the components of a periodic waveform that sit at whole-number multiples of the fundamental — the second harmonic at double the frequency, the third at triple, and so on.
- [Partials](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/partials): Partials are the individual sine-wave components that sum to make a sound's spectrum — the umbrella term that covers harmonics plus, for non-periodic sounds, inharmonic components.
- [Formant](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/formant): A formant is a boosted region in a spectrum that stays at roughly the same frequencies regardless of the pitch being played — the resonant fingerprints that make vowels recognizable.
- [Phase](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/phase): Phase is each partial's offset within the waveform's cycle — where in the loop every sine component starts — measured as an angle rather than a time.
- [Phase distortion](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/phase-distortion): Phase distortion reshapes a waveform by varying the rate at which the oscillator scans through it — faster and slower across the cycle instead of at a constant pace.
- [FFT resynthesis](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/fft-resynthesis): FFT resynthesis analyzes a waveform with a fast Fourier transform — the algorithm that reports one magnitude and phase per frequency slot — edits that spectrum, and rebuilds a waveform from it with the inverse transform.
- [Resynthesis](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/resynthesis): Resynthesis is analyzing an existing sound and rebuilding it as a wavetable, converting spans of the source into single-cycle frames rather than playing back samples.
- [Waveshaping](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/waveshaping): Waveshaping is passing a signal through a fixed transfer curve — each output sample computed from the input value — to add harmonics without changing the oscillator's pitch.
- [Wavefolding](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/wavefolding): Wavefolding is a waveshaping technique that reflects a signal back on itself once it passes a threshold, multiplying harmonics without changing the fundamental.
- [Hard sync](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/hard-sync): Hard sync is an oscillator arrangement in which a master oscillator resets a second, detuned oscillator every time the master completes its own cycle, producing a biting, formant-rich tone.
- [Through-zero FM](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/thru-zero-fm): Through-zero FM is frequency modulation in which the carrier's frequency is allowed to pass through zero and come out negative, continuing the phase in reverse rather than stopping.
- [Pulse-width modulation](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/pwm): Pulse-width modulation (PWM) varies a pulse wave's duty cycle — the fraction of each cycle spent at its high level — changing timbre while pitch holds still.
- [Formula-generated wavetable](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/formula-generated-wavetable): A formula-generated wavetable is a table whose frames are computed from math — expressions evaluated per sample and per frame — rather than drawn, recorded, or imported.
- [Aliasing](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/aliasing): Aliasing is inharmonic distortion that appears when a digital signal contains frequencies above half the sample rate (Nyquist), which reflect back down into the audible range.
- [Band-limiting](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/band-limiting): Band-limiting is restricting a waveform's harmonics so that, no matter how high the note, everything stays below Nyquist — half the sample rate.
- [DC offset](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/dc-offset): DC offset is a non-zero average level in a waveform — the whole cycle sitting above or below the zero line instead of centered on it.
- [Wavetable bank](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/wavetable-bank): A wavetable bank is a grouped collection of wavetables that an instrument loads together and offers under a single browser or selector.
- [WAV file](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/wav-file): A WAV file is the everyday audio container: a header describing the format, a block of sample data, and room for extra metadata chunks.
- [Packed wavetable WAV](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/packed-wavetable-wav): A packed wavetable WAV is a single audio file that stacks every frame of a wavetable end to end, so a wavetable-capable synth can import the whole table from one file.
- [clm chunk](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/clm-chunk): The 'clm ' chunk is metadata Serum appends inside a wavetable WAV to record frame size and morph settings, so its importer can slice the file without guessing.
- [srge chunk](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/srge-chunk): The 'srge' chunk is Surge XT's own versioned metadata chunk inside WAV files, telling its importer the frame layout the same way Serum's 'clm ' chunk does.
- [wt file](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/wt-file): A .wt file is Surge XT's native wavetable format: a short tagged header followed by the table's frames as raw samples, optionally trailed by metadata.
- [vitaltable file](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/vitaltable-file): A .vitaltable file is Vital's native wavetable format — a readable JSON document describing how the wavetable was built, rather than the audio itself.
- [uhm format](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/uhm-format): A .uhm file is a u-he Hive wavetable script: a readable text file of commands and formulas that Hive evaluates step by step to build a wavetable.
- [Additive synthesis](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/additive-synthesis): Additive synthesis builds a sound by summing sine-wave partials, setting each component's amplitude — and optionally phase — directly rather than filtering a rich source down.
- [Subtractive synthesis](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/subtractive-synthesis): Subtractive synthesis starts from a harmonically rich waveform and sculpts its spectrum down with filters, rather than building the spectrum component by component.
- [Granular synthesis](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/granular-synthesis): Granular synthesis rebuilds sound from many short grains — brief, fade-shaped slices of an audio buffer — replayed as clouds rather than as looping cycles.
- [Wave sequencing](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/wavesequencing): Wave sequencing, from the Korg Wavestation, plays a programmed list of waves one after another as one evolving note — up to 255 steps, each with its duration, pitch, and crossfade.
- [PPG Wave](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/ppg-wave): The PPG Wave is the synthesizer line that introduced commercial wavetable synthesis, built by Wolfgang Palm's Palm Products GmbH from 1981 to 1987.
- [Waldorf Microwave](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/waldorf-microwave): The Waldorf Microwave (1989) is the rack synthesizer that carried PPG's wavetable lineage forward after PPG closed, pairing wavetable scanning with an analog filter.
- [Korg DW-8000](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/korg-dw-8000): The Korg DW-8000 (1985) is a hybrid synthesizer whose Digital Waveform Generator System (DWGS) offered 16 stored digital waveforms in front of an analog filter — digital waves without wavetable scanning.
- [Ensoniq Transwave](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/ensoniq-transwave): A Transwave is Ensoniq's variant of wavetable scanning — as in the VFX, TS, and Fizmo — where the oscillator sweeps stored waves with programmable start, end, and loop points.
- [Adventure Kid Waveforms](https://hyperwave.app/glossary/adventure-kid-waveforms): Adventure Kid Waveforms (AKWF) is Kristoffer Ekstrand's free, public-domain library of several thousand single-cycle waveforms, distributed as WAV files for samplers and wavetable synthesizers.