Wavetables for Disting EX

The format Disting EX imports

Wavetable algorithms support 16-bit (24-bit since firmware 1.3) and 32-bit float (firmware 1.6.1+) WAVs — no 32-bit integer support is documented; single-file wavetables default to a 2,048-sample wavelength when the file is a multiple of 2,048 — Serum-format wavetables are natively supported. Folders of single-cycle WAVs are discovered automatically; playlists optionally order them, and the -wavelength playlist setting (default 600) applies when a file isn't a multiple of 2,048.

What Hyperwave exports

Every Hyperwave export is one packed wavetable WAV. Check these facts against the Disting EX 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). Single-table and collection exports can render 8–16,384 samples per frame and 1–256 frames.

Metadata

Hyperwave writes no extra wavetable metadata chunks. Importers use the audio layout, their own defaults, or settings you choose to interpret the frames.

Load a Hyperwave table into Disting EX

1. Export from Hyperwave as a packed mono WAV at 2,048 samples per frame.
2. Copy the WAV to the Disting EX's SD card.
3. Load it in a wavetable algorithm; adjust the wavelength playlist setting if needed.

Read the full import guide