HR1 Converter

Extract text from HISE resource archives (HR1)

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Drop or upload your .HR1 file

Online File Converter

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How to extract text from your HR1 file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your HR1 file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert HR1 to another file type

To convert HR1 archives to another format, you need HISE or other Audio software.

Convert a file to HR1

To convert other file formats to the "Sample Library Archive" file type, you need software like HISE or a similar tool.

About HR1 files

The .HR1 file is a HISE Resource Archive, a proprietary monolith format used by virtual instruments developed with the open-source HISE framework. These files function as locked containers that store the raw assets - typically high-quality audio samples, UI images, and script data - required by VST/AU plugins like the NEAT Player from IamLamprey.

A common issue for producers is treating this file like a standard audio clip. Because it is a compiled resource blob, it cannot be opened by double-clicking, nor will it play in standard media players like VLC or Windows Media Player. Furthermore, most Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) like Ableton Live cannot import .HR1 files directly onto the timeline. This proprietary lock-in prevents users from accessing the individual drum hits, synth tones, or loops inside for use in other samplers.

To liberate your audio assets, the ideal workflow is to convert or extract the contents into open standards:

For Editing & Production: Convert extracted audio to WAV or AIFF. This ensures zero quality loss and maximum compatibility with all audio software.
For Storage: Convert to FLAC, which compresses the large sample data by roughly 50% without degrading audio fidelity.
For Quick Auditioning: Convert to MP3.

Convert.Guru analyzes your HR1 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted ZIP, VDJ, SF2 and GIG files.

FAQ

If you want to convert HR1 file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use HISE or similar software from the "Virtual Instrument Resource Container" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to HR1, try HISE or another comparable tool in the "Virtual Instrument Resource Container" category.

The HR1 Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our HR1 converter.