wave-audio

[solemn wyvern]

[woeful wren]

Could you explain the reporting process in more detail? What exactly and how—I’m not familiar with this site.

[solemn wyvern]

The team collects them on Reddit. Links are in the app and here in the pins

[gritty jackal]

I don't think there's actually a megathread for 3.1.1 yet, but the 3.1.0 is still active.
#official-tech-support will take the reports too, via ticket through the online chat system.

[elder solar]

hewwwo i got a wave 3 mic recently and have been trying to set up mic filters on the elgato wave link software
i did encounter a few issues there especially with background noise, my mic picks up the sound of my pc, my mouse clicks and my keyboard and i havent found anything to fix it yet, my noise gate or noise surpression filters dont really seem to work

[turbid summit]

The voice focus plugin should help

[elder solar]

i am already using that :0

[turbid summit]

Interesting

[elder solar]

yeah thats what makes it even more confusing haha

[turbid summit]

Gain up too high? Could be bringing in your background sounds etc

Haven’t used my wave 3 or any usb mic in a while since I swapped over to an xlr setup 🤣 I was going to buy the new wave 3 mk2 but just recently upgraded to the wave xlr mk2

[elder solar]

maybe :0 i will def try checking it out tysm

[turbid summit]

I do know when I used my wave 3 however that voice focus helped a lot with the pc fan noise etc

Probably start with your gain and pointing the mic away from where the noise is

[elder solar]

do u have any other advice in case that doesnt work?

oh also if i turn down my gain i am more quite how can i go against it so i am still loud?

[turbid summit]

I can’t remember the exact ratio but I’m pretty sure it’s likes 3 or 4 dots the mic has to be at

[elder solar]

thats for the gain yes! but how can i still be loud? :0

[turbid summit]

https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044558232-Elgato-Wave-3-Usage-Recommendations

[heady night]

Good evening, when I share my full screen on Discord, it keeps echoing my voice to those watching the stream. How do I fix this?

[hearty kestrel]

#wave-audio message

[solemn wyvern]

My preferred workaround would be share a device instead of a screen, since then discord gives you a choice for audio source instead of hooking all audio.
Use OBS virtual camera to create a device.

[bitter echo]

After waking my pc from sleep, I have to quit and restart Wave link everytime, is there a fix for this?

[lethal grotto]

How do you set that up exactly? when I try stream the OBS virtual camera it infinitely loads.

[solemn wyvern]

Not that I know of. Might be to do with usb power states.

Sleep state is problematic for peripherals on x86/x64 platforms in general.
Some systems will be fine while others aren’t.

[solemn wyvern]

Don’t know about that. Typical troubleshooting stuff.

Nothing specific about the setup that would cause it to not load. If you’re starting OBS virtual camera and then starting the device share in discord… that’s it

[bitter echo]

Thank you

[chrome valve]

does anyone here have the wave3 mk2 that could tell me how good it sounds from 2ft away?

[solemn wyvern]

Just like any cardioid condenser… it will sound pretty distant from 2’ away.
If you have a pristine acoustic space, it will sound a little like Sinatra. 😎
If there is any reflections or noise in your room… it will be rough.

Even a shotgun mic will need a great acoustic space to sound very good at distance. And I imagine your mic will be near a computer…

[chrome valve]

well if my crappy amcrest mic in the same space sounds okay, this wouldnt be any worse you would think?

https://amcrest.com/amcrest-usb-microphone-for-voice-recordings-podcasts-gaming-online-conferences-live-streaming-cardioid-microphone-with-boom-arm-pop-filter-shock-mount-am430-bps.html

i already have this in the space in front of me. sounds fine. so i would think the wave3 mk2 would be an upgrade, do you agree?

[gritty jackal]

Issue is condensers are very sensitive and you're going to have to turn up the gain if you're 2 feet back. That means there's a higher risk of environmental noise getting picked up too.

[chrome valve]

so that mic is different than the amcrest one i linked?

[solemn wyvern]

Either mic will sound SIGNIFICANTLY better if you place them appropriately.

If you’re happy with the sound of your current mic setup, why spend money to change it?

[chrome valve]

because i wanted a tiny upgrade

the regular wave3 here sounds fine to me at 2ft tbh https://youtu.be/_mLyLh7cN2s?t=219

[solemn wyvern]

It is ok to not be fussed about the difference between intelligible audio and excellent audio. I don’t recommend anybody spend money on things if they are satisfied with what they have. Especially in cases where they have low cost gear; if you’re ok with it, you might not perceive the value in spending more.
You want advice… if you’re satisfied with your current mic at 2ft away. Don’t do anything.
If you want to improve the sound, place it properly.

If you want to improve the sound more, then think about spending money on a better mic.

[chrome valve]

i understand at distance nothing will sound great.

[solemn wyvern]

I just see people in here regularly who haven’t worked on their acoustics of the room, maybe have other people or TV shows on in the background, and expect wave link processing to clean it all up; aren’t happy with their purchase.

If you decide you want to care about great audio quality, good! But step one is to place the mic properly and consider your room acoustics first, because every mic will sound bad in a bad space. Closer placement will help a bit… but it’s a big red flag if you’re not willing to do the steps that would improve any mic.
I predict a better mic would not be the right investment at this time.
Honest answer.

Best mic for a setup with no acoustic treatment in the room… is a headset mic. Every time.
This is what I advise my friends.

[chrome valve]

yeah i get that. i really dont want stuff hanging on my face all day though

[solemn wyvern]

Then you might prefer something more the shape of a dynamic mic like the dx from elgeto. (Which requires an interface, because it doesn’t have a usb preamp built in.

Or maybe a super directional mic like a shotgun.
(I’m not aware of any usb of those either, but there might be)

[chrome valve]

the DX just needs the wave xlr to plug into computer?

[solemn wyvern]

Yes, or any other audio interface with xlr input.
Though I like the wave devices for their features.

And I should make mention: it will still want to be right in close… it’s just end-address more like a handheld mic, and so takes up less visual space in front of you.
It’s a very ideal broadcast mic, like the way SM7b and RE20 work. Though smaller than either of those.

[chrome valve]

looks like the wave xlr was updated this year. do they typically not update the mic with that?

[solemn wyvern]

The mk2 version of all the wave devices replaced the older versions. These all have the new on-board dsp effects, as well as some other hardware updates.
But none of that applies to a xlr mic, which doesn’t have any built in preamp. Wave dx is an xlr mic, with no preamp so no ability to have any of those features which were updated.

[chrome valve]

so you think the dx will stick around for some time since its more or less a "dumb" or basic device

[heavy coyote]

where is the MicrophoneFX output? it seems like ReaGate Plugin/VSTs doesnt affect the Mic anymore

[chrome valve]

so you think this would be better instead

[solemn wyvern]

As long as you would be willing to put it right up to your mouth, yes.
If not, it’s a waste of money for sure.

[chrome valve]

but better at some distance than wave3?

[solemn wyvern]

Oh definitely not!
Condensers are more sensitive, so to hear you at distance this mic will need much more gain.

The idea in recommending it would be that the smaller profile would bother you less up close. If you’re not willing to move the mic to a close position… don’t spend money. Not worth it

[chrome valve]

so i could get mk2, up the gain. you'll hear some background, but i already hear background today with my current setup. so i dont mind it. i was just looking for a device that had more features...like elgato with the app, etc

yes my setup sucks. without moving it closer "what device would be a better swap and replace"

[solemn wyvern]

The wave link app is free and doesn’t require any specific hardware.

A headset mic would be an improvement for you. If you’re not willing to place a professional mic closer to the subject.

[chrome valve]

oh yeah totally understand that. i just liked the knob on the mk2 and the tap to mute, etc

[solemn wyvern]

You’re reaching pretty far for physical controls!
Maybe you’d rather than a stream deck plus and control all that and more.

[chrome valve]

yeah just looking for similar sound but gaining extra small benefits. never expected anything major

but maybe a better mic would sound a tiny tiny bit better in the same place than this $40 thing i have now

[solemn wyvern]

It probably would!
It’s just not what I would recommend, in your situation.
That’s all

[chrome valve]

yes sorry. i should have opened with that. lol. im not reaching for big improvements. i just wanted to get something more expensive to possibly gain any better sound than i have now.

[solemn wyvern]

No don’t worry, I would have still launched into the same TED talk. Haha

[chrome valve]

and since the sale is going on...i really need to decide

i would almost bet the mk2 would be the same sound and same background-whatever noise. but maybe less "basic mic sound". which is an improvement for me

[solemn wyvern]

I’m sure the frequency response is better, and the preamp and capsule are much better, hardware effects are great…
But you can’t properly use any of that from 2’ away.

All those improvements are being mostly thrown out the window.

Head to head, yeah, it will sound better.
Head to head with both of them set up right? Then you’re really in business

[chrome valve]

yeah thats all im after lol

ill just get the mk2 bundle and stop fussing over it

thanks for the ted talk

hard to know without owning them so its a struggle

[solemn wyvern]

I hope it helps! Just one person’s recommendation, but for what it’s worth, my career is audio production.

[chrome valve]

yeah i saw from your bio. my usage is also very specific and not practical

it will always suck, but upgrading from random-brand to name-brand (imo), suck level be less when comparing head-to-head

[jade swift]

I dont know why if i should post this in streamdeck or wavelink because i dont know where the issue lies, so i will post it in both channels.
When I use stream deck (sound deck). and try to use a Sampler and playback the audio after the recording. It does not seem to play anything back at all. even the audio clip does not get saved in the folder

[fathom hornet]

i know the new mk2 devices have the dsp. can u get the expander as standalone vst ?

[pure wing]

you're not listening to your personal mix...

there should be an ear icon there

[thorny crystal]

so how do i fix it?

[pure wing]

hover over your personal mix click the ear

[thorny crystal]

tysm i must have accidently clicked it ur a life saver

oh and i have a question too i put some changes to my mic in the wave link to make it saound better if i go on a dis call do ppl will hear it or only me when i listen on the personal mix? and if no how to make it to work?

[onyx marten]

Does anyone know why my wave 3 mk.2 mic clips? I heard they were unclippable.

[gritty jackal]

Is clipguard enabled in the settings? It's still possible to clip it but you'd have to be doing something unusual to do it.

[solemn wyvern]

Elgato hasn’t made one; there are many from 3rd parties.

[thorny crystal]

can anyone answer pls if he knows?

[solemn wyvern]

You need to make a mix (separate from personal mix) to use as your mic for other apps

The default is called chat mix, I think.

Include your mic in that one, and set it as your computers default audio input device and select it as the input for apps like discord.

[thorny crystal]

ok i will try it now tysm

[thorny crystal]

like this?

and i should listen to the personal mix(and remove my mic from it so i wont hear myself) so i would still be able to hear dis and chrome?

[solemn wyvern]

Yes.
But also remove your mic from personal mix. You don’t want to hear that because it will have latency.

If you want to monitor your mic, do it with the mic hardware features

Oops you already said this.

Yes, you’re right!

[thorny crystal]

tysm for the help everyone in this server is so nice tysm jnTracks

[halcyon narwhal]

when i install the new Wave Link 3 driver my mic (Wave 3) no longer picks anything up. I have to uninstall the driver and the app to get it to work again, anyone know whats causing the issue

[solemn wyvern]

Did you remove older versions of wave link and their previous drivers and restart first?

[halcyon narwhal]

yes

i have the previous 3.0.0 download file on my pc too, when i uninstall it all and try to install that one it refuses to let me click instal on the old driver so i am forced to use this new broken driver

[onyx marten]

Yes clipguard is enabled. Not doing anything other than raging. lol. Just some excited yelling

[woeful wren]

This is so crazy :). What i doing wrong ?
I just can't figure this out :). I added Discord to my Discord group (originally a voice chat). I set DSC to use this channel as well. But when I check where everything is playing, it says “Browser” :). I don't think that's how it's supposed to be :). I didn't have these kinds of problems with Wavelink 2 🙂. Now I go sleep 🙂 Check tommorow your guide.

[dire summit]

Is Wave link 3.0 meant to use nearly 1gb of ram on its own? 0.o

[weak finch]

Been using Wave Link 3.1 for a few weeks and took me a while to get used to it but i had everything working how i wanted it.
Today i got a pop up there was a Wave Link update and then a driver update so i did the updates, everything was fine.
2 hours later my PC froze and crashed (not a Wave Link fault) and during the force reboot i had a Windows update.

When my PC finally booted back to Windows and i loaded Wave Link up it was reset to default.
Is there a way i can potentially get back how it was before?
I can't find a backup/import option etc or where my previous settings might be stored if anywhere

[glad oak]

hey-

so im having an issue atm with voice delay, the issue happens when i play games like overwatch or subnatutica 2 (only games i have played that im in a VC for)

it starts off fine then after awhile it starts to get a 5-7 seccond delay of my voice

i use the stream deck plus with the xlr dock

Update:

looks like it might be the dock itself? As I’m currently using my AirPods as a mic/headphones and no voice delay

[kind forge]

I'm having this same issue, discord will not route through the wave link software properly

if I manually set it to my voice chat audio channel it comes through SFX

I THINK the fix is to delete all your pre-made audio channels and recreate them

[pallid shadow]

I keep having this endless loop where i install the update for the mic i just bought and it always ends up saying its failed and idk how to fix this

then when i try to do it again this pops up, my mic now wont turn on and i would really appreciate it if someone could help me

[solemn wyvern]

Unplug the device for a minute or so to let it fully power down.
Then try a different usb port. Repeat until you find one that works.

[pallid shadow]

ive been trying that the whole time

i plugged it into the USB port my original mic was in and i even tried others and nothing works

the issue only started to happen when i downloaded the software app

it worked fine beforehand

[solemn wyvern]

Those are my only tricks for getting firmware updates to work when they aren’t completing. Have you restarted the computer?

[pallid shadow]

yep multiple times

even tried uninstalling and reinstalling the software app

[midnight current]

my last thought about that would be the cable just before assuming the circuit is faulty

[pallid shadow]

i have tried with now multiple different cables, still the same effect

[solemn wyvern]

Have to go to #official-tech-support

[woeful wren]

😮 Thx to info.
Edit:
I change name channel in WaveLink. Again set this channel in dsc app, and dsc browser and work 🙂

[woeful wren]

Backup settings (I found this information a while back). I don't know if that's still the case, but they could definitely add a “Save” and “Backup” option.

If you want to make a copy “just in case”:
Configuration location:
In Windows, you’ll find it here:
C:\Users%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Elgato\Wave Link\

👉 Copy the entire folder:
Wave Link or at least profiles / config
This is a full backup of the program’s settings.

[split smelt]

Wavelink 3.1: i have two mixes that are mirrored in channels, essentially a quick way for me to switch between headphones or my computer monitor for audio output. When my computer goes to sleep at night, then i wake it up... most of the time Wavelink cannot see my computer monitor. My computer sees it just fine and i can use it directly, but for wavelink to pick it up again... i have to force quit wavelink then when it reopens it sees the computer monitor as an audio source again.
Anyone have an idea of a quicker fix for this?

[pure wing]

I wouls think 1 mix, and create a toggle for listening device instead

[split smelt]

sure. that might be a simpler solution overall, but i'm looking more for help on how wavelink doesn't see the device.

[solemn wyvern]

Sleep state is problematic for x86 platform computers. It often has issues with peripherals dropping and needing to be re-initialized.
Not that way for all systems, but many. Might be a power state thing for usb ports, might be deeper like a bug in chipsets. Don’t know.

Recommendation is don’t use sleep state if your system is having issues with it. Let displays turn off, or just shut down only.

[pure wing]

does it not show up here?

[split smelt]

@solemn wyvern i'll give that a try.

@pure wing not without quitting wavelink then reopening.

[pure wing]

I'm guessing from Jntracks was is asleep?

[split smelt]

@pure wing yeah... it happens when i put the computer to sleep and then the next morning when i wake it up... i have to iterate through the issue.

[pure wing]

try disabling usb-suspend as well.

[split smelt]

@pure wing will give that a try. question though... it is with the computer monitors and they are connected via HDMI. how would usb-suspend work for that?

[pure wing]

hm... not sure on that. I'll have to see online in a bit

[solemn wyvern]

It could be something with usb power plan stuff, but honestly it often makes no difference. X86/x64 platforms just suck as sleep state.
It’s like a fundamental weakness of the platform. Always has been ever since they shoehorned sleep states into them decades ago.

Arm on the other hand was designed with sleep states in mind, has no issues…

[split smelt]

@solemn wyvern @pure wing Thanks for the help. i'll give some of those a try.

[pure wing]

[willow pond]

Hello! I'm curious if anyone else has gone through this before but my wave xlr doesn't have its audio picked up by my PC whatsoever. I can hear myself through the monitor port on the back but in my system settings and wave link the monitors don't move at all. I've tried different USB ports, reinstalling and everything so this is kinda my last resort any help will be appreciated thanks

[glacial cypress]

With the older xlr dock I was able to record the mic without any vst effects separately into obs as a different input but after upgrading to the new dock it seems it only has the one mic input with any and all vsts I have active. Is it still possible to record an effect free input simultaneously with vsts on?

[solemn wyvern]

This is the vst insert feature. A hardware based low latency pathway that allows the mic in device to have all effects (hardware and vst) in line, without needing to route through a mix.

If you really wanted an unaffected one you would need to do something like leave vst effects off the mic but apply them to a mix… but the hardware effects will always be necessarily included.

[elfin peak]

Does the vst insert give any benefits other than native processing? Like better audio quality for example?

[solemn wyvern]

The audio is the same. And vst processing is native in both old and new devices.
The only difference is that the vst is included in the one device, instead of needing to be heard through a mix output of wave link.

[sonic vale]

App installation failed with error message: Common::Deployment::MsixvcStagingSession::GetManifestReader in MsixvcStagingSession failed with error 0x80070570. (0x80070570)

im getting this error and have no idea how to fix it

[grand vale]

does discord audio still get picked up in screen shares on discord still in wave link 3.0?

[solemn wyvern]

Far as I know.
It’s an issue with how discord hooks audio. Workarounds to get an audio source option are the best we have until they give that option back to users doing full screen shares.

[solemn wyvern]

Sounds like an issue with the installer packages manager. Copy that into Google and see if there’s something from Microsoft you can update

[red summit]

Why when i wake my computer wavelink launches no sound but have to quit and re launch wavelink?

[trim mist]

hi all, i ran into an issue with medal that no audio is being captured with any of channels i have setup with wavelink. before of may 11 this was working always fine but something has changed and I don't know if its related to medal or the wave link software / drivers (only my mic is getting captured)

[solemn wyvern]

Are you asking about walking from sleep state?

[red summit]

mainly yes but does it when booting up pc from power off state

[solemn wyvern]

In that case you might have usb selective suspend or fastboot enabled, which can cause issues with usb ports.

[red summit]

Thank you for that, my output selected in Wabelink is an Astro Mix Amp connected USB.

[red summit]

So I checked and both settings are disabled.

[trim mist]

my issue fixed itself, i guess its bedtime for me 💀 🥺

[hollow dragon]

I had a quick question, if I wanted to play music through my el gato wave link app and hear it through my headset while the people im playing with hear it through my mic how would I go about it?

specifically through spotify

[gritty jackal]

Add a channel for the music. Route your music app there, then add it ot the personal mix you listen to, and the mix you're using to feed your chat's mic.

[hollow dragon]

such as this?

oh no wait thats mix

I see it

so how do you add it to the personal mix?

oh I think I got it actually.

thank you

[gritty jackal]

Glad you've got it sorted, good luck with it!

[hollow dragon]

realllllly quick to bug ya further

if its setup like this?

there'd be no underlying issues?

I have my mic its great but when im on vr I wanna use specifically "Virutal" which is the bottom one they wont overlap will they?

[gritty jackal]

You might want to turn down the spotify on the mic/chat mix so the music doesn't drown you out, but as long as youo're only listening to the Personal Mix yourself that looks right. (listening to more than one requires going into the mix settings and adding more outputs)

[hollow dragon]

tttthhhhannk you

[gritty jackal]

No problem, good luck with it!

[hollow dragon]

and which mic would I use as a final thing

chat mix?

[gritty jackal]

Based on how you have it setup, yes

[hollow dragon]

alrighty cool I wont bug ya further thank you!

[gritty jackal]

No worries, good luck with it

[summer pasture]

yup! it happens to me too

[wind cove]

any idea why Wave Link is hogging 7GB or memory even when it's not running? It's getting suspicious... anyway I have uninstalled it for now until it's fixed

[trail kayak]

Why does self-monitoring lower the volume when linear mic mix mode is enabled?

[solemn wyvern]

What is “the volume”?
Linear mode means two different faders

[trail kayak]

It feels like the overall volume gets lower when I toggle that mode, instead of the mic/PC mix

[solemn wyvern]

Shouldn’t, but I guess that depends on some other settings from the other mode.
But the transition shouldn’t matter. Just use the setting you want to use and adjust the headphone volume to your preference.

[trail kayak]

i wish i could use self monitoring but with the same volume as mic/pc mix

[solemn wyvern]

It doesn’t make much sense for it to change… but shouldn’t adjusting your headphone volume compensate for it?

[trail kayak]

is always at 100%

[solemn wyvern]

Your headphone volume is 100%?! Are the rest of your faders all turned down?!

[solemn wyvern]

That’s not headphone volume. Your device playback volume….

[trail kayak]

is always at 100% on windows everywhere

like when I switch to Linear Mic, my overall volume gets lower

[solemn wyvern]

You must be hearing so much hiss if your headphone volume is maxed. What device are you listening on? I think it’s broken

[trail kayak]

and i check windows settings or wavelink audio still max

im using xlr dock mk2 i plug my iems to there

and like that i can monitor myself if i want

"in real time"

[trail kayak]

i dont listen to any hiss

[solemn wyvern]

And the headphone volume on that is 100%?! Show me

[trail kayak]

i lower the in app volume

like spotify i put 40% inapp volume

[solemn wyvern]

Oh so you’re turning down your various app faders?
Don’t do that. Keep those up until the highest one is at 100% and the balance is right

[trail kayak]

spotify volume

[solemn wyvern]

Turn down the headphone knob on wave xlr

Control your listening level with the big knob

[trail kayak]

nono i prefer in app cuz if like that i can balance more

thats why i said like when i toggle btw them the linear mic lower volume everywhere

[solemn wyvern]

You can balance the same. Just whatever is the loudest should be 100%.
If you have all apps below 100% as baseline you’re not gain staging right.

That’s why you have to max your headphone volume and why you’re having this problem

[trail kayak]

no cuz with mic toggle on is fine is like always is the linear mic option

[solemn wyvern]

https://tenor.com/view/facepalm-really-stressed-mad-angry-gif-16109475

Ok I’m done. Have it your way!

[trail kayak]

https://tenor.com/view/triste-tristeza-chorando-stan-twt-stantwitter-gif-6094387856936520968

i get ur point

[solemn wyvern]

This is improper gain staging. It’s confusing because you’re using faders outside of wave link…
And you’re having to max your headphone volume and the. Complaining about the consequences of that

Gain stage correctly and you won’t have this problem.

Leave windows faders at 100% and mix in wave link only. Manage your headphone level with the headphone amp volume knob.

Or don’t, and deal with all the issues

[trail kayak]

No, I'm just asking if it's normal that when you select the Linear Mic option in self-monitoring, the volume gets lower. Like, even if I set it up the way you told me at the end, the volume would still go down that's the point I'm trying to make. My English is really bad xd
i use chat gpt so i can explain better

[solemn wyvern]

But it won’t matter, because you can adjust the headphone volume to compensate….

Which you can’t do now

I don’t know if it’s normal. It might be because the amp changes how it works

But that’s the fix.

Do your gain staging right

[trail kayak]

Never mind, I feel like my point isn’t being understood. I did what you told me with Spotify, and when I change the self-monitoring option to Linear, the volume goes down. Yeah, I can turn it back up, but that’s basically the same as increasing it in the Spotify app. What I’m complaining about is whether it’s normal for that to happen or if it’s a bug
i use chat gpt again i say cuz maybe sound to harsh 😅

Still, thanks for trying to help!

[solemn wyvern]

It might be normal; the headphone amp circuit is what’s switching modes when you change to linear monitoring.
It’s a change to the physical amp, so that might change its output voltage a bit at the same volume setting.

Switching between monitoring modes is not, like, a use case for this device, you know? You’re going to pick the one you prefer. (And I’d be shocked if it wasn’t linear) and then stick with it.
So there’s no reason to put development time into making sure the output voltages line up exactly.
Adjust the headphone volume to the listening level you want. Simple as that.

[rough turret]

Anyone still dealing with the lagging issue? Especially when I'm gaming, the audio cuts out randomly and crackles and then fixes itself immediately. It never happened with the older software.

[woeful wren]

Hello. Another minor issue with WaveLink 3. I didn't have this problem in version 2. Specifically, I've created a “Streaming Soft” channel and added OBS to it. I've also added it to the MIX.

The problem is that I can hear sound in my headphones, but when I switch to speakers, I hear nothing. In OBS, you can see the audio level for TwitchUsermps. Another important issue—the audio isn’t going through WaveLink even though I’ve added OBS to the channel. Nowhere in WaveLink do I see any movement on the audio level bars.

What's wrong here?

I should add that I don't have this problem with other sounds (games, music, browsers). Everything goes through WaveLink.

[solemn wyvern]

OBS audio monitoring device setting is probably overriding the visual routing in wave link; I bet you selected your headphones as OBS monitor output device.
Select the desired wave link channel there instead.

[twin juniper]

how come everytime i boot my pc wave link goes into an inf loading screen?

and whenever i shut it down in task manager it tells me to repair my drivers

[olive saffron]

Hey everyone,
since the latest Wave Link update on my MacBook, the app keeps randomly opening itself and stealing focus roughly every 10 minutes.

Even if I close and reopen the app or restart my MacBook, the issue keeps happening. It’s getting really annoying because it interrupts whatever I’m currently doing.

Has anyone else experienced this?

[covert plume]

Any thoughts as to why the Audio Outputs listen in my Personal Mix keep ending up muted?

[chrome copper]

Will someone be able to help me with my audio settings for my dual pc streaming? PM me if you’d like to help me because im on the verge of giving up all of this. Thank you so much!

[solemn wyvern]

There was some reports that this issue might have to do with a recent OBS update.
Can you check if the issue persists if you downgrade or remove OBS?

[solemn wyvern]

Volunteers are here as their schedules permit.
Ask and you’ll get answered if and when we can.
(Details are good!)

[proud tusk]

every 30 seconds or so the app will pop up and be selected on my mac for what seems to me like no reason, any ideas?

[solemn wyvern]

Only one we have right now:

#wave-audio message

[smoky plume]

Hey everyone! This is my first post here, and naturally, its because I am having issues with my Wave XLR. For some reason it will unmute using the top button, but not mute. I have tried everything suggested on the website, has this been an ongoing issue with it? (1 gen wave xlr)

[solemn wyvern]

I’ve seen rare mention of something like this over the years.

I think the advice is unplug it for a few minutes to make sure the capacitors are fully discharged and then try it again.

[smoky plume]

Same... so I did this (unplugged for 24 hrs), changed the cable, etc. Everything short of uninstalling the software and reinstalling it, and still I can unmute, but not mute.

I guess I will reinstall the software, hopefully that fixes it

[solemn wyvern]

That’s the only thing left.
You might wipe out the settings files in case there’s some corruption there.
Though this seems like it should be a hardware feature, since that button should work even without software installed

Actually…. Does it work when wave link is not running?

[terse burrow]

I’ve been thinking about getting the deal that includes the Wave DX XLR microphone upgrading from my blue yeti. But I’ve been seeing some issues with the wavelink software, would this still be a good upgrade, and has anyone had any problems with the software?

[solemn wyvern]

This whole channel is basically people getting help with issues. Feel free to read.
The team tracks bugs with the new version on Reddit, if you’re interested in how that’s going.

But also, wave link 3 is free so you can try it out now with your yeti and make sure it’s working well for you.

[terse burrow]

Does all of the filters and effects work with a blue yeti?

[solemn wyvern]

vst effects hosted in wave link work on any channel.
The only thing that's restricted to wave devices is voice focus (the best voice isolation processor, currently) which is free on wave device channels, or can be purchased for use on any other channel or in any other VST host app.

[solemn wyvern]

In a word, yes

and of course the new wave devices have hardware effects as well, but those are not wave link at all, since they run on the hardware.

[elder solar]

is someone really good with setting up audio?

[lilac linden]

Hello, I wanted to ask if it’s normal for the Wave Link application to open itself automatically every so often on Mac.

Even when I close it, after a while it launches again by itself and pops into the foreground, interrupting whatever I’m doing.

I also noticed that it doesn’t seem possible to fully close it and just leave it running in the background. Is this the expected behavior of the app, or is there any way to stop it from constantly opening itself? Because at the moment it’s becoming really annoying.

[solemn wyvern]

Scroll up; the only ideas we have right now have to do with a OBS update...

[lilac linden]

Sorry, I don’t really speak English very well, so it’s a bit difficult for me to read long conversations. Could you maybe give me a short summary of the main idea?

[solemn wyvern]

Oh no problem:

There is a report that the issue of wave link opening repeatedly might be from a recent OBS update. So you could check if rolling back to the previous version of OBS, or removing OBS helps.

[lilac linden]

Just to make sure, when you say OBS, do you mean the streaming/recording application for live streams and things like that? Because I don’t even have it installed xD

Also, regarding the other thing I mentioned before: is there any way to fully close Wave Link and leave it only running in the background/tray instead of it constantly reopening itself and jumping into the foreground?

[terse burrow]

Would the wave XLR microphone be a good upgrade over the blue yeti?

[solemn wyvern]

Yes, that's what I meant. So if you don't have it installed, we know it's not the cause.
You could report this to the bug reporting thread; there is a link to reddit in the wave link settings page.

And I don't have an answer about the fact that it seems to stay active in the dock when closed, Instead of going to the menu bar like all other elgato apps.

[terse burrow]

I’ve been thinking of upgrading for awhile and I figured that with the sale going on it might be worth it

[solemn wyvern]

Yes. Though remember that wave XLR is not a microphone. it's an interface which you will connect a XLR microphone to.

[terse burrow]

Yeah I meant the Wave DX

I’m assuming it would be a relatively better sound than the blue yeti

[solemn wyvern]

I prefer dynamic microphones since they are designed for use very close to the source, which helps them reject background noise.
The yeti isn't a bad sounding mic. But it lacks many of the features built into wave devices... and condenser mics sound their best in very good acoustic environments. So rooms that might not be recording studios, and have things like computers and other sounds in them, dynamics that you can put your lips right onto... will generally be more suited.

[elder solar]

does anyone know how i can get rid of background noises with the wave 3 mic? like pc sounds, keyboard and stuff liket hsio

[terse burrow]

You might be able to use a noise gate?

[elder solar]

it doesnt seem to work at all for me tho no matter what settings i put in

same with the de esser btw

[solemn wyvern]

Be close to your mic, position the mic so it's pointing away from sources of noise, adjust the gain accordingly to your very close position, and turn up voice focus until the noises are suppressed.
If that's not enough, make your room quieter. Processors aren't magic and they can only work with what you feed them. If you care about good mic audio, put effort into making your room sound good.

[solemn wyvern]

if your effects don't seem to be changing the sound, you might be listening to the wrong audio device.

[elder solar]

and how exactly

[elder solar]

i am not the other things work

[solemn wyvern]

Then see above!

[chrome copper]

Hey yall, so I made a couple post last night and I was getting very agitated with all the problems i was having audio wise. I want to go more in depth to see if someone has had the same issue or if someone knows how to fix the issue. I am currently trying to run a dual streaming pc setup. I understand the easiest way to have everything done is by connecting everything to my streaming pc (laptop) but I dont want to run into the hassle of moving everything over when I just want to game outside of streaming. So, at this moment I have the fifine Am8T pro and a logitech wireless headset that are both plugged into my gaming pc. I want to pass all my audio into my streaming pc and also be able to hear it on my end (gaming pc) Yesterday I spent hours troubleshooting, but I couldnt find something that worked. If anybody knows how to help that would be great!

I want to add I am using the Elgato 4K s as my capture card

[elder solar]

mh.. and what helps with making my room sounds better

[solemn wyvern]

Acoustic treatment on the walls. Move noise sources away from the mic (like get the computer off the desk) quieter keyboard. and so on.

And being very close to your mic and angling it to reject noise by pointing away from noise sources.

[elder solar]

oh it does that

[solemn wyvern]

I use your preferred method. Audio is all on game PC (best latency this way)

Just direct your mix to the capture card.

[chrome copper]

How ?

Do I use wave link 3.0? or my fifine mixer? I dont actually have a mixer

[solemn wyvern]

Wave link, create a stream mix. include what you want to go there (mic, game, whatever else,) and assign it to the capture card as a hardware output

Or use whatever other mixer, if you want. But this is the wave link discord so that's what we're supporting

[cinder oracle]

hellowww, is there a way for people to not hear me twice when I share my desktop via discord? I'm using elgato wave link

[chrome copper]

Yeah id rather use the wave link since theres more to do there. How exactly can I set that up? I feel like ive tried but to no end.

[terse burrow]

Just ordered it

[chrome copper]

usually just have to share the ecact screen you want to share

[cinder oracle]

ah yeah that works too, but pls if someone knows if its possible @me 🙏❤️

tyty

[solemn wyvern]

Discord issue: they hook all audio and don't give an audio source option.
Workarounds are: share an app, Or....
Share a device, in which case discord gives an audio source option. You can use OBS virtual camera to create a device to share. And then make a wave link mix for the screen share, of course.

[cinder oracle]

ohhh I see - thanks

[chrome copper]

@solemn wyvern would I need to download wave link on my gaming pc or streaming pc? maybe both?

[solemn wyvern]

Game computer, since that's where your headphones and mic are.

But you can put it on as many as you want.

[chrome copper]

Okay thanks

[olive saffron]

Thanks, will try this next week:)

[solemn wyvern]

Might just be something with the lates MacOS update, also... That OBS thing doesn't appear to be the cause outside of one user's report. So I don't know...

[tribal marsh]

Hi, I'm using elgato wavelink on my mac and after the latest MacOS update, elgato wavelink gets opened randomly 200 times a day. the app is already open and running in the background, so it moves the focus to the window

MacOS Version: 26.5
Elgato Wavelink Version: 3.1.1 (2484)

[solemn wyvern]

Scroll up.
We have no idea. Somebody thought it was to do with OBS but that seems to not pan out. Maybe macOS changed something and wave link will have to chase it

[tribal marsh]

sounds like the 2nd part, will be patient

[chrome copper]

I am using wave mixer to follow up to this message and use what jnTracks told me to do, when it comes to audio I dont mind that OBS picks up all my audio for my pc. Like this I get all audio from my gaming pc and also my streaming pc picks it all up. Now, I need some help because I have it set as "System" right now its not picking up my game audio, and I am using Fortnite as an example as to see if OBS on my streaming pc picks up the audio. I dont see an option in game as well to set it as system.

I figured out discord on how it works but now I need my games

there is also a really bad echo and the audio on stream is extremely crackly

[solemn wyvern]

If there's echo, you're monitoring it more than once. Like maybe obs is monitoring audio back to your listening device, or your mix, for example.
I don't really follow the rest of what you said...
Game not sending audio to the game channel, maybe? Some apps don't follow the rules. If routing the app by adding it to the game channel in wave link isn't working for a particular app, and the app doesn't have it's own internal settings for output device..then the only move is to set your default audio output to be the desired channel.
For what it's worth, this is how my wave link is set; windows default output is wave link game. (so I don't have to route every single game, and any that don't follow the routing rules get put to game channel anyway)

[chrome copper]

This might to much to ask but can we get in a call and you can help me sort it out. I can pm you beforehand. I am just really lost because right now I feel like my only issue is the echo I am getting and audio seems to be cackly

[solemn wyvern]

I’m working (and generally not available for calls even when not)

[tender dagger]

Wave Link "Mic/PC mix" keeps resetting to 50/50 every so often. Extremely annoying.

[chrome copper]

ah I see I appreciate it then thank you. I will keep trying to see what I can do. I apologize if I didnt make sense in the last portion of my message. I just feel like I have tried so many things and now when I finally got some things working out it seems like now I just need to fix obs portion of things (my guess). My mic is cracking on stream but others on my gaming pc hear me perfectly fine. Now, my audio on my gaming pc also sounds good, but on OBS when I go live the audio has a weird echo/crackle to it. I am not sure how to fix this.

I have a similar setup to yours, I have all my audio coming into my system. So, all I had to do is setup my gaming pc to "System (Elgato Virtual Audio)" and then both my pc and streaming pc captures all the audio. For my in game audio I just have to manually pick "System (Elgato Virtual Audio)" and it works. I just really wish it was a lot easier to do all of this lol.

[solemn wyvern]

OBS should have just one audio source: the audio capture card.
If you have more than one fader then that’s where the echo is probably coming from.
(If the echo only happens in OBS)

I don’t know what to say about crackling, could be a bug with wave link. Crackle could be buffer errors, but there’s no controls for buffer size in wave link 3 so nothing we can do besides try removing plugins, if you have any on channels to see if that helps.

[warm cove]

Hi, I'm having problems with the latest version of Wave XLR. It can't find my plugins, it gets stuck at 0% while loading, and it doesn't detect my microphone. This has been happening ever since I updated it.

[dire summit]

Defo might be a little niche then again maybe not for the grand scheme of those that use premiere pro. I have Premiere Pro routed via "system" on Wave Link 3.0, oddly... the audio of my plugins will NOT route through that they play at a gigantic high volume that is pretty painful.

Nothing I do other than turning down windows volume for Premiere Pro alleviates this for some reason And I can't just up and down my volume while working on client work. Unsure if this is a thing across the board. Does it with AtomX and Premiere Composer plugins

[warm cove]

Is Wave Link having problems?

[solemn wyvern]

Sounds like cause to completely uninstall, restart, and start from scratch.

[warm cove]

I've already reinstalled it from scratch twice, but nothing works. When I go into admin mode, it doesn't detect the microphone. Now I'm rolling back to an older version, but when I try to update the firmware, it just keeps loading and doesn't update at all.

I'm not giving up. I've been reinstalling, installing, and switching folders for two hours now.

[chrome copper]

So this is what my audio sounds like on obs when streaming any fixes ?

I FINALLY FIXED IT OMG

[tribal marsh]

gosh this macos bug needs to be fixed, I know that whining wont change anything but its heavily time consuming and annoying. this is also not the first time in the history of macos updates

[silver knoll]

the audio of which plugins? Is premiere's own device settings set to a specific output?

[dire summit]

Nope everything runs through systems in wave link. It was actually fine until the latest update

I also put the plug ins unsure if you saw in my original message 🙂

[chrome valve]

so it sounds almost identical but all the background noise is cut out, and its way more clearer.. definitely a win. and it records in stereo.

[stoic flume]

why can i not install plugins?

[mental gyro]

👋 Anyone know if audio monitoring on the Wave:3 Mk2 has lower latency than the 1st gen Wave:3? I noticed that adding some audio plugin / filters onto my 1stgen Wave:3 adds a bit of latency 🙂‍↕️

Just curious ^^

[humble sail]

have tried to use wavelink three times and always end up uninstalling 😮

[gritty jackal]

Somewhat yes - it has VST Insert tech to help reduce latency to the device, but it won't fully remove it.
If you're doing software monitoring (with effects, thorugh Wave Link) there's always going to be some though. Any plugins you add do their own processing and add latency- how much depends on the particular plugin. The alternive is the real time monitoring on the deivce, which only goes to the 3.5mm port on it and has no effects (so nor processing delay)

[round jacinth]

Device: Elgato Wave XLR, Logitech G Yeti Studio
Software & Version: 3.1.1 (3113)
Windows/Mac Version: windows 11

Question/Issue:
Hey guys, I installed the wave 3.0 yesterday and am now having some real trouble with my settings: When I whisper, the signal isn't picked up, and when I shout, the recording cuts out—and this happens even when I'm just speaking normally.

I really don't know what to do; my settings were perfect before, and now everything is just completely messed up.

I think its the gain at the noise cancelling filters. I'm not sure how to fix this.

(Thank you for your time if you're reading this ✨ )

[clear moat]

Device: Elgato Wavelink,AT2040USB
Software & Version: 3.1.1 (3113)
Windows/Mac Version: windows 11

Question/Issue: After updating to the most recent version of wavelink tonight my audio all seems to be routing through my microphone? i have no idea how to fix this and cant seem to find a solution so any help would be majorly appreciated

[native narwhal]

Device: Elgato wave link 3 + streamdeck + xlr + wave dx
Software version: wave link 3.1.1
Windows 11

Pc went to sleep, woke up and now no audio is going to my headphones through wave link, If i test the headphone channel in windows sound settings, i get sound, any other for example browser, i get nothing, wave link windows and obs show that there is audio, yet i can't hear it, removing whatever program i wanna hear from wave link 3, gives me sound.

same issue essentially, i've restarted my pc and turned off selective suspend usb, i force quit wave link from task manager which then somehow broke the driver which would then fail to repair install, after reboot i could do a repair install of the driver yet still nothing, ive also unplugged my streamdeck and plugged it back in to no avail

tried removed a channel and re adding it to see if it would do anything, now it claims my browser is unavaliable despite it catching audio from it 💀

[native narwhal]

reinstalling the program did nothing either

[tidal ravine]

why do it show this everytime I start my computer but never checks anything just stays there.

[woven pumice]

Can anyone help me with my mic? I got the Wave 3 and when I speak you can hear my keyboard and mouse

There is also a static sort of noise

[true tinsel]

How do I get OBS/Discord to render my Wave Link 3 audio filters I set on my mic? Currently right now, Mic in is the only option, and it doesn't pull anything from Wave Link besides raw mic.

I suppose setting it to stream mix works, but it doesn't seem like the correct solution.

[gritty jackal]

Create a mix for your mic only (and whatever else you might want on the Discord mic feed). Also set Discort to Studio mode for the audio - you don't want it doubling up it's own noise cancellation and stuff on top of the Wave Link effects

[true tinsel]

I do have a mix for my mic only, which is what I was trying to use.

[gritty jackal]

That's not a mix, that's the literal mic, you're setup to pull the base audio there

[true tinsel]

I see.

[gritty jackal]

What does your actual Wave Link config look like? Did you actually add a new column for the mic mix you wanted to setup?

[true tinsel]

I just did, was slightly confused by it as I hadn't messed with it since it was new, and instantly regretted it. Figured since I had to do a clean install of windows that I would try it again today.

[gritty jackal]

Yeah, look for the actual mix you named for the mic then, instead of the Mic In listing

[true tinsel]

Now whats weird is, there is a weird like ticking noise, that doesn't pull through on the wave link software when I sound check there, but it is very present on discord.

[gritty jackal]

Is Discord set to Studio Mode?

[true tinsel]

yea

[gritty jackal]

hm

I'd restart Discord entirely first - I've seen sitiations where sometimes the audio settings don't take right until the app restarts

[true tinsel]

Yeah I just tried, with turning off hardware acceleration just to see. I'll do a pc reboot and come back with an update.

Yeah, still super present.

Gain, and noise gate filters do not affect the volume of this awful sound. This is confusing... 😄

[gritty jackal]

The fact it's in Discord and not Wave Link's audio preview is what's throwing me there.

Discord shouldn't be doing any audio processing if it's in Studio mode so shouldn't be adding anything to it all

[true tinsel]

I've narrowed it down, its however its routed as VC mix

I muted it in my personal mix, and it goes away. which obviously doesn't solve the issue bc now I can't hear discord lol

Deleted it, and made one for discord on its own, and it still does it.

Hmmmmm....

It does it on all 4 mixes with how it routes it.

🙁

Temporary solution, putting a noise gate on the all of the discord mixes..

[crude knot]

I have a weird behavior with my Wave Link (Version 3.1.1 (2484))

I have a 3rd party microphone set up as a channel, and whenever I enable Elgato Noise Removal on it - it distorts the sound only when I switch windows.

I'm on MacOS 26.5 (25F71), Macbook 16-inch, M5 Pro.

Anyone else had that?

[elder solar]

my noise cancel filters dont do anything

[gritty jackal]

Make sure you're adding the Mix you setup for your mic to your apps, not the direct mic. Adding the mic directly will bypass any filters added in Wave Link.

[gritty jackal]

That's a new one to me. I know 26.5 seems to have introduced some other quirks though too, like Wave Link coming to the front every so often on some setups. Might be worth reporting it as a bug to #official-tech-support (it links you to the site where you can use the chat system to file a ticket).
Is it the lightweight noise removal VST you're talking about here or Voice Focus?

[rigid fable]

I am using Elgato Wave Link 3.1.1, with a RØDE PodMic plugged into a Behringer U-PHORIA interface. I created a microphone track in Wave Link to output a mic mix that I send into Discord. It seems I’m having an issue with the compressor plugin, which randomly introduces audio artifacts/noise into my voice. I have tried several compression configurations, and my Discord is set to Studio Mode. I can't quite tell if Wave Link or Discord is causing this... I am running macOS Tahoe 26.5. When I restart, the issue disappears, but it comes back whenever it wants...
As for areas of improvement:
-We can’t choose the routing/chain order of the plugins.
-It’s a pity there isn't a limiter to secure the output and set a specific output level.
-It would be very wise to add a master VU meter for each mix.
-Finally, to be demanding, it would be amazing to have manual control over the output level, which currently seems reduced (likely for safety reasons...).
In any case, this application is very promising, kudos to the developers!

[gritty jackal]

There's a form for feature requests linked over in #feature-request , which sounds like what you're looking for for this. Keep in mind this is a community channel and isn't always monitored by support

[rigid fable]

Sorry trying my best with my english ^^sorry

[gritty jackal]

All good.
For the Discord thing you might want to make sure Discord is set to Studio for it's audio mode. If Discord's built in voice processing is turned on it can do weird things when combined with Wave Link

[rigid fable]

Yes its in studio mode 😉

[gritty jackal]

Does it do the artifacting if you test with any other apps? Windows Sound Recorder usually works for a test

[rigid fable]

I'm using MAC OSX 😉 No just with discord... The sound is great in my twitch for exemple, and when I listen to the mix (micro). I think there's trouble from wave link to discord, or its discord the problem... BUT when I touch the compressor plugin the noise change.... So I was thinking about this compressor plugin.

I did the re-installation of wave link and discord also !

[lethal grotto]

Hi sorry if discord issues constantly get asked but I've solved the streaming issue where users can hear themselves/audio is doubled but can't seem to figure out how to make it so discord streams can't hear me (for example, if I mute via discord they can still hear me through the stream itself)

I use the Wave XLR for the microphone

I've already tried disabling this (Which when enabled I can hear myself on so I figured it was that) but to no avail 😢

[gray mirage]

Wave Link 3.1.1 (3113), Windows 11. After waking from sleep, VSTs don't work. Requires a hard reboot of Wave Link. Anyone else have this issue?

[unique ice]

This is the 3rd time I have lost the + button, its been there for a while, I add nothing, does an update and then it vanishes. I have to completely reinstall the software and reset up everything again. On 3.1.1 (3113)

[rotund ember]

I just swapped all my effects back from the dsp ones to the software vsts, is it common for the exact same effects and setup the same to give different results with dsp vs software

[rigid fable]

Hi everyone, I wanted to share that I've resolved the noise and audio loop issue I had with Discord. It turned out the audio was doubling through another software that created a separate track.
On that note, it is also worth noting that to capture Discord voice chat, you need to assign Discord Renderer and not just Discord. The regular Discord option only sends notification sounds, not the actual voice chat. This might help others!
However, I'm still having an issue where my Wave Link version 3.1.1 doesn't recognize any VST, VST3, or Audio Unit plugins on macOS.
Any help would be appreciated!

[crude knot]

Thanks, I'll open a ticket because I also got the wave link app launching randomly (including while typing this message 🫠 )

[runic light]

i got a question about the Wave CAST ... befor i buying it...
is there any way to test it? or if needed possible to Return/Refund it without any issues?

[tidal ravine]

Still getting this issue ??

[sour tree]

Hi am having issues with my wave 3 where randomly sounds start going statiky and very muffled and the mic also starts sound the same aswell has anyone got any ideas how to fix this also the mic is not being seen on the new wave link

[white stag]

Guys good evening, I just bought A RODE Podcast XLR Mic, but elgato only plays on Left side. There is any option that can solve this?