Elgato's New USB Mic.. may have KILLED the GoXLR
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
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The Elgato Project Wave is FINALLY out and it is.. pretty incredible. But the question is.. is it better than the GoXLR?
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Description tags, yo: audio, sound, microphone, voice, xlr, obs
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What's your favorite new feature here?
6 hours ago... this video just came out 😱
The Mic :)
Anti-Clipping and the digital mixer. Its gonna be dope
Molten He uploaded the video six hours ago, left this pinned comment, and told RUclips not to publicize the video until just now.
Is it officialy out now?
Can we for a moment just thank Harris, he makes good content and makes copyright free music he is just an absolute hero.
YESSSS
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Harris is awesome.
Amen to that bruhther
If we are honest for a moment. He is too fucking good for us.
Let's be honest, major kudos to Elgato for actually listening to user feedback
@LordDebino They're*
It honestly sounds like what the market needs is a more user-friendly, streaming focused Voicemeeter for those that don't want to learn Voicemeeter.
or are sick of the mess that windows+voicemeeter brings! ever had to fix every sound source right before streaming because windows had an update?
@@flaviozancarli5273 YES. Voicemeeter breaks in some way literally 25% of the times I open it. I don't even bother at this point.
right. voicemeter broke my brain when i set it up and now i don't know how to fix it if it resets.
Voice meter has never broke for me the update to Windows 10 2004 did not break my sound
@@keeng Voicemeter gave me bluescreens everytime i changed settings.
After testing, this does work with XLR mics. I have my Shure running through my rodecaster pro. Then I use the source tab to add the rodecaster pro to the Wave 3 program. I then press the mute button ontop of the wave 3 so that it doesnt interfere with the sound quality. If you use obs, do not put your mixer as a device, put another wave 3 input with the Wave Stream Link selection. You can still add the wave mic to OBS by adding another device as Mic Input (Wave 3). Just label them differently so you don't get confuse and be sure to mute your mixer in OBS and mute the wave 3 mic either in your program or by pressing the phyiscal button on top. If you don't you will get a echo from both mics being captured.
Hey, do you happen to know if you need to plug your headphones into the mic for the mixer to work? Or can you also plug your headphone straight into your desktop / amp?
@sgt cakes You sure? The customer support said something else .. ):
Thanks for that info!
I wish this software was available without needing the mic. Very useful to have.
Use voicemeeter potato, it does everything and more! I don't know why is he praising the app that much!
Voicemeter Banana, will achieve what you want. In fact it is the light blue app interface he has behind the main window in this video.
@@MommeSherif Because it is not as bloated and complicated as Voicemeeter. Also the simple fact that Elgato thought to properly label the inputs and outputs so you don't have to remember the ridiculous label scheme is a huge plus. It will be much easier to reset vs. Voicemeeter when windows does an update and resets your app audio settings.
@@V0L4T1L3 but voice banana have also lot of trouble and crash
@@V0L4T1L3 only potato does that, and it's not what he had.
i've had the wave 3 for almost a year and i just found this video. never new i could do all of this! now i really want a stream deck to mess with volumes and effects easier! thanks so much bro. all of your old and new videos have helped me improve so much! especially with your stream elements widget creating video! i only had some trouble making the browser source for the stream elements widgets visible on SLOBS. Either or, thank you!
Lets be real: the mic didn’t kill anything, the software did. I wish I could just buy their software and use my own Mic because the Elgato one just sounds average
From my phone, it sounded the same as the HyperX, and SLIGHT improvement over the Blue. Without the software, that alone wouldn't sell it.
afaik its free to download and should be useable with any other mic out there.
@@dayumcraig7657 it only works with wave, i tried it a little bit ago myself with my Yeti
@@MistaGrant are you sure you can't mess with the windows sound devices settings to make it work? I managed to use a usb mic with the goXLR that way (I think I set the "listen" feature of the mic to the chat mic input, or something like that)
@@MistaGrant can you use it for everything but the mic? I'm fine If other mics don't work with it I just want all the other functionality it has so I don't have to fuck around with voicemeeter which is way too complicated and you need those virtual cables to do everything this can
I'm literally in awe in the fact that Elgato listened to Harris's feedback.
*Harris'
@LordConnord Why is Harris?
@@DoartYT Small English lesson, because foreigners often get confused about this. Normally you will end something owned by someone with ' 's ' "Matthew's pen." BUT if the name ends with 's' example Harris, then you say "Harris' pen." Hope I can help!
@@Matthew_MBG Same goes for Names ending in X i think
@@lindahhh Really? never heard of that one..
Ahhhh I was pumped for this till I saw no compression/eq built in, main reason I use the GoXLR. I’ll be sure to keep up with it, hope they add that!
Is it hardware or software compression/EQ?
Odd to see you here, Yub.
If you have a GOXLR why get a USB mic?
I just bought one and I’ve never made a single video or stream 😬 this guys sales tactics...
I was not expecting you to be here favorite youtuber!
Im so hyped learning so much from this video. I have watched this post a year ago. This video was fairly new at the time. I was not financially able to buy anything back then. It was just a dream. Today, I will be streaming with my new setup. Will try to put everything together and see how it goes. Thank you, Harris.
Drinking game: Take a swig every time Harris says GoXLR.
Everyone is wasted by the 5 minute mark.....haha
you want us to DIE?!
Wonder how many thousands he gets for each time he name drops it 😂
I heard $160 and I was like “pretty cool.” Then checked my Australian store and it was like $290😳
it should be around $235 AUD
Johnlongears everything cost a lot more in Australia
Not just talking about the currency exchange
@@RiOtImpactz you should check out Norwegian prices
Don't understand why you're getting charged out the ass considering 99,9% of products are built in china.
The goxlr company can't even figure out how to have the goxlr app minimize on startup...
That is a minor annoyance of mine too.
@@AnthonyGoodley how are you verified. you have 800 subs. like what?
@@true3211 ikr
They say that's gonna be correct at the next update.
But no date at this day.
Helicon kicks Audio engineers from its Discord if they say anything that they don't understand, so there's also that.
New Alpha Gaming vid first thing in the morning? Today’s gonna be a good today.
Faxess
Lmao same. 7:39 AM here
SilverShadow721 true
Lol its 2 am for me so that's accurate
Was it a good day?
I’ve been watching you for about 8 months just waiting for you to blow up and hit a million subscribers. I don’t know how you haven’t. You have better content than most people who have one mil! Shocked you haven’t hit it yet! RUclips should start recommending your videos to more people!
RIP the people who bought 12 goxlrs and price gouged them on eBay
Hi Harris, just want to say I'm a big fan of what you are sharing. I started my channel a couple of months back (not this account, so you don't think I'm trying to plug my own new channel) and I love how you set everything up. I actually can't get it to your level yet but one day, I will. This mic you are sharing is AWESOME. I'm using a Blue Yeti which I bought 6 years ago (collected dust mostly for 5 years) and it does what it needs to do... but holy crap, this mic is awesome. Please keep doing what you do, I'm learning a lot from the Stream Doctor.
You need to set output to All, and then ratio's will stay the same like when you move it with mouse.
My bro!
That NDA is killing me. haha
Real talk.. You were a huge help in my decision making while taking my streams to a new level.
Elgato is a name and product line I passed by many many times because it seemed too much cost for little benefit.
I may still stand in that thinking; however, my praise is still coming. Mostly to you Mr. H.
I took to heart what you said about the GOXLR in many of your videos, mostly because of the need for a compact I/O diverse solution, I have XLR mics and prefer them, and the digital audio mapping, and the voice changer, and the professional clean up, and and and! RGB LIGHTS!
Watching this video made me scratch my head.
Not a single thing you mentioned the GOXLR not having the capacity for, am I not actively doing right now. In fact, I already have had my streamdeck set up to submix and re-mapping. Plus.. You can entirely change the GOXLR profile from the stream deck, giving it an entirely different approach to changing mapping on the sliders while changing an OBS scene, iCUE lights, Philips Lights, send a Twitch Message and.... Well.. I hope you get the point; and yes, I do all that stuff with just one button push on the streamdeck.
Nice video though, I do think I want to buy an Elgato Mic, thanks to you Elgato has me buying lots of toys, but the GOXLR stands in a realm of it's own still.
My only issue I heard with the WAVE mic was the close-up audio quality wasn't favorable. But from a distance the WAVE and competition wad dead heat.
Harris, don't take this the wrong way, you were in my dreams last night. We had a cool discussion about content creation.
Okay, that's weird.
lol
I've ordered my Wave 3 and only now am I watching reviews. Your video has got me so hyped for this mic, now that you have educated me on what it's truly capable of, especially with that software!
It's time for TC-Helion (GoXLR) to step up a notch and bring more to its software. I bought the goXLR because it was hardware and the faders and sampler are easy to use. But the software is lacking lots of options. The latest updates was only for streamdeck integrations.
Rhovaniax will the GoXLR compress the inbound chat audio? Some people are loud or quiet and I need massive compression leveling them out for my tinnitus
There is one more advantage the GoXLR has and that is specifically for console streamers: it can receive audio directly from the console via optical cable. That feature alone was what put it on my radar back when you started talking about the GoXLR. The Wave is a great product for people starting out (and coming out just as I started convincing my missus to stream with me!). I don't foresee this replacing the GoXLR for anyone who already has it but I think Blue might have to step it up now. The Yeti has a formidable challenger now.
Read the title and thought “WHHHAAAAATTT?” I’ve been waiting for the GoXLR price gouging to go down to get one but now I might not have to?
Let the Wave 3 price gouging begin!!!
Since Elgato came up with this cheaper alternative to GoXLR, the price on the GoXLR will most likely go down to compete with Elgato's release
To me the point of the goxlr is still what makes it better because if you want to change volume you have to tab out and then adjust it then tab back in, with the goxlr you can just reach over and set the fader or you can just click a profile which I think is 100% easier
the cheapest I've seen is 999.99 lol
@@ToastySucks yupp i got the mini for 220 but i may have to see what happens to the original in terms of price. i wouldnt mind adding that on the desk as well. 8 volume sliders lol
Hello Harris, an Elgato wave 3 is $499 canadian on amazon. When a goxlr is $429, honestly with that price point, I will go with goxlr to save cpu resources and have everything at the tip of my finger instead of a software where I have to switch between games and elgato software.
Unless we can assign hotkeys for elgato, which you didn't mention.
Thanks
I’d love to see how to hook this up and make it work on a dual and single computer set up! Love the video man!
Mario Rodarte Seconded.
Australian here - the markup on the XLR is like 160%. Its $849AU to purchase the Go XLR vs $289 for the Wave 3 in Australia
Ngl saw other RUclipsrs post their reviews, but was just waiting on this one
Great video. I appreciate that you was/are involved in this product. It's nearly exact that missing microphone I look for my livestreams from piano and all content with audio included.
I'm very excited @elgato. Thanks
Greetings from Digitaly and Germany
I just bought this hopefully makes me sound clearer than the yeti I’m gonna do a comparison video on it
Damn bro! I have only seen two videos of you and I am hooked already.
Well structured, well articulated, no weirdo video editing and most importantly, extremely informative.
00:36 When her boyfriend is uncircumcised...
Yoo! 😂😂
Have to agree on physical faders. That will always be the defining feature for me, and why i went through absolute hell (well before the GoXLR was a thing) to set up a physical mixer in a two-PC setup. being able to adjust audio quickly and accurately without clicking to the proper window, or workarounds like "incremental button presses on a streamdeck" are always going to be the superior method, IMO.
I'm still unable to use the GoXLR in my setup as i require more than one XLR mic for live guests on stream, but if i could get away with that, i would, for sure. That's all I really would like in the market (even if it would be more pricey). A GoXLR with four more faders and a few more mic inputs.
I feel like there wasn't enough emphasis placed upon one major difference. That would be that whereas the GoXLR does most, if not all, of the audio processing using dedicated hardware the Wave does everything within software.
For some this likely wouldn't matter much if at all. Like those using a 2 PC setup or those with kick ass performance level specs. For others doing more in software could be an issue where they are gaming and streaming from the same PC. Especially ones who's PC already are being pushed hard and put away wet each steam.
For the price this Wave USB mic does bring a lot to the table and many, many will turn to it I'm sure.
What I would dream for is a 'Stream Deck Slider' device. Have 4-5 sliders and a bottom row of LCD buttons for each slider. Effectively the GoXLR Mini sans hardware processing. Then I think you would have a GoXLR killer. Pair the slider with another stream deck and you just expanded. You can string multiple together giving full flexibility. The professional hardware of the GoXLR isn't enough of a pull when a USB mic is 'good enough' for most setups.
This a a fantastic option for people who already don’t have a go xlr, and haven’t gone down the xlr mic road. Glad to see there are more options.
Goxlr quality with an xlr mic is still going to win out and I don’t see that changing. However goxlr with a usb mic inputted into it via 3.5mm is not a direct upgrade maybe now that this is released. If nothing else having options too not have too jump at a goxlr until you have more income coming in from streaming is pretty awesome imo and a great step forward for the streaming community.
Clifton Harris yea I wouldn’t buy it for that much it’s wayyyyy over priced. I think this is definitely a good option to improve your sound experience on stream for your viewers at a much cheaper price.
One thing I missed was a discussion of latency in dual PC or console setups.
The GoXLR usually gets that audio over its optical input and should have in on the headphones in about 6ms or whatever the processing latency of the DSP is now.
For the Elgato Wave I guess there would be latency introduced both by the software and the USB connection which I would expect to add up to the tens of milliseconds.
In a world where gamers obsess about frame rate and input latency I believe that hearing footsteps and gunshots delayed is also worth talking about.
So weird seeing a house without high boundary walls, electric fencing and CCTV. 1st World for dayz.
I just want to say thank you Dr. Harris for provided us on information and demonstration on how to make our stream better I appreciate you so much on making this channel keep up the amazing work 👍🏿
The mixing software alone in $100 the mic is a bonus. The mic was a rich sound (better then my current one) but the controls you get with the mic will honestly upgrade the average streamer. Pair this with the new samson mic q9u in a video when it comes out!... I can't wait!
Hello !!!!! Hopefully I can get a response. This is my first time doing this. I wanted to know if you manage your platforms and stream alone or if you have a management team? Also, what are the task that they do and how do they help improve your platform? Thank you for your videos! My brother has been streaming for sometime and I want to help him turn it into a full time gig. Your videos are great!!!
on the topic of software vst's, if you are already okay with taking the cpu hit to do software vst's then cantabile is a good option. Cantabile is simply a vst host program that will allow you to use ANY vst you want (there are tons of awesome free vst's out there, everything from your standard noise suppression, gates, eq, compression, to reverb, voice changers, autotune, etc). It even plays nicely with voicemeeter, sitting in between it and the output and therefore allowing your mic to sound consistent across all apps (discord, obs, etc) without having to set things up multiple times. It DOES add a small amount of latency to the mic though, so you will have to add a delay to your webcam in obs to sync things up again.
For a 2 PC setup, you could plug the Wave into the streaming PC and connect line out from the gaming PC to the line in on the streaming PC. Should be able to use noise gates and other filters in OBS like that. I assume it would work because in the video you showed you can add line in on the faders. Thoughts?
Interesting, I can’t wait til someone tries it
But in this case you can't use the chat game, because if you set the chat channel on the gaming pc, coming from the line in, the people in game chat will hear also obs and other sound from the streaming pc, i think
Thank you for this video. You are so easy to understand. I appreciate how you elaborate on features and settings to explain how they work and provide relevant examples.
Elgato Product Idea --- Stream Deck 2.0 --- includes physical faders on the side - you switch between inputs via button and adjust based on desire (note they adjust based on WAVE audio software when you select input on the deck)
damn those mics sound almost exactly the same
I cannot explain just how quickly I rush-ordered the Wave 1 after watching this... this is EXACTLY what I've been looking for.
THANK YOU, ELGATO
I have a two PC setup and would love to see how you got everything setup with a tutorial. PPLLEEAASSEE!!
I think the Elgato Wave won't kill the Go XLR, purely for the fact that physical hardware is easier to access than software. Say I'm playing a game, and I want to lower my teammates volume. With a Go XLR, I could simply drag the fader down. With an Elgato Wave, I would have to Alt+Tab out of my game, pull up the Wavelink software, and drag the fader down with my mouse. However the Wave, is after all also a microphone and much cheaper, so it will definitely change the stream audio market.
"Elgato took me to a back room..." DID they, now? :P
Show us on this doll exactly where they touched you at.
Thanks for the showing a good example of mic test, ordered a wave 3 today.
Would you still recommend this over the samson g track pro that you rated best in class in your usb mic comparison video? I am in desperate need of a new mic and am curious how they stack up against each other
Same question but I thinking we will wait for a while to find out :(
I have been looking at options as I do want to add a USB mic setup as eventually, I will be wanting to add a mic setup as a Blogger. Just so many options out there. Pay for something like the Elgato Wave XLR or just buy the Wave 3 USB Mic. Nice to know if I go with the Wave 3 with all Boom Arm it will cost me about $500 Canadian. I do know that by doing it by USB Mic the processing is being done on the computer, not through the Mic. So there is a trade-off. To go with the truce XLR would cost me an extra $100, which really is not much more. One other advantage is my desk would be cleaner as I would not have another thing on my desk. So think I will go with the USB Mic.
*Switches to Elgato mic
Wow, that doesn't sound too good.
@@synnexLIVE Røde NT-USB Mini is cheaper, has better sound and it comes with a built in pop filter.
So for desktop use and "on the go" mic .. It's a nobrainer imo.
@@synnexLIVE Rode NT-USB or Samson G-Track Pro sound MUCH better for about the same cost as the Wave 1
Michael Marquardt meanwhile I’m just looking for a good sounding mic for my ps4 👁👄👁
Jay if you still haven’t found one, for a console, get a Blue Yeti Nano/Blue Yeti or the Samsung G track pro, I recommend the Nano since it’s just a console, the more expensive mics are worth it on PC where you have more control
Wave 3 has built-in pop filter as well, and also the sound sounds "worse" because there are no VSTs - for now (until Elgato updates Wavelink) you would need third party software to add VSTs (noise gate, noise supression, etc.) and once you do, it sounds just as good as the rest of them.
I want to start streaming soon. Always seemed like a fun hobby. This $160 package, granted if its in stock, is much more attractive than going for a goxlr which I see is more than an extra couple hundred dollars. It's like $500 plus a mic lets say $150ish. Although I'm a guy who loves the best of the best, it's not reasonable in my situation. I'll upgrade in a few years, but for now I'll try to get this Wave 3.
If I’ve got a usb headset that’s plugged into my streaming PC, am I still able to receive the headset output through my headset and direct the stream output through OBS?
I got to say, I just started watching your videos because Im trying to learn more about streaming and oh my goodness!! I am beyond impressed by the content you make. I need you to keep this up and thank you for all of the videos you have made!
Dude love the intro and unboxing! Always outdoing yourself, keep up the great work!
Hey Harris, do you recommend upgrading to that from a blue yeti?
i may not be Harris but it depends if you want the new features, if so then yes, personally i use a goxlr mini cause i like physical faders but it's personal preference
Wondering the same thing
@@ThePatmanGaming if you want the features like sub mix, etc, yes upgrade, but just for audio quality, no
If you think that those features are worth the $130 or $160 then yea i guess. Like others have said the software is similar to voicemeter so it doesn’t seem like it’s something that you need. It’s just something you would buy if you don’t have a standalone mic yet
Subscribed finally. Really dig your channel and super helpful. You keep things simple which is nice for a beginner. You can tell you really REALLY like this Mic. I have a really small set up and I thought I had everything figured out until I watched this vid.
I don't need a microphone, but I would pay a decent amount if Elgato just sold the software on it's own. I would pay double if they added midi controller functionality, so I could connect something like the Novation launch control and have a knob assigned to each slider on the software and assign buttons to buttons on the software perhaps the ratio locks on each. I have been wanting a combination like this for YEARS and that would be perfect
This channel has a portion of my wallet dedicated to it
Man.. I bought a new MIC (noname) at the time this video came out... i hate myself right now..
Good job with your input. I think they couldn't have chosen a better "consultant"!
Could they make the Wave software that works with any mic so that I can use my blue yeti and control audio levels easier then using virtual cables and voicemeter banana. With this I could change the volume of my game versus my discord.
Sorry but that wouldnt happen ever
@@reem4az I mean they kind of just did it. with the wave XLR this is now possible.
this microphone can do everything just like an xlr microphone, but with the elgato wave you get a lot more options for less money.
and the sound is better. for the complete design of this microphone, elgato has teamed up with Lewitt.
and Lewitt produces high-quality studio microphones
I need this program WITHOUT the mic, that would be soo good for streaming with usb mics
Its crazy how much better quality the wave sounds when being compared.
And this video was released a day after I recieved my GoXLR and microphone...
I bought the Yeti X about a month ago so I feel you buddy.
I don't like the sound of the mic at all, I don't know what mic you bought but it's probably gonna sound way better.
@@ComposingGloves Oh, that's a shame. Maybe something can be helped with EQ? I got a procaster and really didn't enjoy the sound, but it after some EQ (from "Perfect stream audio" vid from Harris it sounds good :)
Thanks for the in-depth review of this Harris! I was looking into getting the Wave 3 but was unsure if it was worth the price. This pretty much sold me on it!
Thank you Harris for making what looks to be an overwhelming task (i.e. streaming) much simpler for the layman. Hats off to you sir.
The cinematic intro was FIRE
You should be very proud of your idea. When you mentioned lock button, that’s exactly what I thought it would do and I’m glad to hear that is what it does.
Really disappointed that you can’t just buy the software though.
I’m so proud of you harris. You always put the most effort into anything you do for us. CONTENT
Looks like good USB mic with free virtual audio cables. For me, 5 VACs are enough to keep any audio source under control and I use mixer built in into OBS.
Wow i still remember when you had like 10k subs wtf... Almost 300k nice jobbbbb...LOL
Awesome review! Thank you so much. I've been looking for a GoXLR option, and this may be it for the lower end. Very helpful!
Not gonna lie. I think this sounded identical to the Blue yeti. And the hyper X sounded a little more "radio-casty" to me. Which still sounds great but has a specific style that I don't prefer. On-top of the fact that the software is so polished and useful, this will be a very difficult product to compete with
I think the only things keeping the GoXLR (especially the Mini, for a more fair price comparison, I guess) over the Wave mics are the built-in VST's (which is easier than having to download and setup VSTs, and they also eat up some resource off your PC in case any performance freak cares about how much FPS in game it'd eat up for those who have to run single-pc streams) and choice of mics, as there are streamers who run SDC's, some even run headsets where the mic plug for it is in XLR (I.E. Audio Technica BPSH1/2, Beyerdynamic DT 797, etc...), so on and so forth. I personally would prefer if Elgato just made something like the GoXLR but smaller than the mini and it wouldn't be a bad idea if the PC its plugged in to would have some of its resources eaten as well as having VSTs in there (also noise gate being a bit of a priority).
Honestly, even if it isn't that convenient, TC Helicon can easily push a software update to add sub mixes, wouldn't be as nice as faders, but it adds the functionality. The fader could control what you hear, and not what stream hears, since you want to keep consistent the sound that stream hears
I would buy the microphone and the kit, but the main thing is the software. Imagine if the Software could be teamed up with the GoXLR, a Mixer and the Stream Deck and the control over the volume will be an Ideal Stream
The mics are very similar in sound only big difference I could tell was better quality from distance on the yeti x
I think if someone was coming from nothing, it seems like the best choice. I don’t know why the microphone is required to use the software other than to sell the microphone. I would probably pay for the software by itself if I could continue to use the hardware I already have. Have you ever looked at VoiceMeter Potato? You get three software devices and 5 hardware inputs, and the same number of outputs, noise gate and compression and an EQ among other things. You can add more software devices with the virtual cables and have up to 5. Anyway, I really like the software, don’t need the hardware.
The elgato wave sounds much fuller than both the hyperx and the yeti x. I didn't expect the wave to sound that good tbh.
I appreciate the slider locks but TECHNICALLY the ratio is not the what it is locking, it is locking the % differential or disparity. Either way thanks for the video I appreciate all of your hard work.
I've been BEGGING for a way to do the submix function.
It's genius, massive QoL improvement and may end up with me buying this over a GOXLR
you just do the submix in obs with goxlr, yeah id like them to add it but when you're using it for streaming anyway its pretty darn sufficient seeing as youll have obs open while streaming anyway
Audio engineer's perspective:
The Elgato Wave Mic isn't too bad. I don't think the blue yeti x was the best representation as it has different polar patterns and it sounds like you were using the omni polar pattern, which is NOT meant for the use you were doing. omni is perfect if you have multiple people surrounding the mic so they can all be heard well. You want to use cardioid, which will allow for proximity effect (the bass boost when you are closer to the mic). Based on my knowledge it doesn't seem that the Wave mic was as clear as other competitors (definitely heard better from blue). That being said, the Wave comes with software the yeti doesn't. that alone is major appeal and i'd definitely recommend it to peeps just because of that over the yeti.
Appeal of the go XLR: it's a physical device. sure you can program a stream deck to do the things the goxlr does, but it's not the same as bringing up or down a fader. for simple streams (you are managing a game and voice chat) this matters less, but for more complex streams where many things are happening at once. Complex streams where they do stuff on the fly with videos, FX, and bring in other peeps, this is a game changer. I currently use software for my stream (I do music streams and gaming) it's a pain in my butt. I am very grateful i bought faders to do a lot of the work for me. Had I never done music i'd highly recommend having hardware faders vs software. it's about workflow and speed as you know. how long/many times would you have to press the buttons on your elgato to get it to a certain level for a certain thing? Let's so you do song requests on stream and someone gives you a crazy loud track they did. or a super soft one. you gotta balance those levels out on the fly. takes less than a second to do that with a fader. GoXLR is a cheap interface + mixer setup. and I highly recommend everyone get a mic that is USB and XLR for room for expansion vs just USB.
that being said, there is a very thin market for this product for starting streamers, but overwhelmingly the market leans towards GoXLR devices and mixers (a mackie proFX8 mixer is even cheaper at $150). I feel like all of these options are just gimmicks marketed at people who don't know any better. sure the cheapest option is always gonna be a USB mic like a blue yeti, but the best long term value? that'll go to a decent dynamic (I've seen some streams with SM58s) and an interface or mixer (depends on mac or PC there) either of which won't run you more than 150. add in a cheap pop filter, stand and decent cable, and you're at 300 about the same price as the other options. the kicker is that for those with no audio or music knowledge, a USB mic that does everything easily is the way to go because of ease of setup. not for quality or anything.
I bought this because of the Wave Link but I didn't quite understand how to use it. Thanks so much for explaining everything this easy. I'm so hyped to use it!!!
Thank you for doing a wave vs blue yeti. I don’t hear enough to change mics, but if I was starting fresh I would go with the wave
Only problem I see with this is not the Mic or the software, but actually the Stream Deck itself. I have SO MANY problems with the stream deck and I'm convinced it will never work 100% right. I am CONSTANTLY uninstalling/reinstalling the spotify application on it, having to keep resigning into both my twitch to get the instant chat messages to work, and spotify to get the pause and play to work. I love this mic, but I LOVE having the hardware of the GoXLR in front of me knowing it wont fail and I have the faders and samplers and mute buttons right at my fingertips.
bought this mic right after the video, this mic has great quality sound for what you're paying for. awesome software that seems super user friendly especially for youtubers and streamers. I absolutely cannot wait to try it. I was having the absolute WORST time of my life trying to find the microphone for me and FINALLY after so many of your videos and so much digging I have found the one that's sold me. I am super grateful for this so thanks man.
Okay, this is really cool. Now I don't HAVE to save up for a GoXLR and supporting equipment just to have a convenient, good quality audio setup. This bridges the gap between a dirt cheap setup, and a GoXLR setup without being overcomplicated. Don't get me wrong, I still want one, but this is a good stepping stone. Hell, this is potentially endgame if you don't need some of the GoXLR features that this doesn't have and if you don't need an sm7b, but honestly... this is better sounding audio then half the stuff I hear on Twitch.
Hmm, little did I know how many relevant videos you already have pertaining to this subject I'm trying to figure out. Good thing I stumbled across your account a few days ago and subscribed lol
The Wave won sound wise against both at close range. The Wave sounds fuller. Far away they all sound pretty similar. The Wave and the HyperX sounded to me almost the same but the Yeti sounded more distant like you were a foot or more away. That's just what it sounded out to my ears.
I watched another streamer review these (and I'm guessing it's with all USB mics) he said using 2 Wave's together was a little difficult to set up. Also, USB mics you hear more background noise if you're in a loud area without good sound dampening, but that's just the type of mic.
It's insane how detailed your reviews are!!!
What's the physical advantage to this microphone? My main thing is to improve in my setup is having the option to control my sounds without tabbing out of my games. Does this mic succeed in that department? It is much cheaper yes but not sure if I'm completely sold on it, not to mention the majority of Elgato products are inflated or sold out. Thank you for your review non the less.
Thanx 4 the info. You just made my decision easier I’m getting the Wave 3😎👌
What's funny is that for the price of only the pop filter, you can make a microphone yourself that sounds like a $600 microphone with a boom arm and shock mount combined. I can't do that of course, but it's possible.
My wave 3 just arrived today. Setting it up tomorrow after work (I am on video calls all day)
Quite well featured and comprehensive microphone and software. I'm actually quite impressed by it. A question, did you try anything to gain match the mics during comparison?
And if I may... VST is actually the plugin technology develoved by Steinberg that is now common among DAWs. What you actually mean is just plain 'audio plugin inserts' implementation, either native(Elgato made plugins that will only work in this mic app), VST plugins(made by hundreds of plugin developers and supported by most audio related apps) or Audio Units(Apple's propriety audio plugin integration also made by many plugin developers). VST also has a VSTi implementation which is VST Instruments or virtual instruments.