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Elgato finally added knobs/dials to the stream deck, and finally sent us one for review. TLDR? This is the best stream deck they have ever made...but it COULD be a little better to become the PERFECT accessory for any and all computer users. Gamers, streamers, editors, productivity, etc, ALL OF IT. This is such a versatile device. Watch the video and see what my favorite things to use it for were!
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[@CoalitionGaming]

More cool functionality shown in these Shorts, go check em out! kzbin.infotecXdPS9Jaw?feature=share kzbin.infoiiXyTuhBkDs?feature=share Come follow on twitch and let's talk more stream tech! www.twitch.tv/CoalitionChris

[@ExOhz]

Could we attach the page scroll feature to one of the knobs? To make switching back n forth between the pages more effortless...

[@ShaneT5S]

I just got mine today, and so far I absolutely love it. It's just a lot of setup so far, but it's setting it up to be my new personal device for everything

[@theverybest098]

Btw the stand can be removed by removing the ywo screws at the bottom

[@IJayJayI]

This dial vs key thing. You can add multi action and scroll through it with key things on the dial.

[@sugarskulllyfe5890]

i 100% want it for volume control for certain programs and while playing gaming and listening to music

[@Curious_Skeptic]

We need a 16 knob or 32 knob version of this for mini controller of vst synths! This is the company to serve it up! They already got the tech and now an example of what 'could be'! The lack of midi controllers with dedicated per knob feedback is overwhelming. The ones we do have cost as much as a dedicated synth!!! It's very cheap tech. So clueless why no one is jumping on such a great solution everyone would use!!!

[@IIIDjiManIII]

Great video

[@piggradio1766]

Thank you Chris for the wonderful and helpful video. Happy new year too!

[@Tiktockkk]

Just got this and overwhelmed, appreciate the information! The loss of buttons but being able to swipe pages is awesome. Maybe they add a home button to go to your favorite/main page?

[@jeekakrishna]

cant ypu do that on a button already ??

[@McDreamyYt]

GETTING ONE FOR MY SETUP I AM SO SOO EXITED

[@levrone0075]

Yes agree about the dial / key exclusivity. I hate that too. Even a a dial can be a key just turn to on off. Yes not ideal but a game changer if uou need it

[@levrone0075]

It's a software update away, let's hope they listen!

[@EditCoach]

@@levrone0075 that is a deal breaker for me. I rather buy an XL just to have those extra buttons.

[@JTB_Computers]

Love my stream deck plus!

[@kaimanahana6972]

Thank you!!! Love the info 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@Haz_agent]

Look at all those buttons!!!

[@CoalitionGaming]

And knobs!

[@Haz_agent]

@@CoalitionGamingand buttons.

[@CoalitionGaming]

@@Haz_agent and dials!

[@echtvergoldet]

My biggest gripe with this device is the lack of support for the dials, just as you said. I don't get why they would'nt put it in there...

[@Varadiio]

There are two ways to deal with this: 1, the basic accessible option: set hotkeys in your target program, and assign these hotkeys to the "Dial Stack" option, or 2, the complicated but better universal option: learn an automation program like autohotkey, and feed the same hotkeys into that software for more complex and difficult tasks. I know #2 is especially rough, but at least it exists :/

[@SocialHardware]

I just wish it had better integration with apps like adobe photoshop and premiere without having to pay a 3rd party

[@CoalitionGaming]

i agree. This is where loupedeck excels since it does sorta get marketed to more of a professional crowd

[@kmortensen]

I always wanted to turn my firefox down to 10.

[@AngelMorales-nq2pc]

I feel like I'm the only person on the internet that doesn't understand how Wave Link works. All the videos I've watched and articles I've read are like Greek to me. I have never messed with any type of audio interface or software before so I'm going in blind, but even for me it seems like so many steps and I'm kinda lost. If anyone could recommend a really in depth guide and give me some pointers, I'd be so grateful.

[@CoalitionGaming]

I never touched anything like it, hardware or software-wise, before I started doing KZbin. Threw myself into the fire I guess. Just a matter of using it to better understand it. If you are having trouble making sense of it from a POV where you're not actually using it, it's gonna be difficult

[@jacquelynnacopoulos1278]

Hello, Congratulations Cool 👍👏👏👏. I am impressed

[@DaBullet]

Thanks for the content, I have found the stream deck + to be awesome, the only thing I wish I could do is adjust the obs audio to either be monitor off or switch to monitor and output. If you know of any way to do this please let me know. Thanks

[@komraderieten9593]

I’m getting angry trying to justify why I need this after buying

[@CoalitionGaming]

Why? More stuff shown in the Shorts linked in the pinned comment too fyi

[@The_Russ]

Set it up to use the launch stream button

[@Jwebbplayz]

Buying 1 of 4 items to get all-access card to the Elgato Wave basement I guess 🤦‍♂️… that’s why I bought mine to use Wave for dual audio and did away with voicemeeter. The stream deck + will make the perfect paper weight for me.

[@The_Russ]

@@Jwebbplayz if used to its full potential, it’s a fantastic tool 👌

[@komraderieten9593]

Alright , I figure it out . Pretty awesome and thank you 🙏🏿

[@drearmeda]

Any details you can offer on how to leverage the Stream Deck Plus for dual PC setups?

[@CoalitionGaming]

You'll want to utilize Wave Link to do so. Here's Elgato's guide on that help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045679072-Wave-Link-Dual-PC-Streaming-Send-Sound-to-a-Streaming-PC-from-the-Gaming-PC

[@zamericaz]

Hey man question for ya, since a lot of headsets have seperate channels for game vs chat now, are you still able to output to both of those channels indepently?

[@CoalitionGaming]

Simultaneously? Not really. But to control what audio goes to which of those sources? Yes. I demonstrate that with a plugin called Sound deck, linked in Short in the pinned comment

[@geraldsalas3213]

do you have tutorial how to setup discord for stream deck plus with volume control and other important things.

[@CoalitionGaming]

I show it a bit in this video, but I don't have anything more specific beyond that

[@geraldsalas3213]

@@CoalitionGaming my USB mic Fifine k688 has the option to do XLR connection, can I still use wavelink fully? or should I get elgato wave XLR instead of the streamdeck+? will my audio be better if i use an wave xlr or I can have a great sounding audio with just wave link? I want to get the streamdeck+ because it comes with the wave link feature

[@CoalitionGaming]

@@geraldsalas3213 yes you can use wave link as long as you have the SD+, so using the fifine mic won't affect that

[@clipz1]

IM STUCK BETWEEN THIS AND THE XL MANN

[@CoalitionGaming]

Good luck!

[@clipz1]

great at this point gonna end up with two@@CoalitionGaming

[@CoalitionGaming]

@@clipz1 😬

[@Mista808]

Would I be able to use this in order to queue up sound effects during my live podcast? I'd like to add samples and random effects while live recording my podcast and I'm wondering if I'd be able to do that with this deck and if it's super simple to set up? I'd also like to know if all the sound/volume/mute will work with an external audio interface such as a Scarlett Focusrite 2i2 audio interface? I host live podcasts but I'd also like to be able to find some perfect ways to use it while recording new music in FL Studio for example. Hopefully someone can reply and let me know. Thanks in advance!

[@Mista808]

I'd also like to know if this device can be used without even using OBS or streaming software? Like could I control volume on my PC and everything else it's capable of even if I'm just sitting back watching KZbin or Netflix etc? Sorry, I'm a 40 year old "BOOMER" and I've never owned or seen one of the older versions of this Stream Deck before!

[@CoalitionGaming]

@@Mista808 OBS is not required to use this at all. It works via the elgato stream deck software and wave Link software. Yes you can use it to play sounds and effects. As far as routing to external mixers, this has no outputs so you can do it with hardware or a cable, but you could get creative with sound input/output devices and utilize your PCs line in/out stuff maybe. Couldn't tell you specifically how to do that though.

[@haies09]

My SD+ doesn’t have the option to use the Automatic Volume Controller, but the Manual works.

[@CoalitionGaming]

Only one type works depending on whether you have keys or dials selected

[@haies09]

@@CoalitionGaming updating the app fixed it for me, Thanks for the reply

[@namelessfrce5842]

I would like to know how to use that memory game on my stream deck plus can't figure it out lol

[@CoalitionGaming]

Match game?

[@namelessfrce5842]

yes there is a memory game i meant i just dont know to to put it on my deck to play its already installed @@CoalitionGaming

[@REJECKTID]

For streaming and content creation I brought my grandsons a streamdeck xl, a streamdeck plus and a wave XLR. Should I have considered any other options?

[@CoalitionGaming]

There are certainly other options but that being said, all those mesh together nicely and are good products. Maybe the wave XLR wasn't necessary if he already has an XLR interface since the stream deck plus gives Wave Link access, but either way it's a solid set of gear

[@REJECKTID]

​@@CoalitionGaming no interface for his XLR mic. He bought it before we decided on Elgato. I appreciate your replying. I feel much much better now 😁👍 We're happy to be new subscribers.

[@Snapyfan10713]

My problem is when I do the individual discord volume it doesn't show everyone that's in the discord. Only shows 1 person

[@CoalitionGaming]

I forget if it's a knob click or a touchscreen press but you are able to navigate the different users in the channel using the SD+

[@stoochy1]

This is great. I have a question if you knew the answer. I’m using streamdeck + PLUS companion PLUS middlethings camera control PLUS my atem I was able to get my zoom to be controlled by knobs. That’s what middle things does. But as standard it zooms all the way in and out. So I had to add a pause but now it only increases by tiny increments. Is there a way you know of to make it smoother.

[@CoalitionGaming]

Glad you liked the vid. Unfortunately, not really familiar with that combo to work things so not sure how much I can help. Good luck with it tho!

[@AceDMDL]

Could something like this be used for capturing audio on a dual pc set up like the GoXLR?

[@CoalitionGaming]

If you are bringing in that audio some other way, like line in or capture card of some kind, then yeah you can use the wave link software with this to assign that captured audio. But this has no physical connections to capture anything fyi

[@thiagomendes4385]

Posso alterar o volume de qualquer programa? Como se fosse o mixer do windows. Boa noite.

[@CoalitionGaming]

Pretty much yes. Most of this was demonstrated in this video, but also the Shorts linked in the pinned comment. Its through the elgato streamdeck software.

[@thiagomendes4385]

@@CoalitionGaming pesso desculpas. Não sei inglês então mesmo assistindo o vídeo, não consegui ter certeza se eram todos os programas. Poderia me dizer se os programas abertos vão aparecendo um depois do outro nesse aparelho igual ao mixer de Windows ou eu tenho que fazer alguma configuração para cada um? Por exemplo, se eu abri um jogo ou programa novo, poderia encontrá-lo deslizando a tela para o lado e depois apenas girando o botão para controlar o volume? Ou eu precisaria abrir o programa da empresa para configurar o novo jogo e só depois eu conseguiria alterar o volume dele? Obrigado.

[@tech-no-logictech9743]

Any sense in combining multiple Stream Deck devices? 🧐

[@CoalitionGaming]

Well I use a Streamdeck XL and an Avermedia Nexus, which is kind of like a Streamdeck Plus with even more features. So yeah I'd say so, especially since you might want more buttons than the SD+ gives you

[@tech-no-logictech9743]

@@CoalitionGaming I already own a SD and am thinking about adding this one because of the knobs.🤔☺️

[@brin57]

I can’t decide between streamdeck+ or loupedeck live. Same same but different. Do you know which has the most flexibility? For me it will be mainly for flight sim and audio production.

[@CoalitionGaming]

Man it's close but I'd say the stream deck+ has the edge but you could honestly flip a coin. Ease of use gives the SD+ the edge

[@brin57]

@@CoalitionGaming thx. Good to get some feedback from someone who has used both.

[@Mista808]

You do realize you're asking someone who's paid to promote the STEAM DECK right? Of course he's going to say the SD! 😂

[@DevaPoints]

Does it work as a high quality interface for audio recording?

[@CoalitionGaming]

Its not an interface so no

[@lurcho101]

Good info but would have been better to have the focus on the box and seeing the changes and not you in the frame.

[@peternapoliello2490]

Useless. Even on sale this brick isn’t selling. Elgato should stick to manufacturing lights. Their other products can’t touch Rode.

[@CoalitionGaming]

Yikes. Their lights are quite overpriced and you think they present more value than this device and they only do a single function. That says alot lol. As someone whose explored budget alternative devices and apps that can do a lot of what the SD+ does, this still has a good amount of function and value. Especially factoring it's utility with Wave Link, like I said in the video. The additional functions in the Shorts in the pinned comment help show further functionality. I do wish it had more buttons, like I said in the video also, though. But it's far from useless. Where are you getting your sales numbers? Based on the interest in this video (especially compared to a lot of my other content), it would be safe to assume it sells decently. What's funny about you saying elgato can't touch Rode though...is that elgato was never going after Rode. They did stuff that was pretty specifically in the streamer/content creator niche while Rode was mostly in the more professional space and it was Elgato's success in their niche that caused Rode to start creating products that were far more geared towards online content creation/streaming than their previous product lines. You come off like an Elgato hater or some kind of Røde fangirl.

[@frozezone22]

This looks perfect for sim racing and space sims

[@scottymcpherson6033]

Stream deck plus is amazing. Controls all of my audio on dual pc setup and helps make workload faster. Not to mention looks amazing on the desk 😍

[@Festizzio2]

I got here before Ryu?!?! WHAT IS HAPPENING!?!?!?! Great vid BTW

[@CoalitionGaming]

Thank you, future man!

[@MrRyudragon]

i was still schleep

[@thetroubledmonk]

Appreciate the info, this helped me understand this product, and I have to say, Elgato knocked it out of the park with this one.

[@MrRyudragon]

this stream deck has been by far the coolest one it does so much stuff love it. Dont forget to sub, leave a like, comment and hit the bell also check out chris's video description on where to find him to talk tech ask about pc problems and anything in between hope to see u around

[@McDreamyYt]

GREAT VID KEEP IT UP😄

[@country_surf]

I can't use it on my DAW to start recording with the record button. It only shows me a yellow exclamation point when I press it. How can I fix this?

[@CoalitionGaming]

If the DAW doesn't have a stream deck plug-in to assign those kind of controls, then you'd have to use the keyboard macro (or keypress shortcut) functionality of the stream deck software to find a way to map the record button in the software to a button on the deck

[@sizzlack095]

Hi i have a Question does it get regular Updates? and do u know if i can make lets say on the Dial when i rotate it either Side that it changes to different Numbers lets say (1-9 or Higher) left rotate up right rotate down? exaclty like the Volume up and dow just with Numbers maybe with Macro thats a Key right that doesnt Work with Dial? thanks

[@CoalitionGaming]

Regular updates yes. Not sure on the rest of your questions though. Maybe emailing elgato support or joining their discord might help you get a better answer

[@amilrotiv]

What microphone was used to make this video?

[@CoalitionGaming]

In the seated/desktop demo parts, Avermedia mic 330

[@DR19X]

nice review. the product idea is nice but it does not seem to bring extra value for someone that has the xl edition. xl has volume controls and many more buttons. am I missing something?

[@CoalitionGaming]

Well I never said it was better or worse than any of the other stream decks since that will depend on preference and use case, but to address the question at the end of your comment: yes it sounds like you missed everything that I covered about the touchscreen and the knob functionalites. Also check out the Shorts about the Stream deck+ linked at the end of this video as additional benefits are detailed there.

[@DR19X]

Thanks I will check the shorts. I was watching the video from the perspective of someone that owns another device and thinking about buying this one. The swiping to go to other pages is nice feature. elgato can do app specific pages and with the xl i got plenty of other buttons to make folders in folders or app specific ones. It also has the app mixer wave thing to control app volumes. I understand that the video is not a comparison and this is not critique to the nice review you did just unrelated thoughts for someone who has a different product. I am sure the dial can be helpful for specific tasks maybe moving through timeline or something. I guess that what I was wondering about when I asked if I was missing something. those niche features that bring value and others can't.@@CoalitionGaming

[@CoalitionGaming]

The dials and knobs aren't for everybody, but the access this gives to Wave Link (that the other stream decks don't get) is what makes the value on this a bit better, but again thats for people who desire the added functionality that brings. If you just want a deck of buttons to do things, the XL is indeed hard to beat. I did even mention in this video I wished this had more buttons still lol.

[@creativegreatsvisuals]

What’s wave link ? The xl does not give access to wave link ? What’s the benefits of wave link ?

[@tanguylienart13]

Maybe worth adding that most of this is only valid for Windows. Most of this can't be done on a Mac (sadly)

[@jimajames]

That’s a massive point…I use the Mac Mini a thought of SD+…what is possible with Mac OS?

[@transportcd1]

you helped me out in no way possible you said for new people i learned nothing you didnt show how to insall audio control you didnt show how set it up thank you for wasting my time

[@CoalitionGaming]

The other comments here say otherwise, sound like the problem you're having is in front of the keyboard lol