Elgato Wave:3 Microphone Walkthrough

[@LEWITT-audio]

Thanks for the mention ;) It was really a blast to partner with Elgato for this exciting microphone project!

[@zezesilver]

you coulda made them a better mic XD

[@mjrinfl]

@@zezesilver has a good point

[@mastershake9374]

@@mjrinfl For this price? its basically a mic and an interface in one

[@djcuda]

I’m definitely trying to do a Manosphere mic review on your 540 Subzero I was looking everything up and then boom you guys dropped this I bought the Wave 1 as the 3 is sold out I’m going to do a Review keep up the Good work Guys! And Booth J Thanks bro!

[@lionheartroar3104]

The mic has cool features but is junky and doesn't sound anywhere near as good as the Rode NTUSB. Credit for the clip-guard though.

[@jwk6343]

Mic Elgadio

[@tims4654]

Mic De Audio

[@corzed3465]

You could spend 20 minutes reviewing a phone book and I would still be entertained. Love these videos!

[@DisgruntledVet]

I agree. It was hard to keep watching a lot of other people doing reviews of this mic, but something about this guy keeps me watching without me getting annoyed. I was noticing that while watching it.

[@rangersmith4652]

Downloadable EQ curves designed for various voice types and scenarios would be great for typical users of a mic like this.

[@thevoiceoveroutlaw]

That studio space is looking nice.

[@yodamoo8874]

I just got this mic today and kinda went in blind. Your video opened my eyes fully and showed me everything there is to know! My Mic is now up and running perfectly and sounds amazing. I know it's not a top end recording mic or anything but for streaming, this thing is not just best bang for your buck, it's far above and beyond worth every buck and then some! Well done Elgato and well done on this perfect video! Thank you!

[@lindhe]

Finally someone that properly shows the difference between the clicky button and the touch mute panel! Thank you

[@kraigk6738]

I just purchased the Wave 3 yesterday. I have been looking for a channel like yours on the setup. I down loaded the Wave Link and only had the lower 2 mixers and now after watching your play threw have figured out how to add additional input channels and adjustments. Thanks for the information. 👍

[@StillAlive666]

This guy does the best mic reviews on KZbin, done deal. I love my Lewitt 440 Pure though, would never give it up.

[@TheCraigyT]

hey mike. just been paid for my second audiobook. would not have been able to get started if not for your videos.

[@mikegrant8031]

I am looking to produce some audiobooks, how should I estimate the voiceover cost, is it by the word?

[@TheCraigyT]

@@mikegrant8031 On average, most performers narrate about 9,300 words per hour. so divide the word total count by 9300 and that will give you how many hours the book will be. then charge by the hour

[@mikegrant8031]

@@TheCraigyT Thank you for the reply.

[@Tflex58]

Really well put-together video friend. Made it simple for someone who knows nothing. Was a relief to find out the front clicky buttons were dismissable.

[@hazcat640]

I'm not a streamer, I'm a listener. With that in mind I like the sound generally, especially when you put it on the arm or if on the desk stand when you dropped the lowpass filter. Also I like that the balance is easy to use as my main complaint with streams is the streamers voice just completely over rides the game and the typical response when I mention it is either "I don't know how to balance it better" or "I don't have a mix for my headphones and it sounds good to me". This mic and software should make that much easier to do.

[@mindfulleven6353]

I hope they'll publish the software as standalone, cause that's a really nice feature. Funny how this product is not really about the quality of the mic, but all about the gadgets and features that comes with it... I'm sure beginning streamers will love this mic.

[@danmagoo]

Good demo and discussion. I am glad you mentioned that it is not for voice-over, and I'll add another reason to what you noted about the EQ. I find the wave form for this mic is way lopsided and top-heavy, much more above the center line than below, especially as levels increase. (I thought mine was defective, and exchanged it, but the replacement was the same.) It's more than a visual oddity, because the asymetry messes with post-processing, like normalizing. There's a reason they heavily emphasize that it's for streaming (not recording).

[@AvivaKillian]

Great solution for streamers and content creators, sounds and looks amazing... can't wait to get my hands on one! Love elgato!

[@ToddMR74]

Thanks for going over all of the features for this mic. I just ordered one yesterday after using another streamer using it. Since I am just getting into live streaming more, I was curious what others thought of it. Just wanted a better alternative to my Alienware gaming headset. Planning to get a boom arm soon for mine.

[@AnthemTD]

Hi Mike. Congrats on 100k subs! Your videos have been super helpful, thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@JonnySoulRaps]

bro i just want to say your a legend. these videos never cease to be informative

[@smorisch]

I've been watching your older videos. Thank you for all you do. This studio looks great ;)

[@xHadesStamps]

Dang! I can definitely see the advantages of the capacitive touch mute! My brother's Samson Meteor has a mechanical mute button, and it's picked up well (unfortunately)!

[@mjrinfl]

I agree about the boxyness

[@Podcastage]

Ahem...I don't think this exists yet. ;)

[@walylama1672]

They're on sale already. Got a confirmation number and everything.

[@ICACJ]

we should check the doobley doo for confirmation of existence.

[@zezesilver]

It came from another dimension, like that x-files episode, you know

[@Podcastage]

Z Alves Of course I do. The art of forehead sweat. Season 11. One of the best Darin Morgan episodes of the season. Darin Morgan has some of the best episodes.

[@The_Guth]

Podcastage haha nice

[@reynita0722]

Thank you for this vid. I was so lost on the 3rd button on the mic lol

[@DoubleO7-11]

IMHO, the audio from this mic sounds fantastic! Thanks for the informative video! :)

[@vkhaotikv3647]

i just got this mic and i completely love it

[@alejandroma1]

Thanks for this review, it help me a lot, by the way I like all the reviews you do, keep helping us. Have a good one! Saludos from Mexico

[@mattcom2]

Great explainer. I’m no gamer, so have no use for it - but what it can do to mix and control several sources through its software is impressive. At that price, pretty amazing.

[@MrEmptyhead]

I think the sound of this microphone and the associated eq curve is very well suited to stand out between the gameplay and game music audio as this is often optimised to allow player originated audio.

[@michaelt4877]

Thanks for another great review! You are always my 1st go-to before purchasing new gear. Anything having to do with sound is at least "somewhat" subjective. That said, I found the Wave 3 to be an excellent value, even after spending a bit more for the proprietary pop screen and shock mount. Goes without say that proximity is a factor with any mic. This mic works fine at 14 - 20" for zoom meetings and the like. But for content creation, streaming, voice-over, etc., it really seems to come to life at 7-9". Makes a remarkable difference!

[@Qualizar]

I am very interested in this microphone. ANd, I am SO excited that @LEWITT was partnered for this. I can't wait to compare my experience to yours.

[@lupit1]

The only thing i don’t really like about the mic is there’s a pretty high frequency that really just pops out.

[@martianmandee]

Congrats on 100k🥳

[@JonnyBravo0311]

Definitely has a very noticeable proximity effect. Also, the mic sounded considerably better once you put it on the stand and it was closer to your mouth.

[@murraystechtime8530]

Thank you for putting the mic on an arm, before that I didn't like the sound at all. It sounded hollow (to me) and I thought it needed to be closer to you mouth. Your review was bang on about not too good for people with lower frequency voices, but the arm sort of helped a bit (still sounding a bit gravelly). New firmware needed (I agree), a lite DAW type plugin before Wave Link Stream sends audio to OBS (in my opinion) would help a lot. Great video and information, stay safe and keep well...

[@insanejughead]

Great to see you still doing your thing, Mike! That's a sweet setup for the streaming crowd. I hope it digs into the Yeti market! I'm surprised there was no mention of the noise floor... Being co-developed by Lewitt and all.

[@artemshtoda]

Hi, Mike! How are you? How’s your quarantine/isolation going? Hope everything’s good and you have enough work not to be bored and continue to earn money. I missed your videos! It’s good to see you again!

[@abrahammusicm5544]

Thank you so much I’m thinking about getting this when I build my pc in a couple of months and I did not understand anothing about so thank you soo much!!

[@codigoproyectorenexis7300]

Hope you actually get ur pc. ( if ur parenrs are helping) My parents said that if i got good grades and let go of youtube for a couple weeks theyd buy me a prebuilt. They didnt cuz they said they didnt want to cuz it was a waste of money. They Practically Scammed me :’(

[@MyLeoOne]

Probably a good option for most people who are getting a Scarlett right now, not sure if the price for it will scare most away, considering the greater versatility of a Behringer umc22 with an at2020 being around that price. The software looks really good, much more straight forward than voicemeeter for example. It's definitely a "set it and forget it" "plug and play" microphone for whom doesn't want to fiddle around with a bunch of stuff, and if you only stream and don't want to get into anything else audio related, it's pretty good value imho. The preamp sounds a little noisy though

[@DotterzReloaded]

Just had one of these delivered to me today, and feel like I learned a lot from this video. I will play with it later, but thank you for sharing this information. :)

[@DotterzReloaded]

@music man I've loved my experience with it. My vocals have been really clear, especially as I'm a deep voiced individual in a room where noise bounces from the walls. I haven't had any issues with it, which was amazing for someone who's only mic experience was that of my phones hands free kit.

[@wagonet]

Love the content. Will you do another video on the new update? Wavelink can now run VST filters. Very cool

[@xHadesStamps]

If I were looking at the Wave 1 and 3, I'd definitely get the 3 (this one). The lack of a hardware gain control and mix dial is a dealbreaker on the 1

[@Tazmanian_Ninja]

Thank you for this review. The last part made it clear it's not for moi:)

[@SkYjAcKeR666]

Great insight Mike, I like it because it's a good content creation mic, cheap enough, and good to integrate with existing Elgato hardware. It's more than good enough for KZbinrs/Streamers/content creators. Thank you Mike.

[@wagonet]

As a streamer I love your content. Very helpful

[@JengsterEnt]

Just found your guide. 10/10 brother. Thanks!

[@Neon_Nick]

Love your videos Mike! They have been super helpful! Thank you!

[@charlesbuster]

Nice comprehensive walkthrough!

[@smorrison137]

The price point seems really high for the sound quality. While nifty, the software doesn't make up for sound issues. Less money can get you into an AT2020+USB which has darn good sound for a piece of starter equipment.

[@louperez359]

Thanks Mike. Sounds like a good mic, but I prefer the deep bass sound.

[@Tolakram]

I think the mic sounds very odd, almost like it's clipping part of your voice. Thanks for the honest review, so far everything I've seen was a glowing review even though it sounded obviously odd. I use a Shure SM58 and prefer dynamic mics so maybe I just forget how condensers sound?

[@Dwoalin]

Hadn't even seen Elgato announce this on their Twitter yet. Interesting.

[@rhinorampage1598]

Congratulations on 100k subscribers

[@DisgruntledVet]

Wish I would have watched this video before ordering the mic. I have a fairly deep voice.

[@JerryKosloski]

That first, "What is happening, everybody?" caught me off guard.

[@taurusdengaming4586]

Bro,,, under. rated .

[@BitchinSpectre]

21:20 a boxy brown to it...hell yeah!

[@Jacob-ul6hz]

Great video Mike! do you have any plan to review the microphone from the focusrite bundle (the CM 25 MKIII)? i can't find anyone using it for voice overs, and i was quite curious how it would compare to the other mics around. Keep up the great work!

[@Thomas_Speck]

Looks amazing - Just one Question: Is the monitoring Latency free?

[@DenisMarciniak]

Can you connect wave 3 directly to dslr? How far microphone can be. I don’t want people to see it in the video

[@Po7ent]

Love the wave 3

[@majikthise110]

I'd like to see a profesional review of the Nvidia RTX Voice software, how it affects the sound and stuff.

[@ICACJ]

he's a mac guy. right now it's only for win 10.

[@mojo2418]

seconded!

[@ErynKnight]

Allen from SoundSpeeds is a Windows user he makes excellent in-depth reviews.

[@Dean0mac]

Found your video while researching this mic. I managed to snag it for $80 on eBay. Brand new. Having used a blue yeti snowball and then a black out edition blue yeti I believe I have made a wise purchase. As a gamer and not someone well versed in audio it’s going to be good. I wonder can you use wireless headphones with it? Also I like the idea of being able use it through the stream deck.

[@lindahhh]

i dont understand; why would i want to hear myself? im referring to the middle button on the mic

[@PWFenton]

The ads that arbitrarily interrupt your show are really annoying. That said, the mic is a cool idea that sort of misses the mark. The idea of putting noisy switches on the microphone body is a terrible one. The mic sounded very "boxey" but sounded way better when you set it up closer to your mouth. I love the capacitive mute button. I wish I had one. Why didn't they do something similar on the other switches?

[@brickflix4949]

Hi, I just found your channel and watched your video on the Rode NT1. Would you recommend the Rode NT1 microphone for voice over? If not, which would you recommend around that same price range?

[@AliasEnigmatic]

I don't know if you still look at comments for these old videos! But I have a Wave: 3 as is, been dabbling in voice over and am looking at getting an XLR microphone to dive deeper into voice over and voice acting. As such, I have been looking at possibly the Rode NT1 or the NT1A. But I was curious, if you had any particular mic that you'd recommend to someone with a deeper voice like your own. I know you'd mentioned in one video that you weren't a fan of the NT1A for your voice. But If that's the case, is there any mic you might recommend for a deeper voice like ours? I'd like to use the mic for both voice work, as well as podcasting and live streaming as well.

[@rebel0064]

Booth Junkie new sub , great video, keep them coming, Know.. I have a great dilemma.. I have two macs bk air 2011, 2020, and an el gatto mic wave 3, el gatto ring, el gatto camera the latest, all this wonderful technology, but should I get a monitor? or can i use my macbooks to stream?.. I understand i may need a usb c hub 3.0 and higher which is fine, but the mic has resonance in the background when i put in the regular microphone speaker option in the el gatto wave link, it a program el gatto has which is wonderful.. I also have Apple air pod max is the headphones which is wonderful, is it a good headset for streaming or not.. if not I will buy a new headset

[@Zer0thehero117]

Very good review thank you

[@rob-toolsandtech2521]

Hey Mike, I love the videos. I was looking to see if you’ve done a video on equipment that is the best bang for the buck. If I want to try doing some voiceover on the side, I’d like to get stuff that is sufficient, and I don’t mind paying more money if I get value out of it. I do the same with most stuff I buy. Like if I can get an 8TB hard drive for $90, or a 12TB drive for $229, Assuming the 8TB meets my needs, I’d rather get it, because the added benefit of the 12TB doesn’t really justify the price difference. With that in mind, I was wondering if you could do a video or series of videos for people in my position. I was thinking of the stellar X2 that you reviewed, because it seems like it would be sufficient for me to see if I like doing voiceover. After seeing your video on the Scarlett interfaces, my impression was that it wouldn’t be sufficient for a paid gig. I know the products out there and prices change so often, I was wondering what your latest thoughts were.

[@xrampax3236]

Great review! Have you tried adding an audio source in the wave link software and also set it up so you can hear the same source through the computer speakers? I’m having trouble setting it up to hear it on both.

[@ZZUtopia]

Just bought this mic. Sounds much worse than my gaming headset mic. It's definitely not plug and play, unless it's just always trash. Returning it to buy a mic that sounds good.

[@JuniorTennis]

How do you simply turn the microphone off and on without having to unplug it's USB?

[@rrnox4162]

Thank you, this was so helpful.

[@COPiX]

Hey Mike, have you heard about the Lewitt 441-Flex? I think you should try it out

[@octavibg]

Nice review, thanks

[@ShiivaWilding]

Could you do a video comparing all the yeti mics against one another? Intrigued why one of them is over $200 because my Nano sounds great. Cheers!

[@loki_wolff]

For some reason every time I turn my computer off and back on it does not recognize the wave 3. I always have to unplug and plug back in the mic for it to work. Anyone know how to fix this?

[@FERCONECTA]

I love your videos a lot I wanted to donate but the donate link is not working

[@jpg334]

I'm still fairly new to content creation I have a channel GameBuzz NZ on KZbin and Twitch and use a Blue Snowball but the two Elgato mics sound like they will make my content so much better as I am hopeless with trying to work out the sound settings for everything when I record or go live so I am seriously thinking about getting a wave 1 or wave 3

[@daytime2150]

my wave updated and ow the light is red and I don't know how to fix it. I have tried to change so many settings and nothing.

[@Bankexamstoday]

Trust me, you are really good at making reviews. I am really confused with my microphone shopping. I am an online teacher. I have a place to record my classes and I have done DIY sound treatment. Can you recommend me a microphone. I was thinking to buy either Rode NT USB Mini or Audio Technica AT 2035 with a Scarlett solo. I will appreciate a quick response. 😃😃😃

[@DreamPrincess010]

You need to compare the LCT440 Pure vr the Neumann TLM 103

[@BrinkofSanity]

If using a Mac and remote play on the PS4 will the wave link record party chat?

[@WhippyWhipGaming]

i heard there's a tiny dealy in the mic monitoring, is this true? i don't think it's hardware monitoring but instead it's software monitoring which causes latency

[@schubird43]

Notice how easily you hear his clicks at around 9:50 when he starts to adjust the volumes in the software? Stuff like that convinced me to not use a condenser microphone for game recording/streaming.

[@nigelwilliams449]

Two words - Noise gate.

[@schubird43]

@@nigelwilliams449 True, but after watching some content on KZbin where the creator(s) used noise gates I became convinced I didn't want that either. Maybe it's just me, but it gets annoying when you hear someone speak, then hear the mic volume drop off. It's like a rollercoaster, especially if they have a fan or other background noise that comes through while they speak.

[@MARUKU]

On which platform do you stream ? I never seem able to catch you live

[@chocolatetoes5456]

you can only hear yourself back if you have a wired headset correct?

[@DavidBrackett385]

It sounds like it’s clipping all time to my ears?

[@AhmedKhalifa98]

Hi , which is the better to song and voice over 1) samson g track pro Or 2) røde nt usb

[@OGZaddy]

thanks for the giga review

[@LoffysDomain]

Nice Studio!

[@Botzz28]

Just bought the wave one so excited.. you think it’s the best usb mic out there right now ?

[@aluchardtheunluckyvampire2545]

Please do a video of the rode podmic , if you can

[@klickssss8246]

I cannot monitor myself in my headset, I havent heard myself at all. Im contemplating selling my Wave 3 because I just cannot figure it out, I cannot mute anything, when I move the sliders on any Input, the volume doesnt go up or down, I dont even know if Im doing anything right. The only thing I know for sure is the mic works, I can be heard on Discord. :(

[@JBManos-gg2zm]

So that’s in a room with no treatment? How’s it do with air conditioning noise, etc?

[@markrussell.]

I was just getting ready to release the Bloodhounds...

[@eimankhai]

Hey can u review the Audio technica ATR2500X-USB

[@mageprostudios4334]

Does the Link software work with anything (without the Wave 3)? How many inputs will the software accept?

[@TomDJH]

No, it requires a Wave microphone to be connected. You can add up to 8 virtual channels + the 1 microphone channel for 9 total.

[@enriquekahn9405]

Not sure I love the multipurpose button, you might want to adjust volume and mess up your gain instead

[@xseroxarrow4471]

What headphones ate best to fit this mic and How to connect headphones in it ;-;