How to Reduce Background Noise in Elgato Wave Link using VST Audio Effects

[@buckwilicker]

This channel has been so helpful. I recently went all in on a WaveXLR and Streamdeck with 0 knowledge on this stuff. I've got a great setup now!

[@luissantiago5163]

Appreciate this video very much. Was exactly what I needed.

[@Housestationlive]

amazing this is much easier and trustable, rather than using some obscure obs plugins.

[@arabgb007]

ReaFIR is the best for the noise

[@Ryzza5]

I hope a feature will soon be released that allows us to change the order of VSts to aid with experimentation and setup.

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

Yes! You can change the order of VSTs now. Simply drag and drop the VSTs to change the order.

[@JeffreyRiggs]

Awesome video... Very nice as when I stream my son will say he hears noises to which is our heater. Going to knock them out. The only thing I have about this video is you show A LOT of plugins in your list, to which i have so little. My recommendation is to demo with bare minimum or point each plugin out and where to get. I am going to pause your video and google each one to see if there are any other good ones. Really appreciate this!

[@skeletonking28]

Hey I downloaded the RNNoise suppression and when I put the whole thing in there, it bugged out and started crashing, i removed it and put the correct one in and now its broken entirely. Everytime I start the app up, all audio needs to be reset so I could hear it again, and it keeps saying therea a broken plugin in the list, but its not there at all, ive removed all plugins, ive reinstalled and ive even tried repair. Nothings working.

[@xJSparkleZ]

Same thing here - was hoping to find help here.

[@togetherlurchlp2259]

For some reason i tried to install the vst's with like 5 different video tutorials and none of them worked for the Reaper Plugins

[@cherrygirl8204]

to me I just need to deleted the background noise of tha fan of my laptop, I use ReaFir and mess all

[@iidarkgoddess9253]

any way to reduce other voices in the background?

[@zippyaf]

Excellent video. However, for those with an RTX-series GPU, VoiceFX by Xaymar is inarguably the best VST to use.

[@KingKevin108]

How do I set that up in WaveLink? I tried installing it and WaveLink said it didn't find any plugins to add

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

We're big fans of Xaymar's work including VoiceFX! Though in the writing of this video we experienced some issues which made us decide to not mention it in the video to avoid having some users having some issues.

[@zippyaf]

@@ElgatoWorkshop What kind of issues did you experience?

[@luminationunite]

@@zippyaf RTX Voice + Wave XLR = Crackling in the microphone, and VoiceFX is not immune

[@HuskyRoman]

i cant get deegate to setup at all

[@AVEK1Z]

when I activate some other filter, the reafir plugin configuration is deleted :c

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

Hey there, sorry to hear about that. It's unclear what might be happening, but please send an email to our support team: e.lga.to/help and we can find out what is happening.

[@godis3mptytw303]

It says rnnoice is incompatible, tried the newest Version of Wavelink and the Same Version Like in the Video. Is there any solution for this Problem?

[@sugarcane281]

Curious if there is a way to download speex. It works great in obs but I want it to work on my Wave XLR so all vst’s are in one place. RN Noise was great but caused issues when I was loud and was completely muting my voice. Anyone know how I can download speex? I don’t have a ton of noise in my room but it is a larger room and there is a slight echo when speaking (basically can hear I am in a large room). I just want to isolate my voice a little more then what is being picked up.

[@fandel8790]

I can't find the deegate plugin in Wave Link. I copy the dll to the vst folder but Wave Link does'nt show the plugin

[@DaniWeiss]

Thank you for showing me ReaFir. It works like a charm.But somehow when turning my pc off and on again, the reafir subtract completely disappears and I have to build the noise profile again. Really annoying. Anyway to fix that?

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

Hi Dani, Settings in Audio Effect control panels should definitely be saving automatically. Not sure what may be happening, please contact our support team and we can look into this more closely: e.lga.to/help

[@DaniWeiss]

@@marslmars Sadly the issue is still unsolved. Since then I just kept rebuilding the noise profile every day from new. Still really annoying.

[@WyattOShea]

@@DaniWeiss Ok so it has been months since the last comment sorry if this is repetitive but I'm wondering if it was ever fixed or if it's still the same many months later.

[@DaniWeiss]

@@WyattOShea Yeah the problem never went away, untill I wiped/reset all data from my pc. Now its working perfectly as intended. No idea why it didn't work before even when reinstalling it.

[@patrickmojica5533]

Does this eliminate the static noise when raising up the input gain? I'm at 30-35% and still can hear it on my wave 1.

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

Any normal noise would be due to the tone of the room. At much higher gain you may hear more white noise from the signal being amplified. If you're hearing static, go ahead and send our team an email here: e.lga.to/help and we can take a closer look.

[@Mr.C0ffee]

Great video what about Krisp?

[@justtegan2]

how do i open dee gate and the rest i add it to my mic but i cant dins out how to adjust the sliders as nothing opens when i add them

[@TheRealityTwister]

This is great my question is after adding a Noise gate does that effecx the sound coming from Steam Mix?? I need to use one channel for zoom or obs and I would the changes to be on the mic source but then have the mic work in stream mix with the new effect

[@charlesneal4360]

On the mic it will give you options in setting for what you want to hear and you pick Wave link microphonefx and then the things that you put on the mic will go to the stream

[@omjviper5835]

Literally the only problem I have is when I take a drink my mic picks it up. Almost everything else is perfect, but god forbid I take a drink someone on discord will hear it perfectly.

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

Hi omjviper, The VSTs we showed off in this video definitely aren't the strongest options. You may want to look at Nvidia Broadcast noise removal or the new Supertone by Clear. It's a very lightweight AI noise reduction. However, the inbuilt Krisp on Discord has gotten upgrades over time and is quite good now.

[@1RL]

Hi Guys, I can't see ReaEQ in WAVE LINK I installed it but I can't find it

[@xeri6760]

This is great and all but the audio effects constantly disable themselves after every computer restart or if the device is reconnected. How do you enable the effects to just be on by default??

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

Hi Xeri, Sorry to hear about that. Please contact our support team and we can figure out what is happening with your effects e.lga.to/help

[@PiratekingMorgan]

How do I get noise suppression on a mac though..

[@theadventuresoftargetrange8051]

just downloaded reafir but i dont know what i do next. could you please help

[@loverofstarz]

I'm an artist. I only want to remove the computer noise. I want to keep my pencil noise. How do I do that?

[@Magromancer]

I'm trying to figure out how to filter out the music in my stream right now so that my Wave 3 doesn't pick up any of the music but can't figure it out, any help with that would be greatly appreciated.

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

Hi Magromancer, Do you have music playing in the same room? Anything based on AI noise reduction should do pretty well if you can't control the sound in the room. If RNNoise isn't helping try the Nvidia Broadcast noise removal Audio Effect or this one by Goyo: goyo.app/

[@Magromancer]

@@ElgatoWorkshop I’ve got the music playing from my PC, I’ve not had any luck downloading any of the plugins from Nvidia, I’ve got the RTX 3070 but when I try to download it it gives me an error message, will check the other one when I get home.

[@bigkan4561]

@@Magromancer you need to set up a separate audio channel just for your music player in OBS/SLOBS and uncheck the box that records the music to stream

[@KisuHenka]

a how to download them would be helpful. i can't seem to locate reaperplugin and the noisegate

[@KisuHenka]

i see them in my regular folders but when i try to locate them in the wavelink program i can't find them

[@siyaram2855]

How do you setup in macos? RNNOISE

[@Robrr]

for RNNoise, i downloaded the zip file from github, but when i put the (unzipped) folder in my VST2 folder and scan, it doesnt detect any new plugins. any help? The folder name when downloaded ends up as "noise-suppression-for-voice-master"

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

Do you see the category "Misc-Vendors" in your VST list? Inside of there is an Audio Effect called Noise Suppression". This is the RNNoise VST. RNNoise is the name of the algorithm, but the plugin itself will appear as "Noise Suppression". We recently put out a new 1.4.1 update, make sure to give this update a try and then re-scan. e.lga.to/download

[@Robrr]

@@ElgatoWorkshop No, I dont see Misc-Vendors in my list sadly. I have restarted everything, repaired, im updated fully. Scanning never picks it up. I have RNNoise in my VST2 folder like this, "C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST2 oise-suppression-for-voice-master " I've tried taking out separate folders from the zip and putting them in alone, to no luck.

[@waitwhat222]

@@ElgatoWorkshop Are you going to answer robert below there? Having the same issue there is no "Misc-vendors". What are you talking about, where is it, how do you get it, could you give a little more information than "go to github"? EDIT: Figured it out, don't worry Elgato, I'll actually tell Robert how to do it for you. You're welcome

[@waitwhat222]

@@Robrr Since they didn't want to tell us how to do it here's what you do: go to the link they sent. On the right hand side you'll see: Releases. click there. Download the .exe. Extract. Put in VST folder and scan. It'll find it.

[@Robrr]

@@waitwhat222 Thank you that worked.

[@LearningFlow]

can i use this software without wave link? I have xlr mic and plan buy wave xlr as audio interface

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

You certainly can. Though Wave Link is good to have installed because you can adjust certain functions of Wave XLR like low cut options, firmware, saving settings to the hardware, etc even if you don't use any of its mixing features.

[@InqSheen]

Do you need any other hardware or software in order for those plugins to work with your Elgato Wave microphones?

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

The only software needed is Wave Link. To use Wave Link, will need a Wave:1, Wave:3, Wave XLR, or Stream Deck +.

[@InqSheen]

@@ElgatoWorkshop Thank you.

[@prkjstudies1394]

in the time 1:42 sec, I can't get this from MacBook please guide me how to do that in mac,

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

Hi PrKJ, It is true that these effects are Windows only. At the moment we're not aware of alternatives for macOS, but we also use macs ourselves and are always on the lookout for something good to share. Apple's new processors do have Machine Learning hardware built in. Perhaps one day Apple will create their own noise reduction solution.

[@WickedsTechLab]

I can not get the RN noise to show up int he software tried pulling it in everywhere and it will not show up

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

Hi TJ, Are you on the latest 1.4.1 update? What other VSTs do you have installed?

[@WickedsTechLab]

@@ElgatoWorkshop yes I do have the newest version. I have reaper and dee gate. But I'm removing deegate as reaper does the noise gate better

[@RequiemOfAGame]

I have a wave 3 and I sound like I am in a fish bowl when I talk. What causes that ? thanks

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

Hi Riddled Hat, Is this without any Audio Effects added or once you add one of these Noise Reducing effects?

[@t0tobi]

Will this ever be supported on the Mac or is that going to stay Windows only?

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

Wave Link 1.4 Beta for macOS is available for trying out here: www.reddit.com/r/elgato/comments/si4ol8/wave_link_14_beta_for_macos_support_for_audio/

[@MetteWuns]

Is there anyway to reduce the sound of your keyboard while your talking without it messes with your voice? I have a really hard time finding the right settings and VST's for this specific problem

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

Hi Marina, Stay tuned as we have a solution we're working on for this issue shortly.

[@MetteWuns]

@@ElgatoWorkshop Yay! That sounds great 😄

[@vangeeson]

@@ElgatoWorkshop It's been a while now. Was your then future solution the nvidia broadcast plugins?

[@rockinick]

I can’t figure out for the life of me how to get reafir into wave link

[@MrWhyzGuy_Plays]

how the duck do you download the gord dang RNN shet?!

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

github.com/werman/noise-suppression-for-voice/releases Download the windows_rnnoise_bin_x64.zip from this page here.

[@MrWhyzGuy_Plays]

@@ElgatoWorkshop Thank you for the response :D it works.

[@TheRealityTwister]

also whats the diff of RNNoise vs DeeGate

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

Watching the video will explain the difference :)

[@TommyDavidVerbal]

Reaper is 60 bucks correct?

[@Tony-rz4ks]

i have wasted like 3 hrs trying to get my audio to sound right...i just keep hearing low static in my recording..I just get figure it our..i have tried like 8 other elgato plugs vt and still the same...the static wont go way or I get an empty room sound. so fustrated waster 3 hours on this.

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

Hi Tony, If you are using these effects inside of Wave Link, ensure you're capturing from the MicrophoneFX or Stream Mix audio device in your software. If you're using just "Mic In" for your Wave device, this won't have effects applied. If the issue remains, please reach out to our support team at help.elgato.com

[@TheSealedAngel]

We all know he is NOT using this mic

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

For this video, the voice over was recorded on a Wave:3 and used the effects we show in the video. Usually ReaFir, ReaGate, and ReaComp. Newer videos are recorded on Wave DX.

[@TheSealedAngel]

@@ElgatoWorkshop I can't get this same sound and I've been trying to use it for so long. It's a VERY sensitive microphone compared to others that I've used. I'm a little dumb so this is a struggle!

[@ElgatoWorkshop]

​@@TheSealedAngel What seems wrong when you listen to the recording? Does something seem off about it? For Wave:3, definitely speak around 1-2 fists away. That's about as close as we'd suggest, to avoiding weird sounds coming through and balance detail in the voice for Wave:3.

[@TheSealedAngel]

@@ElgatoWorkshop Well I have a lighter voice for my age (I'm 18) and sometimes I'm not the loudest person. It's constantly picking up small background noise. I'm having a struggle installing RNNoise so maybe it's that but I'm really not sure. I just don't want it to seem like I've wasted money on this microphone seeing as I love this brand.