Best Wavelink Settings to Make Any Mic Sound Amazing (2023 Update)

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One year ago I released a video detailing the best setting to use for your Elgato Wave 3 mic. Well one year later there have been a few changes that now allow us to use Elgato Wavelink to drive the best our mics have to offer!
Time Stamps
Intro 00:00
What You Need 00:28
Getting Wavelink 00:52
Setting Up Wavelink 01:29
Getting VST's 02:21
Adding VST's to Wavelink 03:04
Elgato EQ Explained 04:09
Elgato Noise Removal Explained 06:01
Reaper Compressor Explained 07:23
Wavelink Mic Results 08:27
Adding Other Mics In Wavelink 08:52
Final Thoughts 10:42

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@MontyTFreek-gr6tf 10 ай бұрын

You did it again . I followed your last one and it worked .... This is so much easier thanks again.

@StreamGearTalk 10 ай бұрын

Anytime!!

@DeepKnawledge Жыл бұрын

helps a lot brother love the work you doing keep up

@quantum0151 Жыл бұрын

The quality of your videos are always 👌🏻.

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad to hear you feel that way

@Sharpypus 6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for the video, just got the wave3 and will try setting up these VSTs

@Saseffects Жыл бұрын

omgggggg i was about to throw this god damn elgato wave link 3 mic out the window cos of how badly it sounded. this has helped so much! still struggling with the compressor plugin as doesn't come up with the other two into my wave link, but I'll figure it out. thank you for this video!

@yaaaynikki 9 ай бұрын

best video ive watched on this! thank you so much

@StreamGearTalk 9 ай бұрын

Wow thank you so much!!!

@awaitedyt Ай бұрын

thanks u helped me out alot appreciate it

@bROCKenBeatZ 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice

@Buffalosway 5 ай бұрын

life saver man!

@CoffeeTalkandTechJohnRyan 6 ай бұрын

This will blow your mind...2.5 years ago I added my motu m2 audio interface on aux1 in wavelink when I was using the wave xlr. So I ran my main mic with wave xlr then ran my overhead mic input 1 from motu out aux1 worked perfect.

@martenblomberg5903 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff 🙌🙂

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@MindShiftNepal-xr5wi 9 ай бұрын

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🎙️ Introduction to Improving Microphone Quality 03:40 🎤 Setting Up VST Plugins for Microphone Enhancement 05:56 🎚️ Equalizing Microphone Audio with Elgato EQ 07:02 🔇 Noise Removal with Elgato Noise Removal 08:16 🔊 Audio Compression with Reaper Compressor 09:52 🎤 Using Any Microphone with Wavelength Made with HARPA AI

@MegadetH666ksa 7 ай бұрын

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my $50 fifine am8 Dynamic microphone sounded too good now!!!

@Hyacsho Жыл бұрын

Oh my word, where have you been all my life

@johnnynemonic1 4 ай бұрын

I think u r right. In the beginning of wave link, you could only use their microphone . That's how come I ended up running across and looking at this video cause I wanted to add a new microphone.

@BigWolfChris Ай бұрын

Just wanted to say thank you. My voice is sounding much better on recordings from following this

@Somtric Жыл бұрын

You have always been able to add any microphone to wave-link mate. But in the beginning, you could only get Wave-link, by using a Wave 1 or 3 microphone, but if you had a second microphone, it would work in Wave-link too.

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

I stand corrected thank you!

@illuminati2629 8 ай бұрын

Please show your full equalizer settings

@seanlake7404 Жыл бұрын

I do have some questions on your settings on the Elgato Equalizer, like the use of the right click pass, shelf etc.

@framo_official 4 ай бұрын

nice video! did you found out how to reduce keyboard typing sound when speaking? :)

@Vyseroy 5 ай бұрын

Very easy to follow guide and got my Wave 3 Mic working much better now! What would you recommend setting the Microphone volume at in Windows? 100 and then adjusting it in Wavelink itself? Thanks! :)

@DigIntoGaming Жыл бұрын

So just to confirm you can use any mic, like the blue yeti, rode podmic or beacn mic with wavelink? and all you have to do is use an elgato mic, the streamdeck plus or the wave xlr? I am looking at either the beacn mic which I heard works with elgato wavelink or podmic and the presonus revalator or the wave xlr. I wont be streaming and I need some sort of preamp for an xlr mic if thats the route I go. My primary needs are low noise floor, great monitoring and easy to use EQ. I also would like to be able to use 2x xlr mics but idk if you can do that with the wave xlr with some sort of adapter or whatnot.

@brukaoru Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this tutorial but it was hard to see what you were doing. Zooming in would have really helped.

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know I’ll be sure to do that going forward

@Chosenorc Жыл бұрын

Hi, what I think you still need is a POP filter(physical) and a De-Esser plugin of your choise.

@toolanddie9789 10 ай бұрын

Ive tried adding reaper to wavelink file folder and also tried wavelink vst file folder seperatly. Both said installed, but when i go to the green button only eq and noise removal show up?

@sumanth94 Жыл бұрын

please show us the eq numbers

@LuxnoireCollection 4 ай бұрын

Does Wavelink allow you to record the audio as well?

@selw0nk 7 ай бұрын

Is Noise Removal the same as Noise Gate?

@TheRealClaylex Жыл бұрын

LOL I thought the noise removal thing was NVIDIA exclusive, had no idea Elgato had a base version of it. xD Also I'll give this a shot, tell you how it is!

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

Elgato is sneaky like that!

@Fajita_boi_swag Жыл бұрын

whenever I click the settings for my audio effects i'm not seeing a VST window appear. can anyone help me out as to why i'm not seeing it? it shows the plugins whenever I scan and I have no problem adding them to my mic

@QuackCow144 10 ай бұрын

i have a wave 3 and i use the plugins you said to get and noise suppression seems to make my voice sound weird

@psybangas11 8 ай бұрын

I, like many others, found the NVIDIA noise removal VST plugin in Wavelink causes delay in my OBS streaming/ recording. Has this issue been resolved?

@vexoarr 6 ай бұрын

I cant figure out how to add Reaper to wavelink

@oneharry_og 4 ай бұрын

I just got stream deck plus and wavelink XLR… can you listen to the broadcast stream mix with this setup and do you plug your headset into the wavelink xlr for this? I have a dual PC setup and looking to move on from the goxlr

@bezpuza 8 ай бұрын

what do you do about keyboard sounds?

@JojiJr4 5 ай бұрын

the problem that i have is kind of weird i can hear the game fine when i play cs2 but when i don't shoot or when i don't speak into the mic everything gets muted but you can hear stuf into the game it's just does not get picked up into the recording / streaming it's really annoying

@StevieStreams 17 күн бұрын

Update: (And feel free to correct me) but the Reaper Compressor is no longer compatible with the software? Unless you need the paid version of it which was left out of the video if so....

@reflx7904 Жыл бұрын

Could you post your settings please ?

@footballtalk4857 10 ай бұрын

He did show his settings in the video

@mx3vroom Жыл бұрын

1st great video 👍Im using wave link and wave xlr with Maono xlr microphone, everythings work fine, the only thing i start my game sound is good but on discord, spotify, browser video i got Distortion/cut sound. If i tab out the game or mute my microphone on XLR sound get back ok. You have any idea?

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I would try lowering the gain on the mic. See if that works

@SuenoXIII. Жыл бұрын

How do I change the "Quality" of the nodes in the EQ? mine says .71 and cant for the life of me figure out how to get it to "1"

@GarNelson1 3 ай бұрын

What advantages do you see to the Reaper compressor vs the Elgato compressor? (Since you use the Reaper one rather than the Elgato one.)

@StreamGearTalk 3 ай бұрын

Hey! Thabks for asking, I believe this video was made prior to elgato releasing their own compressor. That or I completely missed it. As in all things elgato, their compressor is super user friendly, so I now use that one because there is no need to worry about too many settings, just follow their instructions and you're good to go. Now if you're someone who k ows what you're doing then reaper would be solid!

@Vyralfn1 6 ай бұрын

how do you download the compressor one ??

@amiocap0242 4 ай бұрын

I added some vst but I’m trying to uninstall them and I went to programs and uninstall them didn’t work went to download and deleted it and they still didn’t uninstall, now I can’t even find the vst any ideas where I can find them and how to uninstall it

@ThrobbGoblin 2 ай бұрын

How's your latency when monitoring through the PC? :') I didn't know until AFTER purchasing the WaveXLR that the "live monitoring" headphone jack on their mics/interface only lets you hear the 'raw audio' of your mic- so you actually aren't hearing what you sound like in your recordings.

@StreamGearTalk 2 ай бұрын

Id say the latency is barely noticeable.

@370Zach Жыл бұрын

Should we copy your settings for the EQ? Are they the most optimal?

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

I’d never recommend copying anyone’s EQ settings because they are set to that individual’s voice. But yes you can use mine as a starting point and go from there

@370Zach Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I figured out how to install the eq and noise removal but I can’t find the compressor after I downloaded it. When I try to open my file I’ve named “compressor” it says no items match my search. I’m a computer noob so it’s probably a lost cause lol

@Gsus3 8 ай бұрын

these plugins are just for windows ?

@lilsaid2k Жыл бұрын

why cant I add the plugins after I download it to my wave link, I scanned for it and everything but it keeps saying no new audio plugins found

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

If it’s what happened to me I moved all the plugins to the same folder that wavelink was installed in. Let me know if that helps

@robot4062 Ай бұрын

Am I able to connect an xlr mic while a wave 3 is connected, if so how do I reroute the audio so I can use the xlr mic

@StreamGearTalk Ай бұрын

Yes, in wavelink simply add the mic (connected to wave XLR) as it's own channel. In essence you'd have two mics

@Filaaaa 5 ай бұрын

Hello, i got a problem that in wavelink my mic sounds perfect. But in other programs it got background noise and bad quality

@StreamGearTalk 5 ай бұрын

In your other programs what do you have the mic set as?

@geraldsalas3213 12 күн бұрын

im using the Fifine k688 a dynamic mic with a gain knob built in at the back of the mic, can I sound professional streamer if I use the wavelink? not sure if cheap mics can still sound good compared to expensive mics like the elgato dynamic mics and other dynamic mics the the shure. I plan to buy the elgato stream deck plus to make my audio better using the wave link. I wonder If I can still use the feature of the wavelink if im using a different brand of mic

@StreamGearTalk 12 күн бұрын

Yes wavelink can be used with just about any brand of mic. As for a cheap mic sounding pro I'll say this, you won't make a $90 mic sound like an sm7b but you can make a $90 mic sounds great using wavelink/vsts

@GamerReality Жыл бұрын

I would take down your old video, this one is much better!

@alexperera7919 6 ай бұрын

hey i downloaded the nocie removel sofwear and when i scan for it it says i dont have any downloaded please help if possible thanks

@StreamGearTalk 6 ай бұрын

Did you download it toothed same drive and/or folder wavelink is installed in?

@syedashraf7939 Жыл бұрын

Im having a problem with the app scanning my computer for reaper plug in is there a fix?

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

I had this issue once. I moved all the plugins to the same folder where wavelink was installed

@jimmycevallos4468 5 ай бұрын

I have a question. You probably won’t see this but if you do , I want to ask you on how do you fix crackling or popping on the wave 3 mic. That’s the mic I have. Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it. Thank you.

@StreamGearTalk 5 ай бұрын

The first thing I would look at is the gain setting. Sounds like it might be set too high

@jimmycevallos4468 5 ай бұрын

@@StreamGearTalk yeah it’s set all the way down.

@jimmycevallos4468 4 ай бұрын

I don’t know what to do.

@StreamGearTalk 2 ай бұрын

Not sure of you fixed it but I'd check the system volume settings for the mic in windows. You may need to turn it down some in there as well.

@Leanlyfecoach 2 ай бұрын

Dumb questions but do the VST's save to the interface. Like say if I got it all set and it sounded very good, Do i have to open up wavelink every time or does it save to the wave xlr interface?

@StreamGearTalk 2 ай бұрын

Not a dumb question at all. Wave link must be open for vst to work

@Leanlyfecoach 2 ай бұрын

@@StreamGearTalk Thank you!

@deathrager2404 4 ай бұрын

i downloaded all of what u said and it doesnt show up? lol

@scottwilliams4906 6 ай бұрын

Thank god i found this discord is grand but on pc Nd game chat my pc fans are being picked up lol

@hayze_ablaze 4 ай бұрын

Excellent, thank you so much! I wish you had continued showing us your EQ settings as it is a good start point. I was unable to get the ReaComp plugin. The link took me to a package and extracting it to the folder as suggested yielded no added plugins. I will try with the compressor by Elgato, but would appreciate information on whether ReaComp is obtainable now.

@StreamGearTalk 4 ай бұрын

This vid is a bit old looks like I need to do an update, including more eq

@hayze_ablaze 4 ай бұрын

Yes please! @@StreamGearTalk thank you for all the work you put into this. You make it more accessible for people like me!

@ghadycaracalla 6 ай бұрын

so I can understand from you that if I only have stream deck plus and a podmic usb, I can use wave link? bcz I'm not planning to buy elgato wave mics or wave xlr.. I just wanna use podmic usb with stream deck plus. I hope you could help me..

@StreamGearTalk 6 ай бұрын

If you buy a stream deck plus, thay gives you the ability to use wavelink with any mic. So yes.

@ghadycaracalla 6 ай бұрын

@@StreamGearTalk thank you!

@wesleylin8485 10 ай бұрын

What are your Elgato EQ settings?

@levrodriguez8020 Жыл бұрын

Should i add the same filters in OBs if i already have them in wavelink?

@footballtalk4857 10 ай бұрын

I believe you can just use them through wavellink to obs

@StreamGearTalk 10 ай бұрын

No need to add them again

@dunamistv4996 Жыл бұрын

So lets say I have a stream deck+ and Rode USB mic, will wavelink run if you don't have a el gato mic? Every person I see usually has a el gato mic when they give these examples, so thats my only concern with purchasing the stream deck+.

@ghadycaracalla 6 ай бұрын

did you find out the answer? I also wanna use podmic usb with stream deck plus and wave link to control the podmic

@dunamistv4996 6 ай бұрын

@@ghadycaracalla No, unfortunately I never got an answer here, Im now going a more expensive route. I'm just gonna get a Rode Caster Duo, and a Rode Pod mic (XLR).

@ghadycaracalla 6 ай бұрын

@@dunamistv4996 I was searching on Reddit elgato community for our question and I found that you only need one of elgato devices such as a mic or wave xlr or stream deck plus just to get access to the wave link software so I think we're good to get the rode podmic along with the stream deck plus and use the wave link software. I already ordered a stream deck plus and a podmic usb.. I'll let you know when they arrive. edit: thanks for replying!

@usernamechecksout7543 5 ай бұрын

@@ghadycaracalla I believe you just need at least one elgato wave device to have wavelink work. I have the wave xlr with rode pod xlr/usb mic.

@ghadycaracalla 5 ай бұрын

@@usernamechecksout7543 yes that's right

@nco6835 6 ай бұрын

How do you do this if you use the wave xlr for ps5

@StreamGearTalk 6 ай бұрын

As in you've got the wave xlr connected to your ps5?

@SB-ns4nw 8 ай бұрын

You: Doing a video about how to make your mic sound incredible Your mic: zzzzzzizizzzzziiziiziiiiiizzzzzzzzzziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

@KoldestMK 10 ай бұрын

The don’t have it for mac sadly

@PartyPeteXO Жыл бұрын

ElGato, sponsor this man

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

I’m down lol!

@PartyPeteXO Жыл бұрын

@@StreamGearTalk I just tried the NVIDIA Broadcast Noise Removal by ElGato with a 30 series gfx card at a 98% strength and it's even better than REAGate or ElGato NR. Thank you again!

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@jiiuen 10 ай бұрын

I have RTX1660 graphics card, not RTX20.30, so I had to set RTX VOICE on AUX1, I guess this is higher latency than people with 20 graphics cards我是RTX1660顯示卡而不是RTX20.30，所以我只好再AUX1設定RTX VOICE，我猜這比擁有20顯示卡的人們，延遲更高

@realprospectsau Жыл бұрын

Seems to be different on Mac unfortunately

@DIVER194243 Жыл бұрын

Okay so I've been looking through trying to find somebody to help me so far it looks like it's you... I have subscribed to your channel and will be a loyal follower. I am new to all this I just want to record my games and us friends chatting as we played and put them on Facebook or KZfaq... I purchase the HD 60 x and the Wave 3.... I need help on how to hook these up to my Dell laptop... I need a step-by-step video on how to hook all these up together..... I already have it hooked up to my Xbox... I am recording getting crappy sound... Please help a newcomer to all this technology stuff... Taking mine I'm almost 50 years old but baby gaining Atari.... Thank you very much I hope you can help

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

Can you describe what’s wrong with your sound?

@DIVER194243 Жыл бұрын

@@StreamGearTalk I'm trying to use the Wave 3 but every time I record I don't hear anything unless I unplug the mic from the laptop...

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

Do you have a headset plugged into the mic?

@DIVER194243 Жыл бұрын

@@StreamGearTalk well my headset has a mic on it already but my headset is not plugged into the Wave 3 The Wave 3 is plugged into the laptop

@soldadogears 11 ай бұрын

is compresion better than elgato clipguard? are they the same thing?

@cheebobo 6 ай бұрын

you ever find out?

@soldadogears 6 ай бұрын

hello, preasonally, I found better the clipgguard

@cheebobo 6 ай бұрын

@@soldadogears thanks

@DIVER194243 Жыл бұрын

And I'm having problem with the reaper compressor how do I download that it see it on my wave

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

You can download the plug in from Elgato website. I believe in this video I do a walk through on how to add the plugins to wave as well.

@DIVER194243 Жыл бұрын

@@StreamGearTalk yes I followed all those instructions... I have it downloaded... it's recording fine I'm just getting trouble with the microphone I cannot get the microphone to give me a better quality sound... I don't even know if it's compatible or if this is possible... Again I have everything plugged into my Xbox x and a Dell laptop.... I have the elgato EQ the elgato noise remover and the reacomp... It shows that it's hearing me but when it comes to recording with the game it doesn't seem to work....

@esaedvik Жыл бұрын

@@DIVER194243 Xbox what now? And what are you using to record?

@DIVER194243 Жыл бұрын

@@esaedvik I am using the HD 60 X

@polskipl1974 Жыл бұрын

This works with beacn mic? Or rode XDM-100?

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

It works with any mic. However you’d be using the wavelink software and VST’s to eq the mic and add other effects and you would not be using BEACN app or rodé unify (for mic at least)

@bahadryenerol8124 Жыл бұрын

@@StreamGearTalk i have stream deck mini. Can i use wave link with fifine mic? Or do i need to buy a supported product?

@scottwilliams4906 6 ай бұрын

Am having bother getting noise removal downloaded website keeps freezing

@StreamGearTalk 6 ай бұрын

Might be slow due to Christmas traffic

@scottwilliams4906 6 ай бұрын

@@StreamGearTalk maybe it asks to sign in then just doesnt do anything lol

@StreamGearTalk 6 ай бұрын

Yea most likely traffic from everyone getting their gifts and trying ro download things. Keep trying!

@DIVER194243 Жыл бұрын

Well I just went back to BestBuy The Wave 3 will not work with recording it's only for streaming so I took it back so there's no more information I need for the Wave 3

@StreamGearTalk Жыл бұрын

I recorded with the wave 3 when I had it for many months. I am not understanding your issue sorry

@DIVER194243 Жыл бұрын

@@StreamGearTalk the issue was I can hear everybody else's voice except for mine

@RavencrowProductions 7 ай бұрын

@@DIVER194243defective mic? That's not normal

@chrisheights609 6 ай бұрын

Can’t get my sm7b to get recognized by wavelink

@StreamGearTalk 6 ай бұрын

What interface are you using?

@Lindastyle Ай бұрын

For everyone with a crap videocard like myself (RTX 10xx) this will not work. For the plugins to work you need to download NVIDIA Audio Effects SDK, and this is only possible for RTX 20XX series and up.

@SAVAGEwarzone 6 ай бұрын

Reaper software isn’t free

@thrive652 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like it might be helpful, but your video items are so small I cannot read them. Thanks anyway.

@StreamGearTalk 3 ай бұрын

I did a never video similar to this one where I showed a better approach to eq. I don't think I showed the exact numbers but it might be more helpful.

@thrive652 2 ай бұрын

@StreamGearTalk I appreciate that. I figured it out and I'm always grateful there are so many like you who freely give of your knowledge. Thanks:)