J’ai rcemment fait l’acquisition du Elgato Wave:3, un micro condensateur USB conu pour le streaming en qualit studio. Dans l’ensemble, je suis trs satisfait de ses performances, mais j’ai quelques rserves concernant le pied inclus.
La qualit audio de ce micro est tout simplement exceptionnelle. Il capte les voix avec une clart remarquable et limine efficacement les bruits de fond indsirables. Les options de rglage du son via le logiciel inclus sont galement un atout majeur.

Malheureusement, la qualit du pied inclus laisse dsirer. Il semble fragile et ne correspond pas vraiment la qualit du micro lui-mme.

Fonctionnalits : Le logiciel inclus offre des fonctionnalits avances pour le rglage du son, ce qui est essentiel pour les streamers et les crateurs de contenu. Vous pouvez ajuster facilement le gain, les filtres et d’autres paramtres audio et grer les autres sources d’entre.

Avantages : La qualit audio exceptionnelle, le logiciel de rglage du son intuitif et l’interface USB pratique font du Elgato Wave:3 un excellent choix pour les streamers et les crateurs de contenu.

Inconvnients : Le principal inconvnient est le pied inclus, qui semble fragile et de qualit mdiocre par rapport au reste du produit.

We were in the market for a new mic as the cheap one we bought last year just was rubbish. As I have calls via zoom and my partner likes to game, we decided to buy a microphone that was something we both could use.

I can’t believe we didn’t get this sooner. We didn’t want to go down the route of getting an audio interface to get a fancy mic, but we wanted one that would look nice and subtle and cater to both of us.

My calls sound crisp as anything! And as for gaming, this USB mic does the job and more! You can download software to run with this microphone so you have its own interface so you can change the sound input and output to a range of different things.

If you are in the market for a usb mic, I highly recommend going online, checking out some videos on this and then hitting the purchase now button. We’ve only had it a couple of weeks and we think it’s amazing.

Been using this mic for I want to say at least a year now, upgraded from a 20 USB microphone I got from Amazon, this has been a major improvement it is absolutely perfect when used on Discord the onboard mute button is a lovely touch although I generally use a keybind to mute, being able to so easily change the gain on the mic is amazing, and the software wavelink is easy enough to use although it’s main use comes if you are streaming.

The Elgato Wave microphones are made for two kinds of people: the first group just wants a good USB microphone. The second group are power users who will get the most out of the software the microphone enables, though not without some dedication and tweaking.

The microphone itself is one of the better USB microphones on the market, with pretty clear sound and a nice tactile knob for adjustment. The Wave 1 just adjusts its volume with the knob and clickign it in is mute. The wave 3, for a little extra, has the knob control gain, playback volume in its own headphone jack, and mic monitoring vs playback mix, pressing the knob to switch between the 3 settings. Mute is moved to a capacitive button at the top that can be toggled with a light touch, which I feel is worth the price of the upgrade alone.

Owning any Wave product and having it plugged in is effectively a DRM check for Elgato’s ‘Wave Link’ software which is a virtual mixer and VST host all in one, aimed at power users. Installing the software gives 4 new recording devices – Wave Link Monitor, Wave Link Stream, Mic In, And Wave Link MicrophoneFX. ‘Mic In’ is just the input from the microphone, and ‘MicrophoneFX’ is that input with all your VSTs applied in app. ‘Monitor’ and ‘Stream’ are two outputs from the Wave Link software.

It also creates a whopping eight virtual playback deevices – Game, Music, Browser, SFX, Voice Chat, Aux 1, Aux 2, and System. Using Windows’ app device preferences in sound settings (or more robust programs like EarTrumpet) you can set various apps to play through these. For example, all my games go through ‘game’, web browsers through ‘browser’, soundboard through ‘sfx’, discord through ‘voice chat’, but all my media players (including video players) go through ‘music’.

Then in the Wave Link software, you can add any number of these to your ‘mixer’ (the first slot is always taken up by your connected microphone) to work with and listen to. You do not necessarily need to use all of them. For example, I eschew the ‘Aux 1’ and ‘Aux 2’ devices in favour of my computer’s Line In and a second USB-to-line-in 3.5mm to add my game console audio. The Wave Link app then creates two mixes – ‘monitor’ for your listening, and ‘stream’ for a streaming audience, with each input having separate audio sliders for both mixes, but you do not necessarily have to use this workflow. I do not. You can also add VST2 and VST3 plugins to each input. The obvious use-case here is to add your entire microphone processing chain in Wave Link and then send that out to recording programs or voice chat, and I do that, but I’ve also added noise gates to my aux cables that have a light hum when not in use, and noise cancellation to incoming voice calls, or a compressor to level out everyone’s volume.

While I think Wave Link is great software, especially after having VST support patched in, it does have problems. Elgato’s biggest mistake was not exposing any of its API. The only way to control it beyond alt-tabbing into its window is via Stream Deck, and controlling gradual sliders with tactile buttons is not user-friendly. My workaround is to control the virtual playback devices themselves with a PC Panel Pro’s faders and knobs, but this does not make any distinction between Monitor and Stream mix, which I circumvent by adding my game audio to OBS via the win-capture-audio plugin and…you see where this is going, right? As a power user I have to apply fixes to my own fixes for my own niche use-case scenarios, and while there’s a sense of accomplishment in it, and it causes a lot less headaches than voicemeeter, I know it could all be so much simpler if Elgato simply exposed the API. Razer and Beacn have their issues with their software that chases after wave link but they understood the power of hardware that physically feels suited to its use-case.

Similarly, while these are good virtual cables, there is a little latency added in the wave link software. Even the buffer size being set to small has a little delay. The shortest possible delay is achieved by plugging in 3.5mm headphones into the back of the wave microphone, but that obviously isn’t a good pitch to people who use USB or wireless headphones. My workaround has been to set Wave Link to play back to a silent device (e.g. a monitor with no speakers, or a USB sound card with no output device plugged in), go into Windows’ sound control panel and set the OS to ‘Listen’ to the ‘Wave Link Monitor’ recording device through the default playback device, which suits me well as someone who regularly swaps between a soundbar and headphones. This produces sound with minimal latency, only noticeable if I actively look for it and only for me, not my recordings or streams, but again, it’s workarounds upon workarounds.

There are further little glitches; for some reason Wave Link Aux 1 and 2 now hear the sound from my Line In inputs despite them not being set to listen. Every time I wake my computer from sleep, I have a task automated to wait 2 minutes, close Wave Link and launch it again immediately because waking from sleep with Xaymar’s VoiceFX plugin stops VSTs from working at all. Fixes upon workarounds upon tweaks, but I’m a power user and I take joy in this.

Maybe you don’t need audio routing. Maybe you’re just fine having that big ugly everything-together ‘Desktop Audio’ in your OBS window. But for power users, despite all its flaws, there’s nothing that currently tops Wave Link at a layman level and price tag, all attached to a good microphone.

Purchased this to replace my blue yeti that was on the blink. I stream using this mic and with the right settings I can get a crystal clear and deep sound whilst also blocking out the background sound of my fan and keyboard

I was not sure how much of an upgrade this would be on the blue yeti, but it is streets ahead.

Very glad I picked up this mic and for the price am not sure it can be bea

Great Mic for the money. Quality is very good and the stand is solid.Sound quality is very good and the software makes this Mic even better. I have used the Elgato Wave 1, blu yeti, Razer Mini, Razer Syren X even MV7 and Wave 3 is super decent for what you pay for. Maybe not as clean as MV7 which costs just a bit and the MV7 is better at rejecting noises more but minimal differences. Get this mic guys as it’s worth every penny.

High quality microphone best used with the provided Wave software. The Elgato Wave:3 is an core part of a Elgato comprehensive system aimed primarily at web broadcasters. The Wave 3 software allows great flexibility in connecting and monitoring various sound sources. The software takes some getting used to but there are plenty of helpful guides on the web. I ended up also buying the pop filter and shock mount but these are probably over the top for the average internet user. Recommended for the serious user who values sound reproduction.

Before I purchased this I done some research and reading. A lot of comments about the cheap and plastic feel of it.
Yes it is plastic. But to me it feels like a good construction.
For me I like the looks and feel of it and the feel of the dial on the front and the sensitivity of the capacitive button on top.
The sound quality too is good enough to my slightly deaf ears.
The recommended software (“Wave Link”) is a separate download but well worth the downloading. Easy to use but still very effective.

it’s the best mic i’ve had on my setup. i don’t think you’re going to get any better sound from a USB mic than you do from this one. The way for sound quality better than this imo would be to go for a full setup with a sound mixer instead of relying on your sound card

This is a great Mic. Easy to set up straight out of the box. The mic is perhaps a bit pricey – compared to other USB mics – but the added free software is a real bonus. If you are just doing meetings or zoom classes – get the Wave 1. If you are ramping up to a Podcast or streaming channel – consider the Wave 3.

My Son is doing a lot of voice acting and podcasts, this looks more professional set up …. very happy

I like this microphone, easy to mute/unmute, especially when you are busy on gaming.

The best usb condenser mic. Wave link software is a life saver and for the price this is an excellent piece of tech with fantastic features.

My main motivation for chosing the Wave:3 is a bit of an odd one… I wanted a USB microphone that was easy to universally mute, and the Wave:3 has a capacitive mute switch at the top of the microphone.

I read up on the quality of the microphone, and as is commonly mentioned, it’s quite light and plasticky feeling compared with other options, but once you have it on a boom arm (for instance) that’s not anything you’d be concerned about.

I’ve heard some quibbling over the aesthetics of the Wave:3 but I quite like the look. It’s a rectangle, it has a knob and some lights, and I really don’t mind at all. I think it looks pretty good, especially when you throw in the shock mount and pop filter.

While I use a microphone heavily I don’t do much streaming so I can’t comment on Wavelink, although I have it installed and it seems to work just fine. I did experience some odd vocal distortation on an initial install of the software, but that cleared up after reinstalling — not sure why.

Microphone is clear, vocal quality is good. It has only one pattern (cardoid) but it’s all you really need if you’re going to be the only one talking into it.

It would be nice if the body was metal like some of the other microphones I have, and if the cheaper Wave:1 had a capacitive mute button as well, but c’est la vie. If you don’t need the mute, and aren’t into streaming, there are cheaper options out there that probably sound bette, but I’m quite happy with the purchase.