A Great GoXLR Mini Alternative!
The Elgato Wave XLR is a great piece of equipment for your sound setup.While deciding whether or not to get this, I had to look at the benefits and drawbacks this device had in comparison to the GoXLR Mini. A drawback of this device is that, compared to the GoXLR Mini, the Elgato Wave XLR isn’t as convenient because it lacks physical faders (the sliders for different sound sources). This could be a deal-breaker for some people, but it wasn’t enough for me to ditch the option.In my opinion, the Wave XLR has many more benefits than the GoXLR Mini. The compact design of the Wave XLR makes my setup nice and tidy compared to the size of the GoXLR Mini. It fits perfectly on top of my computer, and its cable management is perfectly fine since all its ports are coming off the back.The Elgato Wave Link software is incredibly intuitive. It separates the audio into two potentially identical tracks: the monitor track and the stream track. Because of this, you can adjust your sound levels for your stream track (what the stream may hear or what an audience might hear) separately from what you hear (the monitor track). You can also switch between what track is currently playing through your headphones right on the software so that you can properly adjust the sound levels.The Wave XLR has VSTs for all audio sources, so you can add limiters, equalizers, noise gates, etc. to your microphone or any other sound. It also allows you to use your microphone with the VSTs on any program, so you can speak to your friends through Discord for example with your VSTs.There is a knob on the front of the device that lets you adjust the gain for the microphone you have plugged in. Fortunately, the Wave XLR has enough gain to power power-hungry microphones such as the Shure SM7B, so there is no need to worry about whether your microphone will ever be too quiet. You can push the knob to switch it from adjusting your microphone to your headphone level, and you can push it again to adjust how much of your microphone you hear back and how much of your system you hear back. Keep in mind that monitoring your microphone directly through the Wave XLR and NOT through the Wave Link software will NOT have any of the VSTs you put on.Overall, this is an amazing device, and for $40 cheaper than the GoXLR Mini, you are definitely getting enough bank for your buck. It has everything the GoXLR Mini has except the physical faders (sliders), and more. I would recommend this to any streamer who is looking for an audio interface that is compact and powerful enough to power a microphone like the Shure SM7B.

Easy to use, Great Software.
The Wave XLR is super easy to use, One big knob controls everything and has a clear indication of what everything does. There are 3 Controls in total on this, you can turn the knob, you can push the knob, and you can tap the top to mute. So don’t worry about figuring those out, pushing the knob once will change the setting it adjusts, holding it down will enable/disable the phantom power, and turning it will increase/decrease the selected setting, now that the controls are down that is pretty much all you need to know.Moving on to the software it has a ton of useful features, has a built in mixer to control the volume from all of your sources once you set it up right, “Clipguard” which lowers the gain automatically if your microphone starts to clip, and the standard lowcut filters and sample rate controls. It also allows for VSTs now. Which is a nice touch if your deep into audio, or want to learn.Overall this is an amazing audio interface, it is a little on the expensive side compared to the Scarlett Solo, but I think it is well worth it because of the ease of use, and the software.

Es de las interfaces mas compactas que he visto, te permite tener muy bien optimizado el espacio, las diferentes entradas y salidas de audio de la PC, la interface tiene varios botones que te permiten realizar acciones sin tener el programa abierto, hablando del programa es una joya ya que tiene varias caracteristicas de personalizacion y ajustes que hacen agradable y facil el uso. La recomiendo ampliamente.

This is the ideal XLR interface for getting microphone audio on a PC for streaming, podcasting, voice overs, or just discord/skype/teams. Works great with an ElectroVoice RE20 even without a cloudlifter. Also works well with the AT2035 with phantom power.The most noteworthy features that set it apart from other audio interfaces are the Wave Link app and the capacitive mute button on top. Wave Link is incredibly useful for mixes, and close integrations with stream deck mean controlling it can be simple too. Adding VSTs directly to the audio to do compression, EQ, de-essing, and notably noise suppression is much simpler than with other apps like Voicemeeter, and having the effects apply to the output directly instead of through OBS let’s apps like discord hear the same audio. The inbuilt Noise Suppression plugin is surprisingly good, while I would not recommend using it if avoidable as it does definitely affect audio quality, it works well to make noisy backgrounds (such as with an air conditioner or fan on) bearable for people on the receiving end of voip calls.I’ve tried a number of other audio interfaces like the Scarlett 2i2, Komplete Audio 2, and Line 6 UX2, and the WaveXLR is simply the best for a desktop mic. The others have its roots in recording instruments in addition to vocals and it shows. Out of those 3 the only one that comes close is the classic Line 6 UX2 which had a great selection of preamps and effects that were built in to the Pod Farm app, but the WaveXLR definitely has a cleaner interface and more features. Capacitive mute is a simple feature but is very convenient once you use it. It avoids having the loud ‘pop’ that using the phantom power switch as your mute button leads to, and is both quieter and easier to press than a virtual button.While it does not have the same mixing capabilities out of the box as the GoXLR (which I do not recommend as TC helicon has basically stopped software support for it), nor does it have the number of inputs that more instrument-minded interfaces have, the Wave XLR is designed simply to have one mic hooked up to it with a bunch of features available for that mic, and it does its job very well.

Ich habe den Elgato Wave Audiomixer und Vorverstärker für mein XLR-Mikrofon gekauft und bin absolut begeistert! 😍 Als Streamer und Podcaster ist der Audio-Input entscheidend für die Qualität meines Contents, und mit dem Elgato Wave Mixer habe ich wirklich den perfekten Begleiter gefunden, um klaren, satten Sound zu erzeugen. 🎙️✨Der Aufbau und die Bedienung sind unglaublich einfach – man braucht keinerlei technische Vorkenntnisse, um die Wave XLR optimal zu nutzen. Die Verbindung zu meinem Mikrofon war sofort hergestellt, und der integrierte Vorverstärker sorgt dafür, dass mein Mikrofon einwandfrei funktioniert und der Klang wunderbar klar und ohne Rauschen ist. 🔊👌🏼Besonders beeindruckt bin ich von der Digitalisierung der Audio-Steuerung. Das Wave Link Software von Elgato ermöglicht eine extrem präzise Anpassung des Sounds und gibt mir die Möglichkeit, verschiedene Audioquellen zu mischen und zu regeln – das ist besonders praktisch für Livestreams oder Podcasts, bei denen ich mit mehreren Audioquellen arbeite (z.B. Musik, Spielsound, Mikrofon, etc.). 🎮🎶Die Verarbeitung des Geräts ist top – es fühlt sich sehr robust und hochwertig an. Auch das Design ist modern und schlicht, sodass es sich nahtlos in mein Setup einfügt, ohne Platz zu verschwenden. Der Lautstärkeregler ist sehr präzise und einfach zu bedienen, was eine angenehme Handhabung ermöglicht. 📱✨Fazit: Der Elgato Wave Audiomixer ist ein fantastisches Gerät für alle, die professionellen Sound für Streams, Podcasts oder Aufnahmen benötigen. Es bietet eine hervorragende Audioqualität, ist benutzerfreundlich und lässt sich perfekt in jedes Setup integrieren. Ich kann es jedem empfehlen, der Wert auf klare, saubere Audioaufnahme legt! 🎙️🎧