Good evening/morning streamers & creators! 👋

HUGE news for the lovers of the penguin OS (Linux) and owners of the Elgato WaveLink products related with audio.

While browsing some repositories on Github to find some inspiration, i found this free & opensource replacement for the original Wave Link 3 avaible only for Windows.

At the beginning i thought i was dreaming, and since i wanna move to linux completely, this is just a dream! (now only Streamer.bot natively missing)

I'm using this since a couple of days and basically i can do everything i can on Windows, nothing excluded. It can be integrated also with Streamdeck with OpenDeck

I've tested almost every opensource alternative for Elgato products, but this one doesn't feel like a random vibe coded app, instead it's seriously feel rock solid.

It's compatible with any plugin you would normally use on windows, .vst2 / .vst3 and others via Wine containers (suggested the latest staging builds)

This is the Github page of the project : OpenXLR

1. Avaible on the AUR for Arch linux users,
2. Following the installer script on the page of the project
3. Building from source.

I'm on Arch Linux / Hyperland + Noctalia shell but it's compatible with anything running under Wayland / X11 alsa / pipewire.

Lemme know what you think 😎

Cheers

nnf

Id love to finally leave Windows behind, but Elgato is making it impossible for me. Without the Wave Link software, my Stream Deck and Wave XLR are basically just dust collectors.

What the title says. I have the Elgato game capture Neo I think that's the name, the white one), and my motherboard (on my pc) is Gigabyte's b650m gaming wifi, which I'm pretty sure has USB 3.2 slots. I'm using the usb cable that came with the capture card, which is usb 3.0.

Is it maybe because I only have one monitor? I tried plugging the hdmi into the monitor and not the pc, didn't work, I tried having it in the pc to use the obs preview, didn't work. Do I need two monitors?

Does anyone know if the Elgato Wave Mic Arm supports desks up to 63 mm thick? If not, what would be a good alternative with similar or better build quality?

Hello there! I'm reaching out to you guys for a problem my gf is facing and we cannot find a solution, so maybe people here, or the Elgato team would be able to help me.

So she was using some other brand audio mixer, and recently, following my advices, she swap to the Wave DX XLR mic, combined with the Wave XLR Mk.2 audio interface. And since starting using it, we're facing a weird problem. Let's say, in Valorant, footsteps, voicelines, spells sound effects are getting quieter, while the gunshots and finishers sounds are getting VERY loud. Louder than usual. It kinda feels like an unexpected rollercoaster. Voices levels are also getting louder, then quieter for some reasons. Something that, I think, could be fixed with Loudness EQ but it's not a thing with the Wave Link software, neither with the XLR interface too.

We tried the game with the default mixer, but also by creating a new channel with only Valorant (so we could prevent the audio presets from the Wave XLR Mk.2 channel to apply on it); but it doesnt change anything.

Anyone would have an idea on how to fix it? It's to the point it getting her headache easily so i'd love to fix it.. Thank you sm!

Hi Everyone

Is there a Option to rout all audio from my PC to my personal mix?
I have a long list off stuff in it and for sure, everytime i open something i'm first searching for the issue before i get in mind that i have to add it to Wave Link 3

Title.

When playing certain new games my Wave XLR will shut off and i get no audio other than the mic monitor. To fix I have to unplug the WaveXLR from the back of the device and plug it back in.

Ive noticed that its most common at the moment with Skate. and EA FC 27

Has anyone got experience with this issue and know a fix.

Thanks in advance

Hello,

I recently bought my elgato wave dx mic along with the wave xlr mk2. When I have everything plugged in and try using the mic, it only works when the wave link software is closed or I'm doing a sound test on wave link. I have a pair of iems plugged into my xlr and both the iems and mic are locked as in/output. When I talk without doing a soundtest, the audio meter on wave link shows no motion at all meaning it just doesn't register it.
My wave dx is called "Mic in" as input, I'm not sure if that helps though.

Hope someone can help me out here