Wave XLR Pro: A New Standard for Audio Mixing and Routing
By Stephanie R
Wave XLR Pro introduces a streamlined solution for creators and production professionals by combining dual mic inputs, onboard processing, and advanced matrix routing into a single device. Instead of relying on multiple pieces of gear, users can manage, mix, and route audio sources with precision from one interface, simplifying workflows while maintaining high-quality sound. Check it out:
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This is Wave XLR Pro and it’s the most powerful audio device Elgato has ever made. Wave XLR Pro is an audio mixer that features two studiograde XLR preamps with Wave FX processing, dual USB connections, dual headphone outputs, linein, [music] line out, and a full mixing engine running entirely on hardware. Five independent mixes, 12 channels, eight onboard effects, all processed with zero latency. It’s everything you need to run a professional audio setup in one device that fits in about the size of your hand. Most mixers look like mixers. Faders, knobs, buttons, and whatever’s on the hardware is what you get. We took a different approach, and that’s why we built Wave XLR Pro. It’s a full mixing desk in a box, powered by state-of-the-art hardware, but defined entirely by software. That means it’s flexible, it’s scalable, and it connects to your entire audio setup, multiple PCs, consoles, mics, all from one device. Let me show you what that actually means. If you’re running a dual PC streaming setup, Wave XLR Pro connects to both machines simultaneously. Your gaming PC plugs into the OX USB port. Your streaming PC into the host USB port. Your mic and headphone plug into one device, and you mix everything from one place. No splitters, no extra cables, no second audio interface. And because audio flows both ways, your mic feeds back into the gaming PC. So in-game voice chat just works. Meanwhile, on your streaming PC, you have full control over separate mixes for your headphones, your stream, your recording, all running at the same time, all on hardware. [music] Running a podcast with a co-host? Plug in two XLR mics. Give each person their own headphone mix. Bring in a remote guest from your PC. Wave XLR Pro handles all of it. And if you’re creating content on console, streaming PS5, for example, plug your console into the OX USB port and your PC into the host USB port. Your console audio, your mic, your PC audio, [music] it’s all in one mix, all through one device. Even when your PC is off, Wave XLR Pro keeps running, so you can relax and game on your console with your full audio setup even when your PC is off. Both mic preamps deliver 135 dB of dynamic range, 80 dB of ultra clean gain, and 48VT phantom power. That means any XLR mic, dynamic or condenser, sounds exactly the way it should, loud and clear, without boosters, without lifters, without compromise. And your microphone runs through our Wave Effects processor. The same engine across the entire Wave Next lineup. ClipGuard 2.0 makes your voice practically unclippable. Shout, laugh, slam your desk, doesn’t [music] matter. Onboard DSP effects give you broadcast quality sound at zero latency. And if you want to go further, a dedicated VST insert path lets you add your favorite plugins with ultra low latency. No virtual microphones, no workarounds. Wave XLR Pro is unlike anything we’ve built. [music] It’s a device designed from the ground up for the way creators actually work today. Whether that’s streaming from two PCs, recording a podcast with a co-host, or creating content across PC and console, there is a lot more to show you. [music] We’ve got a live stream, in-depth articles on Elgato Explore, and the full product page is up right now if you want to explore the specs and features for yourself. The links are all in the description. Wave XLR Pro will ship in Q2 of this year. If you want first access, head to elgato.com and sign up to be notified. You’ll get exclusive pre-order access 72 hours before everyone else while supplies last. So, that’s Elgato Wave XLR Pro. It’s our most powerful audio device ever, and we can’t wait for you to get your hands on it. Thanks for watching.