What else you need to use it
Worked out from Elgato’s own specifications and box contents for this model. The setup builder checks the same parts against your computer and the rest of your gear.
You need
- An XLR microphone and an XLR cable for each input you use. Its microphone inputs: 2 XLR; 3.5 mm stereo line. USB versus XLR
- Wave Link 3.0+. The maker lists this software for the device to work as described.
Check first
- A USB port that fits the cable. A USB-C cable is in the box; check its other end against your computer’s ports.
When this model makes sense
- Connect your microphones to the computer through one interface; count how many voices you need at once before choosing.
- Listen on its headphone outputs, and give a remote guest a separate mix so they don’t hear themselves.
- Record each channel you need into OBS or your recording app, then play each one back to check it went where you meant.
The Interface versus mixer guide weighs it against the other ways to fill the same role.
Connections and specs
- Full name
- Elgato Wave XLR Pro
- Still sold
- Yes, a current model
- Type
- Audio interfaces and mixers
- Connection
- Connector shape
- USB-C; XLR; 3.5 mm TRS; 6.3 mm TRSA plug’s shape doesn’t tell you its speed →
- Data connection
- USB 2.0 High-Speed host; USB 2.0 Full-Speed auxWhat this means for speed →
- Audio inputs
- 2 XLR; 3.5 mm stereo line
- Audio outputs
- 2 headphones; 3.5 mm stereo line; USB host; USB aux
- Supplies 48 V phantom power
- Yes
- Preamp gain (dB)
- 80
- Direct monitoring
- YesWhat direct monitoring does →
- Software
- Software you need
- Wave Link 3.0+
- Size and mounting
- Mounts
- 3/8 inch housing; 1/4 inch pre-mounted adapter
- Dimensions
- 97 × 185 × 37 mm (D × W × H)
- In the box
- Included parts
- USB-C cable (150 cm); Quick Start Guide
- Computer
- Operating systems
- Windows 11+; macOS 14.2+
Check these conditions first
Not yet confirmed from Elgato’s documents: power draw. The builder treats it as unknown, never as a yes.
For an interface, count the microphone inputs and headphone outputs you need. Loopback sends your computer’s sound back in so you can record or stream it; mix-minus sends a guest everything except their own voice. They solve different problems, so check for the one you need.
What is included, and what may be missing
- USB-C cable (150 cm)
- Quick Start Guide
Both cable ends and the data rating matter more than the plug shape: streaming cables and ports explains how to match them.
Place it in the complete setup
Every connection
- Webcam USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
- Microphone USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
- Microphone / interface headphone out3.5 mm or 6.3 mm headphone connection → Headphones (what you hear)
- Computer Ethernet portEthernet cable → router; your upload → Platform (check the stream preview)
- Wall socketThe maker’s power supply, or USB power → Computer and devices that need their own power
The diagram shows a simple USB setup. Find where the Elgato Wave XLR Pro goes, then follow each input back to what feeds it and each output on to where it goes. HDMI and XLR gear needs a capture card or audio interface between it and your computer; it doesn’t plug straight in the way this USB example does.
The setup builder turns this into a connection list for your own computer and gear, and the pre-stream checklist covers the rehearsal once it is wired.
Compare it head to head
Each page sets the two models’ specs side by side and says what else each one needs.
Guides and setups that use it
- Dual-PC streaming setup
- Video podcast setup
- Two-person streaming setup
- USB vs XLR microphones for streaming
- Best audio interface for streaming
- Audio interface vs mixer for streaming
- Loopback and mix-minus explained
- Console party chat routing
- Dual-PC audio routing
- Best podcast microphone for your setup
- Best streaming mixer for your setup