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You can still control mic gain and crossfade through ElgatoвЂ™s Wavelink PC software, but the experience is more cumbersome than having dedicated controls on the mic. The control dial on the Wave:1 only toggles muting of the mic and headphone volume.

More disappointing are the stripped-down hardware controls. Less data in the digital capture of your voice means a less faithful reproduction of it, though as noted above, it still sound pretty good. Where it falls behind the Wave:3 is with its lower-quality analog-to-digital converter, which offers a 24-bit/48kHz signal.

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This mic plays nice with almost every voice out there-it provides warm, full tones in the low end that mix perfectly with a crisp high range. It still has the same fantastic large condenser capsule and protection against plosives and clipping as the Wave:3, and you get similar sensitivity and tonal clarity, too. The Elgato Wave:1 may lack its siblingвЂ™s fancier features, but donвЂ™t count it out. Included stand not usable for serious streamers.

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Streamers with a two-PC streaming setup or the use of additional non-Elgato mics may need to look elsewhere, but for most people, the Wave:3 is the closest to a one-size-fits-all solution-especially since ElgatoвЂ™s Wavelink software gives you control over audio routing of other sources beyond your mic, too. The Wave:3 also comes with built-in hardware to reduce unwanted vocal pops (those distracting bursts of air that happen when saying words that start with letters like вЂњpвЂќ or вЂњbвЂќ), as well as a unique feature that reduces clipping (the distortion that happens when you talk or yell louder than the mic can handle) by switching to a secondary signal thatвЂ™s been picking up your voice at a lower volume. Our one nitpick is that this mic would sound even better with a little more sharpness in the mid-tones. Overall, voices sound natural coming through the Wave:3, and transitions from loud to quiet speaking are smooth. Powering the excellent audio is a 24-bit/96kHz analog-to-digital converter and a large condenser capsule sensitive to voices of all volumes, plus a lone cardioid polar pattern that keeps the focus on you and not background noises. You can also easily adjust the mic during streams, thanks to a capacitive mute button and a physical dial that controls mic gain, headphone volume, and crossfade (aka the balance of your mic versus PC volume when using connected headphones). Not only does it sound great out of the box, but it can be tuned further, too. The Elgato Wave:3 packs in a lot of performance for a $160 USB microphone.