Elgato Wave:3
Elgato Wave:3 is a less common microphone that turns up in a handful of Workspaces setups, appearing in 7 of 551 creator setups (1%). It skews toward engineers and designers.
7 desks No. 4 of 85 microphones
No. 491 Gannon Nordberg
No. 460 Drew Barontini
No. 429 Juanjo Valiño By the numbers
Of the 551 in the archive
Used in 7 of 551 Workspaces
Of 85 microphones
Often on the same desks
Alternatives to Elgato Wave:3
All microphones ›The most-used microphone picks in real setups, other than Elgato Wave:3.
28 desks
A podcast microphone with both USB and XLR, so it works with or without an interface. View › Shure SM7B21 desks
The broadcast-standard XLR vocal microphone. It needs an audio interface. View › Blue Yeti20 desks
A plug-and-play USB microphone with several pickup patterns. View › Rode Procaster6 desks
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85 in allAll 7 desks
No. 491 Gannon Nordberg Helps DTC brands turn idle website customers into paying customers
No. 460 Drew Barontini Chief Product Officer at Differential
No. 429 Juanjo Valiño iOS Developer based in Spain
No. 376 Jurn van Wissen Engineer turned Product Manager currently living in Thailand
No. 216 Colin Dunn Designing tools that amplify human creativity
No. 206 Jim Raptis Frontend Developer and Solo Founder
No. 160 Jason Long Product Designer at PlanetScale. He was previously at GitHub where he worked on Actions. Questions
Is the Elgato Wave:3 worth it?
Elgato Wave:3 is a less common microphone that turns up in a handful of Workspaces setups, appearing in 7 of 551 creator setups (1%). It skews toward engineers and designers.
What gear goes well with the Elgato Wave:3?
In real Workspaces setups, the Elgato Wave:3 most often appears alongside the MacBook Pro, Apple Magic Trackpad, and iPad Pro. Those make a good starting point if you're building around it.
What are the best alternatives to the Elgato Wave:3?
The most-used microphone alternatives among Workspaces creators are the Shure MV7 (28 setups), the Shure SM7B (21 setups), and the Blue Yeti (20 setups).
How many creators use the Elgato Wave:3?
The Elgato Wave:3 appears in 7 of 551 Workspaces creator setups (1%), making it the #4 most-used microphone in the database.
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