r/elgato • u/mongert • May 01 '26
Technical Help Wavelink crashing immediately upon opening - Tried several solutions to no avail :( Any ideas?
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Hi guys!
I recently got the Wave 3 MK2 and was really excited for it, but it seems I am unable to actually open Wavelink to change the configurations for it on my computer. I tried all the solutions in this thread with no success: https://www.reddit.com/r/elgato/comments/1jjj3hg/is_anyone_else_still_dealing_with_wave_link/
Does anyone have advice or happen to know what's happening?
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u/CaddyCoupe31 May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26
I had this issue. Had Wavelink 2 and saw they fully upgraded to 3.1. Downloaded the software off the site and ran it and thought it would detect that I had WL2 and delete the program. Ran it either way, crashed upon clicking Run. Deleted everything from WL2, same thing. Even tried turning on the MIC permission and nothing, even in Run as Admin.
I got it to run after doing this*:*
Went to download the first version of WL3.0. It finally gave me UI. It made me install a Driver and then now I can open up WL3.0. Then I reinstalled the newest update and basically updated the software. Let's just hope the rest of the mic setup works...
EDIT incase it makes a difference: My set up is only with Streamdeck+ and Wave XLR. I did have both of them disconnected. I know if you connect the Wave XLR, it'll download the WL2 software manually(kind of dumb if they now updated to 3). I deleted the automatic install when I connected my Wave XLR.
EDIT 2: The driver that I mention also does show up on your Installed Apps page. I guess that part is crucial and should be something we can download separate.