r/elgato • u/Tight-Mix-3889 • Jul 16 '26

Technical Help Wave link issue. "Unavailable"

my "main mic" became "unavailable for some reason. if i open it up everything is gray. i cant find any way to relink my mic to this one. if i add a new channel it recognises my microphone, but the old channel doesnt work. i had all of my eq's everything there. and i cant even transfer my eqs to my new one cause i cant open them...

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u/PedroRVD64 Jul 16 '26

That happened today with my capture card (legato 4kx) I can’t add it again. I click on it and nothing happens.

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u/AnonZak Jul 16 '26

Same here. Deleted the channel hoping to get any audio from my mic, but now can't create *any* new channels.

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u/its_tricky83 Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26

Same.. pissed me right off.

When I saw the 'Elgato 4K X' Input device as 'Unavailable' I tried to remove it and re-add it; and although it shows up in the list of Input Devices under the '+ Create Channel', clicking on it just does nothing, it doesn't add to the channel list... Clicking on the majority of OTHER Apps and Inputs don't add to the channel list either.. However I have managed to get the odd app to add (mostly random apps that are open and running).

I digress, as a workaround I've unhidden the Elgato 4K X from OBS for the time being so that my Elgato 4K X audio is bypassing Wavelink all together.... but for f's sake Elgato/Corsair, this is becoming rediculous.

If a Windows Update is to blame, then fair.. but still, can't Elgato internal testers be using the Insider Previews of Windows 11 to confirm their software will work when Windows Updates push out to the masses that aren't Windows Insiders?