Corsair’s Elgato Unveils Wave Next: A Unified Audio Platform Designed to Power the Next Generation of Creators

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 5, 2026--

Corsair Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRSR) (“Corsair” or the “Company”), a leading global provider and innovator of high-performance products for gamers, streamers, content-creators, gaming PC builders, and SIM driving enthusiasts, today announced the launch of Wave Next, the most ambitious evolution of its Elgato audio platform since its debut in 2020. Built on invaluable insight from hundreds of thousands of creators, Wave Next transforms fragmented audio workflows into a unified, scalable ecosystem, combining free professional-grade software, purpose-built hardware with custom silicon and tactile control surfaces into one cohesive platform.

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Wave Next represents a strategic expansion of Corsair’s leadership in the creator economy – strengthening differentiation, deepening customer engagement, and extending long-term growth opportunities across hardware and software.

“When we launched Wave, our mission was to simplify audio for creators,” said Julian Fest, SVP and General Manager of Corsair’s Elgato. “Five years of real-world insight and hundreds of thousands of real-world setups have enabled us to evolve Wave into a scalable platform that expands our reach, deepens ecosystem integration, and strengthens our competitive differentiation to capture more value across the creator economy.”

Custom Silicon That Changes the Signal Path
Every new Wave device is powered by Wave FX Processor, a custom chip developed in partnership with Lewitt Audio. This breakthrough architecture reimagines how audio moves from microphone to application, shifting critical processing to the hardware layer.

The result is zero-latency onboard DSP, reduced CPU load, studio-grade processing without routing complexity, and clean, finished audio delivered directly to any application. This hardware-level innovation creates meaningful differentiation, strengthens defensibility, and positions Corsair’s Elgato Wave products well above commodity alternatives.

A Scalable Ecosystem Built to Grow With Creators
Wave Next launches with a full lineup designed to scale from entry-level creators to professional dual-microphone setups:

Users can begin with a single USB microphone and expand into multi-microphone or dual-PC environments without rebuilding workflows. Software, silicon, and control are designed to work as one. This modular, scalable design increases customer lifetime value, drives attach rates across product categories, and strengthens ecosystem stickiness.

Designed for Today. Built for What’s Next.

As Corsair continues to position Elgato's solutions as the platform standard for streaming and digital production workflows, Wave Next represents a meaningful step forward in digital control innovation. It brings together intelligent software, premium hardware, and smart control into a unified, scalable creator experience.

By enabling seamless management of microphones, audio channels, effects, and streaming outputs through an intuitive interface, Elgato delivers a powerful central command layer for digital creators.

Availability
Customers can order Wave:3 MK.2, Wave XLR MK.2, XLR Dock MK.2, and Stream Deck + XL starting today on elgato.com and at authorized retailers in CORSAIR’S global network. Wave XLR Pro ships Q2 2026. Wave Link 3.0 is available as a free download at elgato.com.

Webpages to Learn more:
Wave:3 MK.2 – https://e.lga.to/wave-3-mk2
Wave XLR MK.2 – https://e.lga.to/wave-xlr-mk2
Wave XLR Pro – https://e.lga.to/wave-xlr-pro
XLR Dock MK.2 – https://e.lga.to/xlr-dock-mk2
Stream Deck + XL – https://e.lga.to/stream-deck-plus-xl
Download Wave Link 3.0 – https://e.lga.to/wave-link-app

About Wave
Since launching the first Wave microphone in 2020, Elgato has continually expanded its audio portfolio to include interfaces, mounts, studio accessories, and software. Stream Deck brings it all together, enabling direct control over every aspect of audio. Wave Next is the next chapter: a unified ecosystem built to scale with any setup, making professional-grade audio more accessible, intuitive, and connected than ever before.

About Elgato
Elgato is a world leader in online audiovisual technology, empowering content creators and digital professionals to transform their ideas into immersive, impactful experiences. From award-winning cameras, microphones, and lighting to control surfaces, capture cards, and studio mounts, Elgato sets industry benchmarks that shape the future of digital storytelling. Backed by parent company Corsair (Nasdaq: CRSR), the brand leverages a strong global distribution network and consistent product innovation to deliver sustained growth. A trusted name in a rapidly expanding market, Elgato drives value for both creators and investors through its commitment to excellence and forward-thinking strategy.

About Corsair
Corsair (Nasdaq: CRSR) is a leading global provider and innovator of high-performance products for gamers, streamers, content-creators, gaming PC builders, and SIM driving enthusiasts. From award-winning PC components and peripherals to premium streaming equipment and smart ambient lighting, Corsair delivers a full ecosystem of products that work together to enable everyone, from casual gamers to committed professionals, to perform at their very best. Corsair also sells products under its Fanatec brand, the leading end-to-end premium Sim Racing product line; Elgato brand, which provides premium studio equipment and accessories for content creators; SCUF Gaming brand, which builds custom-designed controllers for competitive gamers; Drop, the leading community-driven mechanical keyboard brand; and ORIGIN PC brand, a builder of custom gaming and workstation desktop PCs.

Designed for Today. Built for What’s Next: As Corsair continues to position Elgato's solutions as the platform standard for streaming and digital production workflows, Wave Next represents a meaningful step forward in digital control innovation. It brings together intelligent software, premium hardware, and smart control into a unified, scalable creator experience. By enabling seamless management of microphones, audio channels, effects, and streaming outputs through an intuitive interface, Elgato delivers a powerful central command layer for digital creators.

Corsair's Custom Silicon Changes the Signal Path: Every new Wave device is powered by Wave FX Processor, a custom chip developed in partnership with Lewitt Audio. This breakthrough architecture reimagines how audio moves from microphone to application, shifting critical processing to the hardware layer.

“Wave Next reflects our commitment to building the digital production infrastructure of the future,” said Thi La, Chief Executive Officer of Corsair. “By integrating software intelligence with purpose-built hardware, we are delivering one of the most advanced workflow control solutions to streamers, podcasters, VTubers, and digital content creators.”

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Various countries, including the United States, have approached Ukraine for help in defending against the Iranian drones, Zelenskyy said late Wednesday. He said he has spoken in recent days with the leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait about possible cooperation.

Russia has fired tens of thousands of Shaheds at Ukraine since it invaded its neighbor just over four years ago, launching a swarm of more than 800 drones and decoys in its biggest nighttime barrage. Iran has responded to joint U.S.-Israeli strikes by launching the same type of drones at countries in the Middle East.

Ukrainian assistance in countering Iranian drones will be provided only if it does not weaken Ukraine’s own defenses, and if it adds leverage to Kyiv’s diplomatic efforts to stop the Russian invasion, according to the Ukrainian leader.

“We help to defend from war those who help us, Ukraine, bring a just end to the war” with Russia, Zelenskyy said.

Ukraine has pioneered the development of cut-price drone killers that cost as little as $1,000, rewriting the air defense rule book and making other countries take notice.

European countries got a wake-up call last September on the changed nature of air defense when Poland scrambled multimillion-dollar military assets, including F-35 and F-16 fighter jets and Black Hawk helicopters, in response to airspace violations by cheap drones.

Ukrainian manufacturers have developed low-cost interceptor drones specifically designed to hunt and destroy Shaheds, and its rapidly expanding drone industry is producing excess capacity.

Zelenskyy announced earlier this year that Ukraine would begin exporting the battle-tested systems.

The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said before chairing a meeting of EU and Gulf foreign ministers via video link Thursday that the talks would look at how Ukraine’s experience can help countries counter Iranian drones.

The Iran war, now in its sixth day, has drawn international attention away from Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II, and forced the postponement of a new round of U.S-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine planned for this week, Zelenskyy said.

Western governments and analysts say the Russia-Ukraine war has killed hundreds of thousands of people, while there is no sign that yearlong U.S.-led peace efforts will stop the fighting any time soon.

“Right now, because of the situation around Iran, there are not yet the necessary signals for a trilateral meeting,” Zelenskyy said. “But as soon as the security situation and the overall political context allow us to resume that trilateral diplomatic work, it will be done.”

Oleksandr Merezhko, the head of Ukraine’s parliamentary foreign affairs committee, said Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to drag out the negotiations so that he can press on with Russia’s invasion while escaping further U.S. sanctions.

He urged the U.S. administration to look at the Russia-Ukraine war and the war in the Middle East as linked.

“In reality, Russia and Iran are close allies that act in concert — Iran supplies weapons and Russia helps Iran develop its defense industry. These are interconnected conflicts,” Merezhko told The Associated Press.

Ukraine’s army has recently pushed back Russian forces at some points along the roughly 1,250-kilometer (750-mile) front line, according to the Institute for the Study of War.

Localized Ukrainian counterattacks liberated more territory than Ukrainian forces lost in the last two weeks of February, the Washington-based think tank said this week, estimating the recovered land at about 257 square kilometers (100 square miles) since Jan. 1.

Associated Press writer Lorne Cook in Brussels contributed to this report.

Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

A Ukrainian soldier of the 48th separate brigade launches a reconnaissance drone in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

A Ukrainian soldier of the 48th separate brigade launches a reconnaissance drone in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)