Elgato transforms its Stream Deck Plus with new XLR and USB dock accessories

Elgato is launching 2 caller docks for its Stream Deck Plus instrumentality that tin adhd XLR microphone enactment oregon a USB Hub. The Stream Deck Plus primitively launched successful 2022 with the accustomed Stream Deck buttons, a caller LCD display, and further knobs, but these docks widen the functionality adjacent further.

The $119.99 XLR Dock slots into the rear of the Stream Deck Plus and delivers up to 75dB of gain, capable to powerfulness Shure’s fashionable SM7B microphone. Just similar Elgato’s dedicated Wave XLR, it adjacent has a headphone jack for zero latency monitoring.

The XLR Dock means you lone request a azygous USB cablegram routing to your laptop oregon PC and a azygous instrumentality alternatively of having to harvester an XLR interface and Stream Deck. The knobs connected the Stream Deck Plus tin power the microphone, and determination are plentifulness of ways to delegate mute switches and much connected the main Stream Deck buttons, too.

If you don’t person an XLR microphone, past Elgato is besides launching a $59.99 USB Hub that plugs into the backmost of the Stream Deck Plus. It includes 2 USB-C ports, 2 USB-A ports, and an SD oregon microSD paper scholar astatine the side. All 4 USB ports volition present up to 5Gb/s of information transfers, truthful unfortunately, determination are nary Thunderbolt speeds here.

There is besides a 65-watt uplink larboard that provides capable powerfulness to complaint your laptop if you link this hub to an outer USB-C powerfulness supply. In fact, Elgato recommends utilizing a USB-C powerfulness proviso with this hub: “Most systems are incapable to powerfulness some Stream Deck Plus and USB Hub connected their own, without causing show issues. For champion results, support USB Hub connected to a powerfulness proviso astatine each times.”

Both the XLR Dock and USB Hub are disposable instantly from Elgato’s web store.