You could try doing an install with mics disconnected and wait until it's all updated and done before connecting them to PC.  Plug them in and open the Waves Control Center, and click the Voice option. See if you can configure things correctly there.  I have Win 10 with Waves, and no mics connected, so yours may be different. But, on mine, there's a small slider near top left of the Voice screen that has to be moved to the right to turn it on, in order to make any config changes on that screen. Have you also looked at the Win 11 Sound Input settings screen and making sure everything is set correctly there too? At least in Win 10, there's also a "Manage Sound Devices" settings screen with options to set/change Input too. FWIW, some users with various issues with Waves have simply installed an add-in PCI-e sound card that doesn't use Waves, and then disabled Realtek Audio. That might be another way to stop Waves from getting installed....
I have a Dell XPS 8940 and I need to use it for video production work. The problem is that as soon as Dell MaxxAudio Pro installs it completely breaks my R0DE digital microphone setup. I have wiped and re-installed Windows 11 multiple times and confirmed that everything works perfectly until MaxxAudio Pro gets automatically installed by Windows. Uninstalling it after the fact doesn't fix the problem.  I am so frustrated because it's literally preventing me from using this PC and I can't seem to stop it. Please help.
XPS 8940, stop Dell MaxxAudio Pro from installing?