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Razer_TheFiend
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@BlackFireDragon @xCryptik I can confirm that you can not daisychain multiple light strips. Each LED on the light strip has an independent connection to the HDK to allow for the the fastest refresh rates of any LED strip you can buy, and to allow for the most granular customization possible.
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xCryptik
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RazerThe_Fiend
@BlackFireDragon @xCryptik I can confirm that you can not daisychain multiple light strips. Each LED on the light strip has an independent connection to the HDK to allow for the the fastest refresh rates of any LED strip you can buy, and to allow for the most granular customization possible.

@BlackFireDragon At last, the staff here confirmed you cannot connect them. The store support must have misunderstood it. Haha.
BlackFireDragon
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Yeah i also contact few week ago EU support they confirmed too. It's really shame i cant extend strip to longer one like on normal strips hue or lifx z. Mayby next relese will have this feture to extend strips to certein lengh and connect via four ports.
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Hi guys, can anyone verify if HDK is working with the Chroma Visualizer app built in synapse 3, every peripheral works on my end when using Chroma Visualizer aside from the HDK which would just stay static into whatever color it was before running Chroma Visualizer.

I have reinstalled synapse 3 and 2 already and everything but the issue persist.

Also another thing to note: HDK works when I use the old third party audio visualizer app but my problem when using it is that my Tartarus V2 wont work on audio visualizer as It would just display static light.
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GhrimRheaper
Hi guys, can anyone verify if HDK is working with the Chroma Visualizer app built in synapse 3, every peripheral works on my end when using Chroma Visualizer aside from the HDK which would just stay static into whatever color it was before running Chroma Visualizer.

I have reinstalled synapse 3 and 2 already and everything but the issue persist.

Also another thing to note: HDK works when I use the old third party audio visualizer app but my problem when using it is that my Tartarus V2 wont work on audio visualizer as It would just display static light.

Same here, it stays static
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PaperzMask
Same here, it stays static

Oh i see. So this a bug, hope Razer issues a fix for this soon.
ZxJeremy
may i know what's the different between Razer RGB and the rest companys with RGB too?
isit the light is brighter?
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Lafar
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ZxJeremy
may i know what's the different between Razer RGB and the rest companys with RGB too?
isit the light is brighter?

Everything. It's a totally different playing field.
From true 16.8 million colors (other companies skip out on the full range of colors, leaving you with a fake RGB experience), super fast and reliable data transfer (to make effects the smoothest in the industry), and customization (Synapse 3 is pretty awesome, especially when compared to the other companies).
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Archeria
Lafar
Everything. It's a totally different playing field.
From true 16.8 million colors (other companies skip out on the full range of colors, leaving you with a fake RGB experience), super fast and reliable data transfer (to make effects the smoothest in the industry), and customization (Synapse 3 is pretty awesome, especially when compared to the other companies).

Yeah, and you cant even connect more than one of the HDK-controller at the same time, nice feature Synapse^^
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Lafar
Everything. It's a totally different playing field.
From true 16.8 million colors (other companies skip out on the full range of colors, leaving you with a fake RGB experience), super fast and reliable data transfer (to make effects the smoothest in the industry), and customization (Synapse 3 is pretty awesome, especially when compared to the other companies).


It's nice when it syncs with your other razer stuff but apparently there is a current bug that causes this to just be static when being used with Chroma visualizer so please look into it as it's a bummer when you buy something expensive that's not working.
Archeria
GhrimRheaper
It's nice when it syncs with your other razer stuff but apparently there is a current bug that causes this to just be static when being used with Chroma visualizer so please look into it as it's a bummer when you buy something expensive that's not working.

Yeah, just realized that too. Im using the keyboard visualizer now. That can still handle it and can also controll 2 of them at the same time, not like Synapse...
Archeria Samuel
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Archeria
Yeah, just realized that too. Im using the keyboard visualizer now. That can still handle it and can also controll 2 of them at the same time, not like Synapse...


Yeah HDK works fine with the third party audio visualizer so im pretty sure that the issue/bug is with synapse 3. Only problem when i uses that is my tartarus v2 remains static so no matter what i choose i can't sync everything together
Archeria
GhrimRheaper
Yeah HDK works fine with the third party audio visualizer so im pretty sure that the issue/bug is with synapse 3. Only problem when i uses that is my tartarus v2 remains static so no matter what i choose i can't sync everything together

Yeah, and still no fix. I hope they will fix it fast now, because the support should know there is a issue(i just tried it with both of my hdk and different PCs, same issue there).
Archeria Samuel
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Am I the only one who has the HDK working weird with built-in visualizer? It does'nt change brightness depending on volume, just being either on/off
Where's the respawn?
Archeria
Dr_Axton
Am I the only one who has the HDK working weird with built-in visualizer? It does'nt change brightness depending on volume, just being either on/off

look at the last few posts, we discussed the issue already.
Archeria Samuel
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Archeria
look at the last few posts, we discussed the issue already.

most of them ended up saying "just wait for an update in sdk/visualize", unfortunately
Where's the respawn?
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Yup already discuused this with a few support people from razer, even got escalated to level 2 and the annoying part is that they don't even review the things i sent them and will just ask stupid questions over and over thinking that the issue is with my system and not with their software, was promised that this will be addressed by an update coming this month so that is the only hope for now
Dr_Axton
most of them ended up saying "just wait for an update in sdk/visualize", unfortunately
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GhrimRheaper
Yup already discuused this with a few support people from razer, even got escalated to level 2 and the annoying part is that they don't even review the things i sent them and will just ask stupid questions over and over thinking that the issue is with my system and not with their software, was promised that this will be addressed by an update coming this month so that is the only hope for now

well, there is something wrong with HDK on software level, it feels. For instance- it really doesn't like to be put in usb hubs, and for some reason chroma studio loves to reset the tilt, so time to time I get confused why is the wave on my left strip going the wrong way all of a sudden
Where's the respawn?
Reg3e
Is it fixed yet? The Chroma Visualizer issue. I'm considering of get a kit to complete my setup.

I could go for a simple static colour LED strip for my desk. But since I'm almost all Razer products, might as well have my desk RGB LED sync with the rest of my gears.
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Archeria
Reg3e
Is it fixed yet? The Chroma Visualizer issue. I'm considering of get a kit to complete my setup.

I could go for a simple static colour LED strip for my desk. But since I'm almost all Razer products, might as well have my desk RGB LED sync with the rest of my gears.

No update yet.
Archeria Samuel
ARMOR_152
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Dr_Axton
well, there is something wrong with HDK on software level, it feels. For instance- it really doesn't like to be put in usb hubs, and for some reason chroma studio loves to reset the tilt, so time to time I get confused why is the wave on my left strip going the wrong way all of a sudden

Try putting at least a 1 space gap around each strip so they're not too close to your other Razer stuff, if they're too close to anything sometimes they'll spin or move by themselves.
Archeria
If someone is interested in how the HDK performs with the Razer Synapse Visualizer, here is a video:

Its not the best quality but i think you can imagine, how it works 😃
Archeria Samuel
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CaptainKita
Is it possible to have 2? Thanks to zSilver I have two connected, but Synapse only sees one.

I am having this problem with synapse 3 only seeing one HDK, did you ever figure this out? I am trying to sync two with ambient awareness...
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Just read through the comments two see if we can use two HDK's and it looks like the answer is no, will there be an update to allow for the use of two HDK's ? I mean the picture that made me buy the HDK's and extra strips clearly uses 6 light strips or more... Or at least a beta testing that would allow for this ???
ARMOR_152
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valleyDesertSandfirst032
Just read through the comments two see if we can use two HDK's and it looks like the answer is no, will there be an update to allow for the use of two HDK's ? I mean the picture that made me buy the HDK's and extra strips clearly uses 6 light strips or more... Or at least a beta testing that would allow for this ???

Ya, I have to agree there. The picture is misleading. It's a max of 4 strips sadly. It's the same with all products, some people have 2 base stations or 2 Firefly's. You can only control 1 of each item.
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