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Let your Razer Chroma-enabled devices rock to your beats with the beta Audio Visualizer, developed on the latest Razer Chroma SDK 4.8.



Fire off the colors not just on your Razer BlackWidow Chroma, but also on the newly supported Razer Mamba TE & Razer Firefly!



*EDIT* 19th January 2016

Hey everyone! I can't believe it has already almost been 4 months since this post came up and Chroma has come a long way since then! The Audio Visualizer is no longer an early build and the setup process is very simple, I've updated the steps below accordingly.





We’ll let the video du-du-du-du-do the showing:







We really appreciate all the work our community developers have put in to push the potential of the Razer Chroma technology and our friend @CalcProgrammer1 has really done a solid job on the Audio Visualizer. This new Audio Visualizer gives you the freedom to customize the color scheme and tweak its amplitude so you are only limited by your own creativity. Did we mention it’ll not just react to your music, but also to game audio?



Here’s how to get the fun started:



  • Ensure that you have connected you Chroma device and updated Synapse to the latest version

  • Once updated, make sure that under your Chroma device > Chroma Apps tab, you have "Chroma Apps" turned on

  • Head over to the Chroma Workshop and download the Audio Visualizer

  • Install the vc_redist.x86.exe file that comes together in the zip

  • Launch the Audio Visualizer and get rockin'







Have a go at it and show us what you are doing with your Chroma hardware.







Useful links:





FAQs:



To those facing the "mfc140.dll is missing" issue

Download the Visual Studio Redistributable version "vc_redist.x86.exe"



As this is a very early build, it clashes with Advanced Configurator occasionally.


Change your effects to the default ones e.g. Wave, Spectrum Cycling. You can then launch the application and your keyboard/mousemat/mice will show a blank slate until a sound is played.



What products does it work with? *EDIT*

It works with...



  • BlackWidow Chroma / TE

  • DeathStalker Chroma

  • Firefly

  • Diamondback

  • Naga Chroma/Naga Epic

  • Mamba TE/Mamba wireless

  • Orochi

  • DeathAdder Chroma

  • Tartarus Chroma

  • Orbweaver Chroma

  • Kraken 7.1 Chroma





The visualizer bars are really low, anyway to fix that?

You can bump the bar's height up by increasing the amplitude or your volume (not too much please).



How do I get the colours like the ones in the video?

Adjust "Foreground Mode" to the colour scheme that you like. In the video, I used "Rainbow Inverse". You can also add a "Background Mode" should you like.



Does it react to any sounds besides music?

It takes your Windows sound input, hence any sound - including your games or movies!



Do I have to turn off Synapse?

Closing Synapse before launching the app will be the safest.



Keyboard goes black but it does not react to any audio

As the program is reliant on some limited functions by Windows, be sure that your volume is cranked up or adjust the "Amplitude" to a higher value (Try in the 500s or 1000s)



I can't get it to work due to misc reasons that we have yet to identify

I apologize for this, this was meant to be a beta build and I shared it earlier as I knew the video will get you guys psyched for the app! We are using your feedbacks to build a better experience.



While it may be tedious right now, we WILL be reducing the steps and processes in due time with Synapse and etc. That is on top of more product support. Hang in there!
Ok so today my blackwidow chroma v2 and this is amazing but I bought some phillips hue rgb led stripes, since these can be syncronized with synapse this will work also with those? And if not, in a future can you add them?
does not work on my Black widow Deus ex keyboard
CalcProgrammer1
You do not want to use razer_use_keyboard_custom_effect with the Cynosa, Blade Pro, or Huntsman series of keyboards. These are only supported by the generic effect, which is now default in 3.06. If it's not working, you should try uninstalling and reinstalling Synapse. I just bought myself a new Huntsman Elite which should work similarly to the Cynosa with its underglow effects and the Huntsman Elite works fine with 3.06 with no modifications.




Hello calc, so now is it working the underglow (like a bar) with the keys (like generic) at the same time?? Or not yet ?
rckrzr
does not work on my Black widow Deus ex keyboard


Anyone here who has deus ex black widow chroma? Is this not supported by audio visualizer?
does the chroma HDK come with audio visualizer?
CalcProgrammer1, The Tartarus Chroma v2 is not supported?

I tried running the software and all of my peripherals sync excluding the tartarus.

I hope the next update will include the Tartarus Chroma v2.



Thanks!
Thank you CalcProgrammer1 for this sweetas visualiser.

Just a heads up though, it doesn't seem to work with kraken 7.1 v2 chroma selected as audio output. It works when the mic. is selected but not the headphones.



Regardless love this add-on
will the application ever support mac? I used to love having it on my windows pc but now i have mac and cant use the application 😞
Is it possible to use the HDK with this?
Razer Blade 15 update in the works hopefully?
HDK works and Blade 15 should also work using version 3.06. If any Mac user wants to try porting, have at it. I avoid that ecosystem like the plague. I don't have a Tartarus V2 but maybe it will work with the same effect for the Orbweaver?
Few more tournament wins and i will buy a blackwidow v2 ❤
This works great! Super simple to use, but I have a question: is there any way to use simply the volume itself instead of the EQ? I'd be super cool each half of the keyboard mapped to the Left and Right channels! I can't find such option, if there is.
CalcProgrammer1
I don't have a Tartarus V2 but maybe it will work with the same effect for the Orbweaver?




As far as I know, that's how Roxas Keyheart does it for the Tartarus V2 in Chromatics. Might be worth checking out his code to see how he does it.
I keep getting error "0x80070666" "Another version is installed" but none of my searches have found the 2015 version and I'm nervous to remove the other versions. This app used to work amazing with my Man 'O War TEs but now the app will only visualize the microphone from that headset and nothing else. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
This works perfectly with my speakers and built-in microphone. However, this does not seem to work when I try to use my Razer Kraken 7.1 v2. Everything goes black and doesn't react to sound of any kind. If I switch audio devices back to speakers or microphone it works fine. What can I do?
So ... i finally tried this out and i think I missed some setting instructions.

Do I have to implement the Visualizer somehow into Razer Synapse?

Because when I start the Visualizer the Preview shows movement but the Keyboard itself shows the Chroma-Mode I selected in Synpase.



Chroma Apps is activated and I'm pretty sure the version is up2date because i just installed Synapse a week ago.

Some help would appreciated.



Much Love



Edit: I wanna add that im using a Blackwidow Chroma and the app itself runs on my Alienware Laptop which got some visual-LED-effects itself.
Everytime I do anything, my keyboard goes completely black. It can be working just fine but if I just close a Windows Explorer or anything at all, the effect it's gone until I restart the Visualizer app
A stupid question, but does this work with the Philips Hue?
projectzeus
CalcProgrammer1, The Tartarus Chroma v2 is not supported?

I tried running the software and all of my peripherals sync excluding the tartarus.

I hope the next update will include the Tartarus Chroma v2.



Thanks!




I'd also appreciate this! I'd be more than happy to test out any betas for th Tartarus v2 or take a stab at coding it. I'm mostly versed in C99 and some C# though it's been awhile lol.
Any way to make it work with Tartarus V2? Work on my ornata chroma but not the Tartarus V2.
Seantanweekiam
Any way to make it work with Tartarus V2? Work on my ornata chroma but not the Tartarus V2.


same here
I had a question, if this hasnt been asked before.

Will the Huntsman elite be suported for this in the future? and if you when?
I would love it if you could make this compatible with the Ornata Chroma as well. This looks DOPE!
Work with Mamba Elite?