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Rock your Razer Chroma devices with the Audio Visualizer

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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!
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Using it on my Firefly & Mamba TE - great stuff! One thing though: is there a way to save default settings? (amplitude, delay, etc)
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Please help....

It was working before but last couple of days the visualiser has stopped working 😞 The visualizer comes up and shows the sound, but the keyboard does nothing - it doesn't even turn off to a blank slate 😞
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Just gotta ask, when will be the Razer Deathadder Chroma release?
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aRTiPee
Just gotta ask, when will be the Razer Deathadder Chroma release?


Been supported for months...
Author of Keyboard Visualizer Keyboard Visualizer GitLab: https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/KeyboardVisualizer
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hey calc its rocking man! jus wanted to say 1.08 felt better like when I play SA:MP after logging in there is a loud beep so it used to light up in 1.08 but now it doesn't and before I used to drive these vehicles with heavy rumbling engines itused to come as dim pink nothing now can u tell me settings for getting the same as before thanks! 🙂
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In the video the colors go vertical. On my deathstalker they go horizontal and I'm wondering if there is anyway to change that
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RazerBeaver
In the video the colors go vertical. On my deathstalker they go horizontal and I'm wondering if there is anyway to change that


The BlackWidow is vertical but since the DeathStalker only has 6 LED zones horizontally, the only effect I could make for it was a horizontal bar effect. The BlackWidow has an LED for each key, the DeathStalker only has 6 LEDs, each for a horizontal column of around 3 keys each.
Author of Keyboard Visualizer Keyboard Visualizer GitLab: https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/KeyboardVisualizer
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Definitely gonna use this once my black widow chroma tournament edition arrives!
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New version 1.12, just a very minor fix for those of you who use the command line interface. With 1.11 I added a new foreground effect which bumped the last index up to 13, but in the command parser I did not update the 12 to 13. Now it's updated so you can use frgd_mode=13 (inverse rainbow).

Commit:
https://github.com/CalcProgrammer1/KeyboardVisualizerVCUI/commit/a11384be7aa4fb45c46318e064b3f3af965aa258

Build:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1Fq0HEJolPtR29zZS1acDlIY0U/view?usp=sharing
Author of Keyboard Visualizer Keyboard Visualizer GitLab: https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/KeyboardVisualizer
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Razer|Rfx
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!

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:

  • Download and install ‘Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015’ from Microsoft. Choose the vc_redist.x86.exe version
  • Download the SDK Installers and install the "SDK Core Files".
  • From the same download in (2), extract ‘Razer_Chroma_SDK_Documentation_Beta4.8.zip’ to any location.

    • Locate the file ‘Enable SDK Support.reg’ in the folder.
    • Run the x64/x86 for 64bit/32bit computers.

  • Download and run the Audio Visualizer.


(This is an early build so please pardon the manual processes – we’ll improve on this).

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 the Blackwidow Chroma, Firefly and the Mamba TE.

The Blackwidow TE, Deathadder Chroma and Kraken 7.1 Chroma are not supported FOR NOW. However, we will see them in the future! This is still an early build so hang on tight while more product support is being added in.

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!


Razer Deathstalker Chroma does it work?
retroBrassalley444
Emre İLHAN
Razer Deathstalker Chroma does it work?

It does but on a horizontal line. (Left to right) it's a pain and it's annoying that Razer designed it to only have 6 LED zones instead of each key. But ey, that's what we've gotta' pay for if we want island keys I guess?
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So like my keyboard wasn't lighting but then I went to razer synapse and enabled Chroma Apps and it started working ^_^
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How do I make the keyboard visualizer listen to line in?
I use windows 10 and have line in sounds in my speakers playing ok, but the program doesn't react to it. It only reacts to sounds from other programs.
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can u actually make a Color mode ? like the rainbow inverse? and if u can plz tell how I wanna make my own visualizer color mode :D
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Will this work with 2016 editions? Or just exclusively for Chromas?
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I got my keyboard to work but i cant seem to get my Mamba TE and my Firefly working with it. Can anyone help?
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When I use the visualizer my razer mamba TE lights up but not the keyboard. What do I do?
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i want to ask:i'm using Razer BlackWidow Ultimate stealth 2016. does it support Razer BlackWidow ultimate stealth 2016? will any version come out to support this product?
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Any chance the audio visualizer will ever be available for us Mac users? I just got this keyboard and love it but would love to have this app.
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Calc i tried to open the Core installed it said error opening file writing: C/WINDOWS/System32/RzChromaSDK.dll and the the keyboard visualizer isn't working it shows the visualizer but it isn't showing lights someone please help me.
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Chadilac
Any chance the audio visualizer will ever be available for us Mac users? I just got this keyboard and love it but would love to have this app.


Sorry but no. For one, the Chroma SDK is Windows only for now. Second, the app is written in Visual C++ on Microsoft's Visual Studio 2015, so building for OSX would require a new UI toolkit which is a significant change. Last, I despise everything Apple has ever spewed out upon the world and would not touch their products with an infinite length pole, so at very least OSX support isn't coming from me. It is open source though, so any OSX developers are free to make their own port if they want.

If the Chroma SDK comes to Linux on the other hand, now there's an OS I like.
Author of Keyboard Visualizer Keyboard Visualizer GitLab: https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/KeyboardVisualizer
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CalcProgrammer1
Sorry but no. For one, the Chroma SDK is Windows only for now. Second, the app is written in Visual C++ on Microsoft's Visual Studio 2015, so building for OSX would require a new UI toolkit which is a significant change. Last, I despise everything Apple has ever spewed out upon the world and would not touch their products with an infinite length pole, so at very least OSX support isn't coming from me. It is open source though, so any OSX developers are free to make their own port if they want.

If the Chroma SDK comes to Linux on the other hand, now there's an OS I like.


To each his own.Thank you for the reply. Hopefully some day it will be made.
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Anyone know how to save presets? if that's a thing this would be the program I'd use.
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1NV1S1BLE
Using it on my Firefly & Mamba TE - great stuff! One thing though: is there a way to save default settings? (amplitude, delay, etc)

That's what I'm wondering.
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I don't believe there is a current method to save configuration. It's something I'm sure Adam is looking at for the future, I know I certainly am with Snake + Whack A Mole etc
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