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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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How do you guys run the visualizer from startup with the customized settings.
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I'm having problem with Razer Kraken 7.1 chroma with the Audio Visualizer at first it only works when in its the microphone because it reacts what it hears from the mic. Then I changed to Headset earphone where my razer kraken chroma is placed in the Playback device but it just stop or turn black with my Razer mamba TE and Black widow X chroma after some time, I changed the playback device to speaker. It works perfectly the only problem is there is no sound comming from my headset but the visualizer is doing its job. Can anyone help?
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Will this be implemented to more keyboards such as the Ornata or is this too advanced for these types of keyboards?
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Any chance the Razer Blade Pro V2 will be supported? It already works with the trackpad, but the keys stay dark.
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dventu
How do you guys run the visualizer from startup with the customized settings.

save kvc.exe to a convenient folder, then open it and set it up to your preference and click "save"

go to the folder with kvc.exe and create a shortcut, place that shortcut on your desktop for now

click start, run, and type in "shell:startup"
place the shortcut inside that folder and it should start with windows.

edit: If you try to place kvc.exe in the startup folder, windows will also open the settings.txt file in notepad when you boot up.
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w0ng3r
save kvc.exe to a convenient folder, then open it and set it up to your preference and click "save"

go to the folder with kvc.exe and create a shortcut, place that shortcut on your desktop for now

click start, run, and type in "shell:startup"
place the shortcut inside that folder and it should start with windows.

edit: If you try to place kvc.exe in the startup folder, windows will also open the settings.txt file in notepad when you boot up.


Has anyone managed to do this and pass the "startminimized" command line argument? If I run it directly from the command prompt - eg kvc startminimized - it works as expected. But if I add the argument to the shortcut, it gets ignored.
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w0ng3r
save kvc.exe to a convenient folder, then open it and set it up to your preference and click "save"

go to the folder with kvc.exe and create a shortcut, place that shortcut on your desktop for now

click start, run, and type in "shell:startup"
place the shortcut inside that folder and it should start with windows.

edit: If you try to place kvc.exe in the startup folder, windows will also open the settings.txt file in notepad when you boot up.

Ok thanks next setup is startup minimized.

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Avaddov
How do I save my settings for the visualizer?
I know there's a save button, but it doesn't seem to work. Is there a newer version that I don't have yet?
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Vortoozo
Has anyone managed to do this and pass the "startminimized" command line argument? If I run it directly from the command prompt - eg kvc startminimized - it works as expected. But if I add the argument to the shortcut, it gets ignored.

dventu
Ok thanks next setup is startup minimized.

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create a batch file to launch it via cmd or nircmd, place batch file in startup folder

FiendRiver
How do I save my settings for the visualizer?
I know there's a save button, but it doesn't seem to work. Is there a newer version that I don't have yet?

The save button places a txt file in the same folder as the exe, make sure the file is there
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w0ng3r
create a batch file to launch it via cmd or nircmd, place batch file in startup folder


The save button places a txt file in the same folder as the exe, make sure the file is there

Yah, I found that. Thanks, guys.
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Avaddov
Okay. Update! I've found a bug with the visualizer. Seems that it can't be completely closed.
Basically, if I close it, the keyboard stays lit on whichever keys currently are and won't go back to my synapse profile till I restart my PC.
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It's perfect on Speaker but when I choose playback device is Kraken 7.1 v2. Nothing happen :(
Help me!
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truonggiang152
It's perfect on Speaker but when I choose playback device is Kraken 7.1 v2. Nothing happen :slightly_sad:
Help me!


I solved it 🙂 Download ver 2.02 and everything is perfect. Please fix it on the newer versions
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Does this work with the 2017 Blade 14?
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Works on my late 16 blade

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@dventu And you didn't have to do anything extra to make it work, just the normal installation instructions?
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I had to change the amplitude that's about it. Then customize it your way

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@dventu How high is your amplitude? Because mine's running and you can see the visualization preview, but there's nothing on my keyboard. It did stop my current keyboard lighting profile though.
Edit: If I close synapse before running it, it does shut off my current keyboard lighting, but when I play music I still don't see anything on the keyboard, only in the preview.

Also, when I ran the install for the driver it said it failed cause it was already installed.
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It looks like your not using the latest version. It varies depending if I'm using microphone or speakers between 100 to 10000

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Oh holy cow, I'm using 1.11 and the current version is 3.04.

I just downloaded it from the front page of this thread I assumed it would be the latest. It's working now, thanks :)

@Razer|Rfx You might want to update that download link on the first post.
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Hello. I had no problem with this app whatsoever until now. (been using it for almost a year on my deathstalker)
I now own the Oranata Chroma keyboard and the audio app is lagging on it. There's some sort of delay / sync issue on it when I play music, the bars are moving really slow and sometimes it goes back to normal for a couple of seconds and then starts lagging again.

I've tried the latest version, older versions, it doesn't help. So is there a compatibility issue with this keyboard ? Does someone know how to fix this ? By the way I'm on a relatively fresh windows cause I was switching to SSD like 2 weeks ago.
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Try reinstalling Synapse. All commands are sent to the SDK at a constant rate (the Delay setting) and at the same time, so if one device is lagging and another isn't, it's something to do with the SDK layer/Synapse. Try reinstalling Synapse and if that doesn't work, try a different USB port.
Author of Keyboard Visualizer Keyboard Visualizer GitLab: https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/KeyboardVisualizer
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CalcProgrammer1
Try reinstalling Synapse. All commands are sent to the SDK at a constant rate (the Delay setting) and at the same time, so if one device is lagging and another isn't, it's something to do with the SDK layer/Synapse. Try reinstalling Synapse and if that doesn't work, try a different USB port.


Thank you very much ! Seems like switching to a different USB port did the trick !
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Has anyone gotten this to work on the Razor Blade Pro (2017)? The workshop says the Blade Pro is compatible but only the trackpad surround works.
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i have it running in tune to the music but instead of the bars starting at the bottom of my keyboard the bars start on the left side a run along to the num pad on the right. Has anyone else got this problem and if so do you know how to fix it?
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