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Razer Chroma Visualizer (How To)

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So I noticed that no one has made a thread on how to set up the Audio Visualizer for the Razer Chroma keyboards. Well since I own the Chroma I will show you guys just what is needed and how to set it up.

What is needed:

-.NET Framework 4.5 [DOWNLOAD]
 Razer Chroma SDK [DOWNLOAD]
- Visulizer (Please note I do not own this) http://keving.eu/download/v0-32-chroma-visualizer/

How to set it up:
 
1.) Download the .NET Framework 4.5 and the Razer Chroma SDK and install them both.
2.) Download the Visualizer, at this point you should close Razer Synapse as it will cause the visualizer to not work at all.
3.) Run the Visualizer and select your Audio source 

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4.) After selecting your audio source you can hit start and play your favorite song or video clip with audio and the keyboard will react with lighting. You are able to adjust how the lighting will be with a custom Gradient (i.e. custom colors for the 6 levels) or chose a given preset. In the Spectrum Settings you can change how reactive the keyboard will be to the audio. 


(Sorry for the rough guide its my first one)
 


Personal Example of the Reactive audio:

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Meanwhile, "Corsair Software has stopped working...Wait while Windows searches for a solution"

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Meanwhile, "Corsair Software has stopped working...Wait while Windows searches for a solution"

I laughed harder then I probably should have reading that.

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I really can't wait for corsair to release their SDK. some guy on the forums is about to release his source code for the corsair audio visualizer.

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I really can't wait for corsair to release their SDK. some guy on the forums is about to release his source code for the corsair audio visualizer.

Yeah enjoy waiting.

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Yeah enjoy waiting.

what's that supposed to mean? :P We have an audio visualizer already so we are on the same page. I just want to make my own actual program using the SDK.

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what's that supposed to mean? :P We have an audio visualizer already so we are on the same page. I just want to make my own actual program using the SDK.

Corsairs SDK might not even launch this year like they planned due to firmware and BIOS issues with the RGB Keyboards. The visualizer has been maturing very fast for the Chroma.

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Corsairs SDK might not even launch this year like they planned due to firmware and BIOS issues with the RGB Keyboards. The visualizer has been maturing very fast for the Chroma.

Nah it won't take a year. the corsair forums are alive and hot on this issue so I see either a community made controller or a corsair controller coming very soon.

Good to hear that the RGB market isn't dominated by either side. Competition is good for the consumer

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Nah it won't take a year. the corsair forums are alive and hot on this issue so I see either a community made controller or a corsair controller coming very soon.

Good to hear that the RGB market isn't dominated by either side. Competition is good for the consumer

With the current issues with the RGB keyboards from Corsair I would be very surprised if it did launch this year. Also the SDK for Corsair is in Lua which Razer's is in C

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With the current issues with the RGB keyboards from Corsair I would be very surprised if it did launch this year. Also the SDK for Corsair is in Lua which Razer's is in C

Have you used Lua or C? They are closely related, if I am not mistaken. I'm not a programmer myself, but my roommate is and his Lua code is very similar to C.

 

Anyways, audio visualizers a freaking awesome. Can't wait to see more!

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Have you used Lua or C? They are closely related, if I am not mistaken. I'm not a programmer myself, but my roommate is and his Lua code is very similar to C.

 

Anyways, audio visualizers a freaking awesome. Can't wait to see more!

I took alot of C/C++/C# in highschool/collage. I still like C alot more then lua.

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How do you like the Chroma as opposed to the R95 corsair Cherry MX? I'm so stuck between the two mind you this will be my first build and the first time i fully convert over from PS3 gaming to PC gaming permanently...i just want to have high end peripherals for down the road when my gaming gets much heavier and as i learn to use a keyboard as a controller -___- LOL 

                                                               |THIS IS FOR THE RAZER CHROMA ONLY|


So I noticed that no one has made a thread on how to set up the Audio Visualizer for the Razer Chroma keyboards. Well since I own the Chroma I will show you guys just what is needed and how to set it up.

What is needed:

-.NET Framework 4.5 [DOWNLOAD]
 Razer Chroma SDK [DOWNLOAD]
- Visulizer (Please note I do not own this) http://keving.eu/download/v0-32-chroma-visualizer/

How to set it up:
 
1.) Download the .NET Framework 4.5 and the Razer Chroma SDK and install them both.
2.) Download the Visualizer, at this point you should close Razer Synapse as it will cause the visualizer to not work at all.
3.) Run the Visualizer and select your Audio source 

6rx4hHS.png

4.) After selecting your audio source you can hit start and play your favorite song or video clip with audio and the keyboard will react with lighting. You are able to adjust how the lighting will be with a custom Gradient (i.e. custom colors for the 6 levels) or chose a given preset. In the Spectrum Settings you can change how reactive the keyboard will be to the audio. 


(Sorry for the rough guide its my first one)
 


Personal Example of the Reactive audio:

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How do you like the Chroma as opposed to the R95 corsair Cherry MX? I'm so stuck between the two mind you this will be my first build and the first time i fully convert over from PS3 gaming to PC gaming permanently...i just want to have high end peripherals for down the road when my gaming gets much heavier and as i learn to use a keyboard as a controller -___- LOL 

I love the Chroma, the switches were a bit tough to get adjusted to but now its normal to me. I would of gotten a Corsair RGB keyboard if the softwear and firmwear for them was more relible.

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Unholy Rampage: i7 5930k 4.7GHz 4.4 Ring| X99 
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I'm still on the fence because if corsair updates/patches the software then their keyboard is gonna be on top....

I love the Chroma, the switches were a bit tough to get adjusted to but now its normal to me. I would of gotten a Corsair RGB keyboard if the softwear and firmwear for them was more relible.

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I'm still on the fence because if corsair updates/patches the software then their keyboard is gonna be on top....

It will take a bit of time for that, until then I'll keep using my Chroma.

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well hell i will most likely will settle with the chroma i saw how easy the software is to use. thanks for the input!

It will take a bit of time for that, until then I'll keep using my Chroma.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Nice to see that my Software get reposted on other Forums too ;)

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YOU BEAST THANK YOU

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  • 5 months later...

I did everything you said but as soon as i click start ChromaVisualizer crashes. Anybody know how to fix it?

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How do you like the Chroma as opposed to the R95 corsair Cherry MX? I'm so stuck between the two mind you this will be my first build and the first time i fully convert over from PS3 gaming to PC gaming permanently...i just want to have high end peripherals for down the road when my gaming gets much heavier and as i learn to use a keyboard as a controller -___- LOL 

i love my razer chroma beats the buggy mess the k95 is, has been and will be for probly years to come . the only problem with the chroma is some early production ones  for some reason come with a buggy firmware installed that can cause sticky keys or random stuck keys . like the  number pad is turned off but the #7 key gets stuck sending out a 7 . but its just a quick firmware patch and its fine . and you dont need a engineering degree to use the razer RGB keyboards  or a manual as thick a a harry potter book to use it =) pokes fun at corsair

 

I did everything you said but as soon as i click start ChromaVisualizer crashes. Anybody know how to fix it?

if doing a restart doesnt fix it uninstall the sdk and synsape and try again after a restart after the uninstall

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So the Razer Chroma is still more reliable than the Corsair K95?

Put . . . the acrylic down . . . and step away . . . towards PETG!

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  • 4 weeks later...

I have installed everything including the virtual audio cable and yet windows says there is an error when i try and run the visualiser. Can anyone help

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  • 4 months later...

cant install razer SDK, keep saying Error opening file for writing: C:windows\system32\RzAPIChromaSDk.dll pls i need help with this

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