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On Sat, 15 Oct 2016 22:09:47 -0600, "rms"
<rsqui...@MOOyossmanMOO.net> wrote:

>>Mana is dynamically displayed on the numpad in blue from 1-9
>>(Increases when gaining mana, decreases when using abilities)
>>Health is dynamically displayed from F1 – F12 (Increases when healing,
>>Remaining peripherials are lit with golden yellow – the SW2 logo theme
>
>    This is pretty frickin great.  I can imagine the extra little frisson of 
>enjoyment this gives in integrating your hardware with the game.  I 
>appreciate these cherry on the top sort of things.
>
>rms 

Things like the audio visualizer are fun :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmA_QqSR90c

There's the potential for even greater utility in games and other
apps.  For example if you look under the Chroma link for Apps rather
than games, they mention FL Studio, which is DAW (digital audio
workstation software).  

The Chroma implementation for that app can do things that go beyond
cosmetic, like display peak meters (decibel levels) for the mixer.
That's actually incredibly useful because when making music, mixer
levels are important, and every little visual indication of what's
happening helps in droves.  For example if I'm turned 45 degrees away
from the displays to work with another piece of hardware, I could
literally keep an eye on mixer levels out of the corner of my eye.

Though, in my case FL Studio is more of a secondary tool that I use
less often these days, and even if I did want to buy another one of
these keyboards just for my studio room, it wouldn't work out because
of the fact it's wired, and space is at such a premium on my music
setup due to all the non-computer related hardware.  I actually use
one of those tiny little Logitech wireless keyboards on that setup,
because my hands are usually on MIDI keyboards and knobs, and I need
to be able to physically move the keyboard around all over the place.