Mechanical Keyboard Sound Isn't That Simple
Figure 1: I couldn't think of a more literal way to represent this article if I tried... Looking back just a few years ago, there’s no doubt that the huge influx of people that joined the hobby at the peak of the COVID pandemic were drawn to keyboards by way of YouTube, TikTok, and other audio-visual content platforms. Even as the output from these content creators has waned in recent months, their collective impact and legacy on the keyboard hobby is rather firmly etched in the history books. As a result of all of their sound tests, build logs, and opinion videos, the message is clear to any new person joining the hobby: mechanical keyboards are all about the sound. Thock this, clack that. Whether it’s keyboards, keycaps, or even singular switches, seemingly everyone new to the hobby meticulously pores over each component of their keyboard not in an attempt to figure out how it will feel in hand, but how it will sound as they’re furiously grinding their way out from...
Mar 27, 2024
But i would be better off buying it with keycaps from a dutch store here in Netherlands That would cost me €171 or €179 depending on the store.. But getting it from mass drop..would mean an extra 21% tax + 10% DHL custom fees.. Making the total of the Barebones model €195 hahahaha..
There is a gallery of someone doing pads for a Novatouch, which were bought at EliteKeyboards.com
Maybe if there's a big demand you could get additional equipment to make the process cheaper / faster?
What do you think? On geek hack people told me that lubing was the only solution dealing with sound.. i can agree with that statement but i also think the way a keyboard is build plays a significant part in resonance.. but that's only my current logic..