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
One MORE question: can you ever get a custom cable, or at least one that is not the norm? How would you attach it (if it's even possible) to one of these keyboards?
Thank you, Brenda
Thank you, Brenda (I'm trying to catch on, but not there yet.)
Detachable Cable Example:
USB-A is the big USB plug typically seen on computers or wall plugs. It is the size of most flash drives. Every computer has at least one of these.
USB-A Plug:
I am not sure what you mean a 'custom cable, or at least one that is not the norm?'. You can use any custom cable for this keyboard AS LONG AS it uses USB-C to connect to the keyboard. What kind of customization where you thinking of beyond sleeveing or custom lengths?
I am not sure what I mean by a custom cable, but I am thinking of trying to find one that is just "different looking" than the plain old black cables that you typically see. As usual, I don't know what I'm talking about, but just thought, since I am going to have a neat looking keyboard, I would try to find a likewise neat looking cable for it.
MD seems to be the place to look for "different" things. It's also the place to come to ask questions. All there is locally is one big box store, with nothing in keyboards or cables other than just ... normal stuff.
THANK YOU, Brenda
Brenda
Brenda
But be careful with the cable sleeving. You can buy customer sleeved cables, where you do not have to do anything but plug it in, but sometimes they are 'kits' and you have to sleeve the cables yourself. Make sure to watch a youtube video on it to see the process.
I MD just recently had a drop with custom cables (https://www.massdrop.com/buy/mechcables-laser-custom-sleeved-usb-cable). There are a bunch of other sites out there with custom cable options.