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
If you want to know where my works at look up in the sky next time you see a rocket get fired. :P
I don't think a scientist would ever pass off such crass blanket statements so please don't take my scepticism personally. Your field of work is also completely irrelevant so long as you have no actual evidence to move forward.
PS: To specify, when I say I want you to design something similar I mean all of it - come up with a hot swappable PCB of your own (or pay someone to) as well as sort out the entirety of the case.
Where can I get aluminum blocks, printed PCB, SMT components, Kaihua sockets, LEDs, and switches for $12? Where is this machine shop that can do the milling and anodizing for only $8? There are many projects I myself could start since you make it sound so easy!
It happens all the time, and the hobby is the better for it. We are in the golden age of bespoke input devices, and if you aren't totally full of shit, you can make some money and be a part of it.
Also, rockets are cool.