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
Many of you know that BSP is one of the legacy keycap makers out there since the beginning of time. BSP is one of the OG manufacturers of PBT keysets and is well known to be one of the best PBT dye-subbed with nearly unequaled quality.
Many of you are now familiar with Hammer, the brain behind the infamous spinner artisan, designer collabo artisans (MiTo, A. Schmidt) and many more.
Inspired by the classic beige/cream color way, Team Hammer have worked on this since we were in talks for a loooooong time. That being said, the drop will be launching soon , and I want to get a pulse check to see what you guys are excited about the most. We will be offering the following below, also check out the GH thread below for some more design details.
ANSI sets: APL Ansi, Arabic Ansi, Tulip GK Ansi, Tulip OG Ansi
Add on kits/sets: Icon Mods, Retro Winkey Set, RGB Add On Set
Edit: Dr Clicks Artisan: in Beige or Cream
Original thread by Hammer: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=94158.0
Cheers and looking forward!
Xi