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Purin
19
Oct 16, 2018
The day massdrop makes a full size keyboard with media controls is the day I will throw out my K70 RGB.
Urano_Metria
658
Oct 17, 2018
PurinThey are more than likely working on a full-size board (or compact full-size 1800 layout) right now. The thing is, with QMK you can program any media keys you want on a new layer (or replace the default key). However, I doubt they would ever even consider adding dedicated media keys beyond the standard 104-key layout.
There just isn't a demand for them on higher end boards to hit MOQ (minimum order quantity). Dedicated media keys are generally reserved for lower-quality "g4m3r" style boards.
Purin
19
Oct 17, 2018
Urano_MetriaA condition for me is that the keyboard at least has volume wheel. It is such a simple addition but makes the experience using the keyboard so much better so that it's hard going to back to a keyboard that doesn't have it.
Urano_Metria
658
Oct 17, 2018
PurinMedia controls are one thing, but a volume wheel is fundamentally unheard of in keyboards that aren't using an "all-plastic" construction. It just isn't a feature of higher end board where more moving parts is directly proportional to lesser long-term reliability.
Most people who own higher end keyboards who also care about tactile audio control already own dedicated amps/DACs for their PCs. I know I do, and my headphone amp has an extremely nice Alps 27 volume pot on it, much better than anything offered on any keyboard on the market today.
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Admittedly this amp/DAC combo is not at all on the cheaper side, but you can get a really nice set up for less than $200 that will blow on-board PC audio out of the water. That's not an "audiofool" delusion either. Unlike mechanical keyboards, premium sound doesn't have to come at a premium cost.
It's worth pointing out that I am not at all talking down your preferences or what you're looking for, it's just the nature of the market. This assumes you're trying to get into higher quality mechanical keyboards. It'll be difficult, but you can find or build a really nice keyboard that has dedicated media controls, but a volume wheel just isn't going to be feasible unless you go 100% custom and do it yourself. At that point you're looking at around $500-900 for the complete board.
LastContinue
164
Oct 19, 2018
Urano_MetriaI really like a volume knob too, and I'm by no means an audiophile.
You can get USB volume wheels for $30. What's nice about a separate wheel is that you can use them regardless of whatever keyboard strikes your fancy at that moment, and unifies headphone controls.
However, I built this for $15 bucks. Just Google "Rotary Encoder Volume Wheel". It's powered by a pro-micro clone and a rotary encoder knob. A little solder, a little hot glue, a little copy-pasta and *DONE* . (I mostly did a DIY so I know for a fact it will work with Mac, and in the future I can add more buttons to have more features)
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zumba29
0
Nov 3, 2022
LastContinueDo you have any good youtube videos of you or someone else making this? Even though I study computer science, I am a noob at electrical
LastContinue
164
Nov 3, 2022
zumba29For the volume knob? Since this was over 4 years ago, I can't remember what video I used (I definitely just looked it up on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=usb+rotary+encoder+volume+knob There are some magic words I hope are helpful.
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