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
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/687166864891445273/971858903597985852/alt_chatter_10-35.bin Note that compiling the custom massdrop firmware is getting increasingly tricky as it becomes outdated, QMK's website was no help at all. I used this guide to compile it on my ubuntu VM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=janRCDU1KPg EDIT: Whelp, looks like I missed Massdrop making their on progress on this just a couple weeks ago: https://drop.com/talk/9382/how-to-configure-your-ctrl-keyboard/2884250 The 'modern' firmware might work just as well if you're getting chatter, I'm going to be testing it out for a bit. EDIT 2: Nope, modern firmware didn't solve chattering for me, switched back to my 10/35. If nothing else it should be substantially easier to build though, might try modifying the new firmware with a larger delay soon.