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
- To create an even smoother and more refined feel than the Holy Panda
- To have factory-applied lubricant that is great out of the box, but leaves room for improvement by dedicated enthusiasts.
- To create a switch that Quakemz, Invyr, and Mech27 (the Holy Panda’s original contributors) would all agree is an improvement over the original
- To create a switch that delivers more consistency than the Frankenstein-assembled Holy Panda
While there have been many replica and clone “panda” switches released since the original Panda and Holy Panda, none of them have formally involved or directly compensated the designers for their groundbreaking work. With the creation of Holy Panda X, these three creators will receive royalties for their contributions to the intellectual property of the switch.Here's a force curve of the original Holy Panda as sold on Drop.com. In coming days, we'll release more details about the modifications and the final force curve comparisons.