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
I thought I wanted to talk to Star Wars today.
I'm not a big fan of Star Wars, but I'm a big fan of Darth Vader.
I was wondering what Star Wars was on the keyboard.
I checked that there was no other Star Wars theme except for the Storm Trooper keycap set.
(There is also the SA Master Yoda Custom Keycap Set in ic.)
So I designed a keycap set with a theme of Darth Vader.
But I think that if my design is just getting started, and telling a story about your Star Wars, I can get a lot of good inspiration from it.
Thanks to everyone.
Goldworms from South Korea.