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
This drop starts Thursday, June 28 and will run until Saturday, June 30 (10:00 p.m. PT), and will be structured similarly to the last keycap re-cap drop. After that, our warehouse will work on gathering all the keycaps and get everyone’s orders shipped out. There will be no wait for production since these are made already.
The drop will start with a 2 kit limit per user. As the drop progresses, we’ll open up the ordering quantities more and more. The idea is to let everyone have a shot at getting the sets they need. See the list below for what’s available. These kits go fast and certain quantities are low so you best act quickly.
Godspeed.
AVAILABLE OPTIONS · Massdrop x T0mb3ry SA Carbon Custom Keycap Set - Most kits including base alphas available · Massdrop x Zambumon GMK Nautilus Custom Keycap Set - Very limited quantities of most kits including base alphas available · Massdrop x MiTo XDA Godspeed Custom Keycap Set - Most kits including base alphas available in limited quantities · Overcast DSA Custom Keycap Set - Limited ISO / UK kits available · Godspeed Custom SA Keycap Set - Limited novelties and lab kits · Dasher & Dancer SA Custom Keycap Set - Limited ISO kits and OS Mods · Planck Keycap Set - Various blank kits available
Check out what’s available and let us know what you’re looking forward to most.