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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: SirClickAlot on Fri, 08 October 2010, 13:03:28
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The Razer Blackwidow Keyboard Simulator (http://www.mrinterface.com/keyboardsims/blackwidow/razer.html)
What do you think?
Regards.
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Hahaha! Fun.
Assuming your mike isn't compressing the high end it sounds a lot deeper than the Filco/Das.
Filco Brown is my next in line to Simulate.... Will use the same mike setup :-)
Regards.
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Nice work!!!
Razer sounds like a nail gun...
Again AWESOME JOB!
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Lol, this is a great idea. I can't wait to get home and try this.
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Couple ideas:
1) Make the recordings with two microphones in either ear as stereo channels to get a binaural recording and a fully immersive experience (ala the virtual barbershop (http://extra.listverse.com/amazon/audioillusions/virtualhaircut.mp3) - headphones required).
2) Record keypress and key release separately for modifier keys so that chords sound correct.
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Another one :
The DAS 3 Professional Simulator (http://www.mrinterface.com/keyboardsims/das3/index.html)
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awesome
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I don't get it...
There is supposed to be sound?
Edit: Aah. I have to disable Flashblock for it to work.
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I just deafened my self, reminder to turn my speakers down next time, but yea that's fun like a giant machine gun.
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These puny, girly little MX blue clicks are drowned out by the manly CLACK CLACK CLACK of my Model M.
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These puny, girly little MX blue clicks are drowned out by the manly CLACK CLACK CLACK of my Model M.
Turn up the volume!!!! ;-)
Regards.
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Couple ideas:
1) Make the recordings with two microphones in either ear as stereo channels to get a binaural recording and a fully immersive experience (ala the virtual barbershop (http://extra.listverse.com/amazon/audioillusions/virtualhaircut.mp3) - headphones required).
2) Record keypress and key release separately for modifier keys so that chords sound correct.
1. Then I would have to have the key clicks bound to the keys themselves ( Or how strange would it be that when pressing on 'enter' it would be on your left side.... ). This is not un-do-able but very time consuming. Now the keyclick sounds are at random except for the space-bar.
2. This also posed a problem -> upon decompressing the mp3 file there is a few miliseconds pauze and hence the keyboard would not simulate very well.. But it is worth diving into to find the most optimal script that could actually work with separate up and down clicks....
EDIT : I changed the blackwidow simulator such that the up and down stroke are separately sounded... Works great ! Thought it would have more problems....
EDIT2 : somehow I don't like the up-down simulator that much -> if you want to try it go here (http://www.mrinterface.com/keyboardsims/blackwidowupdown/razer.html). It sounds un-natural when typing so I am back to my first choice -> no up-down difference.
Regards.
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very nice work! I think these simulators may help people which are deciding which switches are best for them.
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SIMULATOR TIME! (http://www.mrinterface.com/simulators)
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Okay, I'm a tard ... these pages just simulate appearance and keyswitch sounds peculiar to each keyboard? What sort of switches are used on the Das?
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lol, is there an accepted keyswitch-recording standard for microphone setup and calibration?
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Yeah, some proximity effect and a tad too much room ambience there. That's a tough combination since more directive mics (less ambience) will generally have more proximity effect, too. I'd say best find a recording location with better sound damping and take care of proximity effect by hand (EQ).
Another impression I had was that volume levels seemed to be normalized (and generally too high). At least the Topres didn't seem that much less noisy than boards with blues as I'd have expected.
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I think the Filco brown sounds the best of all, at least in the simulator. The Das came through nicely. I thought the second Realforce though had a bit too much hiss, but honestly, it's a nifty use of flash and I had fun for a few minutes. I don't think anything else really matters.
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(*Sarcastic Mode On* ) Thanx Rip... (*Sarcastic mode off*) I just ordered a blue yeti....
Now.... How to get my hands on some EQ-ed sound samples of the Ibm Selectric for its simulator? ( *peers quizzically at ripster* )
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Here's my 'new' setup (http://www.mrinterface.com/content/microphone-sony-ecm-909a). Dual condensor mics with 120 degree field.
I noticed when putting them as close to the keyboards as possible I get less noise ( of course )
With this setup I re-iterated over the ones I had already done ( that was with a webcam mic ) so now they sound A LOT better...
Rip -> what I need for the selectric simulator :
10 mp3 clips with random keys being pressed
1 mp3 clip for the space bar being pressed
1 mp3 clip for the return key being pressed ( and the whole carriage thing goes from left to right )
1 mp3 clip for the 'static' noise it makes without keys being pressed ( was thinking of a sort of looping mp3 in the background.... )
A picture of the selectric I can find on the web, but if you have an authentic one, that would be much better!
EDIT : I might also dismember the sound sample you already have, but this will give not as good results.... : First try (http://www.mrinterface.com/keyboardsims/selectric/index.html)
Regards.
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Today, the yeti arrived...
I liked the results with the yeti (http://www.mrinterface.com/sites/default/files/Yeti.JPG) so much better , I redid my collection of simulators (http://www.mrinterface.com/simulators). ( Again!! )
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