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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: fateswarm on Sun, 02 June 2013, 04:11:05

Title: Have you noticed key presses produce a slightly different musical tone ..
Post by: fateswarm on Sun, 02 June 2013, 04:11:05

.. depending on key location on a steel plate? I wonder if a musical genious has mapped such differences and was able to play something with it.

It will sound horrible I'm sure but why not.

Title: Re: Have you noticed key presses produce a slightly different musical tone ..
Post by: Sifo on Sun, 02 June 2013, 04:14:39

Sometimes my random APM spam will go with the tempo of the song I'm listening to and it sounds like I'm making music.

Title: Re: Have you noticed key presses produce a slightly different musical tone ..
Post by: Kmynis on Sun, 02 June 2013, 04:23:11

It is very different indeed. I just tried pressing the arrow keys and they all make different sound. position on the plate, position "regarding the case" and keycap material have some influence in this.

Title: Re: Have you noticed key presses produce a slightly different musical tone ..
Post by: fateswarm on Sun, 02 June 2013, 08:59:46

Quote from: Kmynis on Sun, 02 June 2013, 04:23:11

It is very different indeed. I just tried pressing the arrow keys and they all make different sound. position on the plate, position "regarding the case" and keycap material have some influence in this.

I guessed material is of little importance since it's supposed to be the same. But location on a stiff plate must play an important role in vibrations propagation on and out of the plate.

Title: Re: Have you noticed key presses produce a slightly different musical tone ..
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 02 June 2013, 09:12:20

i don't think it's a musical tone. LOL:D