Cherry Brown Noise

[derpdederp]

Hey guys,

Do you have any easy/creative solutions for using a cherry (brown) keyboard switches at work? I think it is a little too noisy to be acceptable in close quarters at work (I use a Kinesis).

[precarious]

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=37878.0

similar conversation going on there, it's really mostly the bottoming out/return to normal position as opposed to the switch

maybe o-rings or different keycaps

[Vintage]

Try rubber O-Rings. They help to dampen the noise of bottoming out.

WASD Keyboards and Max Keyboards sell them and they are pretty inexpensive.

[nullstring]

I use browns at work and they aren't all that loud.

Not bottoming helps alot though. Besides it stresses your fingers less.

[derpdederp]

It's a new job and I don't want to make enemies too early!
Where do I buy these rings? Which rings should I get so that I don't mess up the mechanics of typing? They're easy to install?

Otherwise, is there another type of switch I can replace the cherry browns with? Maybe the ones from the Mathias Quiet Pro? Are Cherry Browns are interchangeable with such switches?

[Vintage]

wasdkeyboards.com or maxkeyboard.com. Or contact IMSTO for red silica ones.

Try to get the thinnest ones possible to mess up your typing the least. But they will dampen less noise.


At WASD the tinnest ones are 40A-L. $17.

Matias Quiet pro is good too though but would cost a lot more.

[derpdederp]

I don't want to replace my whole keyboard... Are you saying it costs more because I'd have to buy the whole Quiet Pro in order to take the switches out and replace them with my cherry browns?

[rowdy]

Although you can swap switches, it is sometimes easier just to swap keyboards. But browns are a quiet switch, blues and greens have a tactile high-pitched click too.

Your biggest noise would be from bottoming out, and O rings will help with that.

[whiskerBox]

Also you can take some silicone shelf liner and cut a piece out to go on the bottom(inside) of your keyboard to help dampen the noise.

[daerid]

It really depends on the type of work you do. If you work with a bunch of computer people, tell 'em to buck up and stop being pansies. And to get their own mech boards.

[longweight]

Try a silenced Topre board, stealthily quiet!

[Neo.X]

Try a silenced Topre board, stealthily quiet!

Second that, the quietest mechnical keybaord.

[daerid]

I don't understand people who want quiet boards. I'm seriously going to make a loop of typing sounds and use it to fall asleep one of these days.

[rowdy]

Desk or room accoustics could also contribute to noise.  My two Duckys with MX blues sound different - one on a solid desk at work and the other on a less solid desk at home.