Author Topic: Your favourite-sounding keyboard (Read 9507 times)

Daspartic · « **Reply #50 on:** Thu, 26 June 2014, 19:44:04 »

I really love the sound of this guy's keyboard, it's like clicky and thocky at the same time. It's a shame he can barely type lol.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=thusIHpu6ks

I want one of these so bad...

User Was Banned · « **Reply #51 on:** Thu, 26 June 2014, 19:49:57 »

Quote from: Daspartic on Thu, 26 June 2014, 19:44:04

I really love the sound of this guy's keyboard, it's like clicky and thocky at the same time. It's a shame he can barely type lol.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=thusIHpu6ks

I want one of these so bad...

dear god that is awful

Daspartic · « **Reply #52 on:** Thu, 26 June 2014, 19:54:23 »

Quote from: User Was Banned on Thu, 26 June 2014, 19:49:57

Quote from: Daspartic on Thu, 26 June 2014, 19:44:04
I really love the sound of this guy's keyboard, it's like clicky and thocky at the same time. It's a shame he can barely type lol.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=thusIHpu6ks

I want one of these so bad...
dear god that is awful

Lol, what was awful his typing or the sound of his board?

microsoft windows · « **Reply #53 on:** Thu, 26 June 2014, 19:56:00 »

I always liked the sound of the IBM Model M.

Smasher816 · « **Reply #54 on:** Thu, 26 June 2014, 19:57:05 »

I'm surprised so many people love the model m. I'm in the opposite boat, I love the deep thock of the hhkb Type-S.

terrpn · « **Reply #55 on:** Thu, 26 June 2014, 20:16:37 »

F...........

Puddsy · « **Reply #56 on:** Thu, 26 June 2014, 20:18:36 »

Altis · « **Reply #57 on:** Thu, 26 June 2014, 21:08:03 »

Quote from: Smasher816 on Thu, 26 June 2014, 19:57:05

I'm surprised so many people love the model m. I'm in the opposite boat, I love the deep thock of the hhkb Type-S.

You're not the only one. My girlfriend thinks it sounds like a wooden-wheeled carriage, or like those little beads kids put in their bicycle spokes (or used to).

I'm not particularly fond of the sound myself, especially typing quickly on it. Feels nice though!

luisbg · « **Reply #58 on:** Thu, 26 June 2014, 21:44:08 »

Model M's or Cherry Switch Blues are great if you work from home. But for an office, Cherry Browns.

noisyturtle · « **Reply #59 on:** Thu, 26 June 2014, 22:03:01 »

Nothing beats the sound of a good old typewriter. The noise actually has a calming effect on me because of the auditory link to my childhood, sitting in my dads office for hours playing with my toys while he typed away on his Underwood.

luisbg · « **Reply #60 on:** Thu, 26 June 2014, 22:42:17 »

Quote from: noisyturtle on Thu, 26 June 2014, 22:03:01

Nothing beats the sound of a good old typewriter. The noise actually has a calming effect on me because of the auditory link to my childhood, sitting in my dads office for hours playing with my toys while he typed away on his Underwood.

Software hack to make the computer play a typewriter sound at each key?

HaaTa · « **Reply #61 on:** Fri, 27 June 2014, 01:15:50 »

Damn, what a necrothread...it predates me...

#1

Runner up

Both of these are louder than buckling springs btw.

Melvang · « **Reply #62 on:** Fri, 27 June 2014, 05:47:56 »

Quote from: HaaTa on Fri, 27 June 2014, 01:15:50

Damn, what a necrothread...it predates me...

#1

Runner up

Both of these are louder than buckling springs btw.

My wife would kill me if I had that univac. I want to see the insides of both of those switches. But mostly I want to see the mechanics behind that unique lock action with shift canceling it out on that Marquardt.

luisbg · « **Reply #63 on:** Fri, 27 June 2014, 09:41:08 »

Quote from: Melvang on Fri, 27 June 2014, 05:47:56

Quote from: HaaTa on Fri, 27 June 2014, 01:15:50
Damn, what a necrothread...it predates me...

#1

Runner up

Both of these are louder than buckling springs btw.

My wife would kill me if I had that univac. I want to see the insides of both of those switches. But mostly I want to see the mechanics behind that unique lock action with shift canceling it out on that Marquardt.

Probably a servo attached to the key and a horizontal lock. So the servo moves the key slightly to a side and it enters the lock, and then the servo can move slightly to the opposite side and unlock.

Lammie · « **Reply #64 on:** Fri, 27 June 2014, 11:47:44 »

Like the sound on my MX Greens the most. Reminds me of those Turbo blow off valve sounds!

blackbox · « **Reply #65 on:** Fri, 27 June 2014, 12:00:24 »

I like matias standard clicky (alps). I also like mx greens alot.

Z3us_ · « **Reply #66 on:** Fri, 27 June 2014, 12:12:36 »

This

http://deskthority.net/videos-f63/keyboard-raindrops-t5429.html

luisbg · « **Reply #67 on:** Fri, 27 June 2014, 12:15:54 »

Quote from: Z3us_ on Fri, 27 June 2014, 12:12:36

This http://deskthority.net/videos-f63/keyboard-raindrops-t5429.html

That is amazing!

Lammie · « **Reply #68 on:** Fri, 27 June 2014, 12:19:50 »

MUSIC!

Dubsgalore · « **Reply #69 on:** Fri, 27 June 2014, 12:30:38 »

I personally really like how topre sounds, just from typing videos, and I liked topre when I tried it.

My KMAC was my favorite sounding keyboard that i've ever typed on..it similar to the sound of topre but way better..I think i have a crappy video somewhere of it

I do love my SSK's sound as well but the KMAC beats it in my eyes

dorkvader · « **Reply #70 on:** Fri, 27 June 2014, 13:29:33 »

Quote from: Melvang on Fri, 27 June 2014, 05:47:56

Quote from: HaaTa on Fri, 27 June 2014, 01:15:50
Damn, what a necrothread...it predates me...

#1 [univac]

Runner up [marqardt]

Both of these are louder than buckling springs btw.

My wife would kill me if I had that univac. I want to see the insides of both of those switches. But mostly I want to see the mechanics behind that unique lock action with shift canceling it out on that Marquardt.

ask and ye shall receive:
univac:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/triplehaata/sets/72157635465105408/

marqardt:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/triplehaata/sets/72157636880588075/

marquardt switch takeapart (this is a dual-action switch)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/triplehaata/sets/72157642397417604/

About the lock / cancel, it's very common on trypewriters and typewriter-esque keyboard. My favourite implementation is this microswitch (hall effect) board I have that uses the same insert (that goes "around" the switch) for both the press and release.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dork_vader/sets/72157638463953404/

The IBM displaywriter has it as well:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dork_vader/sets/72157638625266495/ (turns out I didn't take pictures of it. Gotta fix that!)

Even my old selectric does it. I would say this is probably common for keyboards that implement "shift lock" instead of caps lock.

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As I'm sure I've said, my favourite sounding keyboard is my selectric typewriter, probably followed by my space-saving 3278 beam spring with solenoid. vintage "dual magnet" hall effect have these cool resonating cavities in each switch and sound great for lienars.

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #71 on:** Fri, 27 June 2014, 13:52:46 »

Model F and complicated blue alps

Hypersphere · « **Reply #72 on:** Sun, 06 July 2014, 15:14:43 »

IBM Model F XT (capacitive buckling spring).

Hypersphere · « **Reply #73 on:** Sun, 06 July 2014, 15:41:57 »

Quote from: HaaTa on Fri, 27 June 2014, 01:15:50

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HaaTa, I love the sounds of your first and second choices. Each has its charm, but I think, like you, that I would give first place to the Univac. What are the switches? Have you converted it to USB, and if so, how?

HPE1000 · « **Reply #74 on:** Sun, 06 July 2014, 15:45:09 »

The univac totally sounds like popcorn popping

ShawnMeg · « **Reply #75 on:** Sun, 06 July 2014, 16:30:35 »

IBM Model F is my 1st choice. I love the crisp, snappy sound followed by a pingy afternote. Next is a tie between my modified AEK II (damped/tactile cream ALPS SKBM modded to undamped/clicky) IBM Model M. I also enjoy MX Blues/Greens.

I haven't heard them in person, but the NMB Hi-Tek Clicky Space Invaders sound great on some of the online videos posted.

The Univac posted above sounds pretty sweet.

solar · « **Reply #76 on:** Sun, 06 July 2014, 22:11:03 »

I really like the matias or clicky greens. They are amazing. And then there is the thonk of the hhkb, pure bliss to type quickly on.

blackbox · « **Reply #77 on:** Sun, 13 July 2014, 03:27:50 »

Quote from: solar on Sun, 06 July 2014, 22:11:03

I really like the matias or clicky greens. They are amazing. And then there is the thonk of the hhkb, pure bliss to type quickly on.

If you are referring to the standard clicky matias I absolutely agree. The click leaf really males a difference from a mx switch. I recently recieved a model m and I found that I liked the sound of the Matias better.

orihalcon · « **Reply #78 on:** Wed, 16 July 2014, 19:34:04 »

Model F for sure. Sounds solid and as mentioned by some others, the rigging can be greatly reduced by floss modding if you're not into that part of the sound.

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Author Topic: Your favourite-sounding keyboard (Read 9507 times)