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Offline proto

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most comprehensive switch sampler?
« on: Tue, 06 February 2018, 18:21:48 »
While I have been lurking on here for a while, I have never actually tried out most of the switches that are mentioned in this forum. I am building my first keyboard fairly soon but am at a loss as to which switches to choose. What is the best/most comprehensive switch sampler kit?
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Re: most comprehensive switch sampler?
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 06 February 2018, 18:49:20 »
the best switch tester is the one you make yourself  ;) :thumb:

novelkeys
has some pretty good ones too

Offline Kevadu

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Re: most comprehensive switch sampler?
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 06 February 2018, 18:52:16 »
There is no such thing as a comprehensive switch tester these days because these stupid companies keep making new switches! ;)

That said I think Clueboard's is really cool because not only does it have a pretty decent variety of switches, you can actually wire it with a battery and LEDs that light up when the switches actuate.  Which makes it infinitely more useful than most testers out there (in my opinion at least).  Bit pricey for a tester though.

Offline proto

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Re: most comprehensive switch sampler?
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 06 February 2018, 19:17:15 »
the best switch tester is the one you make yourself  ;) :thumb:

novelkeys
has some pretty good ones too
Wow they definitely offer a lot of different switches... now I have to narrow down 25 that I think i might like from 90 possible switches  :eek:
Thanks!!

Offline proto

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Re: most comprehensive switch sampler?
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 06 February 2018, 19:20:19 »
There is no such thing as a comprehensive switch tester these days because these stupid companies keep making new switches! ;)

That said I think Clueboard's is really cool because not only does it have a pretty decent variety of switches, you can actually wire it with a battery and LEDs that light up when the switches actuate.  Which makes it infinitely more useful than most testers out there (in my opinion at least).  Bit pricey for a tester though.
Yeah that is a bit pricey and I am not sure what I would do with the macros afterwards

Offline Deefenestrate

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Re: most comprehensive switch sampler?
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 07 February 2018, 08:06:48 »
CM used to have a Topre tester.

Offline proto

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Re: most comprehensive switch sampler?
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 07 February 2018, 17:35:18 »
CM used to have a Topre tester.
I have tried Topres and personally I am not really a fan of how they feel

Offline Deefenestrate

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Re: most comprehensive switch sampler?
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 11 February 2018, 10:18:29 »
That’s why switch samplers are good.