YOU Make Your Keyboard Clack or Thock - Featuring Wind X65
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- Опубліковано 3 бер 2022
- #Keybored #mechanicalkeyboard YOU Make Your Keyboard Clack or Thock - Featuring Wind X65
In this hobby, many of us chase a certain type of characteristic from our boards. Whether it's a thocky or clacky sound, soft or stiff typing feel, the visual aethetics, the outcome is endless. However, out of all these, one of the most discussed and asked about feature is how to make the keyboard thock or clack. I hope that I can use a bit of science to explain how the sound is shaped, and use the new Wind X65 from Wind Studios to build a Clack and Thock build from the same keyboard.
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Hi Everyone! Thank you for the great comments! I also received some great technical comments from great technical minds about sound speed. I mentioned that higher frequency sounds have higher speeds Vs. Low frequency sounds having lower speeds, but at the same time, sound speed is pretty much set in a given controlled medium (air, 345 m/s). There is an equation to determine speed of sound based on frequency and wavelength, and it's Speed = Frequency * Wavelength. Per said equation, it would mean that as frequency increases, so should sound. However, one fact that I didn't go deep into was that Frequency and Wavelength are actually inversely proportional. So as one increases, the other decreases. Given that information, as Frequency increases, the wavelength decreases, and the speed will pretty much stay constant. With acoustic dispersion, there is a chance that higher frequencies will travel faster than lower frequencies... but that is getting too deep into this. Sorry if anyone was confused at all by my generalization! However, the impact this has on the sound and the foam usage still remains, so thicker foam is needed to block deeper sounds!
This is the best video I've seen explaining some aspects of keyboard acoustics. I'd love to have a chat to share knowledge and bounce ideas off each other to help our community understand acoustics even further.
You are not getting too deep into this!!! I would have read 7 more paragraphs haha but I’m studying audio for a living by passion so maybe I’m alone in that XD
Now put the clacky switches on the thocc build and thocc switch in clack build
I love he you went into the science of it as a beginner I understand a lot more about foam and modding because of it
I love that you explained the science behind it. But what about PE foam (PE-HD)? It seems to be less of a foam but more like a foil. I have heard that some really recommend using PE foam for their builds, but how does it really impact sound? Is it more like a inbetween of regular foam and masking tape kind of?
Please keep up the science! Nothing more satisfying than getting to learn the science behind your hobby and understanding why tings like sound behave the way they do!
:) Definitely will!
Yes yes yes!
lol i just throw whatever i see into a keyboard and i screw around with everything untill it sounds decently ok in a office situation
I fully agree :)
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The reason I enjoy your videos is because of how objective they are, and are the most scientific in approach, compared to other channels. I especially value the comparisons. This is what makes you unique. Keep it going.
Thank you so much Matthew! Really appreciate your feedback and it'll help me find my niche and shape the channel :) will keep it up as best as I can! Love your channel!
Matthew's into keyboards?! Nice!
@@Keybored Thanks! For this video, what was super helpful was learning about thick foam, and how that kills deeper sounds. I was struggling to remove the clacky, high-pitched, sound from my Q2 build, but didn't even think that the culprit could be the thick foam between the PCB and plate (thought it was helping). I'll try this next. Thanks!
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Second this 👍
You explaining that clackthock and thickthin foam relationship was REALLY IMPRESSIVE. Please share such gold knowledge with us more often.
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I loveddd the inclusion of the explanation about the foam and high/low frequency sounds. It's really cool to see how science affects keyboarding in general. I personally would like to see more of this in the future :D
:) Will do! Will keep working on that
@@Keybored I assume different foam material give out different sound profile. Would be great to know which material affect which frequency.
@@rlnwvr it depends more on the density of the foam, since there are a shit ton of different materials
The best kind of thock is the thock that's backed up by science.
This is how I am supposed to be researching when getting into hobbies, not just buying things and spending all the money. This channel is keeping up education as much as hobby. Great work!
Not only do I like hearing the science behind audio performance of keyboards from you but it's exactly why I just subscribed. Every channel demonstrates things but given there's too many factors to find your desired build just from observing others learning the underlying concepts is a big help to figuring out the process.
LOVE the technical breakdown, it's always so cool to hear what types of expertise fellow keeb enthusiasts have
Absolutely love the approach to sound! A lot of mods that come about come simply from trial and error, and less so scientific approach with how sound travels through certain materials. Its great to see someone in the community explaining the certain aspects of sound in a more detailed way
Never knew keyboards could be tuned this much, and I like that you explained how each change modifies the sound.
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I LOVE the science thats hidden in the background. Not only does this allow me (and other people) to understand more about keyboards, but it also sets you apart from other youtubers! Explaining the science helps me understand and remember the mods going into my keyboard. Having a background in aerospace engineering makes you a special yter that can explain the science better than anybody else.
please don't stop doing the scientific explanations. it's really enjoyable to know why something acts the way it does. love your content and specially the modding videos. the creativity is just unreal in my opinion.
Thank you so much for making this video! I recently got into the hobby and have wondered why certain boards sound a certain way. Your explanation of how sound works was easily understandable and helped me understand how I want to mod my keyboards for now on. You're a legend in this community who doesn't get enough credit. Keep up the videos!
:) Thank you so much! I'm glad the content is helpful and I'll keep it up!
Thank you so much for explaining it this way. The fact you explained it with science but also used the same keyboard for both builds gives me hope!
I absolutely love the technical portions - please keep including them in your videos! This video was also incredibly informative and definitely has helped me to figure out how to go about my keyboard modding! (I'm a newbie to the hobby haha)
I think learning about the science behind the hobby will help fine tune your board to what you want it to sound like. I for sure had a takeaway from this video about foam and sound and what I should do to make my next board sound great. Keep up the good work man!
What a really great in depth video! I love the scientific explanation for it! Love this man
Glad it was enjoyable! Hope it's helpful for many!
Getting deep into the science/physics of how/why things work the way they do is the best way I learn, so I appreciate those little tid bits. This video was very helpful largely because of that. Keep it!
Hands down one of the most informative videos on breaking into this new hobby. Thank you and keep up the great work!
This is just great content for someone looking to get into the hobby but doesn’t know where to start. Please make this a series!
:) Great to hear that! I'll keep working on bringing out more content like this!
@@Keybored humbly requesting a video on lubing, I still don't really understand the motivation for the mod
@@Keybored if this is going to be a series, I'm waiting for the more in depth explanation on which foam material to use like PE, poron, silicone etc... like when you explain why you chose certain foams to use when making it thocky
give this man a degree in modding keyboards! You are the only person in this world who was able to scientifically explain how to make the sound thocky or clacky in modding your keyboard. my guys is so underrated.
I made my first build around 2 weeks ago and I was very happy with everything but the sound. I'm so glad I came across this video
just started into keyboard hobby, and randomly hooked with your video. As gamer and also Aerospace engineer, i really like how you approach the details how sounds behave and explain it thoruoghly. Thank you for this great content!
Thank for bringing reason and logic to the possible mods on a keyboard thus allowing us to make an educated decision on what to do (and more importantly why) depending on our goals. Great content. The difference between the two setups on the same case is mind-blowing, personally loved the thocky one but the middle option was surprisingly pleasant as well
:) glad it was enjoyable!
Finally glad to see some science in this hobby. I feel like a lot of mods are just "this works" without any evidence or reason so it's interesting to see why. Great video!
Giving people the foundational tools to understand how things work and create new constructions that achieve their desired result faster/in a more creative way is just incredible. I have no doubt it will also inspire some future scientists in the hobby. Thank you for being such a unique channel in the keyboard space :)
Absolutely loved this video. It gives me insights to how to achieve the sound that I want, without experimenting much!
The section about explaining scientifically in great details about how thickness of foam affects sound is definitely welcomed! For ages I have been seeing keyboard contents "guesstimating" what foam does for your keyboard, with the myth of more foam = Deep Sound, which you have debunked scientifically. That also explains why my ID67 sounds fuller and deeper if I use lesser layers of foam.
Bottomline is, most of us aren't knowledgeable in the scientific side of things, so your input is really what we didn't know we needed in this hobby.
Thank you and keep it up!
The profile of the keycaps makes a huge difference too, I noticed you had the SA's on the thoc and cherry profile on the clack build. Learned a lot though, thanks.
Love the science in the video. First definitive video I've heard about sound and how it's shaped. Keep up the good work
Wow. I have been into this mech keyboard life for a little over a year and a half and am very much a novice but you have continually expanded my knowledge with every video. You did it again with the Mill-Max hot swap sockets. Have always avoided soldering boards up to this point because of the semi-permanence of it but that is a game changer for me for and will get me into some boards I avoided because of it. The explanations of the sounds and the uses of foam, on point and excellent! Great work as always and much appreciated from this keyboard and Keybored enthusiast.
#1 keyboard UA-camr imo. Another great analysis and breakdown, especially with the acoustics and foam. I have the Wind-X, and even with Gat Oil Kings, it's a bit clacky. I'm going to try some thinner foam now. Thanks again!
Hope it works out!
Your content has been getting fantastic recently! I love the skits you've been doing and please continue your use of more scientific explanations. I think a lot in this hobby is extremely subjective and hard to portray, so i think having some objective measurements and explanations really helps. Keep it up and I look forward to more videos!
Thank you so much! I'll keep it up!
This was by far the most informative and digestible tutorial on keyboard modding
what a great breakdown. Thanks for the side by side examples... so helpful!
Loving the technicality! ❤️ Well done.
Thank you so much!
Insane. I love the aerospace engineer background take. It’s refreshing to see actual objective science behind sound profiles vs guessing. Subscribed for sure.
love that you went into the actual science of the sound. This was a great video
Such a big brain in this community, thanks for being here as the engineer for all of us
As a fellow engineer (mechanical for me), I really love all this technical info you have been incorporating into your videos lately!
:) Great to hear! Science!
Great video. There's definitely a lot of conflicting information regarding what affects a keyboard's sound, all of it with little to no citation. This is really helpful, I hope you can detail more stuff like this, would love one on stabiliser rattle/ticking and what actually causes it/how different fixes work.
Sounds good! I appreciate the support!
Scott please keep the science part in the videos, it’s really informative and brings the keyboard videos to a higher level. That being said, I was looking for a way to make my aluminium Tofu sound deeper, thinking adding more foam would give me that. Thanks to your explanation I now know what to do.
Keep up the science dude! It's what makes your channel more unique and educates viewers to experiment their own builds
This video is fantastic! It also helps me understand why my Tofu65 build sounds the way that it does. I have StipidFish foam in it and it's my clackiest board by far.
:) Glad it helps!
I do some audio stuff for a living, this so far has easily been my favorite keyboard mod video hands down. Absolutely keep up the science & reasoning & strategy. This is phenomenal
Thank you so much Brady! Good to see some great technical minds gather here!
In love with this Thock build! Simply awesome!!
I LOVED the science, please keep it coming
Keep up the detailed explanation. This kind of content is desperately needed in the keyboard community.
:) Thank you! Will keep trying to incorporate some objectivity into this hobby!
Something interesting to note about the clacky builds, the all-foam build was not necessarily higher pitched. I'm hearing a lot of higher mid frequencies, hence the "clack". the no-foam build added a lot of bass and low mids, scooped the higher mids, and allowed the highest end frequencies to be more noticeable. It sounds both higher pitched and deeper at the same time. I'm also specifically referring to the alphas; the spacebar sound really skews your perception of the overall sound unless you're actively trying to ignore it.
I'd love to send the alpha sounds through an EQ analyzer and see exactly what frequencies I'm hearing.
Thanks for all the effort you put into this video!
This is the most helpful and informative keyboard video! I watch tonsssss and this is the only breakdown I’ve seen like this. More please!
Thanks for the very interesting information! One thing though: since you didn't use the same switch for both the "clack" and the "thock" builds, for all we know, maybe the switch IS the most important for the sound? I don't think it is, and I believe what you showed us, but I think it might be interesting to test this with a "neutral" sounding switch (whatever that may be) in both build variants. :)
Switch does play a role, however even if you were to put the gateron inks into a clacks build, it would still sound clacky a little bit deeper but still clacky. I tried this on my kbd75 because I had the same doubt xd
Great informational video! When I originally got into mech keyboards, everyone kept talking about thocc. But I realized I liked the "creamy" sound better which seems to fall in line with the muted clack sound.
:) I know exactly what you're talking about... That smooth velvety sound
This helped way more than I was expecting thank you for this video! ❤️
Keybored, this was such an awesome video! I loved the skit in the first part of the video, and I really liked how you used your background to give us a very nice detailed scientific way to explain thock and clack! 😁👍
did the thock build have plate foam?
This was perfect, thank you!
Awesome to include the science behind the modding. Really learned some interesting things! ThNk you!!
This is what i am looking for in a video, thank you! ❤❤❤
Thank you so much for this! I needed this!
I absolutely absolutely absolutely love the science!!! Keep it up!!
Love the technical, more scientific approach, makes it easier to understand for me. Great video!
If my professors were like you, I would have not failed some of my classes. I just found out about this channel and after watching 1-3 videos, I'm hooked. Subscribed!!!
Yes more! Love the explanation / science stuff
I love all of the information in your videos. Please keep doing it.
thank you so much for this video! i've just started doing research on making my own keyboard which led me down a rabbit hole of different switches, then different keycaps, then lubing switches, then lubing stabilizers, then modding stabilizers, then the tape mod, and then the foam mod- and at this point i knew i loved the thocky keyboards, but saw how many people suggested the foam mod and i was planning on doing that despite wondering why those keyboards sounded much higher pitched. but thanks to this video, it helped me realize what i need to do by clearly explaining the science behind it and a night and day comparison between thock and clack while also showing what you did to get the results. i can't thank you enough!
Brilliant! This is exactly what i was looking for
This is very informative, the science behind keyboard sound profiles was pretty interesting as well.
Good stuff.
I love the science in the videos please keep doing it, it’s great!!
The BEST video anyone would need to understand how to shape your keyboard sound. Thank you!
I was also playing bard in lost ark. Also thank you for sharing the science behind how foam effects the sound. I love the innovation your channel provides
I love the science you include wit your vids! Big fan since last week
Absolutely loved the science explanation!
Love your videos man ! Really enjoyed learning about the science of how it all comes together.👍 Hope you can make more similar entertaining and educational video. Amazing video!!
THIS IS SO SATISYING TO WATCH. Thank you for explaining this all step by step! Appreciate it!
I really like this type of video. Thank you so much!
Love the science, please keep doing more!
Love some keyboard science. Makes sense why removing some of the foam from my Wind X lowered the tone of the board. Please keep this stuff up!
This was a great video, thank you for all your efforts.
i have watached my share of video on keyboards but you are the first to explain foams in a way that i properly understood, great stuff
I know this is over a year old video - but great video. Man that orange and black combo looks amazing on that keyboard...love it
Definitely one the best keyboard review I have seen so far.
This gave the most insight into thock vs clack!! Thank you!!
Thank you. Love the video and information. It would be awesome to see more videos such as this, like effects of silicone and the varying hardness, etc.
I'm new to the keyboard hobby, and I really really loved the science part. It definietely helps you understand what you can do to adjust your keyboard according to what you desire. Please keep the science! Also I loved that you used the wind x65 for bot h the thockiest and clackiest keyboards. It was like a controlled experiment lol. Love the channel btw, keep up the awesome work!!
This is such a perfect good video! Thanks
fantastic educational video! love the way you approached this video. I like the nerdy stuff, its refreshing haha
Please keep up the science! I know I'm late to the game with this video but I just discovered your channel and I'm getting deeper into this hobby and your videos are a Godsend!
That’s the best tutorial for creating any board you want, great job 👏
Love the detailed explanation regarding foam thickness!
Your clip has helped me understand more about clack and thock sound. Thank you very much
This is really great info, few will have the expertise to explain this. Definitely make use of your knowledge to add that extra detail wherever applicable.
This is great information! It always helps to get back to first principles.
I love this video. Please, never stop including the science behind what makes keyboards tick.
Really love theese videos where you scientifically explain something that comes from keyboards! Keep it up
I am loving these scientific explanations man! Good job!
omg i love that scientific explanation part, just straight up explained the reason. i always thought thicker foam = good but now i know thanks to you. superb video man 👍
I like the technical explanation. Keep it going bro
Definitely keep the science! I love your stuff, especially because of the scientific breakdowns. You are my favorite keebs youtuber ^_^