This is what modding should be like, one step at a time, lots of patience and trying to tune it bit by bit until you are satisfied with the end result.
Hey, user! Thanks for the comment! Have you considered checking out the HOTO Compressed Air Capsule? It's a compact and versatile cleaning tool that can help you maintain a spotless environment on your desk, in your car, and more. With powerful vacuuming and blowing capabilities, it's definitely worth considering! Let me know if you have any other questions or need further recommendations. Happy tech-talking!
When you said coming soon, you really werent kidding . Loved the step by step sound comparisons! The touch with the SA spacebar at the end *chefs kiss*
I like how you edited the video to show progression after each mod. very easy to follow. Would like to see a comparison of each mod vs stock but I understand if that takes considerably more effort.
Hey there, I've been using the HOTO Compressed Air Capsule for a while now and it has been a game-changer for keeping my desktop and keyboard clean. The vacuuming power is impressive, and the blowing function is great for dusting off hard-to-reach areas. It's definitely worth considering for your cleaning routine!
Great mod, it almost eliminates the case pinging sound. except for the the side and arrow area. There is no save for those. The SA spacebar is so thocc.
Would you please consider making a wire balancing tutorial? I always struggle with it and a detailed guide with your tools and methods would be so helpful! Thank you for everything you do. ☺️
You really don’t need to worry about wire balancing. So many keyboard builder never balanced the wire in their life and they have made hundreds of boards a year. Just do the holee mod and you never need to worry about it again
Dude you are magician. You took a board which sounded pretty horrible + super hollow - and made it pop and sound like a premium keyboard. Thanks for leading the way again!!
The additional mods do a great job, but from my experience a third layer of PCB tape removes pretty much all audible pinging even without changing the case foam. It could also just be that my switches being different affect the sound as well.
there is still a ringing sound on the right side of the board that you can hear starting around 9 min. this still is a very impressive modding and based on the typing tests, a huge improvement from the start
i like to see how you show every mod and improvement in sound. Really guiding how each mod changes the keyboard, especially tape mod! Keep up the content
I just bought my first nicer keyboard, a Corsair k100, and it got me thinking that I might like to build a custom unit soon. But I'm not so sure. I'll hold off for a while. This Corsair is a massive upgrade from my last one, and I like it a lot. I am not sure I have the patience to mod or build a board. Especially with all the options for switches and key caps and mods and lubing and stabilizers. For now I'll call it a little overwhelming. But this video was great and I thank you for showing the process and the differences as you made small changes step by step.
i think for the Q1 the polyfill mod is the best for dampening the sound. Once i tried it literally all the ping was gone, and it doesn't remove too much of the flex either. I also switched the stock plate out for a PC plate so that probably helped with the resonacne too. Super happy with the Q1, might even buy a second one just to do a boba U4T build
For me additional foam (provided by keychron) and two layers of silicon tape on the base around the holes eliminated the ping.. Thanks to keybored and wildcat!
Now it sounds very, very nice! I had never used tape and I see it makes a huge difference. I will try tomorrow on my Snowfox (very first keyboard, now half destroyed by cats...lol).
As soon as a volume encoder comes in, I'll buy it. In the meantime, my GMMK Pro will serve me better. The gasket mount on the Keychron Q1 is way better.
I did tape mod along with adding moon gel instead of silicone tape. That along with gmks and it sounds fantastic. I believe it was designed to filter higher freqs on drums and cymbals.
They don't filter anything. They just shorten the sustain of the batter head of the drum, so the often ugly resonance disappears. Kind of chokes out the head after the initial transient.
Interesting that the stabilizer mod aims to remove material from the slider housing. Walker's mod is to use a soldering iron to add material to the inside so it can be crushed by the wire (similar to OG cherry)
At Tj temperature of above 105C with these microcontrollers inside, that tape mod using painter's tape to me is a massive fire risk. Maybe use Kapton tape or electrical tape (i know it would be messy and sound would be different) but I am not willing to cause a fire for a slight sound improvement. Just safely do a test and take a piece of painter's tape with thongs above a kitchen sink and light a match to the tape and see how easy it will burn. Any LED short (or any short) would be an exponential fire risk with that tape.
wow, the tape mod really works. when I first heard of it i thought it was another stupid mod that some random person decided to make, but now that I try it on my keeb I love this mod and I will use it for the rest of my projects!
If you're talking about the little foam blocks he puts on the sides of the plate, those are the gaskets. It's what allows the board to have that soft flexing feeling, and it's pretty much what makes this keyboard special.
awesome review.. good information and mods that would be beneficial to someone who wants to get this keyboard..like myself .hehe. keep up the great VDOs
I've had really great success putting single sided Eva 3mm sticky foam to the bottom, just thick enough to make contact with the board without sticking to it (hate the idea of putting tape on PCBs) and there's 0 ping left
Since I’m listening with headphones at full blast, I can hear ping especially on the right cluster above arrows. I was just wondering if this is noticeable irl/in person? Often times mics pick up subtle nuances/details in sound tests that get drowned out in person. Sound tests are often times boosted as well. Additionally, this is the only sound test w tape mod, different foam/damper material than stock, and some material near the screw holes in between the two case halves that I have heard ping. So I am just thinking that it’s the recording setup/settings and that the ping is barely noticeable, if at all, in person. Lastly, have you ever tried polyfill as a damper?
After you tested out Keychron Q1, would you recommend buying Q1 or GMMK Pro as a starter keyboard? Expect I will not do any modding, or only simple modding tricks.
thank you ive been trying to get rid of ping noise and the tape helped so much now when i hit the metal it sounds like im hitting my desk no metal sound
I have a important question, does the silicone gasket tape you used glue on both sides or just one? I can’t seem to find one sided gasket tape that is that small
I havent been able to improve the mods on the right column. they sound hollow no matter what but rest of the board is pretty good. even with pe foam they sounded hollow for me.
do u think the silicone gasket tape is really necessary? should i buy some for my q1 if i dont have it already or should I just use the masking tape i have
Seeing all the videos of people getting their q1 makes me sad since I ordered mine september 2 and i still have not gotten a shipping number or anything 😭😭
Hello! This might be a bit late but had a question about the mod. Just bought the Q1 pro and was wondering if you think the tape mod still works on this even though there is a battery in it? I am thinking of getting non-conductive tape for that reason. Also, when doing the tape mod, do you remove the case foam that goes between PCB?
Great video! I'm new to mechanical keyboards, the keyboard I'm using now is MX Keys but I don't like the feel after some hours of usage, would you consider using Gateron Phantom Browns, I'm really interested in those, and I would like to know how they sound with those mods.
Not this but similar Samsung one :3 www.amazon.com/Lightweight-Removable-Power-Cordless-Motorized-VS15T7032R4/dp/B087V7H2QJ/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=samsung+zet+150w+vacuum&qid=1634632791&sr=8-13
you cannot use that model of iphone for balancening stabilizers, that early of an iphone was still prone to bending, but anything after the iphone 6 and up, justsoyouknow :D
@@19-villenaramiahjemuel82 no I meant like significantly thicker (or multi layer) Band-Aid on the pcb befow the stabilizers.. to mute much more of the bottom-out
2021: the year of tape taking over pretty much everyone’s priorities in modding a keyboard. I love it. From PCBs, cases, and even stabilizers.
Tapeyboards
Taeha Tapes
@@dickangelsamamemachaca4767 a happy coincidence or big brain foreshadowing
Makes me wonder what other mods we haven’t discovered
@@LandonQizilbash Recording every sound test underwater, for example.
This is what modding should be like, one step at a time, lots of patience and trying to tune it bit by bit until you are satisfied with the end result.
Hey, user! Thanks for the comment! Have you considered checking out the HOTO Compressed Air Capsule? It's a compact and versatile cleaning tool that can help you maintain a spotless environment on your desk, in your car, and more. With powerful vacuuming and blowing capabilities, it's definitely worth considering! Let me know if you have any other questions or need further recommendations. Happy tech-talking!
Love how a single tape can drastically change how the board sounds, like my entire life.
lmfao sus?
Bro i used flex tape to fix my life :)
ok
When you said coming soon, you really werent kidding . Loved the step by step sound comparisons! The touch with the SA spacebar at the end *chefs kiss*
haha yeah the SA spacebar is just a magic bar
I like how you edited the video to show progression after each mod. very easy to follow. Would like to see a comparison of each mod vs stock but I understand if that takes considerably more effort.
Hey there, I've been using the HOTO Compressed Air Capsule for a while now and it has been a game-changer for keeping my desktop and keyboard clean. The vacuuming power is impressive, and the blowing function is great for dusting off hard-to-reach areas. It's definitely worth considering for your cleaning routine!
This was great to watch, loved the iteration and side by side as you progressed. Looking forward to trying these out myself.
Great mod, it almost eliminates the case pinging sound. except for the the side and arrow area.
There is no save for those.
The SA spacebar is so thocc.
Would you please consider making a wire balancing tutorial? I always struggle with it and a detailed guide with your tools and methods would be so helpful! Thank you for everything you do. ☺️
Maybe this part ua-cam.com/video/B1TodVGvF2g/v-deo.html
good stabs very rarely need to be balanced
I think employing the iPhone 4 method is key.
You really don’t need to worry about wire balancing. So many keyboard builder never balanced the wire in their life and they have made hundreds of boards a year. Just do the holee mod and you never need to worry about it again
@@tombaker2510 I've seen a bended wire from a new keyboard before so you're not really convincing
Awesome demonstration of so many different mods! Great to hear so many different sound tests.
Dude you are magician. You took a board which sounded pretty horrible + super hollow - and made it pop and sound like a premium keyboard. Thanks for leading the way again!!
The additional mods do a great job, but from my experience a third layer of PCB tape removes pretty much all audible pinging even without changing the case foam. It could also just be that my switches being different affect the sound as well.
Case ping can't be fixed by the PCB taping tho. Different sound source in my opinion
Thanks for this! I did the two tape mods and it's gotten rid of the ping! Now the keychron is sounding waaay better!
You never seem to disapoint
Going from sounding like you're typing on a literal frying pan to a fairly decent sound, what a glowup.
there is still a ringing sound on the right side of the board that you can hear starting around 9 min. this still is a very impressive modding and based on the typing tests, a huge improvement from the start
Wow... the level of preparation and presentation in the video is amazing. This must have taken a long time to make. Great job~~
im so glad you added an SA spacebar clip at the end, it literally sounds like a masterpiece
i like to see how you show every mod and improvement in sound. Really guiding how each mod changes the keyboard, especially tape mod! Keep up the content
You have always been one of my favorite keyboard content creators. Real craftsmanship. Way better than hippyotech. What kind of name is that anyway?
Great vid bro, love the side by sides and edited steps. Nice work thanks again
Thanks wildcat, I'll use this video as reference to mod my Q1 once it's arrive :3
The attention to detail is insane-on the keyboard and the editing of this video… like… jesus
Was waiting for this Vid, since you always do such good mods for Keyboards, am not disappointed
Your tape is very precise, makes me wanna redo mine. Great video
Ngl, that Korean stab mod is really interesting, never seen it before
I just bought my first nicer keyboard, a Corsair k100, and it got me thinking that I might like to build a custom unit soon. But I'm not so sure. I'll hold off for a while. This Corsair is a massive upgrade from my last one, and I like it a lot. I am not sure I have the patience to mod or build a board. Especially with all the options for switches and key caps and mods and lubing and stabilizers. For now I'll call it a little overwhelming. But this video was great and I thank you for showing the process and the differences as you made small changes step by step.
Dang I love how detailed your mods have been in this video! Great work as always! uwu
i think for the Q1 the polyfill mod is the best for dampening the sound.
Once i tried it literally all the ping was gone, and it doesn't remove too much of the flex either. I also switched the stock plate out for a PC plate so that probably helped with the resonacne too. Super happy with the Q1, might even buy a second one just to do a boba U4T build
Yeah, I tried all everything but still ended up using Alexotos' mod since it sounded best for me too!
You just made all percussionists very proud
This is really helpful, definitely going to be looking into this for my personal build on the channel :)
So niceeeeee. What a difference… you can tell how much experience :3ildcat has building boards he knows p much just how much he needs 😱
Just when I thought it couldn't sound any better, it did
Tape is very efficient for modding, I love it
This was great! I need to find time to try this during winter break. Cheers.
For me additional foam (provided by keychron) and two layers of silicon tape on the base around the holes eliminated the ping.. Thanks to keybored and wildcat!
스테빌 교체 귀찮아서 미루고 있었는데 기판만 뜯어 내시는거 보고 머리 탁 치고 갑니다... 감사합니다....
I used a sheet of 0.6mm thick adhesive backed silicone sheet on the back of the pcb and it transformed my q1. Thoccythocthud now.
Now it sounds very, very nice! I had never used tape and I see it makes a huge difference. I will try tomorrow on my Snowfox (very first keyboard, now half destroyed by cats...lol).
As soon as a volume encoder comes in, I'll buy it. In the meantime, my GMMK Pro will serve me better. The gasket mount on the Keychron Q1 is way better.
I did tape mod along with adding moon gel instead of silicone tape. That along with gmks and it sounds fantastic. I believe it was designed to filter higher freqs on drums and cymbals.
They don't filter anything. They just shorten the sustain of the batter head of the drum, so the often ugly resonance disappears. Kind of chokes out the head after the initial transient.
@:3ildcat 0:22 what did you use to open the screw on the back?
This www.monstargears.com/98/?idx=416
7:38 stock sounds
8:38 modded + abs keycaps
Why does it sound like it went BACK to the stock sounds??
왜 키캡을 ABS로 바꾼후 소리가 예전으로 돌아간것 같죠?
I have Q1 on the way, and thank you for this :3ildcat, I hope it'll sound similar since I will follow the modding that you've did. Great as always!
Good luck!
this guys knows more than a company how to make products
Keyboard hobby will never be the same. A lot of people will be saving their money with these mods.
Worth mentioning that the Q1 V2 fixed the case ping and brought additional improvements.
Omg thats sounds so good now. Far than before
Silicone tape prices going to skyrocket now! I have to try it out for myself! Great work as usual
haha if so, sad Good luck and thank you for your great support, takoyakeys!!
omg the PBT sounds so good
Amazing! You really have the magic touch :)
Wow the tape makes that board sound way better, might have to consider getting that over a wooden tofu60
I recommend tofu65 over this and tofu60
i think the most improved spot is the 2 side of poron gasket , because they comes with empty and it directly contact with the top housing
I used double sided adhesive tape inside my keyboard with few holes in it. It sounds great!
Interesting that the stabilizer mod aims to remove material from the slider housing. Walker's mod is to use a soldering iron to add material to the inside so it can be crushed by the wire (similar to OG cherry)
hmm not removing tho
@@3ildcat Is there a writeup somewhere that explains it?
@@Aldarris ua-cam.com/video/FB6sSssD1Ts/v-deo.html&ab_channel=DrHuru
At Tj temperature of above 105C with these microcontrollers inside, that tape mod using painter's tape to me is a massive fire risk. Maybe use Kapton tape or electrical tape (i know it would be messy and sound would be different) but I am not willing to cause a fire for a slight sound improvement. Just safely do a test and take a piece of painter's tape with thongs above a kitchen sink and light a match to the tape and see how easy it will burn. Any LED short (or any short) would be an exponential fire risk with that tape.
wow, the tape mod really works. when I first heard of it i thought it was another stupid mod that some random person decided to make, but now that I try it on my keeb I love this mod and I will use it for the rest of my projects!
ALSO WAIT!!! Do you have a link to those keycap storage units you have at 8:05? Those look so nice!
They are from Keychrons keycap set if I am not mistaken. See his unboxing of them in the previous video
As Filip said, from keychron keycap sets :3
i just bought my keychron q1 so this video is helpful
the English video title variant is 🔥
Hi 3ildcat! Thanks for the video.
I had a question - what does adding the small foam bits at 5:50 do?
If you're talking about the little foam blocks he puts on the sides of the plate, those are the gaskets. It's what allows the board to have that soft flexing feeling, and it's pretty much what makes this keyboard special.
I had an old mouse mat about 2mm thickness which i cut to shape and used as the dampener. Works pretty well.
awesome review.. good information and mods that would be beneficial to someone who wants to get this keyboard..like myself .hehe. keep up the great VDOs
I've just bought one fully assembled for the convenience, but this is making me think about doing something to it...
I've had really great success putting single sided Eva 3mm sticky foam to the bottom, just thick enough to make contact with the board without sticking to it (hate the idea of putting tape on PCBs) and there's 0 ping left
Since I’m listening with headphones at full blast, I can hear ping especially on the right cluster above arrows. I was just wondering if this is noticeable irl/in person? Often times mics pick up subtle nuances/details in sound tests that get drowned out in person. Sound tests are often times boosted as well. Additionally, this is the only sound test w tape mod, different foam/damper material than stock, and some material near the screw holes in between the two case halves that I have heard ping. So I am just thinking that it’s the recording setup/settings and that the ping is barely noticeable, if at all, in person. Lastly, have you ever tried polyfill as a damper?
After you tested out Keychron Q1, would you recommend buying Q1 or GMMK Pro as a starter keyboard? Expect I will not do any modding, or only simple modding tricks.
Haven't tried GMMK Pro but both would be good enough to have fun mods but if you don't plan any mods.. no idea.
the q1 is an awesome board, remove the ping and you are good to go. It's quite easy to do as well. Force break mod :)
Nice work and sound. I like you video edit. What transitions did you use in splitscreen before-after comparison shots?
Damnnnnnn that's exactly what I want my Q1 to sound like
thank you ive been trying to get rid of ping noise and the tape helped so much now when i hit the metal it sounds like im hitting my desk no metal sound
That SA spacebar is delicious!
6:16 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 메모..
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 저거 3핀이라서 쉽게 됐는데 다른거 5핀은 어려웠습니다..
I have a important question, does the silicone gasket tape you used glue on both sides or just one? I can’t seem to find one sided gasket tape that is that small
I havent been able to improve the mods on the right column. they sound hollow no matter what but rest of the board is pretty good. even with pe foam they sounded hollow for me.
Hey, do you have a video where you show what RGB with Phantom Reds looks like? I've only seen some comments about it here and there.
I just ordered a Q1 - I wonder if the factory design has been updated since then.
That SA spacebar at the end starting to make up some beat..
do u think the silicone gasket tape is really necessary? should i buy some for my q1 if i dont have it already or should I just use the masking tape i have
Is it just me? I can still hear ping on fully modded?
that SA Spacebar is for eargaaaaasm
와.....커스텀 키보드가 그냥 키보드를 한 개 제조하는거였군요...ㅋㅋ
정말 감탄 밖에 안나오네요 ㅎㅎ
Seeing all the videos of people getting their q1 makes me sad since I ordered mine september 2 and i still have not gotten a shipping number or anything 😭😭
I ordered mid August. Nothing here either.
@@ericqhochuli6004 hopefully soon
@@PSGIF i got it sep 2 as well but just got my noti yesterday
@@cody2957 Thats good to hear, keychron has said every keyboard will be shipped by october 15 so hopefully I will get the noti in the coming days
I ordered my barebones kit on August 27th and I finally got a tracking number yesterday, supposedly arriving October 22nd.
Love the sound of the GMK Olivia caps. Such a satisfying video.
Hello! This might be a bit late but had a question about the mod. Just bought the Q1 pro and was wondering if you think the tape mod still works on this even though there is a battery in it? I am thinking of getting non-conductive tape for that reason. Also, when doing the tape mod, do you remove the case foam that goes between PCB?
Amazing vid!! What if you didn't or can't find Silicon Gasket, what would you use as a substitute instead?
Great video! I'm new to mechanical keyboards, the keyboard I'm using now is MX Keys but I don't like the feel after some hours of usage, would you consider using Gateron Phantom Browns, I'm really interested in those, and I would like to know how they sound with those mods.
ok but where can i get that little tiny vacuum you have
Not this but similar Samsung one :3
www.amazon.com/Lightweight-Removable-Power-Cordless-Motorized-VS15T7032R4/dp/B087V7H2QJ/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=samsung+zet+150w+vacuum&qid=1634632791&sr=8-13
3:32 the Forbidden Jutsu 😮
I know this old but what keycap set is the first one? Looks awesome, I want to get that set for my Q1v2
Could electrical tape be used instead of silicone tape? (assuming its cut into thin strips to neatly fit on the edges inside the case)
A-B sound testing are the best, easily see the result
Add the smol thicc mask tape and you're set 😎
what brand of vacuum machine are you using? at 0:26
samsung jet 150w
@@3ildcat thx XD
you cannot use that model of iphone for balancening stabilizers, that early of an iphone was still prone to bending, but anything after the iphone 6 and up, justsoyouknow :D
Question: What is thickness of the gasket poron that you put on the plate later?
Great improvement but seems the keys with the stabs still make the board sound quite pingy... Maybe a heavy band aid mod would help?
You mean holee mod?
@@19-villenaramiahjemuel82 no I meant like significantly thicker (or multi layer) Band-Aid on the pcb befow the stabilizers.. to mute much more of the bottom-out
does it make a big difference if you don't lube the stabs?
Description: 0:11 Ting Ting
lmaoooooooooo😂
what the heck is that spacebar??!??!? im so intrigued? can someone explain more please
Its an SA Spacebar
Is it safe to tape mod the PCB for long term use? Does the tape glue wear off after several months usage?