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[havoc-ado]

So as a drummer, we do these things where we dampen the sound of the snare drum using pieces of adhesive gel or gum. What it does is it removes the high pitch ringing, as the physical contact disperses the higher frequencies and also the extra reverb, making the sound tight and creating a crack without it being too sharp and fatiguing. I guess in this case, the crack of the snare drum that's pleasing is the keyboard thock. You know how if you accidentally hit a piece of sheet metal and it reverberates, the way to kill the sound is to just grab it? Yeah, it kinda works like that. What this tape mod feels like is a version of sound dampening that can be caused by the sound high frequencies the PCB makes when a key is struck.

[PabzRoz]

ok but for real your keyboard sounds ridiculously amazing... absolutely zero scratch or rattle. just sounds way too good.

[SenSenChan]

This video should have been called "Hipyo being salty for 10 minutes straight" Lol loved it hahaha

[LordAllenby]

Just a word of caution... ScotchBlue has changed to a vinyl type material for their painter's tape (had a distinctly rubber feel to it) if you want painters tape that is actually more of a paper composition.... do not buy the Scotch brand. Given what I've heard about a paper towel mod and what it does to sound, I'm thinking most will defiantly want a paper based tape... just something to be aware of : )

[colinhendry]

Can confirm, especially if you use two layers, that you have to squish down the tape as much as possible. When I put my second layer on haphazardly it resulted in a crinkling sound from bits of tape compressing against my case foam. I just went went with one layer and I do enjoy the added pop.

[TBSxDRUMS]

I’d argue there’s no such thing as “not an enthusiast keyboard.” We’re enthusiasts, we get enthused regardless of whether something is standard or not, premium or budget, packed with functions or serves a basic purpose! So far, these A80 and L80 boards have been the best-sounding prebuilts I’ve ever heard in stock form, and they definitely convinced me that costar stabs are superior despite whatever tuning shortfalls people may have with them.

[blurryloogi]

6:56 for anyone that wants the second howdy hey and skipping the ad

[joshki]

just use masking/painters tape. any tape with not too much residue
after that you can basically use any tape as another layer

[vikramsathish]

The keyboard is called lime and it’s red. “That made me a bit *sour* ”

[secritsquirrel]

My dude got me gud with the thocc buzzword lol

[Qui-]

If one layer makes a difference, then it stands to reason that additional layers also would.
For me, 1 layer sounded like a step in the right direction, but 3, a bit much, starting to get muffled. I'm curious about the sound of 2 layers on this, because I feel there's such a big difference between 1 and 3 that there's plenty of missed soundscape in between.

[shakir]

I get it now. Costar stabs are good if and only if you don't want to mod at all.

[tunc]

stop making me wait a whole day you hipyo man

[catoflado]

Unpopular opinion: Costar stabs are MUCH easier to mod and make It Nice than Cherry stryle ones... You dont need to clip things, lube sliders, and all these things. You only need Dieletric grease and maybe some tape and you are done. And you dont need to dessolder your board to mod them. Thats the best part! Oh, and as you said, they are MUCH better stock than the Cherry ones. People only like Cherry style ones because they are easy to put The keycaps back, while Costar ones have better quality in general. It's simply a more clever design. Oh, and It's not mushy like those terrible stock Cherry ones.

[matthewsmith]

I'll try my best to watch the Premier of this, can't promise anything, psychonauts 2 drops on gamepass tomorrow 😂

[mashu]

The, “WhEreS ThE LImEs” killed me 😂😂😂💀💀

[gothix]

I like that you were honest. I really didn't like my Iquinix board for the same reasons you mentioned.

[OneRedKraken]

After experimenting with the Tempest Tape Mod there's a few things I think people should consider before thinking it's going to make their keyboards sound amazing.

One thing is for sure the mod makes the keyboard way louder. And although it will make popping noises stand out. It's a bit of a two edged sword. As it will also amplify any other sound your switch might have. So if your switches have any kind of stratchiness, or stem rattle. Those sounds will also be amplified. Same goes for the bottoming out sound of your switch (Assuming you bottom out your keys) if you don't like it it will be even louder than it was before.

So yeah, to really get the most out of this mod. You kind of have to either find some really well factory lubed switches. Or bite the bullet and become a full fledge keyboard addict and start lubing and filming those switches by hand. Not sure I'm there yet. :D

[aryanhavrest]

My heart is melting when people are mocking astro chicks, energy crystal morons and homeopathy stuff. You're a good one, Hipyo. You're a good one.

[CometCafe]

Since this day, hipyo do tape mod every single build