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Nathan Taylor
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 14 ก.พ. 2017
Tape Mod + Foam Mod | Is It Worth It? | ASMR
Thocky to Clocky? What do you guys think?
Which did you prefer?
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Keyboard Specs:
RK68 Wireless Keyboard
Happy Balls Keycaps
Lavender Linear Switches - Lubed
Deskeys Switch Film
Expandable Foam Weatherstrip
(Tape mod)
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Modded Keyboard Build Video (Links to parts I used):
th-cam.com/video/ugmJPv0vWV4/w-d-xo.html
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0:00 - No Tape Mod Sound Test
0:38 - Disassembly
1:20 - Tape Modding
3:15 - Trimming the Tape
3:56 - Poking Holes for Screws
4:32 - Assembly
5:37 - Tape Mod Sound Test
6:45 - Sound Comparison
7:40 - Outro
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Which did you prefer?
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Keyboard Specs:
RK68 Wireless Keyboard
Happy Balls Keycaps
Lavender Linear Switches - Lubed
Deskeys Switch Film
Expandable Foam Weatherstrip
(Tape mod)
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Modded Keyboard Build Video (Links to parts I used):
th-cam.com/video/ugmJPv0vWV4/w-d-xo.html
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0:00 - No Tape Mod Sound Test
0:38 - Disassembly
1:20 - Tape Modding
3:15 - Trimming the Tape
3:56 - Poking Holes for Screws
4:32 - Assembly
5:37 - Tape Mod Sound Test
6:45 - Sound Comparison
7:40 - Outro
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Modding the RK68 Keyboard | Best Budget Keyboard | ASMR
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RK68 Keyboard: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08G52MB1J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s02?ie=UTF8&th=1 Happy Balls Keycaps: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LZ71MYY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Lavender Linear Switches: cannonkeys.com/products/lavender-linear-switch?_pos=1&_sid=21406502e&_ss=r Krytox 205g0: divinikey.com/collections/lubricant/products/krytox-gpl-205-grade-0-switch-...
I was going to buy this keyboard. Then i realised how the switches looks cheap and the amount of work and money to spend to make it solid and top tier. I went for the Keychron Q2 pro. Pricey but I have all I need. Nice video! I still think this keyboard is a solid one tho. Just my personal preference :)
why no tape mod😞😞😞😞
woah... so good for first keeb! (but next time, try working more on the pcb, like putting foam and tape mod) :D
Yeah, for sure! It was certainly a learning experience 😂
@@nathantaylor6850 :D
Sad that you don't make videos more often, your channel could be a huge one like switch and click and others. If you consider making videos again once, remember me! Nice video, great mod ❤😅
Yeah, I wish I would have more time to make videos, but I'm in college right now and honestly the keyboard was a one off thing and it's not really something I'd want to make a whole channel over. I wasn't expecting to get any traffic on it 😄
@@nathantaylor6850 ooohhhh, thats why! But still a great video i subscribed anyways
@@BB_BricksYT Thank you! I appreciate it! 😊
I think that it would be nicer if you tape modded it. also, the enter key and left shift have just the slightest bit of ticking.
In my other video, I also tape moded it to see how it would affect it, although i still left the foam in. I think the keyboard actually sounds better now than when I made the video since it broke in a little. I believe the ticking is gone, but I could be wrong. You probably have a better ear than me 😂
Nice transition
Thanks!
happy balls
🤷♂️ Pretty good name if you ask me.
do you have to take the stabilizers off to take off the plate?
No, the stabilizers are clipped into the plate, so they'll just come with it if you take it off. 👍
@@nathantaylor6850 thanks, also, what switches are compatible with the keyboard?
@shrimpster6897 Any switch should work fine. Definitely do some research on the switches you're looking at though.
@@nathantaylor6850 Ok
Transition at 1:36 was clean af :00
Thanks! Took me a while to get all the transitions right. 😄
But this is not 'thock' though...?
I believe the inerpretation of the word 'thock' is subjective. For me, it's a deep sound represented by '-hock' with a sharp initial attack represented by the 't-'. I also see a 'thock' to be without reverb or hollowness and thus accentuating the quality and details of the sound of each key... seriously though, all good fun 😂. Curiously, what would a proper thock be for you?
I recently modded my keyboard with foam and tape. I’ve realised that foam doesn’t make that large of a difference, but thank you for the help :)
That's good to know, and of course!
@@nathantaylor6850 :) great job making all the videos btw
@@cvtr_883 Thanks! Sadly, I had one more keyboard build lined up, but I lost all the footage somewhere 😬
@@nathantaylor6850 that must be rough 😬
@@cvtr_883 Yeeaaah 😅
Try doing gummy o-ring mount on this board
I might end up doing dome more mods down the road, so I'll keep this one in mind. Thanks!
This video is so soothing to watch 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 my RK 68 is coming in the mail today :) I can’t wait to mod it! Is it safe to leave the battery in there with the foam? I can’t remember where I heard it but I heard that you shouldn’t do that 😱
Thank you so much! As long as the battery isn't plugged in while youre modding it and not being pushed down hard by the foam you should be fine. I just left the foam that was already stock on top of it. Also, good luck in your modding endeavors! 😁
That sounds great i modded the same board and your spacebar sounds way better
Thanks so much! It's a nice board to mod on for sure. 😄
indeed
bro u put like no foam
It was expanding foam so it fills in the space pretty well. I fit as much as I could without the pcb bending... I actually had to take some out at the bottom because it was too much 😄
Do you think the tape and foam mods together work good ?
I think it does exactly as expected. It has the nice thocky sound of the foam but it adds a bit more dimension to the higher frequency of the sound of the keys. It's up to you what sounds good, but I think you can't go wrong with either method!
@@nathantaylor6850 cool ! Thanks, I think I'll do both mods. I have this lme shity keyboard, I'm switching the switches and lobbing them up. Anything helps.
@@ricardofranco4114 Nice! Yeah anything helps 😄. Good luck on it!
That's actually a decent sound from your first mod, and btw do you still notice any scratches after modding the stock stabs?
Thank you so much! Now that the keyboards been broken in for a while, I haven't notice any scratching yet. Still sounds great 👍
Would you say it's fine before mods bc I'm not gonna mod anything?
Of course! It's a good keyboard whether your modding it or not as long as your ok with the sound. The sound in the video is a bit exaggerated because it's amplified, but it would sound like that with the gateron red switches.
@@nathantaylor6850 Okay. If I do buy it, I'll swap out the switches. Does that count as modding, lol?
@@nathantaylor6850 Thank you, btw
@@SweetMelaninn No problem! And yes, I would count swapping out the switches as modding 👍. Although, if I were to do one mod it would be to lube the stabs since that's where most of the clacky sound comes from, but swapping or lubing the switches would also be good if you don't like the sound obviously 😄
@@nathantaylor6850 Oh, stupid me, lol
keyboard modding be like: Before mod: spacebar most loudest frustrating key. After mod: spacebar most silent relaxing key.
It's definitely the most rewarding part 😂. In fact, I waited to even press the spacebar until I was completely done.
Is there any risk of damaging the pcb doing this mod?
If you're careful not to scrape it with a screwdriver or something you should be fine. If you want to be super safe you can always ground yourself, but I didn't do that for two keyboards I made and had no issues. As long as you don't visibly crack or damage the board you should be fine. It's an easy and safe mod to do in my opinion and as long as the tape is insulating it should be fine.
@@nathantaylor6850 Thanks for the quick response, is there any concern about the residue if i were to remove it in the future?
@@ditty69 I think masking tape would leave some residue if left on for a long time, but it wouldn't mess up any of the electronics. It would most likely just be an inconvenience since it'd be sticky if you ever mod or take apart the keyboard again. I wouldn't worry about it though personally.
@@nathantaylor6850 appreciate the insight
@@ditty69 Of course!
small creators > big creators. Small ones don’t have the best editing skill, but they make it as simple and as easy as possible. Big creators skip some parts for beginners like me, so it’s hard to understand. Keep up the great content dude!
Thank you! I made sure to show almost everything because it took me a while to learn everything from multiple videos. 👍
@Mark Hansen No problem!
Tbh for a first timer you did freaking well I rmb for my first time modding my keyboard it did not end well but hey we all learn from mistakes right
Yep! I definitely made some mistakes I think, but it's always fun learning from them to make an even better one in the future. Also, thank you!
I want to try this out but I’m also worried about possibly damaging my keyboard 😕
It's soooo much easier than one might think. It's just like doing crafts as a kid. And if you don't like how something is turning out then it's really easy to undo. If you have a different keyboard I would watch videos on moding it just so you understand what you're going in to, but I say just go for it and take your time. Good luck! 😊
The way you presented the mods and layout was fascinating. I actually thought you had like 10 years experience of modding keyboards with the layout and the sound! Keep up the great work man. You've just gained a new subscriber and a like.
Thank you so much, that means a lot! 😊
The spacebar 😳
😏
hi what's your mic brand?
Tascam DR-05X, I put it really close to the keyboard to get better sound quality.
@@nathantaylor6850 thank you!
@@mczstudio Of course!
ive never modded a keyboard before because I thought I would break it but you doing so good for ur first time has given me a little bit of motivation
Go for it! It's surprisingly hard to mess up, just start with easier mods and go from there. I consider myself fairly handy which was definitely helpful, but this is something I think anyone could easily do. Good luck!
You Killed it! This is amazing for someones first time! For a second I thought those were nk creams lmao
Thank you so much! 😄
my RK68 didnt come with a battery or wire. i tink i dont have wireless tho so i think thats why.
Yeah, that might be why. I would check your order history to see if you ordered the right one, and if it's different you should see if you can return it. It is odd that it didn't even come with a wire since even the wireless one does.
@@nathantaylor6850 what i meant by it didnt come with a wire is that there was no wire connected to the pcb cause there was no battery. still got the USB-C to USB-A wire tho.
@@Kenzie1051 Ok I gotcha, that's good. At least you can still do mods to it 😉
@@nathantaylor6850 yeah in fact its easier than normal cause i put foam and it and no connecting wire because no battery so yeah.
@@Kenzie1051 That's true, maybe a nicer sound even.
That sounds and looks just so beautiful, happy to have seen that :P
Thank you so much! 😁
Are you able to take the switch off when I put the tape in?
The switch is soldered in, so you wouldn't be able to take it off easily. It's easier just to cut around it though since the tape doesn't have to be perfect.
and here I thought 30 mins of lubing for the first time 74 switches was very slow
😂 idk, sounds slow to me
is it stocked stabilizer?
Yep 👍
how are the lavender switches do they have any ping sounds
If you lube the springs on any switch it should eliminate the pingy sound, but the lavender didn't have any that I noticed before I lubed them.
Super high quality mod + video and music. Love the vibes! I got the RK68 in December of 2020, but the month right after they released the current hot-swappable version so now I'm just left with soldered switches 😭. I already have pbt caps and I'm planning to foam and tape mod. Since I can't take the switches out I'll probably try Push-Stem lubing them and then get dielectric grease for the stabs. Till then I'll be stuck with this board be I plan to get a custom.
Thanks! I hope the lubing goes well. Also, I had no luck with dielectric grease because I'm incompetent and my stabs stuck, so I just ended putting krytox in them and that worked 😅. Good luck!
this is nice but also got anxiety like several times when he would pull the pcb i legit thought it would break hahahaha
It was definitely scary, but I got used to it after doing it a few times 😄
one thing you shouldnt do in this video is.. use metal tools on a keyboard evenm if its off when the battery is still connected
True, I didn't really think about that. 😅
what!!?? i was saving up money for that same keyboard and those same keycaps, what a coincidence
Nice! 😄
nice editing on your second vid, keep making these great videos.
Thanks so much! I'll try my best 😅
@@nathantaylor6850 btw. How much layer of tape did you use
@@guazafran Just one 👍
Hi great vid! But i have a question, does thock makes the key hard to push like you need to push it down to activate the key? Sorry for my bad question and bad grammar:(
No, actually the opposite. Lubing the switches makes it easier to push down. Also, there's never a bad question 👍
good build bro😁
Thanks! 😁
Nice build but you had to have taken breaks in those 11 hours of lubing , it took me 3 and I still needed breaks lol
Oh yeah for sure, I got some tools for my other video so it took way less time. Plus I had the experience. Music also helps 😄
great vid!
Thanks!
Thanks google translate
dude i dont know how you have 200 subs you deserve way more the video quality is incredible. Nice keyboard btw
Thank you so much! 😁
Damn bro, seriously good stuff
Thank you!
love your content, keep up the great work!
also what mic do you use, it sounds great
Thank you, I'll try my best to get out content! 😅
@@L.cas-24 I used a Taskam DR-05 👍
Wassup tanjiro
@@theredeyeddragon4882 sup
Awesome vid
Thank you!
i come back to this channel a month later and seriously how has he not gotten a huge upsurge in subs, this channel is a gem
Thank you so much for your support! I'm posting another video today! 😁
don't know if you're still answering questions, but what's your opinion on using painter's tape or medical tape for the mods that require bandaids? Would they sound the same?
I don't think the mod effects sound much other than stab rattle. It's basically just a shim to make the fit of the clip on stab more tight so it doesn't rattle in its mount. I think either should work fine. You could pretty much use anything to do it. Hope this helps!
I really wanna mod my keyboard but im scared I’ll ruin it and wont be able to use it anymore
It'd be pretty hard to ruin a keyboard like this. As long as you find videos of the mods you want to do you should be fine. Like I said in the video, this was my first time even touching a mechanical keyboard, so I'm sure you'll be fine. If you have any questions or anything you can comment here and I'll try my best to explain anything you need. Also, you don't have to spend as much money as I did. You can easily get away with cheaper parts and it would still sound great. I say just give it a shot, there's always a way to fix something if you do end up breaking it, but I don't think you will. 👍