@@MemerDad idk I love my Cherry MX Blue switches lol, but then again, I have several different keyboards with switches that suit my mood, needs and tasks, and they don't have to cost a fortune, seek and you shall find
@@MemerDad way easier than buying a keyboard, then remove all they key caps to try to modify it and maybe end up having to press the keys harder for them to actuate
You're mostly hearing the key pop back up. if you press down slowly and quietly and release your key you'll hear it slam with a click as it pops back up. there are switches known as mx red(pink) that stop bottoming out and the sound when it pops back up
The issue is that the O-rings only dampen the down stroke of a the key press. It's really hard to quiet down none silenced switches because the experience of silencing comes from the upstroke and down stroke. Probably the biggest thing you can do to quiet down a switch is to lube them with a thick lube so the switch will be a tiny bit slower to bottom out and to come back up which can significantly reduce sound.
I just realized that if I double up then rings on the WASD keys they are now much harder to miss when gaming! The sound difference on my Brown Switches is barely noticeable but it most certainly is improved.
key topping out is a major issue that can usually only be fixed by having dampeners on the actual switch slider. don't expect O rings to silence a keyboard on the upstroke.
The tone of the sound has changed quite a bit, most of the high range being dampened. I think I'll give this a try since I just "switched" to mechanical
after slamming my own keycaps multiple times w/o the o-rings, I hereby conclude that the noise from a mechanical keyboard originally came from the keycaps hollowed structure itself you can try to reduce the collision noise etc. However the reduction isn't significant. Laptop keycaps are not that loud coz its nearly flat shaped. Thank you for coming to my ted-talk. Sheeeeeeeeeeeshhh
It great that you tested the three different switches under very similar conditions. You can really hear the difference and the decibels don't lie. O rings are an effective, cheap, and easily reversible way to make the downstroke quieter. My issue with them is that they reduce the travel and feel too spongy. Unfortunately, once you've bought a noisy keyboard, there's not a great deal you can do to make it quieter without resorting to a bit of DIY by lubing the stabilisers. Plus most cheap keyboards, and some expensive ones have very rattly stabilisers.
This mod I came up with does not reduce travel and isn't mushy, but it does make keycaps slightly taller by like 1mm th-cam.com/video/XfaPmP4ps68/w-d-xo.html
@@letsgocapsbeatpens BRO IKR This pissed me off so much because the only keyboards with cherry silent reds were all huge branded $200+. So hard to find a moderately priced or at least price lower than $180 for keyboards of those kind.
Yes! I was looking for a mechanical keyboard... but I was worried about the super-clicky sound of typical key switches. At that time... the Strafe RGB was the only keyboard with MX Silent switches. I'm not sure if any others have it now. But I'm a fan!
did you add o-rings to make the Cherry MX Silent even more Silent? and did it actually work. Thats what I'm planing on doing! My mom hates my speed switches
Anyone else here because a roommate/spouse has an incredibly annoying mechanical keyboard and you want to recommend ways for them to make it quieter? The CLAKAKAKKAKAKAKAK is driving me up the goddamn wall
That's exactly why Im here. I can hear the exact moment my roommate gets tilted in a game, no matter what room I am in, because the clacking of hell begins. And this is WITH the O rings. Im moving the fuck out.
I mean I got an MX Red keyboard, but my dad LOVE'S those old dell membrane Keyboards and thinks my mechanical is so loud and that it is much harder to press down then a DAMN MEMBRANE
Ironically, most membrane keys are harder to press than mechanical switches, and they feel spongy. Also, unless defective, a mechanical switch will never lock on you
So my problem is my keyboard when click down and its has the pressure, it makes the clicking noise, but after it sounds metal vibrating and ringing, got any solutions for that
That has to do with your keyboard build materials, same switches sound different depending on the keyboard design and materials, I have one that sounds like that and I love it, but I have another one with less acoustic feedback
LMA, my mom had a mental breakdown after the first few days of me buying blue switches, and as a result my older relatives like my aunt and uncle who are very supportive to my mom as my mom's a single parent. And they gave me money to buy new keyboard xD.
Get an Apple Magic Keyboard, they can be surprisingly good, of course you'll want the extended one with numeric keypad. It's a weird combination of tactile and linear switches, it may work for some games and other stuff. I have several different keyboards and I love blue switches but for quieter and lower profile it isn't bad, and it connects via Bluetooth and USB
i like how brown switches feel but because i am used to silent red switches, browns are just too noisy for me and im 90% sure o-rings won't help in my situation
I bought one of these O-Rings and right when I put them on, I did not see any sort of difference. Is it my type of keyboard that isn't compatible with these O-Rings? I followed all the steps and it just sounds the same and feels the same. Can someone explain to me if im doing something wrong or why they are not working. Btw, I have a razor mechanical keyboard. Thanks!!
@ponchato Appreciate the review and the idea. I have 2 questions I hope you can help with. 1. Will these rubber o-rings work with the cherry low profile keys? 2. Does the o-rings change the feel when pressing down on the keys? Thank you. 🙏
A quick note to anyone who want to try this method to get rid of the leaf ping/ spring ping on your keyboard: It's doesn't fix anything at all, lubing switch will be one of the most effective methods to get rid of those ping.
Does it feel any different? btw my mechanical keyboard has plastic caps hitting a metal plate so i dont know if i want to quieten it as it sounds so good at a relatively normal noise level
That's the sound of the springs inside the keys, and those depend on your keyboard material and design, these are just for when you bottom out keystrokes, they won't make a difference on that
i had a gateron blue keyboard and i put like 3 o rings per key just to quiet them down. i managed to keep myself from selling it for 6 months then finally i gave in and bought brown switches and sold the blue keyboard.
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My favourite switch is IBM's buckling spring(well actually Unicomp's, I don't have an actual model M) and making it quiter is a lost cause, I'm actually watching for a friend.
for me the issue is more for the springy feedback noise that happens (literally got my first mechanical keyboard today) would this fix that problem as well?
I'd recommend you get an extra keyboard that suits your needs when you need to be more quiet, you don't want to be taking your key caps on and off all the time anyway, it's easier to just swap the keyboard
the best part about mechanical keyboards are the switch sounds , just pressing on them cherry mx reds and hearing the pbt keycaps hit the aluminum case is pure bliss
What o rings do is they make the plastic of the keys not hit as hard as if you are using the keyboard normally without them, it makes it feel very displeasing, the only good thing about them is that it quiets down the keyboard a touch, but ruins that by making it feel rubbery and trash. just get a keyboard, buy something called spray lube, and then take off all your keycaps and then just hold down the key you want to make quieter, and then spray, it can get messy so get like 8 paper towels to clean after.
I don't mind the noise but my mic picks it up and when I change the settings it doesn't my mouth has to be inside the bloody mic so it is quite annoying when streaming. thanks for the video comparison man.
If you wanna save a dollar or two just get enough for a 60% keyboard let’s be real most games don’t use the rest of the keys or get a full pack and use them on your most common keys
My neighbors love my cherry MX blues sounds so much they threw a brick through my window to hear it more clearly
Lmao
So who is gonna tell him?
Lmao
Damn, I've seen this comment used before on another video.
LMAO
I love my MX blue switches but my family does not
2yr edit: red switches changed my mind
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Before and After O-Rings sounds almost the exact same
@Yizhuo CHEN LOL
@@neil5679LOL
@@mihailsazdov4280 lol
They sound the same because this doesn’t change the sound, it makes them more quiet
Scammed
Dad caught me playing games because of key strokes damn these MX blues.
same
@Rainzy o ring won't change the sound of blues that much. Buying blues for gaming is a bad idea.
@@MemerDad idk I love my Cherry MX Blue switches lol, but then again, I have several different keyboards with switches that suit my mood, needs and tasks, and they don't have to cost a fortune, seek and you shall find
@@MemerDad way easier than buying a keyboard, then remove all they key caps to try to modify it and maybe end up having to press the keys harder for them to actuate
Same
i tried o-ring with my girlfriend and I had the opposite result
Michaël Gagné 😂😂😂
lmao
@@kyze2k rofl
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Chill, isn’t this a friendly channel?
I don't hear much of a difference between them.
You're mostly hearing the key pop back up. if you press down slowly and quietly and release your key you'll hear it slam with a click as it pops back up. there are switches known as mx red(pink) that stop bottoming out and the sound when it pops back up
O-rings don't make much of a difference for me with Razer Green switches.
I want to hit the like button but i cant bring myself to mess with the holy number. Nice
@@useless274 I showed my friends this video. They said it wasn't any quieter. Now I know why.
The issue is that the O-rings only dampen the down stroke of a the key press. It's really hard to quiet down none silenced switches because the experience of silencing comes from the upstroke and down stroke. Probably the biggest thing you can do to quiet down a switch is to lube them with a thick lube so the switch will be a tiny bit slower to bottom out and to come back up which can significantly reduce sound.
My razer keyboard is so loud you can literally hear it through a brick wall
SAME
I didn’t know blue switches was meant to be loud, Love it, hate it when recording lmao
itllBuff lmao same I have to use a membrane to record
just use the power of video editing to your advantage :)
@@undefinedchannel9916 I’ve just changed keyboards since then lol
My friends are always complaining about how loud it is
omg blue its fucking loud 🤣 i never buy keyboard with blue switches
I just realized that if I double up then rings on the WASD keys they are now much harder to miss when gaming! The sound difference on my Brown Switches is barely noticeable but it most certainly is improved.
@@maaax573 by what he say, yes, its good
key topping out is a major issue that can usually only be fixed by having dampeners on the actual switch slider. don't expect O rings to silence a keyboard on the upstroke.
The tone of the sound has changed quite a bit, most of the high range being dampened. I think I'll give this a try since I just "switched" to mechanical
I need to make my Z & X keycaps silent for Osu, because my family doesn't like them 💀💀
That suck
Shove play doh in them its quiet yet still quite clicky (not even joking)
Same problem I’m here watching this video because my family said I play osu too loud
after slamming my own keycaps multiple times w/o the o-rings, I hereby conclude that the noise from a mechanical keyboard originally came from the keycaps hollowed structure itself you can try to reduce the collision noise etc. However the reduction isn't significant. Laptop keycaps are not that loud coz its nearly flat shaped. Thank you for coming to my ted-talk. Sheeeeeeeeeeeshhh
It great that you tested the three different switches under very similar conditions. You can really hear the difference and the decibels don't lie.
O rings are an effective, cheap, and easily reversible way to make the downstroke quieter. My issue with them is that they reduce the travel and feel too spongy. Unfortunately, once you've bought a noisy keyboard, there's not a great deal you can do to make it quieter without resorting to a bit of DIY by lubing the stabilisers. Plus most cheap keyboards, and some expensive ones have very rattly stabilisers.
What can you use as lube?
@@uninvestigated ky jelly
@@uninvestigated dielectric grease for stabs
This mod I came up with does not reduce travel and isn't mushy, but it does make keycaps slightly taller by like 1mm th-cam.com/video/XfaPmP4ps68/w-d-xo.html
o rings get rid of the "thock" that mechs usually have, and it just leaves the annoying high pitch noise of pressing a key
are my ears deceiving me or did nothing change after the o-rings?
The difference is very clear to me...
You are clearly an idiot
It’s slightly lower pitched
it has to be your ears. The difference is not that clear but it's definitly there.
If you want quieter linear switches, just go for the silent reds instead of the default. Huge difference.
It’s really hard to find a keyboard with Cherry silent reds.
@@letsgocapsbeatpens BRO IKR This pissed me off so much because the only keyboards with cherry silent reds were all huge branded $200+. So hard to find a moderately priced or at least price lower than $180 for keyboards of those kind.
@@powerstonez pls give us a TED Talk on your transformation from Bruhtonium to Bruh Momentum :)
what do you mean "just go" how do i "go" for them
@@carnap355 In English, to "go for" can mean to choose
I bought a Corsair keyboard with Cherry MX Silent keys for just this reason :)
Yes! I was looking for a mechanical keyboard... but I was worried about the super-clicky sound of typical key switches. At that time... the Strafe RGB was the only keyboard with MX Silent switches. I'm not sure if any others have it now. But I'm a fan!
Michael Scrip isit silent at allthough?
It makes some noise from the actual keypresses. But it doesn't add any *additional* noise from clicky switches.
Did you like them?
did you add o-rings to make the Cherry MX Silent even more Silent? and did it actually work. Thats what I'm planing on doing! My mom hates my speed switches
I heard barely any difference in this video, but I do know that these work from experience.
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does this work for blue switches
@@lucutes2936 it works for every switch any brand
I love Gateron Aliaz. They’re quiet, but have a good smooth tactile feel to them.
Right now I am using a Razer BlackWidow Elite with Razer Oranges
Anyone else here because a roommate/spouse has an incredibly annoying mechanical keyboard and you want to recommend ways for them to make it quieter? The CLAKAKAKKAKAKAKAK is driving me up the goddamn wall
That's exactly why Im here. I can hear the exact moment my roommate gets tilted in a game, no matter what room I am in, because the clacking of hell begins. And this is WITH the O rings. Im moving the fuck out.
Everyone’s saying they don’t notice a difference with or without o rings but I notice HUGE difference
I'm listening through a pair of really good headphones. I can't tell the difference. The volume seems the same to me.
O-rings, ah yes, how to turn your mech into a glorified rubber-dome-feeling keeb
Worst.idea.ever
still too loud... i dont like that.
lubing switches makes them quiter. Search for lubed mx silent red
Membrane is the way to go
@@fiebz3835 no
@@fiebz3835 Membrane sucks lmao
Membrane sucks but mechanical keyboard does all it can to remain as quiet as the sucky membrane keyboard 🤹
I mean I got an MX Red keyboard, but my dad LOVE'S those old dell membrane Keyboards and thinks my mechanical is so loud and that it is much harder to press down then a DAMN MEMBRANE
Ironically, most membrane keys are harder to press than mechanical switches, and they feel spongy. Also, unless defective, a mechanical switch will never lock on you
So my problem is my keyboard when click down and its has the pressure, it makes the clicking noise, but after it sounds metal vibrating and ringing, got any solutions for that
That has to do with your keyboard build materials, same switches sound different depending on the keyboard design and materials, I have one that sounds like that and I love it, but I have another one with less acoustic feedback
My keyboard sounds like me slamming a controller on the ground repeatedly
the more it sounds the more productive and hard working guy I feel. But it also annoys me when I'm working at night.
Wow! Thanks; My keyboard went from loud to noisy.
Lol what's the difference? Is it noticeable? Did it increase the key action force?
@@JoeOrber it’s a bad joke :/
LMA, my mom had a mental breakdown after the first few days of me buying blue switches, and as a result my older relatives like my aunt and uncle who are very supportive to my mom as my mom's a single parent. And they gave me money to buy new keyboard xD.
Get an Apple Magic Keyboard, they can be surprisingly good, of course you'll want the extended one with numeric keypad. It's a weird combination of tactile and linear switches, it may work for some games and other stuff. I have several different keyboards and I love blue switches but for quieter and lower profile it isn't bad, and it connects via Bluetooth and USB
My totally favorite switch is
1st. Cherry MX Speed Silver
2nd. Razer opto-mechanical linear red
3rd. Razer Green Clicky Tacile switch
0 difference. And what you described isn't even why mechanical keyboards are noisy.
Elaborate please, I'm going to buy these soon
i like how brown switches feel but because i am used to silent red switches, browns are just too noisy for me and im 90% sure o-rings won't help in my situation
The most important thing you can do to quiet a keyboard is putting something soft between the keyboard and the desk.
does a desk sized mouse pad work?
@@g3wt yeah, basically anything that's not just straight desk will change the sound
i dont hear a difference
I bought one of these O-Rings and right when I put them on, I did not see any sort of difference. Is it my type of keyboard that isn't compatible with these O-Rings? I followed all the steps and it just sounds the same and feels the same. Can someone explain to me if im doing something wrong or why they are not working. Btw, I have a razor mechanical keyboard. Thanks!!
I really needed this so many people were bullying me I had to stop using a mic
@I eat playdoh Yeah but I use all of my easily accessible keys and how am I supposed to stretch my hand over to use push to talk while I’m in a figh?
@I eat playdoh It is possible to disable the Caps lock button?
@I eat playdoh So it doesn’t show me on my screen that it’s on or off
I really like the mute box jades, nice and clicky and quiet at the same time it’s great!
Which keyboard do you prefer or like more. G.Skill or Rosewill ? What is the difference besides the G.Skill's fancy lights.
@ponchato Appreciate the review and the idea. I have 2 questions I hope you can help with.
1. Will these rubber o-rings work with the cherry low profile keys?
2. Does the o-rings change the feel when pressing down on the keys?
Thank you. 🙏
A quick note to anyone who want to try this method to get rid of the leaf ping/ spring ping on your keyboard: It's doesn't fix anything at all, lubing switch will be one of the most effective methods to get rid of those ping.
Do u think I can use rainbow loom
I personally recommend blue swiches if you're often in the library
Does it feel any different? btw my mechanical keyboard has plastic caps hitting a metal plate so i dont know if i want to quieten it as it sounds so good at a relatively normal noise level
Would a refurbished k70 for 64 pounds be good? Whats bad about refurbished keyboards?
do o rings dampen the sound of keyboard pings, like the ring thats heard after pressing a key
That's the sound of the springs inside the keys, and those depend on your keyboard material and design, these are just for when you bottom out keystrokes, they won't make a difference on that
@@JoeOrber thanks for the in depth reply, it seems that over time as ive used it the ping sound has reduced a good bit. But thanks.
i had a gateron blue keyboard and i put like 3 o rings per key just to quiet them down. i managed to keep myself from selling it for 6 months then finally i gave in and bought brown switches and sold the blue keyboard.
franzb69 how do the browns feel? I was thinking about getting browns and getting rid of my blues
I use a IBM model M but I am still watching for some reason. I prefer loud keys and I don't think there are keys much louder than buckling spring.
What do I do if the keys underneath are square
Jeezet then it’s a membrane and this won’t work.
Do all mechanical keyboards allow the o-rings? Great option.
all cherry mx keys and their clones like gaterons and outemu
I want to reduce the noise of my blue switches and still get the same feeling.
So will orings make my gateron optical browns quieter?
In my experience MX silent switches do a better job than o-rings, alhtough I reckon that replacing switches isn't everyone's cup of tea.
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How many O ring can we place under the keycaps?
I am very bad at computer stuff, but please help me. Does the O-Rings support the Razor Blackwidow V2? And do they change the feel of the keyboard?
Thank you very much for this tip, my keyboard is very loud and can ruin the whole mood when I'm online with friends, now I don't!
does this solve the metallic echo that some keyboards get? mine is so loud and out of control it drives me nuts to type on it
Are the O-rings you linked compatible with keyboards other than those listed? I have Logitech G710+, just want to make sure.
My favourite switch is IBM's buckling spring(well actually Unicomp's, I don't have an actual model M) and making it quiter is a lost cause, I'm actually watching for a friend.
My favorites have to be Browns. The tactile bump of the Blues along with the quietness of the Reds! Perfect combo.
not as tactile as mx Blues
How can you even call mx browns tactile lol
for me the issue is more for the springy feedback noise that happens (literally got my first mechanical keyboard today) would this fix that problem as well?
me in the custom mechanical keyboard hobby: ha, interesting
Do o rings make it harder for pushing down key
I came here cause I have MX blues and their not hot swappable on my G513, I want it quiet cause of when I record
I'd recommend you get an extra keyboard that suits your needs when you need to be more quiet, you don't want to be taking your key caps on and off all the time anyway, it's easier to just swap the keyboard
If I buy a silent keyboard will it be quieter than those o-rings? I feel that the orings are still really loud.
So you know how on controller if you barely move the joystick forward, your character moves really slow? Is there a keyboard that can do that or nah?
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So could I add more than one ring per key?
GameFace not a great idea, as it makes the key more mushy, and the switch may not even register a click.
what do you do about springback noise?
Is there anything that just completely stops the bumping sound against the keyboard?
lubed vintage mx blacks are quite AF
The best. Better than creams and Helios and all other linears
how can you silence a scissor switch keyboard? I assume these o-rings won't work with a scissor switch?
from hearing it from your review nothing change at all😂
Exactly, and if you notice, the microphone is in a different position for all the "after" takes
is there an o-ring for dust proof switches??? i don't think this size fits
I love my gateron reds, so much smoother than cherry mx switches. And after lubing them they are even better
part of the first say minute or so, you're not supposed to bottom out the keys, you're supposed to feel for the actuation point and not go any further
lol sounds about the same in my opinion. loving my new 60% mechanical keyboard tho. :)
the best part about mechanical keyboards are the switch sounds , just pressing on them cherry mx reds and hearing the pbt keycaps hit the aluminum case is pure bliss
my question is does it the o rings affect the responsivity of the keys
Or you could just plug that rubber dome usb if you’re all about that spongy feel at the end of your keystroke.
What o rings do is they make the plastic of the keys not hit as hard as if you are using the keyboard normally without them, it makes it feel very displeasing, the only good thing about them is that it quiets down the keyboard a touch, but ruins that by making it feel rubbery and trash. just get a keyboard, buy something called spray lube, and then take off all your keycaps and then just hold down the key you want to make quieter, and then spray, it can get messy so get like 8 paper towels to clean after.
Blue is my favorite. The sound is satisfying to me.
I don't mind the noise but my mic picks it up and when I change the settings it doesn't my mouth has to be inside the bloody mic so it is quite annoying when streaming. thanks for the video comparison man.
What is your keyboard, the one with the brown switches?
its a g skill km570
The razer cynosa is really quiet I've been using the huntsman keyboard and also widow whatever I love how quiet it is.
Does having the mic on a mic stand reduce sound opposed to keeping mic on desk
It should, at least a little. More mechanical separation keeps it from getting picked up in the mic
I just got a keyboard with reds and they are still loud
That’s gonna help me pulling an all nighter without my parents knowing thank uuu
If you wanna save a dollar or two just get enough for a 60% keyboard let’s be real most games don’t use the rest of the keys or get a full pack and use them on your most common keys
I spent €15 on o rings but hate the way they sound and feel on my blue switches, I reccomend them on the bigger keys tho
What do you mean by bigger keys? Like Enter and Backspace?
I like tealios v2's. Amazing switch. Especially with krytoz lube.
will they fit the razor huntsman elite?
can I do that only with one key?? My blackwidow elite with green switches, the space key makes too much noise, I only want this for that key lol...
Does it affect keyboard performance
You are a monster Ponchato!
which are more noicy cherry browns or cherry mx reds
are those mx browns?
Huntsman elite is a loud beast. My family is easily waking up when I'm playing typeracer. I'm hoping those orings will help.
Marek Frychel did it work , I have the same keyboard
@@MariaM-pz8gk I've changes keycaps to spc ones and it kinda worked