The tape my be conducting electricity somewhere or if you take the tape off and it still don’t come back on then you probably got static in it and killed the leds so try using electrical grade tape and if that don’t work than you fucked up
Love the vid, but I find with the tape mod it often works better and gives a deeper thock with more layers of tape I did it on my Rk61 and it sounds much better and I used 3 layers of tape thats all you really need but you could probably add more if wanted.
Yeah for sure! From my experience, it made every switch sound similar so for the 2 boards that I tape modded, 1 layer is enough to preserve some switch personality haha
Tape mod is fucking trash. It doesn't "give a deeper thock" is just makes the keyboard sound waterlogged. It sounds like you chucked your keyboard in saltwater and then took it out and started typing. Godawful mod.
I think 2 or even one layers are enough, having more eliminates the sound u originally look for with tapes, which is the vibration of the bubbles of air between the pcb and the tape aswell as the tape itself, think of the tape as a really wide string or stretched cloth, when plucked it makes that poppy noise
I feel like in such tape mod videos people should be recommending the right type of tape. If you buy the wrong type of masking tape you will absolutely destroy/fry your board. You need one that's not conductive. And unfortunately there is very, very little information about which ones are and aren't conductive. I want to do the tape mod on all my boards. But I'm not sure what tape to use. And even hipyo uses tape that's slightly conductive and might ruin your board. Something that he keeps telling people while he keeps using the same tape.
@@itsamedaniil5976this is the first tutorial I saw without lubing the switches. Did you lube your keyboard, plus how is it holding up? I have access to the foam and tape, is it worth it modding the keyboard with only those two
@@willy7968 it will make your keyboard sound so much better you should definitely do it . but try doing 2 or 3 layers of tape, also keep in mind that the foam will reduce brightness of the rgb.
@@fatiqraza514 oh thank you so much I really appreciate, I don’t think I want to lose the brightness of the keyboard now, will definitely do it in the future
Great tutorial. However, I don't know if this will work on optical boards. I just tried it on my Tofu 60 with optical tangerines. And now it won't turn on.
Just modded my keyboard like this yesterday and you're right. Although I used pva foam and it looks so good when I cut it really well, it looked like it was factory made. I also applied 2 layers of tape as people said 1 was ok but not quite enough.
thank you so much for the tutorial, I just finished doing this in my gk61 with gateron yelows as my first bigger keyboard mod and a couple things went wrong but its fine. I did a before and after sound test and it's so much better now
I modded mine, took hours and the result was great, but the foam might be too thick because I have to press extra hard on some switches to get to working again, and messed up the alignment a few stabs too when unscrewing, and when I’m done the rbg stopped working, gonna have to open it up again sometime to get it fixed
@@草っているる花 idk if thisd help but push your switches and plate together the pins might not be touching pcb, if that doesnt work switches are bent probably
with the music and the editing, i felt like i was watching one of those toys videos my little cousins watch, and i realized this is the equivalent of those silly toy videos and kids videos
for anyone who still wants to do this but cant find pe foam, tissues work great. Just make sure you get clean tissues with no moisture (i would wash hands, sanitise and dry) and then just lay the tissues in as flat as possible, as many layers as you would like just so you can fit the PCB back in, and it works just the same.
Thanks for the help! My keyboard sounds really nice now. But I had a bit of a problem because I use a different one and it was the positioning of the stabilizers and then I realised I didn't need to poke the holes but anyways thanks!!!
Is tape mod safe? I just dive in this keyboard moding world, so do u recommend to do it ? I just add the pe foam to my keyboard and its already sound more marbly, im about to do the tape mod but its kinda risky right? What do u think ? Lov your vid btw ❤
if you are not careful, you may break the switch or the connection connector (for example)but otherwise you just need a keyboard with the ability to change switches, otherwise everything that the author of the video has done is safe to do
The difference between masking tape and painters tape is painters tape can easily come off but masking tape sticks a lot and is harder to remove if I I so this I might use painters tape because if I don’t like it can be removed easily
I've recently become addicted to collecting keyboards and I've found, as a life long touch typist, I only like blue switches and you people that think stuffing foam into your keyboards to "hear" a difference are either nuts or pulling off the longest prank ever.
I Havent tried tape mod myself yet but for some reason I struggle to hear a difference in sound when watching videos (or should I say listening videos) about the mod.
Can someone please state why this causes static shocks? Like there's a specific move you've possibly done causing static shocks. Right? Tell me so I can avoid :)
Sometimes there’s a plastic liner on the pe foam if you find that remove it that can cause static shocks other than that I’m not sure what could be causing it
Maybe i'm tone deaf or suck at this but. i hear no difference after doing all this. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No just kiiding, my space sound phenomenal and my bad choice of switch is the reason
i would do this, only if there was a reason to, im not wasting my time on my cheap sounding logitech keyboard, that wont sound any better at all with the mods : /
I did that on a Durgod K320 TKL and didn't work. It seems that the metal plate is pinging, no matter the numbers of layers of foam, tape of even rubber bands I used to place between the PCB and the plate :((
@@leo._.vincent lmao mine wasnt even proper foam just some paper shit that i found and was still too thick so i had to only put like one small piece in a part of the case that dips slightly lower :D i also just lubed my stabs and doesnt make a big difference
I'd use a thicker piece of foam than that in the video, usually the foam that comes from packaging tomatoes, you can get some from your grocery store or restaurant when they're throwing it out; one layer for the face and 3 for the back (one will be taped down to the base of the case with double side tape); then I'll tape the same foam inside the space bar, shift, and enter keys; now the keyboard makes a nice quiet thocking noise .... but it's nothing compare to the Logitech k70 (the first batch that came out, not the later batches that came out years later) that was near silent, it only got squeeky after 13 years of use, and the plastic became to brittle to risk taking the keys off and lubing the sisscor switches. .
So, i've got the Yunzii KC68 Pro keyboard (which is a rebrand of some other brand i don't really remember). Anyways, it has a pretty thick foam thing pre-installed between the PCB and the plate... so i'm unsure if this mod is needed. I really wanna get the sound you get when doing these mods but again, my keyboard already has some kind of foam pre-installed and i have no idea what that foam even is for.
fun fact: im just a kid 12 years old and i did the foam and tape mod. the foam came from the box my keyboard box and the masking tape i had some laying in my house edit: the keyboard was inconsistent💀
I can tell you are Vietnamese by this quote "Oh man, that's sound so good, how do you do"
hehehe
@@killakeyboards1945 lol
lol, that nice
Ae VN ở mọi nơi 💪
@Phan Lê Bình Minh 12A13 THPT MĐC indeed
Thank you so much! I did this on a GK61 and it sounds so much better.
if your using wirelesss keyboard i recomend opting for electrical tape instead of masking tape to reduce the risk of zapping your pcb
can you pls name the mousepad it really cool like this video :)
The No Mod sound pretty nice btw.
hey is your keycaps compatible with redragon fizz k617?
half of my keyboard stopped lighting up 😭😭
The tape my be conducting electricity somewhere or if you take the tape off and it still don’t come back on then you probably got static in it and killed the leds so try using electrical grade tape and if that don’t work than you fucked up
😂
The RGB LEDs on like 2 or 3 keys were malfunction after the tape mod ,I fixed it by resetting the keyboard
Ahahahah, congratulations! Another "happy" ovner of mechanical keyboard 🤣
I bet you ordered a new one in the past of 5 months 😂
PE foam MOD alone makes those marbly sounds , ( like the spray can shaking motion makes ) that is the sound I love.
that's probably the best example of how "marbly" sounds. Im actually surprised no one has made that analogy yet.
I'll never unhear it now lmao but this is exactly what I want too. Gonna try to get a super thock spray can shaking sound haha
spray can shaking, posca markers or those sharpie markers... mMmM
underrated channel this was such a good video! really appreciate the excellent sound tests and easy to follow instructions
I just finished modding mine and its sooooooo good, very simple explanation!
Great to hear!
Love the vid, but I find with the tape mod it often works better and gives a deeper thock with more layers of tape I did it on my Rk61 and it sounds much better and I used 3 layers of tape thats all you really need but you could probably add more if wanted.
Yeah for sure! From my experience, it made every switch sound similar so for the 2 boards that I tape modded, 1 layer is enough to preserve some switch personality haha
dam it i added 2 layers of tape only
Tape mod is fucking trash. It doesn't "give a deeper thock" is just makes the keyboard sound waterlogged. It sounds like you chucked your keyboard in saltwater and then took it out and started typing. Godawful mod.
I think 2 or even one layers are enough, having more eliminates the sound u originally look for with tapes, which is the vibration of the bubbles of air between the pcb and the tape aswell as the tape itself, think of the tape as a really wide string or stretched cloth, when plucked it makes that poppy noise
Add more? XD hahahah
I feel like in such tape mod videos people should be recommending the right type of tape. If you buy the wrong type of masking tape you will absolutely destroy/fry your board. You need one that's not conductive. And unfortunately there is very, very little information about which ones are and aren't conductive. I want to do the tape mod on all my boards. But I'm not sure what tape to use. And even hipyo uses tape that's slightly conductive and might ruin your board. Something that he keeps telling people while he keeps using the same tape.
have u found the right tape yet cause im thinking of tapeing and using pe foam
Diggin' the upbeat music in the background. A nice change to the usual soft jazz I hear (not hate on those videos btw, just a comment).
To skip all the talking for sound comparison:
Before: 6:44
After: 8:05
That mousepad looks pretty cool. Where did you order it from?
From dailyclack!
@@killakeyboards1945 Awesome, thanks!
@@killakeyboards1945 do you know the name of the deskmat
just tried this on my gk 64 with ktt roses. went from delicately quiet to fairly loud in the nicest way possible
thats what I like to hear
thats what you call poppy
@@killakeyboards1945hey, can you please share the link for that desk mat?
Killer video. As far as tutorials go this is one of the best I've seen in the space.
That motivates me more to make tutorials. Thanks for the kind words!
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I just finished building my first keyboard. Thank you so much for the tutorial it made my custom sound SO much better!
I'm not sure if you did the tape mod from other videos but layering it three time gives the best results
@@Willy_Gee I did
@@itsamedaniil5976this is the first tutorial I saw without lubing the switches. Did you lube your keyboard, plus how is it holding up?
I have access to the foam and tape, is it worth it modding the keyboard with only those two
@@willy7968 it will make your keyboard sound so much better you should definitely do it . but try doing 2 or 3 layers of tape, also keep in mind that the foam will reduce brightness of the rgb.
@@fatiqraza514 oh thank you so much
I really appreciate, I don’t think I want to lose the brightness of the keyboard now, will definitely do it in the future
Great tutorial. However, I don't know if this will work on optical boards. I just tried it on my Tofu 60 with optical tangerines. And now it won't turn on.
Thanks for sharing
The board may have been too high in the case which means the usb c port wasn’t functioning. Could also be hat you may have used a conducting tape.
Thank you! I did this on a RK61 and it sounds much better.
Thanks for sharing!
@@killakeyboards1945 what is the filmof the kbd67 lite
Just modded my keyboard like this yesterday and you're right. Although I used pva foam and it looks so good when I cut it really well, it looked like it was factory made. I also applied 2 layers of tape as people said 1 was ok but not quite enough.
thank you so much for the tutorial, I just finished doing this in my gk61 with gateron yelows as my first bigger keyboard mod and a couple things went wrong but its fine. I did a before and after sound test and it's so much better now
Im glad the mods worked! Link me the video
@@killakeyboards1945 the video is very scuffed, bad and on my other channel :P th-cam.com/video/AGZVa0LBdlU/w-d-xo.html
@@killakeyboards1945 what switches are those? I am using Akko Rose Reds but I want mine to sound like yours
@@minimule4582 lube
is yours optical or mechanical? I have the optical version but idk if I can also do it lol
how did you make that hologram type thing when you did the typing test?
Before mod: clacky
After mod: deep thock and muted
Where to get this mousepad?
I modded mine, took hours and the result was great, but the foam might be too thick because I have to press extra hard on some switches to get to working again, and messed up the alignment a few stabs too when unscrewing, and when I’m done the rbg stopped working, gonna have to open it up again sometime to get it fixed
perhaps the issue for the RGB having stopped working is because the PE foam has anti-static properties. did you ever resolve this issue?
Same with the extrra-force on certain keys, did you fix it anyhow? it would be of help to know.
@@lylacfps it just fixed itself lo
@@草っているる花 idk if thisd help but push your switches and plate together the pins might not be touching pcb, if that doesnt work switches are bent probably
with the music and the editing, i felt like i was watching one of those toys videos my little cousins watch, and i realized this is the equivalent of those silly toy videos and kids videos
Man, I did this to my Keychron K2 and it made a huge difference.
Did you ever have any problems with static?
for anyone who still wants to do this but cant find pe foam, tissues work great. Just make sure you get clean tissues with no moisture (i would wash hands, sanitise and dry) and then just lay the tissues in as flat as possible, as many layers as you would like just so you can fit the PCB back in, and it works just the same.
yes!
Thanks for the help! My keyboard sounds really nice now. But I had a bit of a problem because I use a different one and it was the positioning of the stabilizers and then I realised I didn't need to poke the holes but anyways thanks!!!
I wonder how this mod will end on a blue switch. my keyboard is old and they sound more like a brown than the blues they were brand new
Lube it...
I knew it! I didn't do the pe foam mod correctly my stabs still sound bad thanks alot for this tutorial
“you can get some at your local Bunnings”
gday fellow aussie
YEAHH NAHHH MATEEE :D
Bạn là người Việt Nam đúng không ?
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Bro I love your accent, it went from Asian ( I think don't flame me if I'm wrong) to Australian, and a little bit of American.
The foam goes over top of the stabilizer bar? Other videos I’ve seen they tuck the foam underneath of them.
I feel the tape mod like chokes out the PE foam imo but idk maybe use like 2 layers of tape
0:13 unmoded? I think you forgot a letter ther
Is tape mod safe? I just dive in this keyboard moding world, so do u recommend to do it ? I just add the pe foam to my keyboard and its already sound more marbly, im about to do the tape mod but its kinda risky right? What do u think ? Lov your vid btw ❤
if you are not careful, you may break the switch or the connection connector (for example)but otherwise you just need a keyboard with the ability to change switches, otherwise everything that the author of the video has done is safe to do
Good tutorial but man the music is HORRIBLE
You can trace the PE foam using the switch plate.
I have the same screwdriver :)
The difference between masking tape and painters tape is painters tape can easily come off but masking tape sticks a lot and is harder to remove if I I so this I might use painters tape because if I don’t like it can be removed easily
And about the static electricity caused by the foam, couldn't damage the PCB?
Congratulations: It sounds exactly the same!
bunnings was mentioned
I've recently become addicted to collecting keyboards and I've found, as a life long touch typist, I only like blue switches and you people that think stuffing foam into your keyboards to "hear" a difference are either nuts or pulling off the longest prank ever.
Thank you, very helpful! 👍What mod mat are you using on your desktop?
Hey man im wondering how to do the PE foam mod with plate mounted stabs, could you show me
tf you are vietnamese?
I Havent tried tape mod myself yet but for some reason I struggle to hear a difference in sound when watching videos (or should I say listening videos) about the mod.
Love the sound without that bullshit mod 😂😂
Make sure its not burn your keyboard from inside..😂😂
oh man the sounds so goood. How do you do
Nobody talking about how the foam blocks the RGB LEDS???? okay then
For having no mods on it, that's the best fucking keyboard I've ever heard.
Your mouse pad Is fantastic, where I cam find that?
Can someone please state why this causes static shocks? Like there's a specific move you've possibly done causing static shocks. Right? Tell me so I can avoid :)
Sometimes there’s a plastic liner on the pe foam if you find that remove it that can cause static shocks other than that I’m not sure what could be causing it
@@motion7673 thanks for the heads up
man the difference is unnoticeable, your keyboard sounds like thunder
Maybe i'm tone deaf or suck at this but. i hear no difference after doing all this.
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No just kiiding, my space sound phenomenal and my bad choice of switch is the reason
Hi. Can i do such thing with Epomaker TH80 Pro? iT is my first mechanical keyboard.
any reason why you used a red ballpen instead of black when tracing? just kidding mate! good stuff! I am trying this to my keyboard soon
When will we get the Covid Mask mod??? PLEASE!?!?
It's absolutely enough with just tape mode 3 layers on the back and that's all. I don't want to cover the lights.
thanks to your guide. i`m planning to enter into world of keyboard mod.
this made my $40 mechanical keyboard sound like $300 🫡
Took me 5 hours to disassemble my 2010 keyboard
> it changes your keyboard sound from this to this
> there is basically no difference at all
the keyboard coomery must be stopped, people are insane
Isnt masking tape might get caught on fire with keyboard with batteries?
Did u have to poke any holes on the tape when u were tape modding.if yes where did u poke the holes
I don’t deserve watching this video, the sounds are too good for me.
What do you think about doing these mods and paper mod on my th80 pro with gateron baby kangaroos?
What is that black keayboard mat? It's beautiful 🤩
for some reason my space bar stabiliter have foam covering it so i can not pull out the stabilizer from the base can anybody help me.
The original sound is clacky, after modded sounds littlebit creamy. I'd prefer the clacky sound
hwo 2 mods just spend all of your life savings on lube step 2 put unholy amouts of lube on everything done!
i would do this, only if there was a reason to, im not wasting my time on my cheap sounding logitech keyboard, that wont sound any better at all with the mods : /
i tried PE foam but i found it didnt work for me. i used thicker kilmat and that worked better.
OMG HOW DO YOU GET YOUR BACKSPACE BUTTON SO THOCKY LIKE THAT?
sound is so subjective how do you even determine that the modded sound is better? what if I like the non modded one sheesh
I did that on a Durgod K320 TKL and didn't work. It seems that the metal plate is pinging, no matter the numbers of layers of foam, tape of even rubber bands I used to place between the PCB and the plate :((
it's sound sooo good my blue switch it's going to kill me
Me who dead ass used paper towels and got a similar effect
Whats the difference? Sounds as loud as always 😂
Foam ở giữa nên lót như bác và dán băng dính gì kia ở đáy lại. Hay là dùng cao su lưu hóa vậy bác rk100
is it safe for the keybaord to put tape?
Just make sure your tape is not conductive. Paper tape (painters tape) is your safest bet
Just did the most painful tape and "foam" mod on my ducky one 2 mini, and it was more difficult than it should have been.
I did it on my Anne pro 2 and it's so botched lol I eyeballed the foam
@@leo._.vincent lmao mine wasnt even proper foam just some paper shit that i found and was still too thick so i had to only put like one small piece in a part of the case that dips slightly lower :D i also just lubed my stabs and doesnt make a big difference
I'm I the only one that likes the before sound more?
how did this affect your LED’s ? light is really important, did you make holes for the led’s too ?
That's optional imo. You can , but it takes a lot of time
My led just reduces brightness like 5 10% so it doesn't matter for me
Im not gonna mod my keyboard or my dad beats my ass up 😂
My mind at 0:40: BUNNINGS WAREE HOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUSE. Where the lowest prices, are just the beginning.
can someone please tell me wich deskmat hes using?
Spent decades buying expensive gaming keyboards until a couple of years ago I bought a Keychron K2. I'll never waist money again :)
I'd use a thicker piece of foam than that in the video, usually the foam that comes from packaging tomatoes, you can get some from your grocery store or restaurant when they're throwing it out; one layer for the face and 3 for the back (one will be taped down to the base of the case with double side tape); then I'll tape the same foam inside the space bar, shift, and enter keys; now the keyboard makes a nice quiet thocking noise .... but it's nothing compare to the Logitech k70 (the first batch that came out, not the later batches that came out years later) that was near silent, it only got squeeky after 13 years of use, and the plastic became to brittle to risk taking the keys off and lubing the sisscor switches. .
So, i've got the Yunzii KC68 Pro keyboard (which is a rebrand of some other brand i don't really remember).
Anyways, it has a pretty thick foam thing pre-installed between the PCB and the plate... so i'm unsure if this mod is needed.
I really wanna get the sound you get when doing these mods but again, my keyboard already has some kind of foam pre-installed and i have no idea what that foam even is for.
The modded sounds a teeny tiny atomicly teeny tiny bit better
fun fact: im just a kid 12 years old and i did the foam and tape mod. the foam came from the box my keyboard box and the masking tape i had some laying in my house
edit: the keyboard was inconsistent💀
Sound test on the beginning sounded the same 😂
where can i buy this mousepad?
I don't understand, is this to make your kb sound poppier(louder) or quiter? I wanna make mind less clicky
Nice video, my man.
Just one question: what deskmat is that?
CYBERPNK - Black
@@killakeyboards1945 Do you know who is the fabricant? Couldn't find with this name
What is this mix of asian/aussie accent. Hahaha 🤣