@@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
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
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.
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
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
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!!!
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
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.
Great video. I'll try it on my keychron next weekend, wish me luck. First MK and first modding experience, hope i get it done. Thank you for the tutorial, thumbs up!
Should check out silicone pour too. I ordered a Q1 also and am planning both mods but also a thin layer of silicone to reduce the hollow aluminum sound.
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
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.
@@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 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 :((
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.
so apparently i have a razer Blackwidow 2019 and it does not sounds bad at stock it actually performed really well yet i soon get bored of the clacc sound afterward and so i search up how to make a clicky keyboard thocc and yet i do what you did in the vid, its just that i actually accidentally apply 2 layers of foam making 1cm thicc and yet i have to use a plier just to have the shroud back onto the keybaord and now it just sound like a diy keyboard! I just wanna say that this video changed the way i live with my keyboard! great content bro
What about the sound when the key is release? my switch sounds perfect, but when i press down and release it sounds very loud. The bigger the keycap, the louder it sound
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'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. .
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
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.
You could but that means you'd have to apply the pe foam before you solder your switches. If you board is already soldered then you have to desolder, put in the pe foam then solder.
I will be using a pe foam sticker, which is a pre laser cut pe foam material, need to paste it manually on pcb. Can I add another layer of pe foam mod?
Probaby not but it really depends how thick it is. No harm in trying! My advice is just to make sure you test the keys using via and see if they're registering. Do that after you've put the pcb, pe foam and plate together and before you put the case together. I used PE foam in my Ikki68 with a silicone layer between pcb and plate. The PE foam would bulge the switches out of the hotswap socket.
They should push through without damaging the pins. Just be careful if the pins are slightly on an angle, they get bent. The pe sheet from my Mr.Suit didn't have pin holes so I had to do the same. PE is pretty soft so you don't have to worry if it does bend you can straighten it back up :) hope that helps
I use davinci resolve 17. I put the typing recording on a new track on top of the video track, then I just crop it into a small rectangle. Turn down the opacity and there yah have it. Follow my in the description, I show behind the scene stuff :)
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
I just finished modding mine and its sooooooo good, very simple explanation!
Great to hear!
underrated channel this was such a good video! really appreciate the excellent sound tests and easy to follow instructions
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
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
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).
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
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?
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.
Love how it sounds seller and thockier after the mod. Also appreciate the lengthy typing recordings with words screen. Thank you for showing us. ❤
I knew it! I didn't do the pe foam mod correctly my stabs still sound bad thanks alot for this tutorial
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
Subscribed. This channel's so underrated, geez.
Man, I did this to my Keychron K2 and it made a huge difference.
Did you ever have any problems with static?
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 😂
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 love the music! haha
Great video. Very clear and easy to watch. I'm going to try the PE foam!
Congratulations: It sounds exactly the same!
it does not
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
Thank you so much! I did this on a GK61 and it sounds so much better.
For having no mods on it, that's the best fucking keyboard I've ever heard.
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!
Great video. I'll try it on my keychron next weekend, wish me luck. First MK and first modding experience, hope i get it done. Thank you for the tutorial, thumbs up!
Let me know how much difference it made! goodluck
Should check out silicone pour too. I ordered a Q1 also and am planning both mods but also a thin layer of silicone to reduce the hollow aluminum sound.
@@SmartFool24 Yeah I passed up on Q1 because of the hollowness
@@killakeyboards1945 I think it can be modded out somehow at least I’ll have fun trying to anyways lol
really well put together, respect.
“you can get some at your local Bunnings”
gday fellow aussie
YEAHH NAHHH MATEEE :D
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
the quality is super good! keep up the work
I love your accent, great video too! Saving this for when I open up my keyboard for new switches and keycaps.
good quality will be watching more of this channel
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.
Clear and helpful video, thanks 👍
You can trace the PE foam using the switch plate.
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...
how did you make that hologram type thing when you did the typing test?
To skip all the talking for sound comparison:
Before: 6:44
After: 8:05
I feel the tape mod like chokes out the PE foam imo but idk maybe use like 2 layers of tape
The foam goes over top of the stabilizer bar? Other videos I’ve seen they tuck the foam underneath of them.
man the difference is unnoticeable, your keyboard sounds like thunder
I used a thin and sort of elastic anti-static bag from a motherboard box and it sounded amazing lmao
Nice tutorial bro!
Thank you!
Hey man im wondering how to do the PE foam mod with plate mounted stabs, could you show me
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
can you pls name the mousepad it really cool like this video :)
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.
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 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 :((
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.
And about the static electricity caused by the foam, couldn't damage the PCB?
so apparently i have a razer Blackwidow 2019 and it does not sounds bad at stock it actually performed really well yet i soon get bored of the clacc sound afterward and so i search up how to make a clicky keyboard thocc and yet i do what you did in the vid, its just that i actually accidentally apply 2 layers of foam making 1cm thicc and yet i have to use a plier just to have the shroud back onto the keybaord and now it just sound like a diy keyboard! I just wanna say that this video changed the way i live with my keyboard! great content bro
Im glad to hear that, thanks for watching!
if your using wirelesss keyboard i recomend opting for electrical tape instead of masking tape to reduce the risk of zapping your pcb
i only did the tape mod and my keyboard sounds way better and it feels way sturdier as well thank you so much
thanks to your guide. i`m planning to enter into world of keyboard mod.
i couldn´t finished it bro, when i tried to assemble it the screws didn´t reach the hole so i had to remove the tape
very good totorial!!!👍
What about the sound when the key is release? my switch sounds perfect, but when i press down and release it sounds very loud. The bigger the keycap, the louder it sound
i did tape mod on my keychron q1 yesterday, removed it today and it sounds much better. you only need PE foam!
Thanks for sharing!
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 try pe foam mod, but sometimes when i type the key not registered.. and i need to unplug the switch and plug it again.. do you know why ?
btw you can use non-static pe foam so you dont run the risk of getting a shock. haven't tried it out myself yet. idk tho
My keyboard has LED lights and I don't want to cover it with tape and foam. Any tips to help the LED lights to come through?
I loved the nk65 purple keycaps, is it posible to get them like separately?
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. .
oh man the sounds so goood. How do you do
I did the foam mod on my Razer huntsman mini linear but there was already foam in is to much foam bad?
would it be the same if i just had normal pcb foam?
How do i fix that i hear the foam being squished everytime i press the keys
Your mouse pad Is fantastic, where I cam find that?
Thank you, very helpful! 👍What mod mat are you using on your desktop?
can u use masking tape/painters tape for wireless keyboards or should u use electric tape?
I did both mods but my keyboard still sounds hollow, what do I do?
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
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.
What is that black keayboard mat? It's beautiful 🤩
i have a problem: I cannot disassemble my keyboard i dont know how to remove the casing from the board
What board is it?
@ i long gave that keyboard away lmfao (it was prebuilt from shoppee [rk m75]) and now i got a rapid trigger keyboard im happy with
Hi. Can i do such thing with Epomaker TH80 Pro? iT is my first mechanical keyboard.
have you ever tried with acoustic silencer car body brand "stealth" size 1 mm , I think much better
Hiiiiii may i ask for the link of the keycaps and do they have 1 for 84layout? thanks ❤
Neat video. Good mods. Sounds beautiful by the end of it. 👍
thanks mate!
How do I do these mods with a keyboard with battery, or is it the same way? And won't it fire.
0:13 unmoded? I think you forgot a letter ther
ther? I think you forgot a letter there
@@Gl0wtYdeXits a joke
Did u have to poke any holes on the tape when u were tape modding.if yes where did u poke the holes
What do you think about doing these mods and paper mod on my th80 pro with gateron baby kangaroos?
Oh sheeet, thank yu man. I've moded my keyboard with pe foam but I didn't cut a piece below stab and it sound like wtf, I will try it now
so nice to have aussie doing contents from time to time
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.
I’m confused on where to put the foam. On the side that the switches are placed into or the back cuz on another video they put it on the back
The PE Foam goes on the top side where the switches go, the pins on the switch punch through the PE Foam 👍
I don't understand, is this to make your kb sound poppier(louder) or quiter? I wanna make mind less clicky
should I use pe foam or the silicone dampener I have in my keyboard
Woww. This sound relieves my pain when my biscuit falls into the tea😌😌
Isnt masking tape might get caught on fire with keyboard with batteries?
Can I do the PE foam mod on non-hotswappable?
You could but that means you'd have to apply the pe foam before you solder your switches. If you board is already soldered then you have to desolder, put in the pe foam then solder.
hello Killa can u tell me what is the film of the KBD67 lite? thank u
I will be using a pe foam sticker, which is a pre laser cut pe foam material, need to paste it manually on pcb. Can I add another layer of pe foam mod?
Probaby not but it really depends how thick it is. No harm in trying! My advice is just to make sure you test the keys using via and see if they're registering. Do that after you've put the pcb, pe foam and plate together and before you put the case together. I used PE foam in my Ikki68 with a silicone layer between pcb and plate. The PE foam would bulge the switches out of the hotswap socket.
@@killakeyboards1945 thanks mate.. very helpful advice. 🙇
how are the 2 pins from the switches supposed to go in the keyboard if the foam is blocking it?
They should push through without damaging the pins. Just be careful if the pins are slightly on an angle, they get bent. The pe sheet from my Mr.Suit didn't have pin holes so I had to do the same. PE is pretty soft so you don't have to worry if it does bend you can straighten it back up :) hope that helps
Is there significant changes in the led light? Since the pe foam can cover the led light? Planning to mod my keyboard this way
With the KBD67 lite, it is slightly dimmer but still visible
This guy seems like somebody that would a thousands of subs.
One question: do you also cut holes for the rest of the pins of the switches? Or only the middle hole
Pe foam kinda thin so u can just leave the pins there, if u bend it, it's okay u can bend the pins back to normal again
hahaha I looked at every comment to see if someone asked the same question!
how are u able to show a small window of the keyboard typing test on the screen?
I use davinci resolve 17. I put the typing recording on a new track on top of the video track, then I just crop it into a small rectangle. Turn down the opacity and there yah have it. Follow my in the description, I show behind the scene stuff :)
Should I still use the poron foam that came with the lite with the tape mod?