How I make keyboard reviews! (10 million views milestone)

[@jjpark98]

As far as I know, you're the only keyboard reviewer on youtuber that I know of that constistently: 1. Explains the inner workings of EVERY key switch for every keyboard you review in FULL detail, not just "Oh, this is a cherry MX Blue, it's a clicky variant... anyways" 2. Actually SHOW a fucking god damn clean and clear demonstration of what the keyboard sounds like (It pisses me off when they don't show us) 3. You clearly know what you're talking about and you've helped me find a good number of keyboards that I absolutely love that I otherwise would've never known about, "I'm typing this on my AT101 By the way". I never would've known about the AT101 if you didn't post a video on it years ago. 4. You have the voice of god. Who wouldn't want to listen to god talk about keyboards?

[@Chyrosran22]

Haha cheers mate, glad you're finding the videos useful :) .

[@somedankboi6093]

Don’t forget his occasional *HHHHHHHHHIIIIIDEOUS* (referring to the razer ornata vid)

[@brenduck]

i have an at101 coming soon, cheers

[@xander1052]

@@Chyrosran22 and not to forget the multitude of times you invented new ways to insult cunt keyboards.

[@nibs7252]

@@Chyrosran22 I own a keyboard that you may want to review. It is called the Razer Deathstalker Essential, and it by far the worst Razer keyboard ever created, to the point that Razer recently deleted almoat all mentions of it from its website. It uses what are essentially upsized laptop switches, and judging by your previous reactions to similar keyboards, I expect that you will have fun with this one.

[@TheTimLara]

Good god. No wonder your reviews are the best on this whole darn thing.

[@prla5400]

What thing?

[@TheTimLara]

@@prla5400 You know, this whole darn internet thing.

[@kitrod]

- get keyboard - use keyboard - talk about keyboard - abuse keyboard - continue talking about keyboard - thanks for watching - typing on *this* keyboard - end

[@Klblaz]

You missed the part where he curses the keyboard with ancient dutch swear-man ship.

[@dawidmikan2394]

Pretty much, yeah.

[@kitrod]

i have no memory of writing this comment what the hell

[@kylecarter5802]

At least my degree is useful for something :P

[@Amdrial]

Savage! Savage! Savage!

[@Thirsty_Fox]

Equipment used: Microphone Subwoofer Barry White

[@michaelburry8332]

Ha ha ... you deserve a like from me, bud. 👍

[@aryamansinha9309]

Barry White is perhaps the reason for 90% of all pregnancies in the 60s and 70s

[@WalterFrancis]

Wow, I knew it took a lot to make these but I had NO idea how much planning, orchestration, and work it took. And TIL what the clapper was for, makes perfect sense!

[@KS-un4yb]

I love that the bloopers are basically Thomas saying fuck, shit, or making weird noises...

[@TuxmanXP]

That's his voice.

[@yanguYT]

@@TuxmanXP and the there's the god of spoons

[@Hasio-Maszkietnik]

@@yanguYT 20:23 xd

[@michaelburry8332]

This is sooooo interesting. Thanks for showing us behind the scenes like this. I've always wondered, does KZbin pay you enough to make this worth your time for a niche category like this? Everything is done so well and you're so thorough that I think about it nearly every video.

[@botox8129]

i often wonder toooooo......

[@XanthinZarda]

Unfortunately, most content creators are basically NDA status when it comes to talking about exact income.

[@toasterweeklydigestinc.861]

@@XanthinZarda Don't talk about what you don't know. First, that sentence makes no sense. "Basically"... either you are or you're not "NDA status" 🙄. Secondly, many KZbinrs have shown their ACTUAL Adsense pages and incomes on their channel.

[@Frawt]

@@toasterweeklydigestinc.861 None of this shit even matters. He just wanted to know "does KZbin pay enough to make it livable"? Literally a simple yes or no question. Whatever NDA has not a fucking' thing to do with this question really.

[@Cyba_IT]

It is a crime that so many brainless prank videos get millions of views meaning their creators get tons of cash and we have Thomas here that puts an enormous amount of time and care into his vids and gets a fraction of the revenue. That is a good question though and I suspect keyboards are Thomas's hobby as well so maybe he isn't expecting to be making a living off it though, of course I'm sure he wouldn't complain if he could.

[@RetroGamingWithEdgarRivera]

14:49 love that Space Invaders refers.

[@Chyrosran22]

It took fucking forever to make xD . I originally used it in an old Hi-Tek NMB keyboard review :) .

[@SockyNoob]

that was amazing

[@MrFreeze79]

it's really amazing how much work goes into making youtube videos, at least professional ones like yours. and soo many people bitch and complain about youtubers making money or selling merch on their channel, you damn well earned any money you make, if you make any at all. I hope you do make some $$$ for all your effort and time.

[@paulluce2557]

This is a masterclass in YT video making ..

[@Klblaz]

This is way more professional than I would expect. Great job, you are one of the few that know how to make reviews properly on this website.

[@olidlavoie]

You deserve every one of those views man! I always watch if you did a review on a keyboard i'm looking to get before i buy it, just in case. You saved me some sad ebay purchases more than once, and thank you for that!

[@burtratti9003]

Maaaan I didn't know so much work goes into you videos. This video is very interesting and very educating. And dude, by the way! The bloopers are so funny XD

[@YTesting]

Holy shit, the work you put in is absolutely mind-boggling large

[@silencer51]

Your reviews are incredibly detailed and consistent. When I see a new video notification, I know I'm in for a treat. I sincerely hope you break 100K subs soon!

[@petergorelov418]

It's hilarious, man! Thank you for a sudden insight ;) And yes, my congratulations! It's a serious milestone. What's bizarre to me is that the quantity of your subscribers (

[@Chyrosran22]

Keyboarding is a small world xD .

[@nakulverma7148]

Perfectionism at its finest. Thank you Dr. Ran, fantastic as always.

[@uramfekete]

12:44 You can select two audio layers at once and then right click > Sync Audio (or whatever it says) and it'll do it automatically!

[@bennaeboz]

I was about to comment this to!

[@kylecarter5802]

Only in the latest versions of PP (which Tom doesn't have). However there are some editing shortcuts I will be informing him about!

[@juspremrov]

A much, much better decision would be to switch to Resolve. There's very little reason to use Premiere anymore. Resolve is intuitive, professional, free, reliable, regularly updated, super easy to learn if you're switching from Premiere and has a ton of features to make editing your videos more efficient and the final product better. It would only probably take a day or two to learn and could drastically cut the time needed to edit your videos and help with things such as your scrolling related RSI issues. Everyone I know that has tried switching is very happy they did.

[@bennaeboz]

@@juspremrov I agree, I switched last year because premiere is so expensive, and it's been fantastic

[@floatplane]

Sensational!! Every bit as awesome as every one of your review videos.... you don’t have enough subs. This is content gold!

[@esra_erimez]

The final product belies the effort. You make it look so easy.

[@Bluesourboy]

Wow, it's awesome to see your face! Great video! I enjoy the hard work you put into your videos.

[@gwgtaylor]

Absolutely loved it. Thank you. Only recently discovered your channel and really enjoying the content. I see that I’m not the first person to say it but damn your voice is fantastic and you use it so well-paired with really good writing. The first video I saw of yours was of the ergo keyboard with mirrors and all the cursing. Killed it! Thank you for the great content and congrats!

[@ameenq532]

You're easily my favourite KZbinr! Saturday mornings are all the more special having a Chyrosan video to watch XD Keep up the awesome work, Thomas! :)

[@revolver265]

Nice to see that you'd be willing to show us the inner machinations of the review videos, sucks that the keeb is in such poor condition but I'm glad you could still review it and show us your script and your way of planning what keyboards are next. That clapper board is also smart. It beats just clapping for audio sync. And for the bloopers, have a reel of old ones if you ever decide to make a Patreon like you've considered a few times. Also, I love the corpsing (18:10) Also, how's your Audi? Does it run now? About those Space Invaders - I'm the guy that asked you on Reddit what lube you used for the Space Invaders and the Soarer's Converter. How did you open the switches? I'm cleaning some quite dirty ones in preparation for lubing them. Also, I'm missing a Big-ass enter key for my keyboard, which is quite annoying. I'm probably going to try to find a way to scan the Lshift key to 3D print an ansi one. Edit: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592089410389016905/691589218228502558/IMG_20200323_021923.jpg

[@Chyrosran22]

Thanks! I sold my Audi quite a while ago - although it was a fun car, I just don't need a car nowadays :) . The lube fir the Hi,Tek was GT85, but please note that that was really not a good lube job, I'd recommend something else and not using as much as I did xD .

[@hus.1]

Please continue with the bloopers! They’re amazing:)

[@sikonez5227]

These bloopers give me life.

[@Z0MGH4X]

Congrats! Your videos are very well crafted that they show your dedication!

[@antoineco]

The amount of preparation that goes into those videos is extraordinary, no wonder your channel remains the most entertaining corner of KZbin for keyboards enthusiasts after all those years. Thank you!

[@SockyNoob]

Never would we think we'd see Thomas making funny faces in the bloopers. Now imagine what he looks like when making imperial unit jokes.

[@jerp1367]

I remember years ago when you said you were planning to stop making videos entirely. I am super glad and happy you are going strong, and you are a huge part of this community. There will always be keyboards to review, and when you do get around to them, I will still be watching. Here's to the future, and the growth of your channel!

[@SupraTompan]

Those were the dark middle ages.

[@thebiggerbyte5991]

I'm typing on a Unicomp M122, with a Model FXT next to me, and a square-badged Model M behind me. It is all your fault. :) Love the channel!

[@samdeur]

As always fun to watch. Didn’t realize how much work goes in a vid.. impressive.. respect...

[@JMKPictures]

You've got such a solid, logical process on these; although I'm not surprised, it's pretty cool to see it. I love your "camera report" sheet.

[@JuanJacinto]

I started watching your videos to find out about a good mechanical keyboard for mac- I got myself an Apple Extended Keyboard II, and now I keep coming back to your videos just to perfect my english level. Cheers mate.

[@gorge3030]

Was about to buy a generic custom keyboard with gateron reds, until I started watching you, I'm grabbing my wooting TKL from the mail tomorrow. Your reviews are a work of art!

[@Hasio-Maszkietnik]

I have bought a week ago SPC Gear GK530 with Kailh Browns, and I love those switches! Their sound is amazing

[@Benethen_]

This video has criminally few views for the amount of work that's put in here... Great video!

[@SupraTompan]

I could easily let go of KZbin if it wasn't for this channel. Thank you for all the work and effort, Thomas, waking up on saturdays is always fun (and interesting) thanks to you.

[@MrFreeze79]

you should do audio books lol best voice ever. even when you swear, it sounds classy.

[@BlackthorneSoundandCinema]

This is such a great video. Keyboard specific topic aside, It is a fantastic look into how to make a high quality informative video and all of the planning and work that goes into it.

[@christopherrice4816]

Congrats on 10 million views!

[@DaveScurlock]

Wow, so much effort into your videos! Really shows in the quality, though; they’re excellent! I’m not even into keyboards, just like your videos because they are so darn entertaining! All the best

[@JakeG59]

I remember watching your 10k sub video when you released it. So happy to see how much you've grown.

[@zoesparks187]

Awww it's so nice that you did this! I've always really liked the qualities of your videos so it's really great to see how they're done. I didn't realize it was such a professional-ish process! Makes sense though. I always really appreciate it when artists share their process-now anyone who wants to make review videos has a nice example of a process that worked well for someone. I work as a game developer + composer and I always wish more people did things like this in both the game and music (and game music) worlds-it raises the quality of a whole art form because it saves people from reinventing the wheel. I'm just curious-hearing your interjections, you swear like a native English speaker XD I can hear a whisper of a Dutch accent in your "th"s and such occasionally so I imagine you grew up in the Netherlands(?), but were your parents from England or something like that? A lot of Dutch people I've met speak great English but usually with a thicker accent and not quite so naturally. Since I know your videos are scripted I wasn't sure what your "off the cuff" English is like-it's very impressive! I guess having so much English-language media around in the world probably helps some too.

[@Chyrosran22]

Born and raised in the Netherlands! I did my PhD in the UK though :) .

[@zoesparks187]

@@Chyrosran22 I'm sure that was good practice, but very impressive even so! ^^

[@Chyrosran22]

@@zoesparks187 if anything, my stay in the UK made my accent worse xD .

[@DBZCinema2KHD]

...Anyone else notice a dead pixel or something? It caught my eye as Thomas was waving his hand at around, say, 10:22. I'm not sure if this was ever a thing until now, so I'll just bring it up. Edit as I'm going along - Z, C, X instead of Z, X, C. :D (reviewed keyboard)

[@karellen00]

Congratulations for the milestone! I imagined there was quite a bit of work for each review, but this is even more than what I thought!

[@flecom5309]

**cough** **cough** **clears throat** CORONA thanks for making these videos, always enjoy knowing what's out there... been using a model M my entire life pretty much (been using the same model M for about 25 years now) but I love knowing what else is out there... after watching your videos I'm now modifying a Deko keyboard with box pink switches since I love big keyboards and the box pinks seem to be the closest switch to what I know/love...

[@tompramanaaccount8892]

With this quality you should be at least have 1 million subs. Thanks for the effort, your videos always be my goodnight song before sleep.

[@CoffeeOnRails]

I'd suggest eventually moving over do DaVinchi Resolve. You can use Premiere Binds but it does stuff like auto-syncing audio

[@osokoron410]

congrats man! you definitely deserve it!

[@eleonoraserei4847]

Hi from Argentina! My husband has become a fan of your keyboard reviews. Now, my question is....where are you from? Your English is quite clear!

[@Anonymousjoe64]

Nice QOTSA reference

[@tabba1376]

This guy cost me so much money.... watching his videos and then wandering over onto Ebay... 😳 I blame him for a lot of my money and storage issues. 😜

[@revolver265]

Yeah definitely, after I saw his video of the lubed NMB Space Invaders, I had to get me some. I'm $64 broker because of a keyboard most would call trash.

[@NostarPlays]

Same, i now have 6 boards.

[@wkg19591]

I've gotten so many boards that some of my friends have started muttering about an intervention :-)

[@gyozakeynsianism]

wkg19591, the addict, not the intervening friends, mutter. :-D

[@plazasta]

looking at this video, no wonder your reviews are by far the best ones I've ever seen!

[@ChileVuela]

Great video! Just as a recommendation, one of the best purchases I made for editing videos was a Contour ShuttlePro Jog Wheel. Hearing you scroll around the 13 minute mark just makes me cringe. Having the jog wheel makes all that zooming a piece of cake...

[@ohkay8939]

Well done. I like your reviews, and all the detailed information you provide with them, including on the switches. Thanks for all your efforts.

[@SockBot]

I love how you treat old keyboard in your videos. Very unique and interesting!

[@marka.200]

Very illuminating, thank you for doing this.

[@orber7057]

20:49 is pure gold

[@Hasio-Maszkietnik]

*Then, when it's all done I shit* xD

[@Hasio-Maszkietnik]

21:00 lmao

[@olnnn]

I got a Hi-Tek keyboard similar to the other 725 you reviewed with white/grayish switches. Pretty cool boards, mine is missing a few keycaps sadly. Strangely the num lock key has the gundam-style switch like the one in this video (except that it's gray), and the scroll lock key switch has a square instead of round hole at the top.

[@bohsonca]

I see several nice bottles of Islay whisky in the background. Port Charlotte... Scottish Barley, I guess? Ardbeg? Far too blurry for me to see. Lagavulin in the middle, I can only infer from the shape of the label at this point. Do you have a favourite whisky? Since we've established the region, I think.

[@Chyrosran22]

Yes, I love Islays xD . My favourite is Ardbeg Corryvreckan!

[@Mel0n]

You truly deserve all the views and subs you got. I hope everything goes well.

[@SimGunther]

What's the best and worst ergonomic keyboard you've ever used?

[@Chyrosran22]

Me commenting on that would mean nothing useful xD .

[@luciascarlet]

You should make a Patreon and post bloopers there, I'd absolutely pay for that.

[@thrillscience]

Premiere Pro is great! I use it too. It has a feature to automatically sync an audio track with an audio+video track so you don''t have to do that by hand. Just pick up audio with your video, and sync the audio from your audio recorder automatically.

[@Chyrosran22]

My version is so old that it doesn't have that yet xD .

[@tonyleungnl]

What microphone do you use and recommend for the kind of usage like you?

[@Chyrosran22]

I use an sE X1 with Cube 4Nano audio interface. I really don't know enough about audio equipment to make a recommendation xD .

[@EcoAcid]

20:28 ... You could give Jim Carrey or Rowan Atkinson a run for their money...

[@greyareaRK1]

I think you're forgetting the stages of denial, anger, and bargaining. I'm surprised how often modern youtube productions use double system (separate video/audio) to shoot. Is this because modern video equipment still does a bad job of audio (low bit rate?), or something else? My gods, I forgot about the lubed space invader sound! Have you considered radio work with that voice? This is almost a waste of Swedish Morgan Freeman.

[@Chyrosran22]

Camera audio sucks absolute balls, it's unusable xD . A separate mic is much better (and repositionable). Yeah, I thought of doing voice work, maybe as a side job, at some point :) .

[@juspremrov]

@@Chyrosran22 There are plenty of budget audio interfaces you could use to connect your microphone to your camera (if your camera has an audio input option) to streamline your process. You could even also simply run a cable from your PC to your camera and have it automatically sync that way. I know messing with a system that works for you can be a big turn-off, but you could be saving yourself a lot of time and scrolling with just some simple tweaks to your setup.

[@pu5epx]

Thought I was the last person in the world that still used an analog multimeter.

[@Chyrosran22]

No man, much prefer them to digital ones! :D

[@nicokart6632]

Is there no way of making the scrolling sensitivity way higher for when you are editing? or add a function to the macropod that can switch between different scrolling speeds?

[@Chyrosran22]

I don't think that would help, but something like a scroll pad or jog wheel probably would. Alas, the former doesn't exist, and the latter is too expensive xD . I'd love a board like the BKE Sony that had an integrated one though :) .

[@nicokart6632]

@@Chyrosran22 that's unfortunate, i saw the clip of you editing the video and it did look like ton of scrolling

[@wkg19591]

Who the blistering Smith Corona Leaf Spring disliked this? Hilarious Tom, thanks :-)

[@sang7873]

people who come in contact with Corona Leaf Spring infection also call CLS-19.

[@IIIJFRIII]

Was the Gman in honor of half life Alyx?? This was really interesting to see, so much work goes into these videos. And it shows.

[@Chyrosran22]

No, it's just a moment of randomness xD . I'm not a Half-life player xD .

[@IIIJFRIII]

@@Chyrosran22 ooo lol

[@WalfasProject8000]

This motivates me to do a review of my own, one of my GMMK TKL with a mishmash of different switches

[@Vladimir-hq1ne]

Thank you for very useful scrupulous reviews! And congratulations!

[@adolfazusa1138]

ASMR starts as 18:13

[@DiViCoda]

Thanks man! Now i know how to start making my reviews

[@berthuygens5420]

Congrats with the 10 million views mate! Pour yourself one of those great whiskeys behind you, you definitely deserve it!! Cheers

[@Chyrosran22]

Thank you! And yes, I did! :D

[@reedtrygd4277]

Are you still using your Acer KB-101A or whatever it's called?

[@Chyrosran22]

I still have it, but I almost never use it. I'm afraid to wear it out xD .

[@reedtrygd4277]

Chyrosran22 isn't that like having the most delicious and glorious cake you've ever made and never eating it?

[@Chyrosran22]

@@reedtrygd4277 yes xD .

[@apalboi1985]

Phenomenal!

[@gabewaldman1204]

Wow that is a most ancient version of Premiere Pro. Haven't seen the orange in about 10 years mate!

[@YR7A]

have you considered reading audiobooks for money? your voice is like lavender.

[@remurdereht]

20:53 "Then when it's all done, I SHIT."

[@TheLaptopLagger]

I hope that one day you shall review the Apple A1048, because I personally consider it the best Apple keyboard.

[@Chyrosran22]

Ah, the chow board? Yes, we have several of those at work in the old stuff bin. They are pretty horrible in my opinion xD .

[@TheLaptopLagger]

@@Chyrosran22 I mean. They're all horrible not gonna lie. But this is the one I've personally found to be most "okay" of the modern boards.

[@daph00]

congrats bro :D

[@tomalcolm]

End credit music?

[@Chyrosran22]

It's "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" by Kevin MacLeod.

[@lucidmoses]

20:53 Man you should have left that one to the very end. "Then when it's all done I shit".

[@CharlesHydronium]

i swear, if you do a Patreon or something equivalent to that, you can make compilations of bloopers as the rewards xd

[@yanguYT]

20:57 goddamn spoons

[@yanguYT]

the god of spoons

[@carlocanlas]

So Gunther is into Keyboards now

[@zoxwolf2133]

This is first time i see your face :D Keep up mate

[@samuelschwager]

Congrats!

[@jerp1367]

And when it's all done, I SH*T! 20:53

[@kennzohomme]

Thanks for the video you worked hard for this

[@NigelMontezuma]

Thom-o-Megajuicer 5000TM

[@danielp121]

His face looks like he's gonna laugh but not. lol Great vid btw. 👍🏿

[@Shkalim]

20:52 Then, when it's all done I shit

[@funkmon]

Oh god you leave the keyboards disassembled?

[@HassanGary123]

14:52 queens of the stone age?

[@Chyrosran22]

Yes! :)

[@nevinkramer2729]

THANK YOU THOMAS!

[@Kiyoshi_9606]

Mention the 10U Spacebar!

[@Chyrosran22]

It's 9.75, the majority of XT keyboards have one like this :) . It doesn't even really register with me anymore xD .