Make your keyboard THOCK for $3.

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[@HipyoTech]

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[@statiic.]

Keycaps mmm

[@jadecivic1405]

entered

[@rexyein]

i wont miss it

[@azheem2013]

Entered and completed everything for the best hippo

[@ontreprenor]

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[@rikkubeans]

So as a drummer, we do these things where we dampen the sound of the snare drum using pieces of adhesive gel or gum. What it does is it removes the high pitch ringing, as the physical contact disperses the higher frequencies and also the extra reverb, making the sound tight and creating a crack without it being too sharp and fatiguing. I guess in this case, the crack of the snare drum that's pleasing is the keyboard thock. You know how if you accidentally hit a piece of sheet metal and it reverberates, the way to kill the sound is to just grab it? Yeah, it kinda works like that. What this tape mod feels like is a version of sound dampening that can be caused by the sound high frequencies the PCB makes when a key is struck.

[@dnbmania]

Reckon we could have a drummer gummer and keyboard crossover?

[@honknytes2581]

Quick question about the gum part, do you eat the gum before putting it there or do you just open the packet and just put it in there?

[@rikkubeans]

@@honknytes2581 Sorry that must be confusing. There's a brand of dampening gel called drum gum, so I'm used to calling it that. It's not chewing or bubble gum. It's more like acoustic play-doh.

[@Matty.Hill_87]

I wondered why I'd seen drumkits with tape on them, thank you for this explanation

[@dinocavallone666]

Thank you for explaining the science behind!

[@badseedtech]

Join me in my next video when I physically fight the creator of costar stabs.

[@Alltorn-N56]

I'll get the mop

[@ireadysucks3026]

I’ll get the popcorn

[@TheGswifter]

@@ireadysucks3026 bring extra por favor

[@quack6717]

@@ireadysucks3026 could you bring Coca Cola too?

[@germs1329]

ill bring the replacement durok stabs

[@PabzRoz]

ok but for real your keyboard sounds ridiculously amazing... absolutely zero scratch or rattle. just sounds way too good.

[@Fit4C]

Jesus loves you all very much repent and believe onto Him and be saved from eternal punishment of sin amen, Jesus DIED for you

[@k_swapped_eg]

@@Fit4C not everyone is religious

[@user-og5lo]

@@k_swapped_eg that's probably a bot

[@kirasuika2435]

@@user-og5lo it is sin to build mech keyboards taeha is close to satan or smt

[@user-og5lo]

@@kirasuika2435 man idc im building me a mech keyboard. also im not christian so

[@nerdonabudget]

$169? Nice 👌

[@Fishies]

Lmfao

[@hexavog5851]

LOL

[@Nic-newman9]

Why are you everywhere

[@nerdonabudget]

@@Nic-newman9 been watching a lot of the keyboard creators lately

[@demetri58]

@@nerdonabudget love your recent video

[@colinhendry6116]

Can confirm, especially if you use two layers, that you have to squish down the tape as much as possible. When I put my second layer on haphazardly it resulted in a crinkling sound from bits of tape compressing against my case foam. I just went went with one layer and I do enjoy the added pop.

[@SenSenChan]

This video should have been called "Hipyo being salty for 10 minutes straight" Lol loved it hahaha

[@LordAllenby1917]

Just a word of caution... ScotchBlue has changed to a vinyl type material for their painter's tape (had a distinctly rubber feel to it) if you want painters tape that is actually more of a paper composition.... do not buy the Scotch brand. Given what I've heard about a paper towel mod and what it does to sound, I'm thinking most will defiantly want a paper based tape... just something to be aware of : )

[@SweatyCubes]

I could not find anything that says it has changed.

[@joshki1962]

just use masking/painters tape. any tape with not too much residue after that you can basically use any tape as another layer

[@raikiro797]

yo washi tape+duct tape gang?

[@jannclaudebinoya]

Masking tape + 2 layers of electrict tape if you guys going for the thocc

[@luisbueno8999]

@@jannclaudebinoya clever, will try when I get my first board!

[@sanjaymatsuda4504]

Painters tape not only leaves residue, it leaves itself and a distinct annoying odor, if you forget to peel it away and replace it within one or two weeks. Seriously, read the label. Sticky notes are the only known adhesive that doesn't become a mess for future-you.

[@ITAutos]

4 masking tape on board and 1 gel tape on the bottom (because it doesn't come with any foam) here.

[@TBSxDRUMS]

I’d argue there’s no such thing as “not an enthusiast keyboard.” We’re enthusiasts, we get enthused regardless of whether something is standard or not, premium or budget, packed with functions or serves a basic purpose! So far, these A80 and L80 boards have been the best-sounding prebuilts I’ve ever heard in stock form, and they definitely convinced me that costar stabs are superior despite whatever tuning shortfalls people may have with them.

[@HipyoTech]

Fair enough, it's more that its not marketed twords enthusiasts quite like others

[@Qui-9]

If one layer makes a difference, then it stands to reason that additional layers also would. For me, 1 layer sounded like a step in the right direction, but 3, a bit much, starting to get muffled. I'm curious about the sound of 2 layers on this, because I feel there's such a big difference between 1 and 3 that there's plenty of missed soundscape in between.

[@JoeBlow-ub1us]

idk the difference between 1 and 3 layers of tape was negligible at best.

[@TheFWNS]

Honestly mixing the tapes makes a difference as well. I did one layer of masking tape and then one layer of electrical tape on top of it, and it made my board sound awesome!

[@hishammorol2225]

Yo guys can we use medical tape as an alternative for painters tape?

[@pate00711]

​@@hishammorol2225 no, because medical tape is mostly fabric, while masking tape is paper also medical tape is more expensive

[@Indydi]

@@pate00711 There is a "paper tape" used in hospitals. It's not as sticky as the other stuff.

[@vikramsathish1245]

The keyboard is called lime and it’s red. “That made me a bit *sour* ”

[@shakir4969]

I get it now. Costar stabs are good if and only if you don't want to mod at all.

[@matthewsmith22]

I'll try my best to watch the Premier of this, can't promise anything, psychonauts 2 drops on gamepass tomorrow 😂

[@Rhubarb-vd5tg]

Ooh this will be a good video! Well done Hipyo

[@Listener11111]

are there any other keyboards with this layout? I like the separated F row but condensed arrow cluster, while also having all three modifier keys on the right half

[@OneRedKraken]

After experimenting with the Tempest Tape Mod there's a few things I think people should consider before thinking it's going to make their keyboards sound amazing. One thing is for sure the mod makes the keyboard way louder. And although it will make popping noises stand out. It's a bit of a two edged sword. As it will also amplify any other sound your switch might have. So if your switches have any kind of stratchiness, or stem rattle. Those sounds will also be amplified. Same goes for the bottoming out sound of your switch (Assuming you bottom out your keys) if you don't like it it will be even louder than it was before. So yeah, to really get the most out of this mod. You kind of have to either find some really well factory lubed switches. Or bite the bullet and become a full fledge keyboard addict and start lubing and filming those switches by hand. Not sure I'm there yet. :D

[@gothix114]

I like that you were honest. I really didn't like my Iquinix board for the same reasons you mentioned.

[@tuxido4913]

That's the most OG username I've ever seen.

[@deciding]

@@tuxido4913 KZbin allows for you to change your name to whatever, there's no OG names on here minus URLs

[@chype986]

I like my L80 so far

[@6mmshoota]

@@deciding yeah BUUUUT if you check george's account he made it on 2008 lol

[@jnx4803]

Basically, sound is more "shallow" because you lose some resonance due to sound dampening properties of paper, and also there is less space where sound can bounce around. I actually wonder how would soft cardboard do. Probably, the softer and more airy material the better.

[@Name-kj3mv]

Ive been looking for a video exactly like this one

[@yaboiverby]

i did the mod now it sounds sooooo much better!!! love your vids keep it up

[@alliemazing5774]

Your voice is incredible. Almost like Ryan Reynolds but not all the way. Smooth and clear. I could listen to you talk for hours on hours, about anything... Even skill share ads... *Chef's kiss*

i saw that good sounds best asmr reference I always laugh to much at Hipyo videos. it's a keyboard video why am i laughing lmao

[@thesenate4536]

Can you do a video goi hover the best parts for a budget custom keyboard? Like where do get the best parts and what switches you get the best bang for you Vick. I really want to build a keyboard but don’t where to start. Thanks

[@mistmoorex]

You got me with the extra howdy-hey. I couldn't risk skipping past that.

[@ethangreenwalt1475]

@Hipyotech I recently put a diaper in the bottom of a cheap Gmk67 board. Highly recommend. Size two fits perfect when you cut the elastic off the sides .

[@kkcguy123]

i LOVE the exclusive howdy heys A+

[@matthieu4822]

Thank you very much for this tip! I just attached some blue tape to a noisy, cheap sounding keyboard and the problem is solved.

[@officially.micelle]

I genuinely unironically not skipped the ad because hipyo promised me another "Howdy Hey". Lmao.

[@dinocavallone666]

Thank you for the experiment! and I had a good laugh even when you were explaining :D

[@pinkspoon7483]

I was looking for low tack painters tape but I must admit these keyboards look cool. Might have to pick one up. Have a great day.

[@jaxgaming4137]

“If you watch this ad I’ll give you an extra ‘howdy hey’ at the end” BET

[@DeuceGenius]

in the before and after i hear that it makes it less clicky. sort of dulls the sound. removes the high frequency being produced. as usually would happen if you put tape all over something. id like to take a closer look at my keyboard to see where exactly the sound is coming from and whats producing the sound.

[@mitchell123456789011]

Like how you're honest with the sponsers products lol

[@chunlifortnut]

Hipyo: Premiering a video Me: Accepting the fact that its at 2AM :/

[@churchburner69]

stop making me wait a whole day you hipyo man

[@ForgottenRebel77]

yeah i legit do this to all of my keyboards. youre right that it does add a little pop but thats why i enjoy it. I usually just do 2-3 layers though. never gone a full 4. i see no need to go that many. The only reason i do 3 is because i can get the edges of the tape to stick down on each other and make the tape one big piece, so its easy to peel off and put back on if i need to desolder something.

[@coffeenair]

What type of tape do you use?

[@missredhead5995]

Three seconds in and I’m laughing my ass off. SUBBED IMMEDIATELY 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zorthie6755]

i was literally just looking at they keyboard last night wtf are the odds

[@mashu7633]

The, “WhEreS ThE LImEs” killed me 😂😂😂💀💀

[@patpatboy2]

Just did this plus foam mod on my Logitech G610 and it sounds SO much better! :)

[@probablywish3582]

“Yellow is one of my least favourite colours” *ANGRY JOSIE NOISES INTENSIFY*

[@poiuytrewq9953]

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

[@UnatMar]

This mod is a must-do now for all of my future builds that can love it

[@finn8549]

Hi hipyo I love your videos and you inspired me to like keyboards more

[@wenbohan4083]

Can you film a tutorial video about disassembling this L80 keyboard in the video?

[@ShawfujikawaTTV]

I am starting to get into custom keyboards and your channel has popped up here and there. I got to the "for only $169....". It felt like an eternity, but the "nice" came at the perfect time and I immediately had to sub. Nice.

[@secritsquirrel4994]

My dude got me gud with the thocc buzzword lol

[@acsgdo02]

Confirmed there is something wrong with my hearing earlier I can't hear a diff between a lubed & not lubed black ink v2's now this, subbed keep em coming

[@skyongalai7122]

​he should use flex tape or fles seal next

[@finnk1289]

Well, guess I'm gonna spend an afternoon taking apart my board to put tape and weather stripping inside

[@mofrmdawiic]

I love the classic "howdy hey, hipyo tech here"

[@ObjectFit]

I finally came around to doing the tape mod and a little foam underneath my Keychron K6 and replaced the keycaps all today and I can honestly say this keyboard sounds like a totally different animal now I was not expecting anything going into it but HOLY....

[@chiahet]

What foam did you use? :O

[@ieatyou3752]

hell yea im setting a reminder for this premiere

[@lenivik]

Whats your thoughts long term effects of this mod? My understanding is most tapes are designed to remove cleanly within 24hrs of application. Imagine the horror of an entire underside of your PCB sticky with residue.

[@nicolashromyk5397]

Nothing a careful application of rubbing alcohol wouldn't be able to fix. My thought is that once the tape is on it's not coming off. The PCB is probably the most permanent part of any board, and if something goes wrong with it that would require removing the tape to fix then it's probably not worth the trouble and I'd just get a new PCB.

[@spacetrashfallingdown]

Paper tape usually leaves no residue, it just falls off

[@kenosabi]

Painting tape is made for making sure you don't leave that weird residue all over everything as it's meant to be used on your walls for painting. I wouldn't do it with duct tape and the like tho.

[@deathVIAavatar]

Now I'm curious if this will do anything for my arcade stick buttons by putting some tape down in the button housings. 🤔

[@catoflado4977]

Unpopular opinion: Costar stabs are MUCH easier to mod and make It Nice than Cherry stryle ones... You dont need to clip things, lube sliders, and all these things. You only need Dieletric grease and maybe some tape and you are done. And you dont need to dessolder your board to mod them. Thats the best part! Oh, and as you said, they are MUCH better stock than the Cherry ones. People only like Cherry style ones because they are easy to put The keycaps back, while Costar ones have better quality in general. It's simply a more clever design. Oh, and It's not mushy like those terrible stock Cherry ones.

[@GenuineRage]

came here to say this, i honestly really prefer costar stabs for modding. they're a lot easier to get right.

[@sevens12]

its easier to mod but more rattly when you dont mod it

[@TikoyTV]

@@GenuineRage what mods can you do to them? Mine really sounds annoying

[@TheCajunGaijin]

Oddly enough I think every keyboard I own has costar stabilizers Considering this guy has a whole channel dedicated to building keyboards and takes him 13 minutes to just put the keycaps on the stabs is pretty sad. I can change the whole keycaps set off and on quicker than that. And I very rarely do it.

[@ciarav]

Your vids are so fun to watch! Plus your speaking voice sounds relaxing 😀 Love how the keeb turned out btw. Also congrats on your keycap set! Great job Hipyo ✨

[@peterwan小P]

ok thanks for the detailed information !! thanks alot!!

[@iadorexyou]

Just bought a keyboard and trying to find things to mod it haha definitely will do this!

[@re.liable]

lol i love your voice paired with that jazz bgm

[@jimmyphallic]

i actually really like that its called lime for some reason, its so random and the font is cool

[@Wusyaname_]

I feel like at this price point, you should be getting aluminum, such as in the Gmmk pro or keychron q1

[@applesfruit]

that sponsor transition was so smooth

[@AphillyatedYT]

bro created a fire hazard with that battery in the pillow foam

[@magmaboy4641]

If i dont want to mod my keyboard should I get the a80, the l80 cosmic traveler or the og80 wormhole?

[@Kwohf]

Me here doing everything, everything sounds very good, but then there's those spacebar stabs, they're just so UHGHGHGHWUWIEJJD

[@thomasrenelli]

I loved the stream glad I could help hipyo! :)

[@Doty6String]

So I’m not for thock... but I completely understand that thock is a consequence of damping inside the board. The best you can do is foam no question. The more you can get foam in your board the more thock you will attain. My pinnacle of kBD sound is a model f with the floss mod. Second is a stock model m.

[@jussivalter]

Actually no. as far as I know about acoustics, in order to achieve thock, you have to specifically dampen the upper frequencies. In practice, what you suggest dampens the "mid-low" frequencies. what you really want to do is use as little foam or other dense absorbing material as possible and try to dampen the high frequencies with very low density material and in addition kill resonances by various means. in practice, you also don't want to reduce the air space of the case at all or as little as possible.

[@Doty6String]

@@jussivalter I see what you are saying here, Im quite familiar with acoustics. All damping methods will dampen the highs first. the high frequencies have less energy than the lows. therefore they are muted first. now if you want acoustic volume as well as damping you will have to include some air space in the equation as well. and perhaps a resonating body (case shell). the other consideration might also be damping inside the case and outside..the outside damping would seem to come from the keycap primarily. an oddly interesting topic.clicky gang for life son!

[@larryshillingburg]

I think I'm gonna get motion sickness chill with the camera shake effect lol

[@Swigged]

You should try using pe foam! It really makes a difference

[@nemtudom5074]

Listening to it feels like listening to a french wine enthusiast

[@Certifier]

Those keyboards looks absolutely beautiful man.. god damn

[@warde8068]

Bruh at some point he said : „All I know“ and then theres an ad that said : „We got nothing else to do“ . Its just …. perfect

[@cloudyme1430]

Im just curious? Wont the heat from your battery or just the board cause the tape to melt on ? Or just overtime the tape glue to cause dmg ?

[@bartwolf7085]

Hey @HipyoTech, I saw you used kilmat in a spacebar, have you ever tryed using it in other keys with stabalizers or that are more than 1u? If not you should try it, i just build my first keyboard with hep of your videos and used kilmat in all keys bigger than 1 u. It sound amazing

[@symbus872]

i wonder if this could be applied to more than just MX boards, like Topre/NiZ boards or maybe even Alps!

[@DMStarFlash]

so... um... did you ever try filling a case with... like... candle wax? Like pouring melted wax to make it fill up all the corners and then cooled down. Maybe then do the tape mod to save the pcb from scratching the wax out?

[@Gearsandco]

I have the Logitech G pro keyboard and it sounded very hollow, and guess what I did. I opened it and added some foam material from a box of an ergo chair I got and trust me it did the trick now the keyboard sound way better less cheap and hollow.

[@caldenchandler2892]

your voice is soooo relaxing :)

[@pjguitar15]

Your keycaps are cool AF! Why are they not available on the link in the description?

[@willianfnseaol136]

13:11 Whoa that's was pretty unexpected some guy has the "S85B50 Engine". As nickname. Pretty nice taste

[@sera_phim_]

"Make your keyboard thocc for $3" ( ._.) "and a lot of frustration"

[@tuulofdstrxn]

I see cheap mod, I do cheap mod. Didn't have any foam, but I had already used bubble wrap which dampened a lot of the plate ping on my kb. The tape mod made the keyboard feel a lot less clacky, but comparatively the right shift stab is now much more audible than before. Still definitely a worthwhile little fix.

[@_schmev_]

@HipyoTech Will tape modding the keyboard block any RGB features?

[@arzex2471]

Hey hipyo can you try to make a review of the gateron cap golden v2 i heard they sound great and pretty cheap

[@backnunAndy]

totally agree with you. Just place a screw where we can get easy access!!!!!!! Just hide underneath the keyboard is just fine!!!!!!!!

[@adamchalouche1596]

bro got sponserd and just strated flaming em. respect

[@feliciaxedine9402]

Is there a way to ensure the static from the tape won't hurt the pcb?

[@dopsafi446]

i know im late but just use electrical tape if youre that worried. Can't say from experience but doesnt seem like it would make too much of a difference in effectiveness

[@sidhammer9461]

Has anyone tried Gaffer’s tape? I used it on my Keychron Q1 between top and bottom case around the screw holes instead of masking tape (helped reduce/eliminate ping) because it’s what I had on hand. I’m considering doing one later of masking tape and then one of gaffers tape. It’s denser and more pliable, but I have no idea how that will impact acoustics.

[@yukio4803]

just tried this last night and what a difference it makes!

[@thechel245]

I spent the last two days watching these keyboard videos on my phone and now that I have to use my pc again I can't stand typing

[@the_nurk]

You had me at "bonus tape".

[@mamasplayhouse6105]

Nothing like getting called out in a KZbin video for skipping the sponsored ad 🤣🤣

[@CometCafe]

Since this day, hipyo do tape mod every single build

[@Yunossbm]

Well after getting into the keyboard hobby and binge watching hipyo tech videos for two weeks I can officially say I have just performed my first keyboard mod on my $30 a dragon keyboard my cousin got me I don't even think it's hot swap so rip it's not that good of a board and the stabilizers are pretty rattling and not good in the board is really piggy end it didn't help that I didn't have any form or anything to put inside but I'm getting a new keyboard that should be better has hotspot and some cushion foam and stuff it seems like a pretty good keyboard and I got some milky yellow switches I'm gonna lube the first time in two weeks I'm pretty excited to get my keyboard that's a bit better but I'm still happy I was able to mod the 30$ board it was a pretty fun experience I can't wait to get in the more keyboard stuff in the future thank you Hipyo I can't wait to explore more of this hobby sorry for the little rant

[@sansars1]

any updates? I ordered a keyboard tools set to mod the Wooting 60HE I ordered recently and wanted to mod my Redragon board first to get a feel for things since I can mess up on it without worrying much now. Did you find it worth your time to mod your old board?

[@RES1STENCEPLAYZ]

“ *WHERES THE LIMES? * “ 😂😂😂

[@randalldesignd9857]

I finally took the plunge. thanks for the discounts!

[@kyleisaackoh6624]

Hi I'm new to mechanical keyboards idk about much of mechanical keyboards but may i have some reccomendation which should I buy.

[@TheCaffeinator]

h3cc yea i already put foam in my $30 keyboard so now i'm gonna add tape. you have a nice voice lol tape mod more like pog