Keyboard sound guide

Six sound profiles. One better way to choose.

Specs describe a switch. Your ears decide whether you can live with it.

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First, a reality check

A switch is only one ingredient

Case, plate, keycaps and desk surface can make the same switch sound different.

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Bright click

Profile 1

Clicky: bright and sharp

A separate click mechanism adds a crisp, high-frequency snap.

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Mid snap

Profile 2

Tactile: a softer snap

You feel a bump, but there is no dedicated click leaf.

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Lower body

Profile 3

Linear: smooth and lower

The key travels without a tactile bump, leaving more of the case and bottom-out sound.

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Dampened

Profile 4

Silent linear: dampened

Internal pads soften top-out and bottom-out, reducing the hard plastic impact.

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Deep thock

Profile 5

Deep thock: low and full

A deeper body sound usually comes from the whole keyboard build, not the switch alone.

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Rounded note

Profile 6

Creamy: rounded and smooth

A softer, even note with less sharp top-end can feel polished without being silent.

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Compare your own board

Use the mic as a profile clue

The analyzer can suggest linear, tactile or clicky. It cannot identify an exact switch model.

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Your turn

Hear the reference library

Play each sample, loop it, then compare your keyboard in the browser.

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 Hear the sounds