Wow, your dedication to these videos is insane. Over an hour of sound tests is unheard of. I mean, other channels have done hour long typing videos, but it’s just one board, one mic, slow typing for an hour with very little editing. This is over an hour of edited typing with different configurations, mics, plus mods.
@@Fajowski50 Thanks Nigel! It's such a nice board that I wanted to give it its time in the spotlight. I know sound tests may not accurately portray what the board sounds like because we all have different setups, but hopefully some sort of comparative analysis can be done when looking at the same mics with different keycaps/switches! Sorry for the timestamps not working. I've only had this issue with this video and the other one that was about 2 hours whereas no other video has issues. I know it's not ideal to have the timestamps showing on the video itself
@@HubertTheMad no worries about the time stamps. I actually didn’t even notice. As long as the typing is its own section and the mods are their own section, I’m happy.
__________ DISCLAIMER Not every sound test will mimic what a keyboard sounds like in real life. I suggest listening to other sound tests and taking everything with a grain of salt. I am not a professional, my room is not sound-treated, and a lot of my boom arms are attached to the desk that I am typing on. I do not do sound tests to be as accurate as possible and portray what a board sounds like perfectly in real life. This is something I do for fun! I will continue to improve my sound tests with better lighting, video, and audio, but please do not take my videos as professional-grade or “how a keyboard with this config will sound like”. I hope that using different mics will illustrate that depending on your mic, you may catch higher/lower frequencies better than other mics, and some mics sound naturally “brighter” or “darker” than other mics, even without any filters or any sort of post-processing. __________ Since YT timestamps aren't working in the video description: Start 00:00 Gat X GMK Q2U 00:12 Pixel 00:38 Q9U 01:04 AT2020 01:30 NT1 01:56 Lewitt 02:22 DCS Q2U 02:57 Pixel 03:23 Q9U 03:49 AT2020 04:15 NT1 04:41 Lewitt 05:07 XMI Q2U 05:41 Pixel 06:05 Q9U 06:29 AT2020 06:53 NT1 07:17 Lewitt 07:41 CRP R6 Q2U 08:27 Pixel 08:53 Q9U 09:19 AT2020 09:45 NT1 10:11 Lewitt 10:37 Bluebonnets GMK Q2U 11:15 Pixel 11:41 Q9U 12:07 AT2020 12:33 NT1 12:59 Lewitt 13:25 DCS Q2U 13:54 Pixel 14:20 Q9U 14:46 AT2020 15:13 NT1 15:39 Lewitt 16:04 XMI Q2U 16:40 Pixel 17:06 Q9U 17:32 AT2020 17:58 NT1 18:24 Lewitt 18:50 CRP R6 Pixel 19:35 Nixies GMK Q2U 20:09 Pixel 20:35 Q9U 21:01 AT2020 21:27 NT1 21:53 Lewitt 22:19 DCS Q2U 22:50 Pixel 23:15 Q9U 23:41 AT2020 24:08 NT1 24:33 Lewitt 25:00 XMI Q2U 25:39 Pixel 26:04 Q9U 26:30 AT2020 26:56 NT1 27:22 Lewitt 27:49 CRP R6 Q2U 28:25 Pixel 28:50 Q9U 29:16 AT2020 29:42 NT1 30:08 Lewitt 30:35 Cherry HG Reds GMK Q2U 31:05 Pixel 31:31 Q9U 31:57 AT2020 32:24 NT1 32:50 Lewitt 33:16 DCS Q2U 33:54 Pixel 34:19 Q9U 34:41 AT2020 35:07 NT1 35:33 Lewitt 36:00 XMI Q2U 36:28 Pixel 36:53 Q9U 37:19 AT2020 37:45 NT1 38:11 Lewitt 38:38 CRP R6 Q2U 39:18 Pixel 39:46 Q9U 40:11 AT2020 40:37 NT1 41:03 Lewitt 41:30 KTT Roses GMK Q2U 42:11 Pixel 42:39 Q9U 43:05 AT2020 43:31 NT1 43:57 Lewitt 44:23 DCS Q2U 44:50 Pixel 45:14 Q9U 45:42 AT2020 46:07 NT1 46:34 Lewitt 47:01 XMI Q2U 47:29 Pixel 47:53 Q9U 48:19 AT2020 48:45 NT1 49:11 Lewitt 49:37 CP R6 Q2U 50:16 Pixel 50:42 Q9U 51:08 AT2020 51:34 NT1 51:59 Lewitt 52:26 Mods & Keys Gat X GMK 52:48 DCS 53:53 XMI 54:55 CRP 56:02 Zepsody Bluebonnets GMK 57:04 DCS 58:10 XMI 59:14 CRP 1:00:17 Nixies GMK 1:01:21 DCS 1:02:25 XMI 1:03:28 CRP 1:04:39 Cherry HG Reds GMK 1:05:42 DCS 1:06:47 XMI 1:08:00 CRP 1:09:09 KTT Roses GMK 1:10:16 DCS 1:11:27 XMI 1:12:38 CRP 1:13:41 __________________________ Sound Test Specs - Recorded in an untreated room, so background noises can sometimes be heard (and outside noise) - Glorious 4mm thick desk mat on a solid wood desk - Panasonic HDC-TM90 Camcorder - Audio normalization in DaVinci Resolve for easier listening, but no other sort of EQ or alterations were made to the audio - Recorded in Reaper and rendered in 24-bit/48 kHz - Audio interface sample rates at 48 kHz __________________________ Mic specs - Lewitt 040 Matched pair of small diaphragm condenser mics in AB configuration mounted on a mic stand not in contact with the desk that I type on running into an Audient Evo 8, gain set at two thirty - Rode NT1 5th Gen condenser mic mounted on a boom arm attached to the desk used to type on running into an Audient Evo 8, gain set at 2 O’Clock - Audio Technica AT2020 condenser mic mounted on a boom arm attached to the desk used to type on running into an Audient Evo 8, gain set at 2 O’Clock - Samson Q2U dynamic mic mounted on a boom arm attached to the desk used to type on using USB mode, gain set at 45% - Samson Q9U dynamic mic mounted on a boom arm attached to the desk used to type on using USB mode, gain set at 45%, no filters or mid-boosts on - Google Pixel 7 Pro mounted on a gooseneck mount not connected to the desk used to type on - The Samson Q2U, Samson Q9U, Rode NT1 5th Gen, and AT2020 are in some way attached to the typing desk. The Pixel 6a and the Lewitt 040 mics are not - Lewitt and phone 15 cm away from the top of the keycaps (rough distance between my ears and the keycaps when measured directly vertically) - All other mics 15 cm away diagonal from the top of the keycaps to my ears (thanks for the tip, Ray) - No windscreens or pop filters are attached to any of the mics __________________________ Keyboard: Masjewerke Muramasa XTFRL + Numpad Long Boi Keyboard NOTE THAT THIS IS A PROTO/PERSONAL GIFT SO BOARD SPECS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IF AN ACTUAL GB IS RAN FOR THIS BOARD Board specs: - PP full plate - Top mount - 2.3 kilos fully built - Internal brass weight - All top mount screws used - Fly daughterboard - Raw finishing (no sort of anodization or coating whatsoever. Raw as in machined alu) Switches used: - ALL switches besides the Gat X were spring swapped with Geon 22mm single-stage 67.5 gram springs. Springs jar lubed with GPL105. 205g0 on switch stems only. Gat X were generously modded by my friend, Spooky with springs and possible lube that I don’t remember - Gat X - KTT Roses - “New” Cherry Nixies (broken in) - Cherry MX Hyperglide Reds - Zepsody B-Stock Bluebonnets Keycaps used: - GMK Polybius (donated by Bachoo) - DCS WoB - CRP R6 2551-HAD Beige - XMI Vintage (designed by James)
@@bornashamloo for real! I keep telling James/Masjewerke that unless it's going to be absurdly priced (which I don't think it will be based on the costs to make this proto), it'll be a hit and sell a respectable amount of units. Hopefully we'll see this as an offering on the near future!
@@versecurated Another fellow raw enjoyer! Yeah, I like the machined look. Maybe not for every board, but I appreciate the option when it's there for certain boards. Any upcoming boards that you may be interested in that's a 70% (doesn't have to have a raw offering)?
@@HubertTheMad well 70% being not so popular, not much is out there thats interesting. Last 70ish% I bought was the W1-AT which i've since sold and a DaringRun cause I missed out on the Tenant and Cycle 7. I was really considering a XOX70 or a Violetta but when QK released the NEO70 it just didn't make sense anymore. They felt outdated and at 3 times the price. Last 70ish% board I wanted was probably the AEROBOARD70 cause it has that Thermal vibe but after hearing some sound tests, I was not impressed. So now I've been sitting on a FROG TKL that's on sale at GEON for the last 5 days thinking and contemplating if a TKL is going to satisfy my 70% itch lol. That and I've been looking at the Equinox XL lately, that 50% layout is very interesting but don't like it enough to pull the trigger. Maybe when CannonKeys does their Black Friday Sale.
@@versecurated Very cool! The W1-AT is a very nice board. Yeah, the Geon sale is so nice. Good strategy - I usually hunker down a bit and save until I see what vendors are offering what during their BFCM sales as well, like that Aella that was deeply discounted from CK last year or any of the other pretty neat sales. Let's see if we'll put a dent in our wallets this year when all the sales come out 😁
Wow, your dedication to these videos is insane. Over an hour of sound tests is unheard of. I mean, other channels have done hour long typing videos, but it’s just one board, one mic, slow typing for an hour with very little editing. This is over an hour of edited typing with different configurations, mics, plus mods.
@@Fajowski50 Thanks Nigel! It's such a nice board that I wanted to give it its time in the spotlight.
I know sound tests may not accurately portray what the board sounds like because we all have different setups, but hopefully some sort of comparative analysis can be done when looking at the same mics with different keycaps/switches!
Sorry for the timestamps not working. I've only had this issue with this video and the other one that was about 2 hours whereas no other video has issues.
I know it's not ideal to have the timestamps showing on the video itself
@@HubertTheMad no worries about the time stamps. I actually didn’t even notice. As long as the typing is its own section and the mods are their own section, I’m happy.
Honestly the sound test of all time
@@clubdesamis3946 Hahaha a long sound test for a long keyboard!
__________
DISCLAIMER
Not every sound test will mimic what a keyboard sounds like in real life. I suggest listening to other sound tests and taking everything with a grain of salt.
I am not a professional, my room is not sound-treated, and a lot of my boom arms are attached to the desk that I am typing on.
I do not do sound tests to be as accurate as possible and portray what a board sounds like perfectly in real life. This is something I do for fun!
I will continue to improve my sound tests with better lighting, video, and audio, but please do not take my videos as professional-grade or “how a keyboard with this config will sound like”.
I hope that using different mics will illustrate that depending on your mic, you may catch higher/lower frequencies better than other mics, and some mics sound naturally “brighter” or “darker” than other mics, even without any filters or any sort of post-processing.
__________
Since YT timestamps aren't working in the video description:
Start 00:00
Gat X
GMK
Q2U 00:12
Pixel 00:38
Q9U 01:04
AT2020 01:30
NT1 01:56
Lewitt 02:22
DCS
Q2U 02:57
Pixel 03:23
Q9U 03:49
AT2020 04:15
NT1 04:41
Lewitt 05:07
XMI
Q2U 05:41
Pixel 06:05
Q9U 06:29
AT2020 06:53
NT1 07:17
Lewitt 07:41
CRP R6
Q2U 08:27
Pixel 08:53
Q9U 09:19
AT2020 09:45
NT1 10:11
Lewitt 10:37
Bluebonnets
GMK
Q2U 11:15
Pixel 11:41
Q9U 12:07
AT2020 12:33
NT1 12:59
Lewitt 13:25
DCS
Q2U 13:54
Pixel 14:20
Q9U 14:46
AT2020 15:13
NT1 15:39
Lewitt 16:04
XMI
Q2U 16:40
Pixel 17:06
Q9U 17:32
AT2020 17:58
NT1 18:24
Lewitt 18:50
CRP R6
Pixel 19:35
Nixies GMK
Q2U 20:09
Pixel 20:35
Q9U 21:01
AT2020 21:27
NT1 21:53
Lewitt 22:19
DCS
Q2U 22:50
Pixel 23:15
Q9U 23:41
AT2020 24:08
NT1 24:33
Lewitt 25:00
XMI
Q2U 25:39
Pixel 26:04
Q9U 26:30
AT2020 26:56
NT1 27:22
Lewitt 27:49
CRP R6
Q2U 28:25
Pixel 28:50
Q9U 29:16
AT2020 29:42
NT1 30:08
Lewitt 30:35
Cherry HG Reds GMK
Q2U 31:05
Pixel 31:31
Q9U 31:57
AT2020 32:24
NT1 32:50
Lewitt 33:16
DCS
Q2U 33:54
Pixel 34:19
Q9U 34:41
AT2020 35:07
NT1 35:33
Lewitt 36:00
XMI
Q2U 36:28
Pixel 36:53
Q9U 37:19
AT2020 37:45
NT1 38:11
Lewitt 38:38
CRP R6
Q2U 39:18
Pixel 39:46
Q9U 40:11
AT2020 40:37
NT1 41:03
Lewitt 41:30
KTT Roses
GMK
Q2U 42:11
Pixel 42:39
Q9U 43:05
AT2020 43:31
NT1 43:57
Lewitt 44:23
DCS
Q2U 44:50
Pixel 45:14
Q9U 45:42
AT2020 46:07
NT1 46:34
Lewitt 47:01
XMI
Q2U 47:29
Pixel 47:53
Q9U 48:19
AT2020 48:45
NT1 49:11
Lewitt 49:37
CP R6
Q2U 50:16
Pixel 50:42
Q9U 51:08
AT2020 51:34
NT1 51:59
Lewitt 52:26
Mods & Keys
Gat X
GMK 52:48
DCS 53:53
XMI 54:55
CRP 56:02
Zepsody Bluebonnets
GMK 57:04
DCS 58:10
XMI 59:14
CRP 1:00:17
Nixies
GMK 1:01:21
DCS 1:02:25
XMI 1:03:28
CRP 1:04:39
Cherry HG Reds
GMK 1:05:42
DCS 1:06:47
XMI 1:08:00
CRP 1:09:09
KTT Roses
GMK 1:10:16
DCS 1:11:27
XMI 1:12:38
CRP 1:13:41
__________________________
Sound Test Specs
- Recorded in an untreated room, so background noises can sometimes be heard (and outside noise)
- Glorious 4mm thick desk mat on a solid wood desk
- Panasonic HDC-TM90 Camcorder
- Audio normalization in DaVinci Resolve for easier listening, but no other sort of EQ or alterations were made to the audio
- Recorded in Reaper and rendered in 24-bit/48 kHz
- Audio interface sample rates at 48 kHz
__________________________
Mic specs
- Lewitt 040 Matched pair of small diaphragm condenser mics in AB configuration mounted on a mic stand not in contact with the desk that I type on running into an Audient Evo 8, gain set at two thirty
- Rode NT1 5th Gen condenser mic mounted on a boom arm attached to the desk used to type on running into an Audient Evo 8, gain set at 2 O’Clock
- Audio Technica AT2020 condenser mic mounted on a boom arm attached to the desk used to type on running into an Audient Evo 8, gain set at 2 O’Clock
- Samson Q2U dynamic mic mounted on a boom arm attached to the desk used to type on using USB mode, gain set at 45%
- Samson Q9U dynamic mic mounted on a boom arm attached to the desk used to type on using USB mode, gain set at 45%, no filters or mid-boosts on
- Google Pixel 7 Pro mounted on a gooseneck mount not connected to the desk used to type on
- The Samson Q2U, Samson Q9U, Rode NT1 5th Gen, and AT2020 are in some way attached to the typing desk. The Pixel 6a and the Lewitt 040 mics are not
- Lewitt and phone 15 cm away from the top of the keycaps (rough distance between my ears and the keycaps when measured directly vertically)
- All other mics 15 cm away diagonal from the top of the keycaps to my ears (thanks for the tip, Ray)
- No windscreens or pop filters are attached to any of the mics
__________________________
Keyboard:
Masjewerke Muramasa XTFRL + Numpad Long Boi Keyboard
NOTE THAT THIS IS A PROTO/PERSONAL GIFT SO BOARD SPECS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IF AN ACTUAL GB IS RAN FOR THIS BOARD
Board specs:
- PP full plate
- Top mount
- 2.3 kilos fully built
- Internal brass weight
- All top mount screws used
- Fly daughterboard
- Raw finishing (no sort of anodization or coating whatsoever. Raw as in machined alu)
Switches used:
- ALL switches besides the Gat X were spring swapped with Geon 22mm single-stage 67.5 gram springs. Springs jar lubed with GPL105. 205g0 on switch stems only. Gat X were generously modded by my friend, Spooky with springs and possible lube that I don’t remember
- Gat X
- KTT Roses
- “New” Cherry Nixies (broken in)
- Cherry MX Hyperglide Reds
- Zepsody B-Stock Bluebonnets
Keycaps used:
- GMK Polybius (donated by Bachoo)
- DCS WoB
- CRP R6 2551-HAD Beige
- XMI Vintage (designed by James)
I would beg of you to run this Group Buy. I know for a fact there are others other than me who would jump on this
@@bornashamloo for real! I keep telling James/Masjewerke that unless it's going to be absurdly priced (which I don't think it will be based on the costs to make this proto), it'll be a hit and sell a respectable amount of units.
Hopefully we'll see this as an offering on the near future!
that's a cool looking board. WAY too big for me but I like it. Been looking for a nice Raw Alu board, if this was a 70% would jump on it.
@@versecurated Another fellow raw enjoyer! Yeah, I like the machined look. Maybe not for every board, but I appreciate the option when it's there for certain boards. Any upcoming boards that you may be interested in that's a 70% (doesn't have to have a raw offering)?
@@HubertTheMad well 70% being not so popular, not much is out there thats interesting. Last 70ish% I bought was the W1-AT which i've since sold and a DaringRun cause I missed out on the Tenant and Cycle 7. I was really considering a XOX70 or a Violetta but when QK released the NEO70 it just didn't make sense anymore. They felt outdated and at 3 times the price.
Last 70ish% board I wanted was probably the AEROBOARD70 cause it has that Thermal vibe but after hearing some sound tests, I was not impressed.
So now I've been sitting on a FROG TKL that's on sale at GEON for the last 5 days thinking and contemplating if a TKL is going to satisfy my 70% itch lol.
That and I've been looking at the Equinox XL lately, that 50% layout is very interesting but don't like it enough to pull the trigger. Maybe when CannonKeys does their Black Friday Sale.
@@versecurated Very cool! The W1-AT is a very nice board. Yeah, the Geon sale is so nice. Good strategy - I usually hunker down a bit and save until I see what vendors are offering what during their BFCM sales as well, like that Aella that was deeply discounted from CK last year or any of the other pretty neat sales. Let's see if we'll put a dent in our wallets this year when all the sales come out 😁