Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
HUGE CAVEAT: Silent switches are neither "thocc" nor "claq" but have a dampened sound, so most of the sound you hear is keycap noise and residual leaf ping. You can't have a "good" sounding board if your end goal is minimum dB, so please keep that in mind when watching/listening! :D
Pick up your blue macaws using my affiliate link and help my channel grow! cannonkeys.com/products/blue-macaw-silent-tactile-switch/?ref=makermods
New mic setup! Stereo pair Joly modded Rode NT5 X-Y config, roughly 2 ft above the keyboard. I'm also migrating to MacOS to see if the audio sync issues are fixed; let me know in the comments if you're still seeing sync issues!
00:00 Intro
00:13 Specs
00:42 What is "silence"?
02:01 Stock typing test
03:06 How quiet are the blue macaws?
03:35 My thoughts on the stock switches
04:22 Why so much leaf noise?
04:39 How to fix the leaf noise
04:49 Modded sound test
05:51 My thoughts on the modded switches
06:30 Why no stem loob?
06:45 To film or not to film?
06:57 Type feel and typing experience
07:14 Why BM's are better than other silent tactiles
07:37 Tactile comparison to U4T's | Anubis | BSUN Holy Panda
08:09 Final thoughts
HUGE CAVEAT: Silent switches are neither "thocc" nor "claq" but have a dampened sound, so most of the sound you hear is keycap noise and residual leaf ping. You can't have a "good" sounding board if your end goal is minimum dB, so please keep that in mind when watching/listening! :D
Pick up your blue macaws using my affiliate link and help my channel grow! cannonkeys.com/products/blue-macaw-silent-tactile-switch/?ref=makermods
New mic setup! Stereo pair Joly modded Rode NT5 X-Y config, roughly 2 ft above the keyboard. I'm also migrating to MacOS to see if the audio sync issues are fixed; let me know in the comments if you're still seeing sync issues!
00:00 Intro
00:13 Specs
00:42 What is "silence"?
02:01 Stock typing test
03:06 How quiet are the blue macaws?
03:35 My thoughts on the stock switches
04:22 Why so much leaf noise?
04:39 How to fix the leaf noise
04:49 Modded sound test
05:51 My thoughts on the modded switches
06:30 Why no stem loob?
06:45 To film or not to film?
06:57 Type feel and typing experience
07:14 Why BM's are better than other silent tactiles
07:37 Tactile comparison to U4T's | Anubis | BSUN Holy Panda
08:09 Final thoughts
