The author will emphasize on any occasion that not all mechanical keyboards will have sound. The mechanical shaft can be divided into one-stage silent (Cherry red shaft, Cherry black shaft, etc.) and two-stage silent (Cherry tea shaft, etc.) during the pressing process. With two-stage sound (Cherry green axis). Among them, the Cherry green axis is the most obvious. No matter whether the user taps the keyboard with a heavy hand or a light hand, there will be a sound.
But why is there a sound when hitting other types of mechanical shafts? In fact, if you look closely, you will find that these sound sources are not generated by the internal pressing process of the mechanical shaft, but the sound of the keycap hitting the bottom directly. Some players can control themselves to only press half of the keycap and release it, so that the keyboard does not make a sound when the keyboard is fully pressed, but also sends a key signal. However, this seems to be a bit difficult. For example, the author’s own habit is to press directly to the end, which is an inertia that is difficult to change.
What should I do if I don’t want to change my operating habits, but I want to reduce the sound of knocking to the end? At present, some manufacturers have introduced a quiet design, such as Gamdias Hermes Ultimate (model GKB2010), which adds Gamdias Element rubber pads around the mechanical shaft to buffer the sound of keycap percussion, which is also installed by players in foreign countries.
If you think this DIY method is a bit difficult, you can refer to putting an O-Ring on the circular column in the keycap, which may be bought in the hardware store, which is a way to obviously reduce the sound of hitting the bottom. But it is worth mentioning that, will this affect the feel? The author’s answer is yes, because the process of pressing the button has been changed, of course, there will be differences in the feel, it just depends on how the player decides between reducing the sound and feeling.
