Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards
Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. This includes one-handed (one half doesn't exist, what clearer delineation is that!?)
i.e. no regular non-split¹ row-stagger and no non-split¹ ortholinear²
¹ split meaning a separation of the halves, whether fixed in place or entirely separate, both are fine.
² ortholinear meaning keys layed out in a grid
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Depends on your board. I had a Redragon K530, here are the list of mods I applied to it in order of price:
I think the switches made the biggest impact, but that's also the most expensive and it requires your board to be hot swappable.
Deskmat under the keyboard
Tape and/or foam mods in the case (will change the pitch of the sound, which might disturb less)
O-rings, but these will change how they keyboard feels. I didn't like them
Foam inserts for keycaps - like o-rings but foam. never tried them
Lubricating the stabilizers - should mitigate some space and enter key rattle
If your keyboard supports hotswap, new switches are a more expensive option.
Edit: The person who invented markdown WYSIWYG text editors is on my shit list
If you are using it on a hard surface, consider placing a mat under your keyboard, it'll dampen the sound of keystroke.
If you are using choc switches, the new ambients are made to be silent, and so far it has worked great for me
As suggested by the other commenter, o-rings are the best cheap solution.
Another option that works if your keyboard has a hollow body is sound-dampening insulation inside the frame.
I have a Kinesis Advantage that has a ton of negative space inside and simply putting some non-conductive foam inside the shell made a huge difference in the amount of noise it makes
cheapest and easiest mod is probably o-rings
Keyboard O-RINGS: Installation & Sound Test (good or nah??)
changing out switches can also be relatively easy but can def be more costly
