Office noise generator

Post by Doxin » Thu, Apr 09, 2020, 7:32 AM UTC

jmiserez wrote: post #75

onion2k wrote: post #10

It needs an option to amplify the typing noises to "I work with developers who insist mechanical keyboards are better" levels.

There are now quiet Cherry MX switches, dampened in both directions of travel: https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-original/mx-silent-red.html They're no louder than a regular membrane keyboard, and much quieter than just using O-rings.

Post by p_l » Thu, Apr 09, 2020, 11:15 AM UTC

detaro wrote: post #116

jackewiehose wrote: post #100

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But the sound is part of the better experience. // sent from MX blue

car engine noise model: get an app that plays clicky sounds and headphones?

Post by baud147258 » Thu, Apr 09, 2020, 12:35 PM UTC

fooblat wrote: post #53

Pelic4n wrote: post #2

For realism, it should integrate people making their calls in the open space, the guy right next to you chewing loudly with an open mouth, the heated design debate occuring 3 desks from you and the salespeople celebrating their bonus with a lot of volume. I do not miss the office.

> salespeople celebrating their bonus with a lot of volume This. The most (and least) challenging office I've ever worked in featured a large open plan that had the sales team adjacent to the engineering team. The sales team had a large ship's bell and not only would they ring it for every deal they closed, they would ring it once for every 10k of the deal! That plus they're general loudness drove the engineers crazy…

Post by ygra » Thu, Apr 09, 2020, 3:54 PM UTC

jmiserez wrote: post #142

Doxin wrote: post #141

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Linear switches are basically already silent compared to tactile or clicky switches. If Cherry starts making quiet blues or clears I'll start getting excited. Honestly the biggest source of noise for basically all mechanical keys except buckling spring or cherry-blue style keys is the noise of the keycap or key stem hitting the bottom and subsequently the top of travel. Half of that is fixable with o-rings but that s…

That is exactly what the Silent Reds (not regular Reds) fix! Seems their marketing and my comment above isn't clear enough. They have built-in dampening for the top of travel and for bottoming out. It's far more effective than o-rings and has a much better feel to it.

Post by moondev » Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 2:50 PM UTC

Symbiote wrote: post #82

moondev wrote: post #81

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They are still linear switches though. So silent in tactile feel as well

There are some silent, tactile switches, but I think they're a bit more obscure. I made my ergonomic, split keyboards from a kit[1], and chose Aliaz Silent switches [2]. It's around the same noisiness as everyone else's keyboard (Apple, cheap Dell one etc). (There are almost certainly other options — the choice was a bit overwhelming when I decided to buy a DIY keyboard — but I'm not in the hobby of collecting many d…