Question
These kinds of sounds can be “marbled” by using mods like the Polyfill Mod and the Tempest Tape Mod. Trunk Records released a 2019 album consisting of these kinds of sounds, with tracks like “Fjell”, “Kyuu”, and “TGR Alice”. That album was recorded by Tae Ha Kim, who also runs a popular YouTube channel with many videos featuring these sounds. Products like Gateron’s Silent Black and Silent Yellow soften these kinds of sounds by adding rubber padding to the stem. The adjective “thocky” is used to describe particularly deep kinds of these sounds. These sounds are quieter when using linear (*) switches like the Cherry MX Red, as opposed to tactile switches that have a small “bump” of resistance. For 10 points, name these notoriously loud and clacky sounds produced by a specific type of computer input device. ■END■
ANSWER: mechanical keyboard sounds [prompt on “keyboard sounds” with “what general type of keyboard?”; prompt on “typing sounds” with “from what kind of device?”; prompt on “clacks”, “thocks”, or other keyboard onomatopoeias with “from what kind of device?”]
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= Average correct buzz position
| Conv. % | Power % | Average Buzz |
|---|
| 100% | 80% | 85.00 |
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