EPOMAKER Sound Library
Your first great sounding Keyboard.
Every keyboard sound the modern enthusiast community talks about — defined, decoded, recorded, and indexed. Built and maintained by the EPOMAKER Sound Lab as the open reference for the industry.
EPOMAKER Sound Library
Silent switches dampen both the down- and up-stroke, so almost no acoustic energy escapes — a satisfying feel with near-zero sound.
The Library
Each profile is a complete acoustic recipe — switch, plate, foam, case, keycap, and lube combined to produce one specific character. Tap any card to study the build that gets you there.
Every keyboard sound profile is the sum of six acoustic factors. Change any one and you shift the entire character. Master all six and you can engineer any sound on the spectrum. Impact percentages reflect EPOMAKER Sound Lab tuning experience.
The mechanical core. POM housings produce round, soft tones. Nylon-PA gives fuller body. Polycarbonate adds brightness. Long-pole stems shorten throw and intensify the bottom-out — the single highest-leverage choice in any build.
The structural layer that transfers and reflects switch energy. Aluminum and brass ring brightly; PC and POM absorb and soften. Mount style decides whether energy dissipates into resonance or stays a sharp impact.
The acoustic chamber. Aluminum cases ring with metallic harmonics; ABS absorbs highs. Compact 60–65% cases concentrate resonance for tighter sound; full-size spreads it wider and fuller.
Three possible layers: case, plate, switch foam. More foam = deeper, drier, quieter. Less = louder, more resonant. The dial that decides "muddy thock" vs "clean thock."
The first surface sound radiates from. PBT (denser, 1.4 g/cm³) lowers pitch and warms tone; ABS brightens; PC adds glassy ring. Wall thickness shifts character measurably too.
The detail nobody hears until it's missing. Krytox 205g0 on stem rails kills scratch; spring lube removes ping. Over-lube kills tactility. Right = pure character; wrong = noise.
Keyboard sound videos are hard to compare — every room, mic, and typist is different. Our sound files are recorded under a fixed scientific protocol so what you hear in our preview is what you hear at your desk.
The room
A purpose-built booth with broadband absorption on all walls and a DSP-treated ceiling. Floor noise calibrated so the keyboard is the only sound the microphone captures.
We publish our protocol openly so any manufacturer, reviewer, or enthusiast can record under the same conditions. The goal isn't to make EPOMAKER's recordings canonical — it's to give the whole industry a shared reference so users can finally compare keyboards on equal terms.
ESS-2026 · MKH8040 / 30cm / 45° / 60WPM / 96kHz-24bit / Peak-NormPitch, feel, loudness, ideal scene, and signature model — all measured under the same Sound Standard.
All loudness values measured under ESS-2026 protocol at the typist's ear, average sustained typing at 60 WPM. Variance ±2 dB.
Keyboard sound talk moves fast and uses imprecise words. Here are the 15 terms we standardise on at EPOMAKER — so discussions, reviews, and comparisons mean the same thing.
The deep, low-frequency resonant sound of a well-built gasket-mount keyboard. Round, satisfying, drum-like.
Hear it on: Thocky · TH99 with PBT caps and Creamy Jade
The bright, high-frequency snap from minimal-foam ABS-capped builds with stiff plates. Vintage typewriter character.
Hear it on: Clacky · Galaxy100 QMK with ABS doubleshot
The bouncy, round pop from POM-housed switches in PC-plate builds with light foam. Internal "rolling" character.
Hear it on: Marbly · TH99 PRO with Cream Marble switches
The percussive tile-on-hardwood snap from long-pole stems on aluminum plates with no case foam. Asia's signature.
Hear it on: Mahjong · Galaxy65 with long-pole linears
Short, snappy, popcorn-like discrete pops from long-pole stems in compact cases. Sharper than marble, rounder than mahjong.
Hear it on: Poppy · compact 65% builds with long-pole linears
The double acoustic event unique to tactile switches: bump engagement up top, bottom-out below. The original mechanical sound.
Hear it on: Tactile · TH80 PRO with Wisteria tactiles
An unwanted high-frequency metallic ring, usually from an unlubed spring. Sounds like a tiny bell after each keystroke. Fix with spring lube.
Avoid: Unlubed springs · dry stab wires
Loose, irregular noise from a poorly tuned stabilizer or a loose stem-to-housing fit. Cleanup with stab lube and the band-aid mod.
Avoid: Unbalanced stabs · low-tolerance housings
Cheap, echoey character from an empty case interior with no foam on a non-tuned build. Different from intentional case resonance.
Avoid: Cheap tray-mount cases with no foam
The moment a keystroke reaches full travel (~4mm). The dominant sonic event in linears; one of two events in tactile builds.
Key in: Most profiles · all linear builds
The sound of the switch returning to rest after release. Audible mainly on stiff or clacky builds — often the source of "clack."
Key in: Clacky · Mahjong · Tactile rebound
Sustained vibration of the case after the strike. Controlled resonance = deep thock; uncontrolled = hollow ringing.
Tune by: Foam strategy · case material · mount
A stem geometry where bottom-out lands earlier (~3.5mm vs 4mm). Concentrates impact into a tighter transient — basis for poppy and mahjong.
Look for: Wisteria Linear V2 — or check stem pole length in any switch spec sheet
How quickly a keystroke's sound dies after impact. Short decay = articulate; long decay = full / thocky. Tuned via foam and plate.
Adjust with: Foam density · plate flex
The initial sharp attack before the body of the sound develops. Sharp = clacky / mahjong / poppy; soft = creamy / silent.
Sharpen with: Stiff plate · long-pole · no foam
Quick triage. Tell us about your setup and we'll narrow 9 profiles down to the 2 or 3 that actually fit.
Shared room, Zoom calls, sleeping people next door — loud is not an option.
You watched the typing video and you want the sound that made it go viral.
Bright, percussive, room-filling. The sound that announces "I'm working" to everyone within earshot.
Already own a keyboard? You can shift its sound profile in three or four mods. Here's how to move your build toward each major profile without buying a new keyboard.
Push your build toward deeper, fuller, more resonant character.
Move toward bouncy, round, "marble in a wooden bowl" character.
Shift toward sharp, percussive, tile-drop character. Loud.
Get crisp, snappy, popcorn pops on a compact build.
Smooth the build into warm, buttery, all-day comfort.
Reduce volume without losing all mechanical feel.
Quick reference for matching one of the 9 sound profiles to your daily use case.
Why we care so much about sound
Other brands talk about RGB, ergonomics, software. We talk about sound — because that's what you live with for ten hours a day. The Sound Lab, the Sound Standard, the Lexicon, and these 9 profiles are the public reference work we maintain so the whole industry can talk about sound with precision.