Silent keyboard for YouTube recordings?

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DrLOINSTAIN

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Does anyone have any good suggestions for a keyboard that will produce the LEAST amount of noise possible while playing and recording FPS games for YouTube videos with a studio condenser mic? As far as I can tell the closest thing I can find to a truly silent keyboard is one made of gel, or rubber, (I.E. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/soft-folding-silicone-keyboard-silent-waterproof-keyboard-wireless-soft-keyboard-rubber-keyboard/1938524026.html) but would that really be ideal for hardcore gaming? Especially in a situation that requires ultra fast performance and responsiveness + reliability, which are so paramount in the FPS gaming world? I've been struggling with finding correct mic placement, and proper use of noise reduction tools like Audacity in order to eliminate keyboard noise from my recordings for years now, and it seems I always just have to resort back to the manual cutting out each and every click and squeak with a trimmer tool in my video editing software to get the best results and avoid destroying my audio quality by misuse of the noise removal software if it encounters overlapping frequencies. This is just too time consuming for the frequency I need to upload content, especially when I'm playing games like Rust that often require you to smash the spacebar to perform jumps and so on and so forth. Currently I'm on a CM Storm gaming Keyboard and an ASUS Republic of Gamers mouse. Hopefully it is well understood that in this circumstance I CANNOT just "hit my keys with less force" since I'm required to have split second reaction times while recording FPS games so my PvP isn't complete shit, etc. Any and all suggestions, advice and insight will be greatly appreciated. This is an issue that has been causing me frustration for way too long, and Google doesn't seem to have any easy answers...

P.S. I have also tried using noise gates to mitigate this problem, but those seem to always screw with other sections of my audio and are just a pain to try and configure correctly
 
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Gam3r01
I dont watch him, but I know the setup you are speaking of.
This shield is mean to face down, not you.
So if you have a boom arm for your mic (you should) its hanging underneath between the keyboard and the mic, not the mic and your face, nor the mic and the monitors. It shouldnt impact visuals.
Generally they have the boom up higher, and closer to them than you may think, to get the pattern beyond the keyboard. It also helps having it extremely close to you and turning the gain way down.

That is up to you to decide, but I own it and its well built for its price. There are better keyboards out there, but thats mechanical territory, which you dont want.
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First thing first, where is your mic? What mic is it specifically?
Onto the topic at hand, you can get a keyboard like the razer deathstalker, its a chiclet style, meaning it has much less actuation noise compared to a mechanical keyboard. It can get loud if you mash down on they keys too hard (hearing them bottom out). (Your link didnt work btw).
 
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DrLOINSTAIN

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The link is working for me, but here's an alternate one: http://www.amazon.com/Karnotech-Foldable-Silicone-Waterproof-environment/dp/B0118J87VU

As far as my mic is concerned, it is the BlueBird Large Diaphragm Condenser mic: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/condenser-microphones/blue-bluebird-large-diaphragm-cardioid-condenser-microphone

Currently, I've been positioning it in front of my face, just a few inches away from my nose, and like a foot or two above the keyboard, angled mostly away from it so it naturally picks up less sound from the key clicks and more sound from my voice. It does hang upside down though, with the transducer pointing towards the floor. It is on a boom mic stand with a shock mount and pop filter.

Hopefully all of these links work and this information is adequate and makes sense.
 
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DrLOINSTAIN

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How exactly do I set this up? And is the Death Stalker really worth the price tag? Have you seen Pewds set up? I don't subscribe to his channel but have seen a couple videos and I'm curious as to how his setup with the condenser microphone he has actually works.
 
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I dont watch him, but I know the setup you are speaking of.
This shield is mean to face down, not you.
So if you have a boom arm for your mic (you should) its hanging underneath between the keyboard and the mic, not the mic and your face, nor the mic and the monitors. It shouldnt impact visuals.
Generally they have the boom up higher, and closer to them than you may think, to get the pattern beyond the keyboard. It also helps having it extremely close to you and turning the gain way down.

That is up to you to decide, but I own it and its well built for its price. There are better keyboards out there, but thats mechanical territory, which you dont want.
 
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DrLOINSTAIN

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My bad, I didn't think of that, silly me xD That's actually a really good idea and I will go ahead and test it. So far the best solution I've been given. So thanks.
 
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Henrik123

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Well, what did he say? I didn't catch it :p If he said 'boom', that would have been enough and still not a very useful reply for those searching for a quieter keyboard.

Yes, boom is good. Go boom. Or put a towel over your hands, very efficient.

The main problem is the metal stand of various table mount mikes. Not very useful for... anything, really. Well, maybe for doing narration and reading e-books for a living... or Skype...
 
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Henrik123

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My best recommendation is a Topre keyboard with plastic housing. It's a premium keyboard. I have the Novatouch TKL, but there are more brands. It's much more silent than MX keyboards, as well as keyboards with frigging metal plates. :)
 
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