Love the design of the keyboard and excited to follow along with you on your journey. I went a different route but love that you are also practical in terms of what needs to be done now and what to aspire to do next. Personally I love the design, the sound to me sounds a little too tiny. I would also suggest to go to a keyboard meetup. That way you get to broaden your experience. Also I think it a journey to learn and grow and maybe even change of taste as you try other keyboards and setup. What I love about now is that there is so many different options to explore. There might be the HHKB studio that might appeal to you. It’s has some unique features that you might find handy in your career such as side swipes while also being MX style switches.
First of all, thank you so much for checking out the video. I appreciate the feedback and information. I'm going to try a few other keyboards and have already preordered another that I discovered around the same time I ran across the Altar I. I'll see if there's a keyboard meetup in my area, but for now I think I might review a few more premade keebs before I get into building custom ones. In addition, I just got an adapter so the 1990 Apple Extended Keyboard II that I showed in the first video is now working on my current Mac Studio. It's a great typing experience, but I think the Lofree Flow has really set the bar for what I like. Excited to try more and I'll make more videos as they come in.
Thanks for checking out the video. What you see is the natural changing of the surface material of the keyboard once you start using it. That is not dust or dirt. I only had the keyboard for two weeks, not long enough for it to get “dirty”. The Lofree Flow you see in the video is months older and I used it way longer and the surface didn’t change visibly; at least not as much as the Altar I.
i had the same problem with a similar form factor keyboard. it was a brand named "Onikuma" the only difference is, no side keys and no knob. but i liked what it looked like. but the same problem happeend. I kept hitting the wrong keys. i am not a great typist by far bu is the only keybaord that makes my dyslexia tame in comparison. i kept hittign side keys by mistake. and I have tried different keyboards, and i even have a ortholinear one that had the similar form factor (a 40% ortholinear) but I didnt get any problems with that and the only difference is, that didnt use chicklet type keys, thus even thought eh ortholnear has the same spacing, the keycaps used made up for the gaps that was meant to give you a guide.
I am a HHKB user for a couple of years, and just got mine today, encountered the exact problems you and @singularityvc mentioned in the video and comments. The pair button is absolutely the ultimate nightmare for now.
Problems with the dial: * red doesn't match their monochrome + orange aesthetic as a co, fwiw * the red-to-black connection isn't smooth, and thus feels cheap * turning it sends too many incremental changes to the volume control, and you lose precision you should've had. You're spot on about the pairing nightmare. The key feel is just awful, and the spacebar feels like its clicking when it isn't, but over all just mushy. Shame, I had the same initial reactions you did :/ Waiting for my nomad(e) and hoping.
You know, I actually contacted them months before this came out and asked if you could change or customize the color on the dial. They told me it wasn't possible. I agree it sticks out, but I didn't mind the shape of it.
I personally don't like flat keyboards for the reasons you mentioned. Nice to hear you're getting into pc gaming. As a computer peripheral enthusiast myself, I'm looking forward for more reviews!
I have my issues with it so far. I am definitely making a follow-up video going over the good and the bad. I will say for now that it will not end up my “daily driver”.
highly suggest you get into building your own keyboards, these days the barrier to entry is so so so much lower for new coming enthusiasts into the hobby, your only big issue is choice paralysis as you see tons of switches caps and such coming into the hobby every single day but we're at the point where all you really need to fully mod out a keyboard these days is lube and a solid small tip paint brush, switches are great out of factory, hot swap tech has gotten infinitely better, and you get to customize the parts of the keyboard you want to the highest level which guarantees you more control. It is as close to plug and play as you can get and I would 100% recommend it to anyone trying to dip their toes into the hobby. (Also that knob profile looks so bad comparative to the rest of the board but otherwise not a bad design, looks nice for low profile!)
Thank you for this and thanks for checking out the video. I do plan on getting into building my own keyboards, but just not at the moment. Once I start building the new gaming PC I have a whole separate area where it will reside along with a whole new streaming setup. (I'll be making videos on that project.) That will give me a new workspace and room for building. I am actually interested in creating my own keyboards that match my branding, but you are right; there are SO many choices!
It got the pairing button on the side. Tried it, returned it the same day. its a 0/10. low profile but giant nob. Pairing button you will bump into that disconnects your keaboard. Again, for me a 0/10. And I had to skip forward to 8 minutes to see you actually talking about what your video is titled
Hey there. It can be used with a PS5, but it does require a workaround since the M-Caster Studio doesn't have HDMI inputs. I made a video talking about it and showing my solution in this clip from a Twitch stream here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-M0BpxVgELos.html
ARE multiple speakers in each ear not a thing anymore? I had a set of tritons in the OG COD zombie days that had 4 speakers in each ear and the imaging was insane.. The headphones were insane too. PS3. You had a big ass brick you had to plug into the front via usb into a big box and plugged into the wall.
I've got both a PS4 and an original Xbox One, but they're mainly ornaments in my bedroom today, I do put them on occasionally, but in all honesty, from about 2018 onwards, I was really only using my PS4 for watching Motorcycle Racing, but my LG Smart TV has all the Streaming apps I need now, so I virtually never turn my consoles on these days. I've been getting most of my games on PC for well over a decade now, and My current gaming PC outperforms all the current gen consoles by miles, that's not to say that I'd not get another console though, I had considered getting a PS5 or a Series X back when they were announced, but I chose to skip this generation with me having most of my games on the PC and If I wanted gamepass, I could get it on My PC. If I do get another console, I'll probably wait for the PS6 and Series X 2. I think both the S and X are both great machines though.
What do you mean? I switch to the Mackie at 07:09. You can clearly hear the difference and change from the lavalier mic. At 12:25 when I actually do test the contouring and the effects the music completely stops. It stops for over 4 minutes until 16:43. Which part are you having trouble hearing the differences?
I initially used them for Xbox. I currently use the Xbox Wireless headset, but I do know that the VZR's do work. The only problem I had was with the mic when they first came out. They sound amazing, though.
Great video, well produced, i know its been a while but was checking out the reviews and thought i'd let you know i've just picked one up in the UK for £79.00, (about $100). At that price an astounding buy, and thanks for the informative video.
Oh! Good to know! Thanks for sharing that. I am still using this as my main audio interface and it works great. I will admit I do not use all of the features, but they are nice to have.
My bro has a honda van that has outlets im debating if i should pick this up and game while traveling only downfall is that it wont have Internet connection while on the road 😢
That’s a good question. I don’t see why not, but I’ll give it a try. I know if I run the out from my amp into the mixer it will work, but I don’t know about just the guitar. I’ll test!
@@jeffacuesta So I tested just connecting an electric guitar directly to the M-Caster Studio and there was no audio. It doesn't appear to work as an amplifier, but I was successful with running an audio cable out of my Fender Mustang GT 200 amp and into the instrument port using an 1/8 adapter. Audio came through just fine.
Hi. Do you know how many ohms the unit can comfortably power? I checked the manual & it doesn’t cover this. I emailed Mackie support & they were super unhelpful- basically said I should check online for reviews (there are none) and that they don’t believe publishing these specs would be helpful (wth 🤯🤦♀️). Obviously most people can’t afford to buy multiple pairs of professional headphones just to work out if the unit can power the amount of ohms- but Mackie thinks this is acceptable. Maybe I just got a poor customer support agent.. one hopes so….
@@Yogomi thank you! I’m not looking for exacts just a range that performance is satisfactory within. Anything outside of that I understand should be trial & error but just having a basic (it can operate comfortably between here & here) would be great 😩👍
@@mariamacrae5 Hey there! Sorry it took me awhile to get back. I couldn't find any specifics on the exact range, but I will tell you that I have a Rode Procaster attached which you can see in the video and I use every stream. The microphone has an output impedance of 320 Ohms and it works and sounds great. I do have a Fethead attached to it, but I have Fetheads on all three of my Rode mics, the other two being Rode Podmics. They are both connected different interfaces. I hope that helps.
Are you not able, for those who have it. Use the 3.5MM Audio out jack from their monitor and use it as an auxiliary cable and put it in the midi input 3.5MM jack and monitor the audio from there while still have the XLR input and route the audio in OBS. This deletes the use of a capture card if you are not capturing and just using it as an audio interface.
Sadly you didn't show if it is possible to use this for changing sounds live to TikTok ( or you tube) via the phone (not uploading finished via PC) either via Blue Tooth or fixed wire, this is real live streaming! So using a mic to talk into the M-casrer that outputs to any cellphone to TikTok & head phones for monitoring?
I just got mine connected last night and was struggling, I guess I was overenthusiastic because of all the “easy setup” info I was seeing on YT. However, what wasn’t mentioned was the fact that on a Mac you must have the Mackie M-Caster Studio selected as both audio output AND INPUT in the audio settings. I had terrible sounding audio from most everything I tried up until I put audio to input and output. 😎
Thanks for checking out the video. That is a legitimate concern. Have you tried reaching out to the company to see if they have a solution? I can see if I can talk to the guys myself.
