Upgrading a Membrane Keyboard for $30 

Everyone: Membrane stinky Squashy: I'm going to do what's called a pro gamer move

Danggggg Squashy, sounds pretty good.

0:35 i love how he greenscreened himself onto a photo of his greenscreen

So what you’re saying is that I should try modding my dads work membrane keyboard and accidentally break it in the process and pay him $15 that could have been used for my future keyboard? Ahh, stonks squashy stonks

The fact that this actually doesn't sound that bad really makes me angry

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The fact that you can actually make a membrane keyboard sound good is incredible

I actually did this mod on my keyboard - improved my experience by so much thank you.

And this keyboard still sounds better than my mechanical one, ofc.

"The keyboard's made of plastic" "Feels like plastic" Sounds like plastic

i just noticed that after the mod, the rgb in the keyboard was blocked causing the lights to be very patchy so if you were to try and upgrade it i suggest you add a solid color backing using tape or paint so the rgb wouldnt show through at all because that would be better than patchy rgb imo atleast

2:41 "keycaps being proprietary" 3:15 lubing the stems 3:46 using sound foam 4:25 stablising the stablizers

I predict before premiere : He will upgrade a... membrane keyboard.

This keyboard is the definition of “squashy boy”

Squashy is so entertaining, I would watch an uninterrupted cut of him lubing switches on a 100%

Amazing I did not expect such a result. All the best

I actually thought this video was a joke, but it sounds half decent. That infuriates me.

Dude I freaking died when you showed the REAL membrane keyboard reaction

The K-ON music near the end triggered something in my brain that told me I could trust you

Membrane keyboards don’t have to be bad, it just depends on the company making them, but anyhow this is absolutely fantastic great job!

this man really green screened himself onto a green screen

Technically a "membrane" keyboard just refers to the method of detecting a keypress and while almost all membrane keyboards use rubber as a switch, some don't (ex. The IBM Model M is technically a membrane board, but it uses buckling spring switches)

I lubed mine (Razer Cynosa V2) and the difference is NIGHT AND DAY. I'm amazed manufacturers don't apply this lube from the factory. Thanks for the tip! I tested putting the foam in but it didn't make that much of a difference so I only did the lube. Took a long time but the end result made it worth it! The most silent keyboard I've had!

i watched this last year but didnt understand a thing watching it now: **this is an improvement**

OMG, I have been searching how to mod a membrane keyboard, and finally found it thanks so much squashy. and it sounds so gud T_T

kinda funny how the lube costs more than 1/2 of the membrane keyboard

Nice build bro!

got an armaggeddon ak666 kalashkinov for my birthday last year and i wanted to upgrade it. never knew it was a membrane untill you mention the membrane switches

Squashy Boy is one of the very few RU-vidrs I actually watch the sponsors, Hipyo tech is another bc they make it interesting.

Elite keyboard move, now this keyboard is a part of the family…. No vin diesel 😭

I have the exact same keebs omg. Now I know what to do with this piece of plastic. Thank you so much. Gonna use this until I have enough money to buy a custom keeb.

Nice^^ thank you for this video. I will do this with the keyboard at my workplace

i love that any time squashy is on his balcony there's a 50% chance it's raining. never change singapore

I am never paying for a mechanical keyboard ever again.

I actually did the lubing part of my membrane keyboard just recently. Hadn't thought of putting foam in the stems, I'll have to try that although I wish there was a direct audio comparison to see the difference.

to know my fav youtuber modded my fav keyboard i have at home i feel good

Just to clear things up, the mat of rubber domes used to get the tactile response is not the membrane. Topre and other electrocapacitive keyboards use rubber domes but don't use membranes. In order to cut costs, membrane keyboards typically don't have a PCB and instead use a couple sheets of thin plastic with conductive traces drawn on them, these are the "membranes". There are typically three layers: the top membrane, a spacer with holes wherever the keys are, and a bottom layer. Whenever a key is pressed it pushes the top layer onto the bottom layer causing the conductive traces to touch and thereby closing the circuit. Membrane keyboards feel like ass to type on because you have to bottom out every time in order to register an input. The feeling of bottoming out is mushy partly due to the mat of rubber domes but mostly due to the fact that you are literally forcing two pieces of plastic to come together. Funny thing is that you don't even need the keycaps, barrel plate (top half of the case), or even the rubber domes to use a membrane keyboard. Since all you're doing is pushing two layers of plastic together, you could just use the keyboard with only the membranes. Thought I'd clear that up since it wasn't really explained that well in this video.

The foam in the keycaps was kind of genius

you're the only youtuber that makes the sponser thing funny

I’m surprised by your work squashy. The fact that it sounds like a mechanical keyboard is amazing

I just spent way too much time doing this to my Steelseries membrane keyboard lmaooo it sounds and feels nicer but jeez, individually lubing each key with a paint brush takes soo long. Never thought to stuff the keycaps with foam but it definitely helped.

amazed how he didn't place the keycaps in a "special place" this time🤣

i got a membrane keyboard and because of you it sounds good Thanks :D

This sounds like a $300 mechanical keyboard. You did a big work bro. Keep it on

I honestly thought after all these years, someone actually modded/upgraded a membrane keyboard.. AND MADE IT SLIGHTLY BETTER! kudos to you pal.

Squashy: “I’m gonna build a website to sell custom mechanical keyboards at a huge discount.” Me: “OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”

This channel has the best sponsors I never skip his sponsors

Someone: what switches? Squashy: yes

I mean this might be the best membrane keyboard I've ever heard of.

did this before once and then proceeded to chuck the keyboard at the wall, leaving a hole with the keyboard stuck in it and never bothered to remove it.

damn not only do i love the video i also love the k-on ost as background musicc

Bro what, is actually sounds so good

That sounds better tho, specially the backspace

haha I wonder how this will turn out edit: damn it sounded kinda like a mechanical keyboard lmao

at the beginning of the typing test: that's an okay membrane for stock! 5 seconds later: i regret saying that

that space bar sounds pretty good honestly

Me:it's going to be wix Squashy:it's squarespace

These are lubed membranes? Reminds me of something that also sounds good when lubed

Modded sounds so mushy i love it

Gonna have to try it out

only the twitch lads know about 68 jalan pemimpin

squashy lookin kinda cute in this video :flushed:

this video gave me an idea how to mod my membrane keyboard . Still saving for mechanical one.

0:17 no, you are referring to "rubber dome switches". Search for chiclet style keyboards (these are membrane based but with scissor switches), and these have other benefits too: make no or very very less sound, are extremely thin, and are comfortable for long continuous work.

squashyboy likes squashy keyboards like membrane ones

Hey could anyone help me. I just bought a new keyboard and it has Cherry MX Reds which are scratchy and I don't know how to make it better or fix. If anyone could help me it would be great

This video was very informative

squashy, i have officially watched all of your vids

"Like this video if you liked it Dislike this video if you didn't liked it" -Squashy boy This is awesome!

why does it ... sound good

The sound is very nice, makes me think about the mechanical keyboards world

Looks good and sounds good

why does it actually sound like good

I actually have a membrane keyboard that sounds like the modded one even if its not modded. But the stabalizers is rattling

I did this with my membrane and it sounds amazing!

I just did a cheap 25 cent mod on my membrane keyboard by just putting sponges inside the small hollow spaces of the keycaps and now it sounds like a thocky mechanical keyboard. Planning to add a second dampened aluminum can mod in it but for now I'm satisfied with the tactile sound it makes and feels

When you make a membrane keyboard better than my mechanical keyboard 😂

this keyboard modded sounds better than my mechanical keyboard. pain.

Bro thank you so much for giving me this idea! 😁😁! I lubed my razor cynosa v2 and it sounds 10x better!

It sounds amazing

Nobody: The ones who were dedicated to insult membrane keyboards: Why are we still here..Just to suffer

So this is the man I Rick Rolled huh, less osu than expected

that actually sounds really good

the membrain keyboard actually sounds nice i bought one and upgraded it and it sounds poppy and nice like that one keyboard

This keyboard sound stock better than my mechanical keyboard with outmu blues😂

Armageddon! My favourite brand But if you spent just 20 more bucks you could get a mechanical one

I have a membrane keyboard and I was wondering how to mod one, thanks for this video it's gonna help me alot since I don't have alot of money to buy a good mechanical keyboard :)

I actually own a lot of membrane keyboard and they sound absolutely terrible, I'm gonna try this out. hopefully it works!

For those worrying about it being mushy, change out the rubber domes with BKE Redux.... IMO it gives Topre a run for its money hahaha

Im gonna do this thx for the idea

as soon as you first typed on it with no mod, it sounded better than my first membrane keyboard

Me, an alpha chad, who is too poor to afford an actual good keyboard, have a membrane, and this video makes me very happy, because it shows some love to the poor people that are clearly alpha chads like me. Also I am a console master race.

definitely didn't comment this before the premiere ;)

this is the best mambrene keyboard i have ever seen in my life

When squashy finally drinks a strong coffee in the morning he can make an achievement

Mechanical Keyboard Enthusiasts: Membrane keyboards will never beat our mechanical ones. Squashy: *buys cheap membrane keeb, lubes and foams it* Mechanical Keyboard Enthusiasts: We sit on a throne of lies.

When the lube costs half as much as the entire board....

This sounds like a mechanical keyboard (almost) I never thought membrane could sound that good

So funny. Subscribed for this

he actually used his green screen to show a room with a green screen