Discerning writers and programmers know that keyboards matter. It's mostly the feel, but the best feel tends to come from mechanical key switches and they make a noise as they activate.

That feeling goes hand in hand with a chorus of soft clicks… and thanks to custom keyboard guru [1]Taeha "Nathan" Kim and weirdo label Trunk Records, you can relax to 43 minutes and 24 seconds of soothing sounds from 13 rare and limited-edition mechanical keyboards.

Your correspondent is a bit of a fan of devices like this (this piece was typed on a 1991 IBM Model M; accept no substitute) – but no such brash, commonplace kit features on the album. Instead you can luxuriate to the Alps switches of a 1987 [2]Apple Standard (why, yes, I do happen to have one of those too, but the linear cursor keys hinder daily use), and an [3]M0110A from a Mac Plus, as well as more exotic kit.

[4]Logitech MX Keys Mini: Svelte keyboard takes cues from Apple in more ways than one

[5]Logitech Bolt devices support secure Bluetooth Low Energy – but forget the 'Unifying Receiver'

[6]SteelSeries Apex Pro plays both sides of the mechanical keyboard fence – and wins

[7]Laptop option on the way for ortholinear keyboard hipsters in form of MNT Reform add-on

[8]Mechanical Keyboard Sounds : Recordings Of Bespoke And Customised Mechanical Keyboards is available on vinyl (naturally), but you can also listen on [9]Spotify .

Check it out. Initially, we mocked, but in fact we found it to be an [10]ASMR joy from beginning to end. If this is your sort of thing, Taeha also has a [11]YouTube channel where he does the occasional "typing sounds" video. ®

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[1] https://www.taehatypes.com/

[2] https://deskthority.net/wiki/Apple_Standard_Keyboard

[3] https://deskthority.net/wiki/Apple_M0110A

[4] https://www.theregister.com/2021/10/04/logitech_mx_keys_mini/

[5] https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/01/logitech_bolt_devices_support_secure/

[6] https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/12/steelseries_apex_pro/

[7] https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/06/ortholinear_keyboard_laptop/

[8] https://www.trunkrecords.com/releases/mechanical_keyboards_19/mechanical_keyboards.php

[9] https://open.spotify.com/album/6fsHTE2bAu2wLVUXSXUcCg

[10] https://www.theregister.com/2015/01/24/your_women_are_mine_give_them_to_me_i_want_to_sell_them/?page=1

[11] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMHXMAeKkI6HXlPfLiYvo9g

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