This line, containing a sound= and volume= command, shows you what to place into a Windows shortcut in order to startup ClicKey so that it will play the current sound for every key on your keyboard. The 'Set' and 'Remove' buttons also allow you to install (or keep) ClicKey running at the time, or remove it from RAM memory to restore your. Keycap Clicks 1 cherry mx clear switch Mechanical keyboard clicking. Different keys Cherry mx clear mechanical switches The Cherry MX Clear switch is a medium stiff, tactile, non-clicky mechanical keyboard switch in the Cherry MX family. The slider is not actually clear but colourless (in effect, translucent white). While both are great, nothing beats the clicky typing sound of a keyboard. If you miss the sound of a physical keyboard, you can enable these sounds with the Ease of Access menu.

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Download Mechvibes for free. Play mechanical keyboard sounds, typewriter sound as you type. It's a side project that I made for myself since when I use my own mechanical keyboard at late night or in the office and my parents and my coworkers hate that a lot because the sound of the keyboard is very loud (especially in quiet places). Uses Python, Ruby and Rubygems to recreate the sound of a typewriter, while you use your keyboard. Definitely an interesting angle to make your keyboard sound like a typewriter. If you use or know of, any other app or software, to make your keyboard sound like a typewriter, leave a comment and let me know! Would love to add it to the list here!

If you miss the days of clanky keyboards, or you'd
like an audible indication when your keyboard's
keys are recognized, this little utility is for you.

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ClicKey Features:

Choose from among 26 built-in sounds.
ClicKey contains 26 built-in percussive typing sounds. Some are classic typewriter sounds, others are subtle short clicks, beeps, and boops, while others are more attention-getting and might be appropriate for an on-screen keyboard or public kiosk.

Independent volume control.
Since you might prefer ClicKey's clicks to be almost subliminal, its sounds can be made as quiet as you like.

On-screen user-interface, or invisible startup shortcut.
To keep ClicKey as lightweight (just 42 kbytes) and unobtrusive as possible, I designed it to be launched from a Windows shortcut (probably placed in the 'Startup' group) containing its sound specification commands (see details below).

Heard and not seen.
No advertising splash screen and nothing in the Windows 'tray' to clutter your screen.

Nothing to 'install' or remove.
ClicKey is just 'run' as a stand-alone application. It does not need to be 'installed', it places nothing in the registry, and can simply be deleted once it is no longer wanted.

Where did ClicKey come from?
Shortly before writing ClicKey I purchased a small sub-notebook computer. The Toshiba Libretto's keyboard is not full size, and I found that sometimes I would press a key and feel the rubbery mechanical 'snap', but the key would not register electrically. Letters were missing. So I decided that I needed a bit of aural feedback to confirm when any key was received.

I 'Googled' and looked around the Internet for an appropriate bit of freeware to solve the problem and give my keyboard a click sound, but I was unable to find anything suitable. So I decided to write my own ultra-small 'GRC style' solution in assembly language. I rolled up my sleeves and ClicKey was born not long after.

My desktop machines all have clanky older-style 'Northgate' keyboards using wonderfully noisy 'ALPS' keyswitches, but I have seen that other laptop and most recent desktop keyboards are 'too quiet'. So I thought that perhaps other people might want to add a bit of aural feedback to their laptop and desktop typing experience.

You are invited to download and use ClicKey
to enhance your computer experience. I
hope you find it useful and valuable.

Using ClicKey
For persistent 'always on' use of ClicKey, you should place a shortcut to ClicKey in your Windows 'Startup' menu. This way Windows will automatically start ClicKey whenever Windows is started.

However, before you do this, you will want to determine which of ClicKey's 26 built-in sounds you wish to use, and at what volume.

That specification should then be added to the Windows shortcut after the 'clickey.exe' command (see example below), otherwise ClicKey will pop-up its Sound Chooser dialog box every time Windows starts.

Choosing the best sound and volume:
You will probably choose to use ClicKey's Sound Chooser anytime you want to select from among ClicKey's 26 different sounds, and set ClicKey's volume.

When ClicKey is started without any sound specification options, it assumes that you want to choose a sound, so it switches into 'Sound Chooser' mode and displays its Sound Chooser dialog:

While ClicKey's Sound Chooser dialog is highlighted and has the system 'focus', each one of your keyboard's A through Z keys will 'play' each of ClicKey's corresponding sounds at the volume currently set by the Volume control slider.

The inset window at the bottom center continuously shows the current sound and volume. This line, containing a sound= and volume= command, shows you what to place into a Windows shortcut in order to startup ClicKey so that it will play the current sound for every key on your keyboard.

The 'Set' and 'Remove' buttons also allow you to install (or keep) ClicKey running at the time, or remove it from RAM memory to restore your keyboard to is usual silent non-ClicKey operat

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