- That's the kinda sound you wanna listen for.

- 這就是你想聽的聲音。

Hi, I'm Nathan and I go by Taeha Types online

嗨，我是Nathan，我在網上用Taeha Types的名字。

on YouTube and Twitch,

在YouTube和Twitch上。

and I'm a content creator that creates videos

我是一個內容創造者，創造視頻。

regarding the custom mechanical keyboards.

關於定製機械鍵盤。

(casual music)

(休閒音樂)

So I first got introduced into

所以我第一次接觸到

the whole world kind of

寰宇

very briefly in 2013

曇花一現

when I was building my first nice, high-end custom PC.

當我在打造我的第一臺漂亮的高端定製PC時。

And I was in college at the time

那時候我還在上大學

and I also majored in software engineering

而我也是主修軟件工程的

so knowing that I was gonna be programming,

所以知道我要去編程。

I assumed that I was gonna be programming

我以為我是要去編程

for the most of my life,

在我的大半生中。

so I wanted to find the nicest keyboard

所以我想找到最漂亮的鍵盤

that I could at the time

當時我可以

with the budget that I had

在我的預算內

and I found the mechanical keyboard subreddit

我發現機械鍵盤子reddit

and it kind of was radical from there.

它的種類是激進的從那裡。

(laugh)

(笑)

Not many people, you know, are into mechanical keyboards

你知道的，沒有多少人喜歡機械鍵盤。

and not many people spend a lot on mechanical keyboards.

而沒有多少人在機械鍵盤上花大價錢。

And when you meet someone online

而當你在網上遇到一個人

who has that same shared interest as you,

誰和你有同樣的共同興趣。

there's this automatic level of connection

彼此間有一種自動的聯繫

that you an suddenly start talking with them about.

你突然開始和他們談起。

So, in the keyboard community,

所以，在鍵盤界。

everything in general is made in a limited run

千篇一律

because all these products are mostly run

因為所有這些產品大多是由

by a community of members.

由社區成員組成。

They're not made by large corporations, large companies.

它們不是大企業、大公司製造的。

You get other people to join in on your projects

您可以讓其他人加入到您的項目中來。

so that you bring the cost down,

以便你把成本降下來。

and then once the project's done,

然後一旦項目完成。

that's kind of it.

這是種它。

So if you missed out on that project,

所以如果你錯過了那個項目。

there's no way for you to get it,

你沒有辦法得到它。

other than by on the aftermarket.

其他由售後市場上。

I think the platforms are definitely integral

我覺得平臺肯定是不可或缺的

in growing the community.

在發展社區。

But I think more so than that,

但我認為不止如此。

it's just the fact that we share this silly hobby.

這只是一個事實，我們分享 這個愚蠢的愛好。

I think that's what brings people together.

我想這就是讓人們聚在一起的原因。

For a lot of newcomers,

對於很多新人來說。

I think it's a very interesting and novel thing to see

我覺得這是一個非常有趣和新奇的事情，看到了

someone building a keyboard from scratch.

有人從頭開始製作鍵盤。

I for sure, didn't know how a keyboard was built

我當然知道，我不知道鍵盤是怎麼做的

until I dove deep into the hobby so,

直到我深入到這個愛好中，所以。

I think there's that novelty factor

我想這是新奇的因素

for a lot of new people.

對於很多新人來說。

And most likely, for new people,

而且最可能的是，對於新人。

I'm mostly dealing with parts that they have never seen

我主要處理的是他們從未見過的零件。

or even heard of.

或甚至聽說過。

So, I think there's that.

所以，我想是這樣的。

For a lot of returning members,

對於很多回歸的會員來說。

who have been watching me for a long time,

觀察我很久的人。

I think it becomes less about the keyboard,

我覺得這就不是鍵盤的問題了。

to be honest, and more about just hanging out with me.

說實話，更多的是和我一起玩。

What am I cutting?

我在切什麼？

Ah, yes, I forgot to explain.

啊，對了，我忘了解釋。

So your stabilizers come like this,

所以你的穩定器是這樣來的。

so you can see how there's these two little prongs

所以你可以看到這兩個小稜線是怎樣的

that are sticking out.

突出的。

So when you bottom out,

所以，當你抄底的時候。

it prevents the stabilizer from hitting evenly.

它防止了穩定器的均勻打擊。

So I definitely wasn't the first content creator

所以我絕對不是第一個內容創造者。

for the mechanical keyboard scene to arrive.

為機械鍵盤場景的到來。

But one think I think that I provided differently was

但我認為我提供的一個思路是不同的。

I kind of made the media easy to consume for newcomers.

我算是把媒體做成了容易消費的新人。

I feel like Razor's gonna hate me after.

我覺得雷澤之後會恨我的。

This is what this keyboard sounds like

這就是這個鍵盤的聲音

(quick tapping noise)

（快速敲擊聲）

(quick tapping noise)

（快速敲擊聲）

I think certain people have different preferences.

我想某些人有不同的喜好。

For me, I think acoustics I would prioritize over feel.

對於我來說，我認為聲學我會優先考慮手感。

My viewers know that and when they come into my stream,

我的觀眾知道，當他們進入我的流。

we generally talk about how a certain build sounds

我們一般都會談論某項建設聽起來如何

at the end quite a bit.

在最後相當多的。

(quick tapping noise)

（快速敲擊聲）

They all sound that thocky?

他們的聲音都那麼刺耳？

Yeah, I mean these are Tealios though.

是的，我的意思是這些都是Tealios，雖然。

Tealios aren't generally known for their thock.

Tealios一般不以衝擊力著稱。

People consider it to have a higher pitch

人們認為它的音調比較高

but they're really smooth,

但他們真的很順利。

and switches do feel pretty nice.

和開關的感覺確實不錯。

I wouldn't say this is universal,

我不會說這是普遍現象。

but generally if you ask keyboard community enthusiasts,

但一般如果你問鍵盤社區的愛好者。

they will say the sound they strive for is called a thock.

他們會說他們所追求的聲音叫做震撼。

(laughs)

（笑）

It's kind of like a nice, not very high-pitched,

這有點像一個不錯的，不是很高亢的聲音。

kind of low-pitched deep

抑揚頓挫

I don't know how to describe it.

我不知道該怎麼形容。

It's just a thock.

這只是一個衝擊。

You know it when you hear it,

你一聽就知道了。

but there's no way to really predict

但無從預測

what it's gonna sound like.

它的會聽起來像什麼。

Yay!

呀！

I've been streaming under the Makers & Crafting category,

我一直流於製作者與手工製作類下。

but when you look at the numbers between the people looking

但是，當你看數字之間的人看。

at channels streaming under the Makers & Crafting category

在製造商和工藝類別下的流媒體管道

versus any other category, it's massive.

相對於其他類別，它的規模是巨大的。

Discovery has been hard

發現是很難的

and the one thing that's helped me to stay alive

還有一件事讓我活了下來。

is being noticed by these big gamers

正在被這些大玩家關注

who bring exposure to my channel.

誰給我的頻道帶來曝光率。

I believe my first big client

我相信我的第一個大客戶

was a streamer named BeasttrollMC.

是一個名叫BeasttrollMC的流媒體。

You can consider him the first biggest client

你可以把他當成第一大客戶

that kind of kick started my career.

那種踢開始我的職業生涯。

- Our brand new keyboard.

- 我們全新的鍵盤。

- [Nathan] But yeah, at the time I just realized

- 但是，是的，當時我才意識到

okay, there's tons of people out there,

好吧，有噸的人在那裡。

these high profile people on Twitch,

這些高調的人在Twitch上。

who show their keyboard every day

每天都在秀鍵盤的人

that's their job.

那是他們的工作。

They work on a keyboard,

他們在鍵盤上工作。

they show it off,

他們炫耀它。

some people have hand cams on their streams.

有些人在他們的溪流上安裝了手攝像頭。

And, maybe I should target these folks.

而且，也許我應該針對這些人。

These are the kind of people

這些人都是

who might be interested

有興趣的人

in the keyboards that I'm building.

在我製作的鍵盤中。

I think Tfue probably is

我想Tfue可能是

the biggest client undoubtedly

最大的客戶無疑是

that I've had so far.

到目前為止，我已經有。

And his first message, I believe, was like,

而他的第一條資訊，我相信，就像。

"What's the most expensive keyboard

"最貴的鍵盤是什麼

"you can build me?", obviously.

"你能給我造嗎？"，顯然。

So we started working from there,

所以我們從那裡開始工作。

I reached out to Keycult, one of my sponsors now,

我聯繫了Keycult，我現在的贊助商之一。

and they also produce high-end luxury custom keyboards,

而且他們還生產高端豪華定製鍵盤。

and they also have a commission service

他們也有佣金服務

of their own.

自己的。

But I work with them on my own service as well.

但我和他們合作也是為了自己的服務。

So, we started working from there.

所以，我們從那裡開始工作。

It was a multi-month project.

這是一個多月的項目。

(tapping noise) You just hear the pure switch noise.

(敲擊聲)你只聽到純粹的開關聲。

(tapping noise)

（敲擊聲）

Nice.

很好啊

(clicking sounds)

（點擊聲）

And it was finally finished in January

終於在1月份完成了

of this year.

今年的。

And, getting that off my plate

而且，得到了我的盤子裡

was such a big relief (laughs).

是這樣的一個大解脫（笑）。

I'm very glad he liked it.

我很高興他喜歡它。

- Oh my god!

- 哦，我的上帝！

Dude, this thing is nuts!

夥計，這東西是堅果！

- I mean, at first

- 我的意思是，一開始

I thought it would just be a side gig

我還以為只是個兼職呢。

that I would do at home

我在家裡會做的

to de-stress on the weekends.

以期在週末減壓。

Last September,

去年9月。

I decided to quit my job full-time.

我決定辭去全職工作。

My friends and boss,

我的朋友和老闆。

they had no idea why I would leave

他們不知道我為什麼要離開

a secure programming job in the Bay Area

在灣區找到一份安全的編程工作

to pursue a career in content creation,

追求內容創作的事業。

but it's been working out so far (laughs).

但到目前為止，它一直在工作（笑）。

It's left me with a couple things,

這讓我想到了幾件事。

I guess one being maybe I can do more stuff like this

我想一個是也許我可以做更多這樣的事情

that people enjoy and that people watch.

人們喜歡的，人們觀看的。

And then there's also the stress of

然後也有壓力的

how can I top this now?

我現在怎麼能頂得上這個？

Like I've landed Tfue,

就像我已經登陸了Tfue。

what's next for me?

下一步是什麼？

(upbeat music)

(歡快的音樂)

I think this thing works too.

我覺得這個東西也可以。

(thunk)

(thunk)