Cushion, rubber domes over springs

Updated October 22, 2026

Rubber domes over springs: a muted, cushioned thock.

What it imitates

Cushion models rubber domes over springs, the design many office and gaming boards use. A dome collapses rather than clicks, so the press is muted and cushioned, with more low end than most of the switch packs.

Teclo’s sounds are synthesized, not recorded. Its sound engine builds each pack from a model of the parts that make the sound, then plays the same files in the app that you hear on this page.

How it measures

Every pack is measured when it is rendered. The table puts Cushion next to Pebble and Muffle, the packs closest to it in feel.

Brightness is the energy-weighted mean frequency of a key press, so a higher number sounds brighter. Low/high is the energy below 1 kHz against the energy above it: the higher, the deeper. Nobody has tuned these packs by ear yet; the figures are what the files measure.

Who it suits

People who want a familiar office-keyboard sound rather than an enthusiast board (a suggestion).

Use it in Teclo

1. Click the keycap icon in the menu bar to open Teclo’s window.
2. Pick Cushion in the list of packs, under Mechanical.
3. Type anywhere. Teclo plays a different sound for a key going down and coming up, and separate sounds for Space, Return and Delete.

Every pack also has its own pair of mouse click sounds, made from the same model. Try the other packs on the sound packs page.