Laser, a fast falling zap
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A fast falling zap.
Press any key, or tap the keys below, to hear Laser. These are the same samples the app plays.
- Category
- Scifi
- Brightness (centroid)
- 2,649 Hz
- Key press length
- 64 ms
What it imitates
Laser plays a short zap that falls in pitch, the sound films use for a ray gun. Despite that, it measures in the same brightness range as the keyboard packs, so it cuts through as clearly as a switch would.
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 Laser next to Pixel and Knuckle, the packs closest to it in feel.
| Pack | Category | Brightness (Hz) | Press (ms) | 90% of energy in (ms) | Low/high (dB) | 1–3 kHz share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser | Scifi | 2,649 | 64 | 7.9 | -11.7 | 52% |
| Pixel | Arcade | 1,723 | 50 | 6.6 | +5.5 | 13% |
| Knuckle | Mechanical | 3,653 | 90 | 11.3 | -14.7 | 55% |
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
Anyone who wants typing to sound like a space game (a suggestion).
Use it in Teclo
- Click the keycap icon in the menu bar to open Teclo’s window.
- Pick Laser in the list of packs, under Scifi.
- 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.
Questions
Is there a sci-fi sound pack in Teclo?
Yes. Laser is the Scifi pack: a fast falling zap on every key.