HDD Clicker: A Hardware Board That Recreates Nostalgic Hard Drive Sounds for Modern Storage Users
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Summary
HDD Clicker is a hardware board that generates nostalgic hard disk drive clicking sounds based on HDD LED activity. It allows users of modern SSDs, CF cards, or SD cards to experience the classic HDD clicking noise. The board is fully soldered and tested, with physically adjustable sound volume and tone (from loud Quantum HDD sounds to more silent 90s HDD configurations). It was developed in cooperation with Matze and gained attention after an LGR video feature.
Key quotes
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It allows the nostalgic harddisk sound, while using modern SSD, CF or SD cards.
Sound volume and tone can be physically tuned, from very loud to almost silent, by applying simple physical changes.
The LGR video shows the 'loud' quantum hdd' sound configuration (no sticker on buzzer).
Alternative option is a more silent 90s HDD sound configuration (sticker on buzzer).
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