Updates: 1. Chris confirmed that he was on the Lotus account in their discord server, people pointed that he was not supposed to be but eventually just accepted it as 'okay well whatever'. Lotus customers are on a completely different level 2. He says I'm wrong about the delays because I'm no business owner 3. Honestly, just see this: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8CHkpSXtuDco2w.html NOTES AND FAQ HERE, EXPAND PLS Since I've pointed out some of the dumb mistakes Chris has done, it's likely that the lotus3k can be fixed if they actually paid attention (nevermind, they don't even wanna watch this video). So if the 3k suddenly is announced to be working, you know I helped them with that ;) Also if you're a customer who can't get a refund, honestly your best bet at this point is to try your luck calling your bank and asking them to forcibly reverse the transaction. Q: What song did you use at X? Intro: Laur - Viyella's Nightmare Gameplay: HiTECH NINJA - Modelista Second half: Akira Complex - Ether Strike ('Divine Mercy' Extended) Q: How much did this cost? Way too much, really not a project I'd recommend anyone on a budget at all. It was over $200+ for 5 of these (though I can only make 4, I only bought 4 MCUs). Low quantity units are expensive, and I had to buy the minimum amount for each component. I have 100 resistors and 1000 screws, I don't know what to do with them omg Other more technical jargon: I'm still very new to all of this. I wouldn't be surprised if my PCB design sucks still, but I'll keep learning in the future. Next time I wanna make a mini-IIDX con! Being open to learning is really important when it comes to making your own things (but honestly this is daunting as hell because you're basically learning stuff engineer students are being taught in school yourself) If you guys would like to make your own keypads but have no experience with any of these, I HIGHLY recommend buying a breadboard, parts and an arduino micro to start out. Jumping right into PCB designing is actually not a good idea, I did it anyway since qmk is an easy cop out for custom keyboards if you follow their guide and only plan to do that. I should have done this on a breadboard first and etc etc etc because later on when I tried learning some AVR programming, it was quite the nightmare to troubleshoot since... well, the PCB is already made, it doesn't have ICSP pins either. Though I do have a skeleton and extremely basic firmware written outside of qmk with the generous help of Thomazzz3, Xeal, lame and mon! Thank you guys so much for being patient with me. It's not mentioned anywhere in the video but wow, this is really fun and I want to try making more things than just 3 keys on a PCB.

"Today I woke up and chose violence" she says while holding a balisong.

imagine running a company that makes keyboards/keypads, and then an enthusiast makes what you've been trying to do for a while in a month you're amazing keep it up

tokaku did what we call in the industry as a “pro gamer move”

Shouts out for Dad coming in clutch with the laser engraver!

favourite youtube genre, people making products faster than actual fucking companies out of pure fucking SPITE

I ordered the 3 key pad and it was really upsetting on how it was really bad service and really bad support. I dmed one of the employees for lotus and they told me to ask the creator of lotus about it. I asked nicely about it and I was immediately insulted,sweared at and even got made fun of my Autism because I mentioned it in the server before! He ended up giving me a refund and I left the server having a bad taste in my mouth. I am glad people are exposing the company and I hope no one else gets the experience I had!

i am an electrical engineering student, i'm only in 2nd semester but still got physical pain during some parts of the "out of spite" section. this guy claims to be an actual engineer yet knows less about the basics of how electrical circuits work than 5th graders visiting uni on open-door day

I got here via algorithm and don’t play osu! or have any idea what these are, but I found this so entertaining and awesome! It was an incredible and professional end product. SO satisfying to see you make this compared to shady companies that take decades to return to investors. LOVE TO SEE IT ❤️

quality content , love doing things out of spite lmao

Oh noooooo, not "miss-information"! 😂. The absolute difference in your energy/tone in this video compared to the original one you made a few months ago is hilarious. Petty-Taku is wild lmao!

watch them magically come out with a working 3 key pad after this video. lotus- "nah we have already come out with one before this video..."

well does your keypad have 10000hz polling, -1ms response times AND gives the player infinite stamina? on a real note its impressive you learned more than everything he knew in about a month AND actually put it together. makes me wanna give it a shot too 😭

11:02 The 'fuse accepting voltage' just made me go, 'Huh???' Like, before I even went to college for electrical engineering diploma, I know what fuses are, and it's main purpose. 11:42 This part is just baffling, and embarrassing for him. You don't deserve to claim to be an electrical engineer if you have no idea the basics of if using a multimeter, and also the difference between DC and AC

One of my mottos is "The only thing you need to start something is audacity" and I feel it's very true in this moment.

holy crap this looks and sounds infinitely better than the lotus3k. so much respect for you, especially since i only found this video because chris was being an unprofessional asshole for the 10,000,000th time. being in their discord server is literally just an advertisement for how excellent your content is

So, I have been both playing osu! for a while (4 years) and been doing electronics as a hobby for a long while (12+ years, not too sure since I started as a kid) and I've been watching from the sidelines as Lotus (mainly just Chris) has basically dug their own grave, hopped in, and dug their own grave again, every time they post an update. Seeing the video that undefined posted was just, from my perspective, so bad. It hurt to know that people were paying for something that, as you've proven, is not hard to make, and there's already enough resources out there, for FREE, to help anyone to make keypads successfully. It's almost like Lotus just wanted to make a rug-pull for money after they get fame! Anyways, enough about Lotus, now about my thoughts of your keypad! 1. The PCB layout and routing is really good and looks basically professional! I was honestly impressed with that alone while I was watching. 2. Your soldering was alright, but you likely weren't using the right solder and flux. If you are going to manufacture keypads in any quantity, get a stencil, solder paste, and a hot air station for SMD parts, and solder the bigger parts by hand with plenty of flux and good solder. You should always have smooth solder blobs, and if it isn't smooth, something's not right. 3. Not really a thought about your keypad, but if AutoCAD is giving you issues, exporting or money wise, there are plenty of free CAD alternatives like FreeCAD, OpenSCAD, etc. 4. How you change colors on your keypad is almost perfect, I was blown away to see that you used hue and saturation instead of preset colors like most things I've seen use. Adding a value control for the brightness (the V in HSV) would make it absolutely perfect, though. That's all of my thoughts in places where I feel like I can comment, since I know nothing about acrylic manufacturing. Over all, you did a pretty good job! If you did sell these, I'd definitely buy one, especially knowing that I'll be supporting you and that it was also fueled from spite against Lotus lmao

This video is just proof that there is no excuse to take over ONE YEAR to release a working 3key keypad.

This video is great! It goes into the basics of product design, points out issues that may come up when designing something like this, and shows clearly that something as simple as a keypad is possible even for a novice to design (I mean it's simple enough that it would make for a good project for an introduction class on electrical engineering.) I know that you're probably not interested in selling this, but I'd be willing to bet if you were to make and sell them in batches you could probably make decent money doing so. Regardless, good work on the video!

arcaea themed keypad looks sick.

Your story reminds me of a thing that happened to my mom and I. Granted, this was with baking. I'm gluten free, which makes getting pastries difficult. We managed to find a bakery that made gluten free pies, and claimed they spent four years perfecting the recipe. Honestly, it tasted horrible. So, my mom and I tried a recipe of our own. First shot. It tasted great. You with your keypad and me with my pies... showing 'em that you can do it, no matter what!

I've been dreaming of making a mini Pop'n Music controller and this has got me VERRRRY tempted. Thank you and congrats on the absolutely world-class spite!

As a software engineer myself that love making diy fightsticks and arcade cabinets: this whole roasting made me happy.

the casual balisong, the cat plush, and the sheer *spite* is amazing. i love this!

Good on you for doing this, if nothing else to but show how utterly ridiculous Chris/rora/kdefs/Summit/Rose Cables/Lotus Pro and his claims are. It’s frustrating that he was able to take so many people in multiple communities for a ride. Again. That being said, it’s also such an awesome feeling when a project that you worked so many hours on comes together.

You managed to learn more than he ever did in practically less than 2 weeks.

Does this project sound like something I would ever do? Nope. But “I woke up today and chose violence” was such a powerful opener that I couldn’t not watch

I barely understood a tenth of how you made this keypad, and this makes me respect you a lot. I always appreciate hearing people talking about their crafts, and appreciate even more those who work hard to learn new things. Good job!

Hot damn. Gurl - you back. This is you at your best. Smart, sassy, hilarious - and brutal. I love it. Awesome video.

i am just in awe of how chris doesn't know how fuses work

For someone who has lost touch in electrical engineering (which is me), yeah, you are impressive in making your DIY stuff. How much (money) did it take to make this thing? **MISSINFORMATION**

"so today i woke up, and chose violence" *plays viyella's nightmare in the background*

Love videos like this!! i like seeing how everything is made and overall thought this was really interesting! good job on the keypad

Thank you once again for being the hero the community needs. You've now inadvertently inspired me and probably a few others to try making their own keypads as well

If she makes a 2nd "spite" vids after this one, I'm afraid the title is gonna be beyond the words spite lmaoo

Awesome video! I love the way you showed several guides on how the PCB was made, It will make it easier for me to design PCBs in the future 😎

Amazing how much effotr you put into these videos. Keep it up! Subbed since 2k on my alt

This video is in its own way very inspiring to me

This was a really cool video to watch, I just finished my first year as a computer engineer and I have no idea about PCB design but makes me wanna try and make my own keypad now, great vid!

I didn't know you were so knowledgeable in Computer parts and Electronics, I will definitely be waiting for more videos like these as I'm currently studying in this field. Thanks for the great video!

This video is so amazing, it's not just about some wacky keypad for a game that I don't play, but also it's a drama video about some product that idk why it should exist, but hey, looking at all those PCBs and electronics reminds me of that good old times when I used to study that and then dropped it because I suck. Anyways, good video.

Best case of "fine, I'll do it myself"

Finally a video of this is out. Thank you for uploading it. I cant find another guide for making keypads

stumbled across your channel, had no idea there were tiny keyboards for rhythm games! have 0 electrical or engineering knowledge but the way you explained everything was very concise and straightforward, from the DIY guide to the Lotus shortcomings. I almost believed I could make a 3k myself at home kekekeke subscribed!

Oh snizzap, I never knew about the original project but this looks groovy! I know at least one comment already mentioned IIDX, but it would be interesting to see this applied to a custom DDR/StepMania/ITG input device as well!

It seriously looks really good, like amazing job on the aesthetics

I loved this video! I have zero knowledge in anything that involves wires but the way you explain made me understand a little!!! It was awesome

Honestly, I can relate to the motivation xD I wanted to get into custom keyboards a bit over a year ago and was honestly terrified of spending +$100 on something I might not even like, so I took a risk and made my own from scratch, i.e. an arduino, key switches salvaged from an e-waste board (I got 105 cheap-but-okay cherryMX clones for $15, that's not terrible), and handwired… it's not pretty, but the materials were less than $30 and it was honestly far less complicated than I feared. I'm thinking of getting a real PCB for my next real attempt, but just as a starting point I'd say if anybody out there wants to give it a try, it's really not rocket science, I mean if I can do it then it can't be impossible xD Then again, looking at Lotus… 😬 Point is, I think it's cool that you're showing off that keyboard design isn't, like, a holy grail that only a select few can achieve, and while it may feel even more crappy now knowing how (comparatively) simple the process _can_ be and Lotus _still_ managed to fuck it up, maybe a few dissatisfied "customers" can take solace in the fact that they can just go and make their Osu-pad themselves.

I dont know sht about this stuff but it was very interesting. Also it's pretty cool how you just try things out and get them to work. I bet you inspire many people with these videos 😁

This is so cool! amazing job!

been in tech / working in tech for 20 years considering everything on the PCB to be pure magic. Thanks for blowing my mind on the accessibility of PCB design software & learning materials. Can't tell what I'm gonna make, but definitely looking forward to messing it up -- 5 parts minimum means 4 to blow up for free!

As someone specialised in this type of thing I'm impressed. Also shows that everyone with interest and a bit of determination can learn the basics of this stuff and can get something working. Also very helpful when there is a community around that is open to helping others without too much judgement. I think that's one of the biggest reasons why so many people aren't even willing to try they fear being laughed at.

The fuse accepting voltage part killed me. I'm not even an engineer even I know how fuse works 😂

Very cool! Never heard of you or Osu, so no idea how this popped up in my feed, but you are an instant follow!

beautiful :'-) love the editing on this

Dad randomly having a laser engraver is so freaking cool Tokaku family is GOATed

Balisongs and mechanical key boards, all my hobbies in one video, also my job as a student electrician, this video is perfect

Holy s*** that was vicious. I don't know who you are but I just subscribed because you're identification of components make me smile.

You're so funny. I've never played OSU but I loved this project! Also as someone studying Electrical Engineering as long as it works in the end I'm not mad at the small rushed details. Subscribed 😀

I've always wanted to make my own keypad and this video sparked hope!

have to say, your keypad looks better. but seriously how can lotus fuck about like this? i make my own 3d printed boards and handwire my keys for fun, its not hard, how can they justify spending months on a simple 3 key board, I just finished handwiring a 24 key gaming pad, took me about a month to design and print, and most of that was designing the ergo for it

aaaa i'm so tempted to try building my own 4 key keypad for osu!! (since i play taiko) and this video just tempts me even further. you're so awesome for doing this!!!

I’m amazed at how much I can learn from you by watching your videos, you’re not a “nut job” Thank you for posting content

small point, at 11:20, the box in your house's wiring uses breakers, not fuses. breakers simply break the circuit when they trip, whereas fuses are one-use only and burn through when they trip. probably not the best option for overcurrent protection because you'd have to open up the board and replace the fuse every time the current rating is exceeded

i have never heard of any of this controversy. i didnt know keypads specifically for this game existed. i forgot this game existed. yet this video showed up in my recommended. and i loved every damn second of it

It's amazing that you learnt how to do all this by yourself! This is so cool!

This will be VERY useful for 3k mania, thanks :D

also if traces are cut off you use the board as a prototype, look into how your traces are layed out and then solder a jumper wire between the start and end of the bad trace. You could post a picture of that working and tell your customers the next batch is on the way. Also ALWAYS PROTOTYPE.

The sassy butterfly knife moment was hilarious. Burned that man to the ground. Nothing but ashes left lol.

I bet it feels so good playing on something you poured a lot of time and work into, good job! it looks like it works awesome

Nice video :) I've been wanting to make my own keypad for some time but put it off because I had no idea about thw firmware. Didn't know about qmk. Will give it a try :D Thanks!

love this video. I think that Chris is definitely going to kill lotuspro with all the delays. Wonder what the next totally real company he starts will be... 🤔

both middle-index and ring-index players will be proud of this keypad.

This is so cool, I was actually considering doing something similar but a bit different, and I don't really know if what I want is really possible but I was going to start looking into it and seeing what I can come up with. I also love the way you handled this situation and addressing everything, it's a pretty reasonable way to deal with it! Hope you make some new videos soon, not many channels I enjoy watching that play rhythm games

You have given me all the push I need to create my own PCB for a macropad I've been wanting to make.

Imagine getting your identity revealed because of miss-information

For what its worth, something that I learned while still studying for my bachelors in engineering is that Engineers are nutjobs by default. We're just being taught how to channel that into engineering work.

that was a spicy vod, it was lot of fun to watch 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I legitimately love this video. I'm not that into osu! if I'm being honest, but I'm saving this video for later for sure, because part of me wants to mess around later and see about making my own stream deck sort of thing using something like this. And seeing the whole thing about there being a minimum order of 5 just made me think that if I can ever get around to this, and have the cash to burn, I could make extras and either just have backups, or the more likely option, make custom ones for each of my friends.

Do more things out of spite PLEASE This is grade A content

I am electrical engineer and this was enjoyable

Not even that into osu but watched the whole thing, your presentation style is super entertaining

Notification squad 🔥🔥🔥

I read the title and read "Making an osu! keypad out of sprite" I am the definition of slow

I love your attitude towards everything in this video from the keyboard construction to the truth spitting XD

Now this is what I like to see, great job Tokaku!

"So today I woke up, and chose violence." That is a gigantic big mood.

As an IEEE researcher, I can say it very well that Chris is not an engineer at all, and he would need like, at the very least 15 years to get 5 engineering degrees.

Loved the idea, that’s pretty cool Also pogger arcaea music

i just rewatched the lotus video like a few days ago and i got so excited now when i saw this

my jaw is on the floor, and i am forever inspired. thank you

came here for coll looking thing and got an exra serving of spicy drama. no clue what all the technical stuff is about, but it looks pretty neat.

thats sick, good video tokaku c:

I bet you the spite is from lotuspro. Then again it IS deserved

Just got to say, I love your cat plush. Also the middle key is really good to have, it is really better for me as well having it there.

I'm just leaving a comment because I have no idea how I got here. I have never heard of OSU in my life or lotus or 3k keypad, but YT algorithm amr? I was highly entertained by your content and I am now fully invested in this hahahaha. Awesome stuff and good on you for going forward and learning new stuff this way. Brava.

great job that looks amazing!!!!!!

Thank you for not only taking us through an awesome project, but also demonstrating just how big a scam lotuspro's business model/practices are. The world needs more content creators like you.

I love you so much for this!

This is the first video of yours I have seen, and it is 15 minutes of pure awesome. I don't play osu! because I suck and have no rhythm, but I do love burning scam or incompetent companies and some nice work with a soldering iron!