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    Keyboard Sounds Please Help

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by cotolay, Jan 20, 2011.

  1. cotolay

    cotolay Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a new macbook pro and every time i press the shift, control, alt, command keys it sounds like someone just chewed on something crunchy. And it also holds the key if i press it twice. How can i remove this feature. I work with maya and use alt key all the time. This is getting really annoying.
     
    cotolay, Jan 20, 2011
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  2. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    eat potato chips over your keyboard? might try cleaning out he keys, but it shouldn't do that.
     
    doh123, Jan 20, 2011
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  3. cotolay

    cotolay Notebook Evangelist

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    hahaha... So no one knows what i am talking about?
     
    cotolay, Jan 20, 2011
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    i think you already found someone who knows exactly what your problem is.
     
    masterchef341, Jan 20, 2011
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    often this happens if someone spills some type of sugar based soda/cola and it dries up under a few keys.. its crunchy and sticky.
     
    doh123, Jan 21, 2011
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  6. cotolay

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    jesus... i think i dint make my point. I don't mean like the keys actually sound that way on the keyboard. This is a system thing. The sound comes out of the speakers, and its done purposely. It is a dound effect of snow leopard when i press those keys.
     
    cotolay, Jan 21, 2011
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    it sounds like you were talking about a physical keyboard issue... I don't think any of us realized anything different.

    Go in System Preferences under Universal Access... in the keyboard tab turn off Sticky Keys... and disable letting someone push shift 5 times to turn it on.
     
    doh123, Jan 21, 2011
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    HAHAHAH! Thank you so much! I just didn't know how to explain it well. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
     
    cotolay, Jan 22, 2011
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