Communication is very important when you’re gaming with friends, but nobody wants to hear the click-clack racket of your keyboard at the same time. Thankfully, even if you have your mind set on a mechanical keyboard, there are ways around it.The easiest option is to use a push-to-talk key instead of voice activation. That way, the only time your mic is activated is when you push a specific button, allowing you to filter out background noise. Gamers may not want a separate keybind for talking, though, which means ;you’ll want to use voice activation and a noise gate to filter out keyboard sounds.Put simply, noise gates eliminate sounds below a certain volume threshold. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) programs like Discord and streaming applications like Streamlabs OBS often include them as standard. You’ll want to adjust the noise gate to pick up sounds as loud as your normal speaking voice but tune it to block sounds quieter than your speaking voice. You may need to do some fine-tuning from there, but trust us, your friends will thank you.