Sync KM replacement options

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Starting a thread here to list viable options to replace a Synchronous Keyboard Mouse (Sync KM) switch in a multiboxing setup.

This would remove Input Broadcasting (AKA multicasting or mirroring) from a setup.

One idea so far is to replace the single keyboard to Sync KM with multiple dedicated "key sticks" that would allow you to have a number of keys to bind to each PC.

To help visualize the following is a picture of a setup that one user was moving to with 4 key keysticks with macros for his three DPS characters:

https://i.gyazo.com/072b5cc1f4f3de66...53094cda9a.png

https://i.gyazo.com/81523b429ff4630a...e73c3dbc42.png

The three 4key keysticks for the above would be ~$38 (~$12.67 each)...

This is an example of 3key keysticks for the 3 DPS:

https://i.gyazo.com/773281b37b2d6f30...046ea42a9f.jpg

https://i.gyazo.com/a32112ad940646fd...fff4123492.jpg

Here is another example of how another boxer would map 5key keysticks:

https://i.gyazo.com/548a65a18bccf79f...146c36ed85.png

The following has a mocked up picture showing how it could look for a 5boxer for ~$68 (including a ~$7 cutting board to mount them on):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

The setup should be stable and could look pretty professional if screwed down to a clean cutting board...

Also included are also options for 5 and 7 keys per client...

Also included are 3 inexpensive options for adding movement keys to be sent to one slot and a picture of initial thoughts of where to mount the movement keys...

The following is a picture of someone 5boxing this way (these look to be mounted left to right with gaps between each while the mocked up picture in the spreadsheet is up/down and placed as tight as possible):

https://i.gyazo.com/c7a023b3c13421ba...4d394c1939.jpg

The following are two 2 box examples using just a main keyboard and a 2nd keystick to make them more like a seamless single keyboard experience:

https://i.gyazo.com/81a4bf04fb1f76d8...025c627f2a.jpg

https://i.gyazo.com/25ebeb14c0919684...b03d63b1e2.png

I may actually use something like the above 2 keyboard type inputs to 5 box with the Tank+3DPS being run via mouse-over-focus boxing and the healer having a dedicated keystick to run the 5box from what feels like a seamless combined single keyboard. If I do that I would likely orient my windows and move my mouse around a quadrant formed by my Tank+3DPS like this circle for my Tank+DPS rotations:

https://i.gyazo.com/9fc6df7d3aef741b...d53bf47ecd.png