CM Storm’s Trigger Mechanical Keyboard Blazes in Crimson Red (Review)
Software
The software UI is clean and simple to interact with. Hovering over any on-screen key will give you the option to map Trigger’s keys to almost any function. We can quickly run the program and change a key without any struggle, or delve into a deeper option with just as much ease.
Keys can be programmed for almost anything. You can easily launch a program with any key or make a key become your paste mechanism. The program makes it easy to make Trigger function as you wish and save your custom settings into profiles.
Trigger’s software allows you to make up to 5 separate profiles. These profiles can be held with the keyboard RAM or PC RAM. This depends on how complex your profiles become and whether or not Trigger or your PC should be responsible for handling your profiles or your PC.
The software also allows you to create profile switching actions. For example, a Skyrim launch can make Trigger automatically switch to a gaming profile that you set on PC ram.
This means Trigger can instantly switch to a “writing” profile after our Skyrim session is complete and Microsoft Word is launched.
This makes using Trigger for any function effortless. Trigger has an added benefit of featuring five macro keys on the left side.
These are extra keys, along with the rest, that are fully customizable in our favorite part of the program: Macro Studio.
Macro Studio (shown above) allows your memory to save any type of mouse and key combination you want. Complex or easy combinations can be made and set to any of the 5 macro keys, or other keys.
The extra macro keys then become a staple of the keyboard. You can be that much quicker at casting spells, or switching to a specific weapon with them.
Once you have recorded your combination or key press in Macro Studio it can be named and added to any of your profiles.
Final thoughts on Trigger are up next.
