CM Storm Trigger Gaming Keyboard Review

Our Trigger shipped with a simple full color Quick Start Guide and a matching slip advising us where the driver could be found.  A single sheet of errata was also included to confirm the lack of a driver disk and clarify the lighting operation.  Downloading the driver (Version 1.1) was painless and fast at just 104 MB using Rar packing.

The software suite is optional of course but provides access to the macro functionality and the on board 64 KB available for Macro and keyboard profiles.  Divided across three tabs, the software offers a simple interface for customizing your keyboard to maximize its potential.  Storing the macros and profiles onboard means the custom settings are available even when the driver is not.  The software shows what keys are programmed at a glance and allows for manual profile switching on the fly.

Setting up profiles is as easy identifying the program executable and choosing if the profile activates automatically or not.  As you can see, profiles are limited to 5 slots in the keyboard memory.  Profiles can be configured on the software and copied to the keyboard memory.

Macros can be configured in the software or recorded on the fly.  The Macro Studio provides a nice visual representation of what each macro is doing and allows editing from the view window.  Macros can be recorded in three modes; 1:1 mode where the recording follows your exact input timing and all, Speed Mode where the space between keystrokes is shortened to a defined delay (50 milliseconds by default), and God Mode where there is no delay between keystrokes for maximum execution speed.