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- How to Get Started with Custom Music Box Tune Customization?
To customize a unique melody for your music box, start by picking the right mechanical music movement model first. Popular movement options include multiple tones from two mainstream brands:
THT Y.S. supplies 18-note, 30-note, 36-note, 50-note and 78-note mechanical movements; Sankyo offers 18-note, 23-note, 52-note and 72-note versions.
Two core factors decide your final movement selection: your development budget and the total playing length of your custom music. We've attached basic specifications and cost budgets of THT Y.S. movements for your reference.
Regular 18-note Sankyo movement costs roughly double the price of THT Y.S.'s equivalent model, while large-size Sankyo movements can cost over three times more. If you have a limited budget, domestic Chinese brand THT Y.S. delivers outstanding cost performance. Worth noting, most Sankyo music box movements are manufactured in China as well. Featuring independent patents and exclusive production craftsmanship, THT Y.S.'s products are technologically superior in many respects.
We take THT Y.S. as an example to walk you through the full custom music customization process:
1) Submit your music source file; sheet music or MIDI file is highly preferred.
2) THT Y.S. engineering team finish developing according to your file and send back a MP3 file for your confirmation, which normally takes around 7 working days.
3) After you receive the MP3 preview, tell THT Y.S. any revisions needed and they will amend the tune until your final approval. Lead time is flexible with repeated edits.
Once you confirm the MP3, tune development finishes and you may place an order. If you still want a physical handmade sample for extra check, will offer this exclusive THT Y.S. service at an extra sampling cost.
4) Place your official order once the custom tune is fully approved. Standard lead time for the first production order is about one month.
If you're a beginner with no background in music or music movements, simply follow the points above and focus on two core factors: playing length and cost budget.
If you know music and plan to compose original melodies for custom music boxes, the extra customization details below will be helpful:
1)After one key is triggered, it generally requires a rest of 4 beats (4/4 time) before being struck again, otherwise unwanted noise increases.
2) Each single note uses one key. When identical notes appear within 4 beats under 4/4 time, two or more separate keys are needed for the same note. Repeated notes placed too closely will greatly use up available keys.
Fast, complex genres like rock or symphony are unsuitable for classic mechanical music movements. Melody-clear pieces such as piano tunes fit this traditional mechanical movement well.
Basic Specifications of THT Y.S. Musical Movements ,
**Stardard 18 Note,
-Tune Duration:12-20s,around 61 notes
-Range of Sound: About 2 octaves +third, not less than 2 octaves
-Sound Frequency: 524Hz ~ 2637Hz
-Cost Budget, 1usd~3usd/unit price, Developing charge more than 300usd
**Miniature 18 Note,
-Tune Duration:8-12 s
-Range of Sound: About 2 octaves +prime or second, not less than 2 octaves
-Sound Frequency: 494 Hz ~2489 Hz
-Cost Budget, 2usd~3usd/unit price, Developing charge more than 300usd
**Supper Miniature 18 Note,
-Tune Duration:9-12 s
-Range of Sound: About 2 octaves
-Sound Frequency: 699Hz ~2960 Hz
-Cost Budget, 30usd~50usd/unit price, Developing charge more than 200usd
**Deluxe 18 Note,
-Tune Duration:12-14 s
-Range of Sound: About 2 octaves +third, not less than 2 octaves
-Sound Frequency: 524Hz ~ 2637Hz
-Cost Budget, 10usd~20usd/unit price, Developing charge more than 200usd
**Deluxe 30 Note,
-Tune Duration:25-33 s
-Range of Sound: 3 octaves +third
-Sound Frequency: 330Hz ~ 3136Hz
-Cost Budget, 100usd~200usd/unit price, Developing charge more than 200usd
**Deluxe 36 Note,
-Tune Duration: 28~34s
-Range of Sound: 3 octaves +third ~fifth
-Sound Frequency: 277Hz ~ 3136Hz
-Cost Budget, 100usd~250usd/unit price, Developing charge more than 200usd
**Deluxe 50 Note,
-Tune Duration:45~58s
-Range of Sound: 4 octaves +third~fifth
-Sound Frequency: 147Hz ~ 3136Hz
-Cost Budget, 300usd~500usd/unit price, Developing charge more than 300usd
**Deluxe 78 Note,
-Tune Duration:45~58s
-Range of Sound:5 octaves +third~fifth
-Sound Frequency: 131Hz ~ 3136Hz
-Cost Budget, 600usd~1500usd/unit price, Developing charge more than 500usd
