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Hi everyone! I'm building a 3D printer and I plan to buy a stepper motor online (skysmotor.co.uk). Which models (e.g., NEMA 17) would you recommend for the X/Y/Z axes? Is it better to buy pre-wired cables or separate cables? Also, how can I check compatibility with Arduino/RAMPS boards? Thank you so much for your tips!

Does anyone know a way to loop the tape on a hand crank music box? I have a 30-note box and attempted to tape the 2 ends of the music tape together with clear vinyl tape (I wanted something sturdy since the music tape is so stiff), but I think the added thickness just broke the gears when the looped/taped part fed through the mechanism. Is looping simply impossible with plastic gears? Does it work with another kind of mechanism? Is there a kind of tape that will work better?

Hi,

check out my own punch tape editor! Since I always had problems getting the music onto these perforated tapes, I wrote an editor (The program has been around since 2017, but I have added a lot of features in the last few days). It can import MuseScore files (.mscz), offers a wide range of editing functions, allows you to preview and play your composition, and then export a print template as a PDF or SVG, which you can then use to punch holes (I explain the entire workflow on the homepage). Free to download for Win and macOS:

lebostein . de / musicbox

Have fun!

When I try to save a song, I'm getting the following error: 'nonetype' object has no attribute 'tzinfo'.

Is anyone else getting that error? I can't save songs right now.
Thanks so much! Love working on this site.

Hello:) I'm a student studying how to make music box note.
However, I haven't learned how to read notes or note name.... but I REALLY want to make my own note!
My question is, are those same note name? I think they are, but I want get some exact answers.
I'm sorry for my poor English,,, and I will be glad if you give a answer!

A6
G6
F6
E6
D#6
D6
C#6
C6
B5
A#5
A5
G#5
G5
F#5
F5
E5
D#5
D5
C#5
C5
B4
A#4
A4
G4
F4
E4
D4
C4
G3
F3
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A
G
F
E
D#
D
C#
C
B
A#
A
G#
G
F#
F
E
D#
D

Dear maniacs, :)

I would like to convert an song into a melodie box song. Does someone has a clear step-by-step plan how to do this?

What I found by myself is that I first have to convert the mp3 to a midi. And then I can try it to convert in an DAW with an music box vst eg.?

Can somebody help me please? Thanks in advance!

I'm very new to music boxes... I'm wondering if there are standard terms for the dashed and solid timing lines that I see on a lot of 30-note music box paper? Or the distances between them?
Many thanks,
Erik

I am having trouble this week, since Monday to upload any midi file, the same message appears, 'Meta Message´ object has no attribute ' text' , why is that? Thanks.

I have two problems.
First one
https://youtu.be/kRyHeuLgT2U

If you see the above video
My music box of 30 notes skips sometimes
I don't understand why and how to fix it.
It happens on most of my notations

My second problem is gear noise. These gears are made of brass. It there a way to lessen the noise of the gear rotating? I have tried oil but not much difference.

If you have any advice please help. Thanks!

I think it's a little higher than before, Why is that?