DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A 36-NOTE LOW-COST CUSTOMIZED DIGITAL MUSIC BOX

Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to design and build a music box with digitally produced notes. The input command sheet allows anybody to create any melody from the octave, making it possible to think of it as a small version of a musical instrument. This instrument is capable of producing frequencies in all three octaves, i.e., the lower, the middle, and the higher octaves. This music box may therefore play any tune, no matter how short or lengthy the note is. There is no need to alter the frequencies over time because no string is used in the creation. It can play any song to one’s heart’s content if the song’s music sheet is accessible. In an epitome, this music box can be viewed as a very simple musical instrument with digitally created tones. There is no need to customize the strings over time like with traditional mechanical musical instruments owing to tones produced digitally. The ability to generate a vast variety of tones, the ease with which it can be adjusted, the convenience with which anyone may have their desired notes customized, and the low cost at which it was produced are the most notable advantages of this digital music instrument. Due to its low price, it can be simply incorporated, altered, slightly improved, and produced at a considerably reduced cost for commercial use.