Many people are interested in "how to assemble a musical machine?".

All the necessary components for the assembly of the machine can be purchased in the section. Additionally, I recorded video clips, where I tried to visually show about all the intricacies of the assembly of the music machine. What happened to me, see after each section. Do not forget to deploy the video on the full screen for convenient viewing :). And in the "Download" section, there are direct links for downloading both separate videos and the entire reference material with one archive. To understand whether you can collect a music machine, we divide this task into several parts:

1. Working with a computed part of the machine
Equipment:

• motherboard - I recommend using a fee with an already integrated video card, because The outer video card can "fall out" from the slot from frequent shaking. It is desirable to have two outputs (VGA and DVI / HMDI). The second video output should be needed if you plan to connect the second monitor, for example, a TV for convenient use of karaoke;
• processor, RAM - even the most ancient, the main thing is to work so that the Windows XP itself worked normally;
• hDD - 500 GB is recommended to fit the entire database of music and clips, especially now the difference in the cost of 250 GB and 500 GB is not so strong to save on it;
• power Supply - in power, enough 400 watts, but preferably good, good, because The machine will have a lot to work, and in the cafe there are often stress interruptions;
• voltage regulator - if a good power supply, then not necessarily;
• monitor - Our program supports any permissions of the monitor, so the choice is yours. You can even put any 24 inches. True, historically gothes, they set 17 or 19 inches more often, which are "square", and not "widescreen";
• acoustics - you decide. Previously, a good option was to put a home cinema with columns 5.1, where in the kit immediately went the volume control panel. Now many people buy an amplifier, speakers and make their acoustics.

Setting up a music machine:

• installing Windows XP, Required Service Pack 3 and all drivers. Also, the program works normally on Windows 7 x32 / 64;
• windows setup (disabling unnecessary sounds, screensavers, etc.);
• installing the necessary programs (codecs, players);
• included with the demo version of the program, there is a "Purchase program" file. In it, the instruction "How to buy a program";
• in case of need, you can also buy a music database;
• setting up a music program for your tasks.

2. Work with non-computers

• bill acceptor "You can buy a used warranty with a guarantee of 6 months, or a new ICT P77 bill (there are two types - with a bank stacker and without). If you use another checkbook, make sure that it works in a pulse mode. Also, perhaps, your bills need to be reflashing, to receive small bills (1 and 2 UAH) and calibrate in case of poor reception of money. We also engage in flashing and calibration;
• coin acceptor - You can buy from us with a guarantee of 6 months, or a new WEY YA coin acceptor (only the nominal coin is inserted into it as a sample);
• radio Remote Money Accrual - Additional, not mandatory option allowing the bartenders to charge money on a music machine (the program leads detailed statistics);
• castle to accrual money - Also, allows you to charge money on the machine. Due to the fact that the castle is relatively inexpensive, it is recommended to put it. It is used as another way of accrualing money, suddenly the bill acceptor arises (litting a bill);
• 7th main buttons on the front panel of the music machine. If you want to implement a free pre-listening piece of the song, then 8 buttons are needed. Also, we strongly recommend buying 1-2 buttons about the stock, so that at the right time can be able to quickly replace it in case of breakdown;
• keyboard controller - A device based on a regular computer keyboard is used to communicate the buttons of the automaton, the bill and the monetress with the motherboard. If you are sure to keep the soldering iron in your hand, you can find it yourself, the scheme and video instruction are on our website, and you can also order with us ready.

3. Machine case and its assembly

Here, as with acoustics, everyone does under him. Several tips:

• the angle of inclination of the monitor and its height should be comfortable to a person with an average growth. It is better to make a little lower than above;
• remove (or minimize) the number of any wires that will be in the compartment for collecting money (for security). All wires under stress try to place in other places;
• if you do the outdoor option, immediately strengthen the bottom of the machine, i.e. His legs, because the chipboard is scattered if the machine is often conntive. Alternatively, gain some aluminum planks.

In principle, if, after reading all these items, you are more or less clear what to do after what, then boldly try to work. If difficulties arise, call, we will try to help. .

For many, the optimal option will be the purchase of the so-called whale kit.
In it, as a rule, includes such components:

1. Computer components, namely: motherboard, processor, RAM and hard drive with already installed and properly configured Windows, as well as a music program and a loaded music base. Also, you can send us your components yourself, and we will fulfill all the setting on your items. If not, then we can buy them in Kherson, for example, in the online store socket, and you, in proof that they are new, let's give all checks, documents and packaging containers.
2. Ready, already swollen keyboard controller, to which the buttons (7 pieces) are already connected, made conclusions for the bill, the monotor and the statistics button. Plus 1 button separately, spare.
3. Bill acceptor ICT P77 without stacker bills, used condition, but confused, calibrated, excellent taking bills and with a guarantee of 6 months.
4. WEY YA coin acceptor, new, 20 months warranty.
5. Castles are mechanical 3 pieces. 2 for the hull, 1 spare.
6. Electronic lock - allows bartenders using the key to accrue money on the machine (the detailed statistics are conducted).
7. Radio console - similar to the electronic lock, but a more convenient option, because You can accrue money without applying to the machine.

In fact, by purchasing such a whale kit with us, you will need to add a power supply to it, monitor, acoustics, housing and get a ready-made music machine.

Jukebox

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Music machine "Vuritzer", model 1936. Designed for a repertoire of 12 records at 78 rpm.

Jukebox - Electromechanical apparatus for automatic playback of gramophone plates. The mechanism of the device consists of a flash, amplifier, loudspeaker and an electronic device to select a recorder. Cases coin or conges.

Music machines are installed, as a rule, in cafes, bars, restaurants, dance clubs and other places of recreation. An important feature of the music machine is its stylish design.

Other names of the music machine in the USA: "Automatic phonograph", Nickelodeon (English. nickelodeon), "Juk-box" (eng. juke Box.).

The term "juk-box"

The English word "juk" is known since the XIX century. At the time of Queen Victoria, it was somehow connected with dancing. In the 20th century in the USA, it would also mean "disorder or horror"; Jukh House (eng. jUKE HOUSE.) - spoke African Americans, describing the Bardak in the house. When the snack bars appeared "only for black", located next to the cotton fields, they were called "Juk-Joint" (English. jUKE JOINT.). They played, respectively, "Juk-gang" (eng. juke-Bands.) - Musical ensembles from color musicians. Then the music machine came to replace the music machine - "Juk-box".

The spread of the term went unevenly. For example, when in 1937, Vurlitzer received an order from Texas to the device called "Juk-Boxing", then in the office I wondered for a long time that it was not yet realized that the customer wants a "automatic phonograph".

History of creation

Manufacturers in the USA

Jukebox
"Vurlitzer 1015"

Machine mechanism calculated on records

Machine mechanism calculated on CDs

In the US, one of the most popular Juk-boxes is probably "Vurlitzer 1015" release of 1946 or "Babbler", which translated from English means "bubble". He had a repertoire of 24 records at 78 rpm. Today, the company produces a similar model called "One More Time", and you can play CDs.

Vurlitzer was founded by the German emigrant Rudolph Vurlitzer. In the US, he opened shops in all major cities, and began to sell musical instruments. In 1896, the company introduced the "tone" to the market - a mechanical piano, activated by coins.

In the early 1930s, this company bought a patent for the Music-Boxing mechanism, and attracted his creator of Homer Capehart and Foul Market Designer to cooperate, who developed the bubble design. In 1946-1947, 56,000 of these cars were produced, and they were sold out for 18 months.

It is believed that the 1930s is the Golden Age of Jook Boxing. For a restaurant or bar visitor has become the usual presence of a pretty bedside table, from which music sounds.

The second most popular firm "Rock Ola" was founded by Canadian David Rockol. He started his business with the production of pinball slot machines, and in 1936 he moved to Juk-boxes.

After the war, the popularity was gained by Syborb, founded in the early 1920s by Swede Justis Syburg. The first Juk-box of this company became in 1928 the model "Audiophone". A few years later, a new model appeared, but the design developments did not lead to the desired result, and the firm began to fade until the board took into his hands the son of Siburg, Noel.

Being a lucky businessman, he put a firm on his feet and released several successful models in the first half of the 1940s. In 1949, Syborb produced a revolution, representing the model "M100A", which could play both sides of 50 plates; In other words, it was the world's first 100-song jukbox. In 1950, Szorbov made the first juk-box for forty thousands, and in 1955 he introduced the first machine for 200 songs.

It is noteworthy that these three main companies in the production of music machines in the United States were based in the city of Chicago.

Manufacturers in Europe

Music machines in the USSR

Gramplastine single with a big hole for the music machine

Insert that allows you to play a single with a big hole on the usual player

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Notes

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In the era of the USSR in the canteens and small cafes there were music machines, throw a pen and choose a musical composition. Today I want to present to you a homemade - the result of a broken calm.

Now in many cafes there are liquid crystal panels on which music clips are constantly twist. The idea was that every visitor could insert from my smartphone (only android) to insert their composition, a roller or clip to the playlist of this panel (for example, to shoot a congratulation on your phone and that it sounded). The customer embarrassed the cost of thermal printer + coin acceptor. But the task is interesting and I have already started work, so the idea was trimmed, from the thermal printer and the coin acceptor I refused and that's what happened.
There are such media players on sale (on Aliexpress - to 2000r):

This is a full-fledged computer on the RK3066 chip, the frequency to 1600 MHz, 2x processor, video processor, video HD, can work as a WiFi access point, reads Flash-ki, SD cards.

We connect the media player to the HDMI of the TV input (switch the input of the TV on HDMI) and install the file mplay.apk (at the end of the article) on the media player (not yet open). We configure the access point on the device (a small retreat - on my WiFi player is weak, so it is desirable to use a public access point, good in all cafes now free Wi-Fi). We run mplay and select the directory in the settings where we have music clips (play only * .mp3, * .mp4 files), press-use -play in the settings -. (I forgot to say, the player 3 connectors: one connect to 5 volt charging, In the second - mouse, the third stays under the flash drive. If you have a mini SD - then there is a card slot in the player). Android starts playing music files from the selected subdirectory. The server is installed and launched.

In order for you could transfer your clips to the server from your smartphone - you install the clplay.apk file to the smartphone (do not forget to enable item in the settings - Installation from unknown sources -). (Do not open yet)

Connect to the access point by a smartphone and run Clplay if everything is correct that the program will show the availability of the server, select the file that we want to play on the server (the file should already be on the smartphone, taken for example, by the smartphone camera, be sure to * .mp3 or * .mp4).

Click the -Send button, wait when the indicator window disappears. File - transferred. At the end of the current clip, your clip is played in the queue. Theoretically customers can simultaneously be as if, in practice, the file transfer rate depends on the number of customers and the size of the transmitted files. I still checked on 2 smartphones - the speed is acceptable.

Also, this player can be used with the projector (if it has HDMI). In order to try out this system enough tablet and smartphone with android not less than 4 versions.

If someone interested the idea of \u200b\u200bthe Vending apparatus based on this idea - contact.

Stylish and beautiful JUKE Box machines - bright signs of the Rock and Roll era! In the 40-60s, they could be found in every first American bar, restaurant or club. Using the buttons on the control panel, the visitor chose the song that was played by a coin machine. Juk-boxes are considered an important component of the musical culture of the 20th century, and therefore they should be said about them!

Jook Boxes and Jook Joynta

The word "juk" penetrated into America in the second half of the XIX century, when after the civil war, in the Delta of the Mississippi River for the development of cotton plantations, black workers began to move. Strict laws of Jim Crowe, extended in the southern states, did not allow African Americans to have fun with white, as a result, the "black" institutions were opened in local villages, as a rule, beggars working only on weekends. The name they were juk-junta!

Rare White Visitors was horrified by the closest and dirt that reigned in Juki. Instead of the traditional American whiskey, there was often a simple moonshine in them, and the folk dances of Blacks had more than a frivolous look! The name was also under the one, because at the Gaul dialect, which came out with Jamaica, "JUKE-JOINT" meant "Bardaka House". Over the years, the word "Juke" lost its original negative meaning. The musicians who played in Juk-Joint began to call "Juk-band", and the musical machines that came to replace them - "Juk-boxes."

However, in everyday use, this name is far from immediately. In the northern states, where they were not familiar with the southern slang, it penetrated only in the 1940s.

History of juk boxes

Classic Juk-box lost vinyl records, but long before the invention of gramophones, there were already musical machines that worked from the coin! In essence, these were large music boxes, the melody in which gave birth to a rotating cylinder with needles and holes. Since the first musical mechanisms were wall clock with a fight, for a long time, the musical devices were considered by the craft of watchmakers.

At the end of the XIX century, the so-called polyphones were distributed, in which instead of cylinders there were replaceable metal discs with holes that allowed the melody without replacing the entire automatic machine, such as orchestrion (or orchestrin), combined several tools at once.
Musical machines based on discs were manufactured in England, Italy and America, as well as in Switzerland, Prussia and Austria. But, which is very characteristic, it was the Americans who were the first to challenge a board for playing a melody!

At the turn of the XIX-XX century, polyphones and symphonymamos have briefly supplanted self-recognizing mechanical piano or pianolas (they are often called nickelodeon in Western literature), familiar to the Russian audience on the film Nikita Mikhalkov. They were significantly louder and melodious (especially when they were well customized).
But the era of musical mechanisms already approached the end. They received phonographs that did not contain any tools in themselves, but allowed to reproduce not only the melody, but also a voice. Pioneer of recording is considered to be Thomas Edison, whose phonograph has become a harmonic gramophone and a patefon. By the way, in Russia, the phonograph appeared almost immediately after its invention. It was thanks to him that the records of S. Taneyev and A. Rubinstein, voices of Tolstoy, Tchaikovsky and other historical personalities reached us. In 1886, the famous phone inventor Bell and his assistants created a grafophone - a type of phonograph, in which the wax cylinder replaced tin. Grafophone significantly exceeded the quality of the Edison car. For mass production, the company "Columbia Grafophon Company" was created, which in 1931 will be the famous media concern EMI.

In 1890, Louis Glass and William S. Arnold patent the first paid phonograph, which was equipped with a "coin switch" ("Coin Actuated Attachment for Phonograph"). The coin inserted into the slot allowed the listener to turn the lever, which put the mechanism that put the reproducer stylus into the desired groove. The device was equipped with headphones or a large copper pipe, which served simultaneously amplifier and speaker. Most of these players allowed to reproduce only one melody, however, in 1918, Hobart Nabink patented a device that skillfully automatically change the records.

On September 26, 1877, Emil Berliner patented a gramophone, the record in which was played from the plates originally zinc. The quality and clarity of sound, compared to the phonograph, has increased several times. At the beginning of the 20th century, mass production of gramophones began in Europe, America and Russia.

In 1907, the French firm PAE represents a gramophone, often without a cumbersome copper pipe. The pipe in such patephones was built-in and placed in the body. In 1913, Decca was proposed by a portable patefone, placed in a small suitcase. Initially, it was intended for use in the field of the British army, was later advertised as an indispensable satellite on picnics and rowing.

In 1925, Berliner, together with RCA, offers an electropathyphone (later electrophon) equipped with an amplifier, an electric motor and a full-fledged speaker system. He became the basis of the first jook boxes!

Already in 1927, National Automatic Music Co (later AMI) introduced the first JooK-box, driven by a coin, which allowed to choose the records. The device for selecting a metal disk, originally used in mechanical piano, was successfully adapted for vinyl records.

A year later, Justice Syprofor, whose firm was previously engaged in mechanical piano, combined the electrostatic loudspeaker with the electrophone. His "audiophone" included 8 separate turntables and was very cumbersome. Its later modification is the "select phone" allowed to choose up to 10 records. The choice was carried out by the positioning of Tonarma up and down. The device from AMI was also designed for 10 plates, but due to the fact that it lossed them on both sides, the listener could choose from 20 records.

With the improvement of the quality of the recording and the rapid development of the lamp electronics, which allowed the sound, the demand for paid players continuously increased, naturally giving birth to an increasing offer. By the mid-40s to 3/4 of all records produced in America fell into juk-boxes! It was worth appearing any hut novelty, as she immediately turned out to be in the music machines! However, oddly enough, in juk-boxes there was not only pop. Although they are considered to be the rock and roll era (on some automata even it was written "Rock'n'ROLL"), they could always listen to classical records, as well as opera and jazz!

Design

One of the reasons for the popularity of juk-boxes was their pussy design! If in the 30s, the musical machines were polished wooden boxes, then in the 40s they began to be plastic. Large multi-colored buttons shining nickel-plated levers, flashing bulbs of color music, mirrors, pictures and inscriptions turned guns from simple record players to real interior decoration!

In the war years, when metal and plastic became needed for military industry, the music machines have almost ceased to produce. Plants, where juk-boxes were collected yesterday, were given for military needs. It has reached the fact that the 1942-year-year vehicle "WURLITZER 950" took no coins, but wooden tokens! Soviet military pilots who passed an internship in Alaska and in the evenings came to local bars, could see them there.

The military has become even advertising - on the posters of the 40s, Juk-boxes are listening to soldiers and sailors, which probably stimulated the command to acquire automata to military bases. The three-year deficit of music machines spawned an incredible demand, as a result, one of the first post-war guns "Wurlitzer 1015" (also known as "1015 Bubbler"), developed by a field of floor Faller, designed for 24 records, became a bestseller - less than two years was sold out Over 56000 pieces!

Due to the so widespread, it is this model that many still is associated with classic juk-boxing! His competitors were "Model A" from AMI, released in the same 1946 year and the "Magic Glow" series from Rock-Ola.
But that was only the beginning! American guys returned home. Tired of the Military Liphetye, they wanted to have fun, and the production of juk-boxed earned with a new force! After three years, the M100A model from Wurlitzer offered a choice of 100 entries!

In 1949, RCA has developed its own plate format with a diameter of 175 mm and a speed of 45 rpm. He got widespread among Juk-boxing manufacturers; From now on, all new automata losing only "Sorokovyatki"! With the distribution of stereo sound, juk-boxes began to be equipped with large stereo speakers to provide a listener with better sound. Long before the emergence of the Internet and web sites, "Popularity Counters", informed the host of the institution about what records are in the greatest demand, and which are outdated and need to be replaced. In short, as long as the jooks were in fashion, they continued to apply all the latest achievements of electronics and electromechanics!

In the 50s, the most popular design was the famous "car" style, where the curved chrome panel resembled a car bumper, and the player was behind the glass that resemble the wind.
In the "cosmic" era of 60s, juk-boxes and other machines stylized under flying plates and space ships. A vivid example of such devices was the "Continental" series of AMI, in which the menu was decorated in the form of a locator!

An important element of post-war music machines have become the so-called "Wall-boxes" - remote control panels with a multitude of buttons, which included a coin acceptor and an alphanumeric keyboard to search for a song and artist. They were located autonomously from the machine - on the wall of the institution, a bar counter, or even on the tables of a cafe, playing the role of the remote control. You could now order a favorite song, without getting up because of the table, and the coins from several consoles were going much "fun" than with one! One of the popular Wall Boxes was the device "Seeeburg 3w1" of all the same company Siburg. Some Wall boxes were combined with stylish clocks, adorned interior; As usual, it was not without advertising Coca-Cola - the red Wall boxes were pretty common with the logo of this hip drink! Similar Wall boxes still can be found in American restaurants stylized under the 50s like "Johnny Rockets".

Manufacturers

The most famous manufacturers of juk-boxes were: Wurlitzer (in business from 1890s), AMI (since 1909), Seeeburg (since 1920) and of course Rock-Ola (since the 1930s). Click on the logo to read the manufacturer's history.

AMI.

Founded in 1909th, as National Automatic Music CO, originally engaged in the release of mechanical piano. With the beginning of mass production of gramophones and the development of the gramzaping market, developed earlier, the mechanism for changing metal disks was successfully adapted for vinyl records. This invention was so successful that with insignificant modifications was used for the next 30 years!

The first juk-box came out from the conveyor of the company already in 1927. It was designed to play ten plates on both sides, which made it possible to choose up to 20 records. One of the brightest and memorable on the design of AMI automata was "Singing Towers, produced by the company from 1939 to 1942. Lined glass panels, with a housing, stylized under the stone, he reminded the New York skyscraper. While playing music, the backlight smoothly changed its color. Unfortunately, due to the problems with the mechanism, this beautiful juk-boxing did not have commercial success.

After World War II, the company changed the name on AMI (Automatic Musical Instrument Company). In 1962, AMI acquired the Automatic Canteen Company by combining her with his branch of Rowe AC Services engaged in the development and production of coin acceptors. Rowe International successfully continues business, releasing modern digital jooks.

Bal-Ami.

Although juk-boxes are considered to be an American "chip", they were produced in other countries. It is worth saying a few words about British Bal-AMI machines. In the difficult post-war years in the UK, serious restrictions on imports were introduced. To create as much jobs as possible, the government banned the importation of goods that could be produced at home. Partial import was allowed, but at least 53% of any product should have been manufactured in their homeland.

After the war, the demand in England on juk-boxes was huge, but since they produced them more and more in the United States, the import of them into the foggy Albion was extremely difficult. London to take Sam Norton saw in this excellent opportunity for profit - on the basis of his company Balfour (Marine) Engineering with John Headdow from AMI Corporation He organized a joint production of Juk-box under the AMI license. In 1955, the first Bal-Ami machines arrived on sale.

Externally, British jukboxes did not differ from the American, being their full clones, but the electrician and amplifiers in them were British. A distinctive feature of the "British" was their color. If juk-boxes produced in America predominantly green, Bal-Ami was pink.

The last two models: Super 100 and New Yorker, released at the beginning of the 60s, were already absolutely authentic developments of Bal-Ami, but in 1962, due to the death of Norman, the production of juk-boxes on Balfour was cooler.

In addition to Bal-Ami, AMI has existed other joint production: IMA-AMI - Jensen (Denmark) and Eden-AMI (France).

Seeeburg.

The founder of the company Justice Syprogram was born in Sweden in 1871. At the age of 16, he moved to the United States, settled in Chicago, where he worked on a mechanic on the piano plant. In 1907, Sorib founded its own production, and soon the company J.P. Seeeburg Piano Co. became the leader in the production of orchestrion. Unlike other automata, orchestrions had several tools inside, which allowed them to play as a small well-coherent orchestra.

Until the 1927th, the company produced mechanical piano until Sybourny reoriented it to paid gramophones. In 1928, he became one of the first manufacturers of juk-boxes, presenting his audiophone to the public. This bulky 8-section box was controlled by pneumatic smelings, which made it among the average between nickelodeon and gramophone. The model had some success.

The appearance on the market of the first jook boxes from other producers prompted Siburg to create the next model - selectofone. It was a failure.

The deforming spindles reduced the operators crazy, and this almost finished off the whole business. At the end of the 30s, Syborg handed her business son Noelu. He was a very experienced and insightful businessman who managed to competently reorganize the company, making it more successful than Vurlizer and Rock Ola.

At the beginning of the 40s, Syburg has released fundamentally new Juk-boxes, differing from precursors to the reliability of the mechanics and a large number of records. A car of 1949, which allowed to play up to 100 records, made Symburg with this market leader!

With the advent of the format of "45 rpm", Syborb presented the M100B model - the first jooke-box, designed for "Sorokovytkov". In 1955, another revolutionary model was released: V-200, which supported the whole 200 entries! However, success cannot last forever. In the 70s, when the demand for juk-boxes fell, Syburn and his competitors almost stop their production in the United States.

Rock-Ola.

Whatever enough, but the name of the company Rock-Ola occurs at all from the style of rock and roll! Rockola is a real surname founder of David Rocol, which was very well approached by the company for the production of music machines! David Rockola was born in Canada and from the young years he worked in a fitting store, repairing vending machines.

By 1926, Rockol had already had its own business in the production of weights - of course, also paid. In the 30s, Rockol switched to the production of slot machines like pinbol. The serious demand for musical machines has become a big temptation to engage in their production. But Juk-boxes did not accidentally cost a whole condition, their device was very difficult and held by manufacturers in the secret, and the rocular had their own developments in this area. After buying the right to the finished mechanism, which losing 12 plates, in a person named Smight, Rockol began to produce his own juk-boxes.

The appearance on the market of the new manufacturer alerted Fairni Vurlitzer, who saw a threat to his business in rocol. He tried to negotiate with David, so that he would have gone voluntarily, convincing him that there was no place for another company on the market. However, the ambitious rocola was not going to leave, and Vurliser filed a suit on 1 million dollars, accusing Rockol in violation of patent rights to the Smight mechanism. Rockola won the process (although the services of lawyers cost him almost half a million). He continued the production by releasing a very successful model "Luxury Light-Up" in 1939.

During the Second World War, when all the plants were busy under military needs, Rockola engaged in telephone line music transfer devices. But as soon as rare the last shots, a new series "Magic Glow" was launched into production (models 1422, 1426 and 1428).

As a rule, the music machine in our time is the usual computer installed in the original case. Usually, the monitor is connected to it, the amplifier, and then additional devices that expand its functionality (see the "Additional Equipment" section).

Operating system

As a rule, the operating system is installed on the computer (see Wiki). Among the sufficiently large number of operating systems, one of two are usually chosen: Windows or Linux.

Both systems have certain advantages and disadvantages.

	Windows	Linux
disadvantages	Commercial system; on unverified information, you will have to pay not just a regular license, but a license for embedded systems, which is essential more expensive	Relative complexity in setting up and maintenance It's hard to find qualified professionals. difficulties with installing some devices
Dignity	Relative ease of maintenance and configuration The presence of a large number of specialists (however, a different level of qualifications)	Free license Wider customization and "tuning"

We are not adherents of any particular operating system, however it was quite difficult for us to develop and accompany our products under two platforms. Therefore, at some point we decided to develop and sell the product only under Linux, since the demand for the machine for this platform is currently significantly higher.

Types of music machines

The machines are divided into two main groups:

• "Push-button", which are controlled by the buttons located on the housing
• "Touch", which are managed by clicking on the Special Monitor (Touch-Screen).

Push-button machines are usually divided into 2 varieties: five- and semitting.

Each group of automata has its advantages and disadvantages. The TOUCH-SCREEN device is more expensive, and it is easier to damage it. Push-button versions have a smaller functionality (for example, on the sensory version, you can implement the search functional of the composition, turning through the movements with a finger with animation, etc.), but their cost below.

Depending on the number of buttons on the push-button machine, the functionality is also varied. For example, when using a five-pointed version, we can only implement

• up-down navigation on the list of artists (2 buttons)
• navigation up and down song list (2 buttons)
• order (1 button)

When using a semitting version, the functionality can be expanded:

• navigation up-down (forward - back, if the list is horizontal) on the list of genres
• navigation up and down on the list of artists (or albums)
• navigation up and down on the list of compositions
• order

Thus, with a large musical database, semitting versions are preferable to five-pointed. Just imagine a user forced to overclock several hundred lists in search of the desired composition!

Our music machine implements both sensory and push-button versions.

note. Very often beginner manufacturers weakly imagine the main differences between the types of machine guns. For example, you plan a version of the sensory automaton, but you forget to place the "Order" button on the screen design. Or draw navigation buttons by lists of songs in a button version of the machine. Therefore, if you are developing your own design, just consult with us.

Optional equipment

By itself, the computer with speakers and the monitor is not of particular interest. Usually connect to the machine

• devices for making money (coin acceptors, bill acceptors)
  We mainly meet 2 types of devices:
  • cashcode production devices that connect to the com port
  • homemade controllers that adapt the bill acceptor to the port of type PS / 2 or USB
• remote Control (Du)
  We met 2 types of controllers
  • organized through the COM port
  • via usb.

Sometimes, when configuring this equipment, problems occur.

There are no two COM ports on modern motherboards, so if you have any billboard and controller, both working through the Comport, it will be difficult. We do not recommend using USB-COM adapters, since many of them are very unstable.

By solving this problem, there may be a purchase of a Du controller operating via USB.

The controller with the USB interface in turn has other nuances - for example, many of them do not work under Linux.

therefore always when buying equipment, you must be sure that it is supported in Linux

If our program does not support your money reception device, we usually adapt the program for it.

Multimedia base

The machine must be equipped with a wide range of audio and video compositions. In this regard, you can only designate two points.

• we do not sell multimedia bases. We sell only software
• the multimedia base is a subject of copyright, and you always have a choice: ignore it or pay for fees according to the current legislation of your country. For our part, we do not have full information on this issue.

How it works

Unfortunately, many novice manufacturers believe that if they buy and install the program, then they need to just get money from the funding compartment on time. Understand, this is not the case: iron has the body break, the hard disk will sooner or later give failures, the power supply may drop your problems. Drunk clients will try to break your automatic, and the battery on the motherboard will ever discharge. On hard disk, it can trite free space.

This means one simple thing - you, and only you will have to solve these problems. And since the machine works running Linux, please take care in advance that the failures do not find you surprise.

We are for our part do not solve problems with the operation of a particular machineThis is just unrealistic to do at a distance.

However, if you find a mistake in the program, we will definitely try to fix it (free) as quickly as possible.

easy one important moment: We assume that we will not need to explain to you or your employee Aza work in Linux, since this is not included in the cost of the program. Of course, we will help with the intricacies of the setup, and give preliminary recommendations. However, all the questions "how to copy the file" and "where I will get the distribution" either do not solve, or are solved at the rate of additional hourly payment.

About "iron"

Our software runs on Celeron 1.2GHz with a 1G RAM. However, we recommend putting at least 2g memory. External memory is limited only by your multimedia requirements. The video card does not play a significant role.

Note. Modern computers usually have completely different screen resolutions, and this means that the design of the machine must be prepared for this permission.

The general requirement is very simple - the better "iron", the better. The faster the list of compositions will be processed, the less delays and the "hangors" will be in operation, the longer your machine will work without failures.

Read more about Prices and services

"How much is your program" - the most frequent question we get.

We can give you two answers, short and complete

Short: installation of one license cost $ 40

Full: Understand, it's not buns in the store, this is a program that, as a rule, should be individually built under your requirements:

• you may need an individual design (in general, we believe that it is just necessary for you)
• quite often requires additional changes. They are paid separately, and the price depends only on what exactly needs to be finalized. Minor refinement, as a rule, are fulfilled free
• depending on your cash reception device, you may need additional adaptation of the program. As a rule, it will not cost money, but you may have to work as a assistant - by virtue of territorial remoteness.

Certain things we may not do

Sometimes we meet the most crazy (and often - impossible) requirements for the improvements of the program from customers. Some of them for some reason believe that they must be fulfilled free and in the shortest possible time.

We reserve the right to refuse to implement certain functions if they do not make sense in our opinion, or their implementation is not worth the money and time

Please note!
We do not sell kit-kits, controllers, coin acceptors and controllers of Du. We sell only software for your machine, as we believe that everyone should work to work, which he gets good.

What else?

We also write a variety of programs, from simple business cards to accounting systems and challenging online games. Contact if you need, our employees work in this area from 5 to 20 years.

Our competencies:

• c ++ (Linux, Qt4, Boost, Ace);
• python;
• rUBY ON RAILS;
• pHP5 (Yii, Kohana3, Wordpress, Bitrix);
• flex (AS3, RTMP);
• javaScript (+ CoffeeScript): jQuery, backbone.js;
• postgres / MySQL / Firebird / Sybase (ASA): Deep Knowleges in SQL, Optimization and Administration. Large Databases Experience;
• system Administration (Apache, Nginx, Advanced Routing and Firewalling, etc.) and Virtualization Services (Vmware, Xen, OpenStack, CloudStack, Virtuozzo);