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<div style="font-size:84%">'''[http://www.ChimeMaster.com Home] > [[Chime_Master_Help|Help]] >  [[Electronic_Carillon_Components|Electronic Carillon Specifications]] '''
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AX Carillons: [[Bravo_AX|Bravo AX<sup>™</sup>]] | [[Millennium_AX|Millennium<sup>®</sup> AX]] | '''Platinum AX<sup>™</sup>'''
[[File:PAXClockWiki.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Platinum Advanced eXperience<sup>™</sup>]]
<br />[[Advanced_eXperience#Specifications|Chime Master '''AX Model Comparison''']]
 
<br />also see [[Chime_Master_LX|Chime Master<sup>®</sup> LX]]
The Platinum Advanced eXperience<sup>™</sup> virtual bell instrument is made in Ohio by Chime Master.
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[[File:PAXClockWiki.jpg|400px|frameless|right|Platinum Advanced eXperience<sup>™</sup>]]
* [[Media:CS-PlatinumAX.pdf|Download feature sheet PDF]]
'''[https://www.chimemaster.com/audition-platinum-ax Listen to the Platinum AX]
 
 
== Description ==
 
Front and center on the Platinum AX™ is a color touch screen presenting intuitive customizable menus. Initial setup screens clearly guide you with questions about your traditions, ringing preferences and schedule
needs.
 
The Platinum AX ™ features our completely remastered high definition Chime Master HD-Bells™. Choose your bell voice from twenty-five meticulously sampled authentic bell instruments including several chimes
and carillons cast by European and historic American foundries.
 
Powerful front facing speakers provide inside ringing and practice sound when you play or record the bells using a connected keyboard. Combined with a Chime Master inSpire outdoor audio system with full-range
speakers, the reproduction of authentic cast bronze bells is often mistaken for a tower of real bells.
 
An expansive library of selections includes thousands of hymns in various arrangements and multiple customizable ringing functions. You may expand your collection by personally recording or importing
thousands more.
 
Control your bells remotely from anywhere with Chime Master’s exclusive Chime Center™. This portal seamlessly integrates online management and remote control. Online tools facilitate schedule changes, backup of recordings and settings, as well as automatic updates as soon as they are available!


== Features ==
== Features ==
* Color touch screen
* Color touch screen
* Powerful front facing monitor speakers
* Two 15 Watt front facing monitor speakers (stereo)
* Solid cherry face
* Aircraft aluminum chassis
* Solid cherry face plate
* Easy remote control with tablet or phone
* Easy remote control with tablet or phone
** Scan an onscreen QR image with your device's camera for instant remote app installation
** Scan an onscreen QR image with your device's camera for instant remote app installation
** Secure authentication connects you to the system anywhere you have Internet
** Secure authentication connects you to the system anywhere you have Internet
** Local short-range remote options are also available
** Local short-range remote options are also available
* One-year subscription to premium [[Chime Center]]™
* Manage remotely using [[Chime Center]]™
* Beautiful and expansive library of hymns and music
** Includes one year free access to Premium [[Chime.Center]],™ then optional annual subscription
** recorded and produced by experienced church musicians
** as many as five arrangements of each tune
** arrangement styles can be assigned to different bell instruments
** enable arrangement styles to create your unique presence in the community
* Enhanced SmartAlmanac™
* Enhanced SmartAlmanac™
** Follows the almanac calendar and plays music appropriate to the season automatically
** Follows the almanac calendar and plays music appropriate to the season automatically
* HD Bells™ instruments
** 80-year Eastern/Western Roman/Orthodox calendars with all movable feasts and seasons
** Four cast bronze carillon instruments
** Add/remove seasons and assign appropriate music with Chime Center
** Two harp bell accompaniment instruments
** Three chime instruments
*** Plus chime subsets of the four carillons
** Ten tolling bell instruments
*** for clock striking, funeral tolls as well as simple music arrangements
** Four swinging bell instruments
* Flexible clock ringing
* Flexible clock ringing
** keep time with customizable hour striking
** keep time with customizable hour striking
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* Automatic daylight time correction
* Automatic daylight time correction


== Specification ==
== Instrumentation ==
=== Music library ===
Our expansive musical library has been performed by experienced and inspired church musicians. Each song is available in up to five styles of arrangements:
* Monophonic - melody only - suitable for any instrument, even the louder tolling bell instruments
* Simple - a few harmony notes with the melody - can be played on any chime or carillon instrument
* Three-Octave - artistically arranged for any carillon instrument
* FIve-Octave - embellished carillon arrangements with deep tones and soaring arpeggios
* Two-Part - melody on chime or carillon accompanied by an harp bell instrument
 
The library can be expanded using a MIDI keyboard or compatible organ to add your own custom recordings.
 
=== HD-Bells™ Instrumentation ===
A variety of the most realistic bell instruments allow you to have a distinctive voice in your community.
* All musical bell instruments can be played from the keyboard
* Select preferred arrangements and instruments for almanac selected music
* Cast bronze bells from different regions have distinctive timbres resulting from different foundry profile patterns
* Dynamic Headroom - up to 18 carillon bells can be struck simultaneously before distortion (velocity = 100)
* Polyphony - there is no limit to the number of bells that can be decaying together
 
==== Cast bronze carillon instruments ====
==== Cast bronze carillon instruments ====
All carillon instruments feature at least 73 bells (six full octaves) each
All carillon instruments feature 73 bells (six full octaves) each, starting on C2
* English carillon - cast bronze carillon from a historic English foundry
* English carillon - cast bronze carillon from an historic English foundry
* Flemish carillon - cast bronze carillon from the Flemish region
* Flemish carillon - cast bronze carillon from the Flemish region
* Savoie carillon™ - cast bronze carillon from the foothills of the Alps
* Savoie™ carillon - cast bronze carillon from the foothills of the Alps  
* Felice carillon - major third cast bronze bells (other cast bells have a minor 3rd harmonic)
* Felice&trade; carillon - major third cast bronze bells (other cast bells have a minor 3rd harmonic)


==== Harp bell accompaniment instruments ====
==== Harp bell accompaniment instruments ====
All harp instruments feature at least 61 bells (five full octaves) each
All harp instruments feature at least 61 bells (five full octaves) each
* Concert harp bells - vibraharp (vibrato valves are open and stationary)
* Concert harp bells - Six-octave vibraharp (vibrato valves are open and stationary) (C2)
* Millennium harp bells - electro-mechanical harp bells
* Millennium harp bells - Five-octave electro-mechanical harp bells (C2)


==== Chime instruments ====
==== Chime instruments ====
Chime instruments feature at least 30 bells each
Chime instruments feature at least 30 bells each
* Orchestral chime - 1-1/2 inch diameter brass tubular bells (3 octave)
* Orchestral chime - 1-1/2 inch diameter brass tubular bells (3 octave, C2)
* Millennium chime - electro-mechanical chime (4-1/2 octave)
* Millennium chime - electro-mechanical chime (4-1/2 octave, C2)
* Welsh chime - 5-6 inch diameter bronze tubular bells (4-1/2 octave)
* Welsh chime - 5-6 inch diameter bronze tubular bells (4-1/2 octave, C2)


==== Tolling instruments ====
==== Tolling instruments ====
Tolling instruments feature at least 25 bells each. These bells are struck with heavy hammers and are generally used for clock and liturgical ringing. Music arranged with melody only can also be performed on tolling instruments.  
Tolling instruments feature at least 25 bells each. These bells are struck with heavy hammers and are generally used for clock and liturgical ringing. Mono music arrangements can also be performed on tolling instruments for a bolder statement.  
* Baltimore bells
* Baltimore bells- 30 bells, G2
* Boston bells
* Boston bells, 30 bells, G2
* Buckeye bells
* Buckeye bells, 30 bells, G2
* Millennium tolling bells
* Millennium tolling bells, 30 bells G2
* Orchestral tolling bells
* Orchestral tolling bells, 3-octaves, C2
* Savoie™ bells
* Savoie™ bells, 35 bells, C2
* St. Louis bells
* St. Louis bells, 30 bells, G2
* Troy bells
* Troy bells, 30 bells, G2
* Watervliet bells
* Watervliet bells, 30 bells, G2
* Welsh tolling bells
* Welsh tolling bells, 4-octaves, C2


==== Swinging bell instruments ====
==== Swinging bell instruments ====
These bells are only used for liturgical ringing. They are not available on the keyboard.
These bells are only used for liturgical ringing. They are not available on the keyboard.
* Baltimore bells
* Baltimore bells, 15 bells, G#3
* Buckeye bells
* Buckeye bells, 30 bells, G2
* Savoie™ bells
* Savoie™ bells, 25 bells, G2
* St. Louis bells
* St. Louis bells, 23 bells, C3
 
== Library ==
=== Bell Music ===
[[Media:Chime Center - Library Platinum & Millennium 220426.pdf|Platinum AX Music List (PDF)]]<br />
 
Our beautiful and expansive musical library has been performed by [[Music_staff|experienced church musicians]].
 
Each song is available in up to five styles of arrangements:
* Monophonic - melody only - suitable for any instrument, even the louder tolling bell instruments
* Simple - begins with the melody then adds simple harmony - can be played on any chime or carillon instrument
* Three-Octave - artistically arranged for any carillon instrument
* Five-Octave - embellished carillon arrangements with deep tones and soaring arpeggios
* Two-Part - melody on chime or carillon accompanied by an harp bell instrument
You can assign each arrangement style to its own bell instrument. Enable only your favorite arrangement style to create your own unique sound.
==== Audio recordings ====
* Memorial selections on bagpipe, including Amazing Grace
* Military selections on bugle, including Taps
 
==== User recordings ====
You can expand your library using a MIDI keyboard or compatible organ to add your own custom recordings. Chime Center also supports MIDI file loading so you can make your own arrangements using notation software such as Sibelius or Finale.
 
=== Ringing ===
[[Media:PAX MAX Ringing and Special Functions Sheet.pdf|Platinum AX Ringing List (PDF)]]<br />
More than 300 liturgical ringing functions make use of large bells
* Time strikes with or without a preceding chime melody
* Included chime melodies:
** Westminster
** Avondale
** Bigelow
** Christus Vincit
** Let All Things Now Living
** Lourdes
** Parsifal
** Praise Peal (Grosser Gott)
** St. Michael’s
** Warren
** We Shall Overcome
** Whittington
* Tolling bells for memorials
** Quick toll function with bell select, tempo and count/duration option
** De Profundis toll on G2 bell
* Swinging bells for times of Worship and Mass
* Peals of multiple bells for festive occasions
* Angelus and prayer bells
'''Premium Chime.Center subscribers''' will find Custom Ringing on Chime.Center's Music menu. You can use this screen to customize existing factory supplied ringing or create your own.
* Combine swinging bells into custom peals
* Make a permanent toll button with its own bell, tempo and duration options
* Create custom time strike melodies
 
=== Library Upgrades ===
One add-on bundle is included in purchase price. Additional bundles can be purchased when you contact our office. Licensed, copyrighted music, designated with a star (☆), can only be used in the US. With an internet connection, the Platinum AX library can be expanded with these add-on bundles:
* ☆ '''In Memoriam''' [[Media:AAC00-inmemoriam.pdf|PDF listing]]
* ☆ '''Copyrighted Catholic''' [[Media:AAC02-catholic.pdf|PDF listing]]
* ☆ ''' Modern Hymns ''' - Coming soon!
* ☆ '''Christmas Memories''' [[Media:AAC04-christmasmemories.pdf|PDF listing]]
* '''Maronite''' [[Media:AAAMR-maronite.pdf|PDF listing]]
* '''Byzantine''' [[Media:AABYZ-Byzantine.pdf|PDF listing]]
* '''Greek''' [[Media:AAGRKAMR-Greek.pdf|PDF listing]]
* ''' Polish''' [[Media:AAPOL-Polish.pdf|PDF listing]]
* ''' Ukrainian''' [[Media:AAUKR-Ukrainian.pdf|PDF listing]]
* others to be announced
 
== Specification ==
=== High Definition Bell Instrumentation ===
A generous variety (over 900 and growing) of the most realistic bells provide your distinctive voice in the community.
* All musical bell instruments can be played from the keyboard
* Select preferred arrangements and instruments for almanac selected music
* Cast bronze bells from different regions have distinctive timbres resulting from different foundry profile patterns
* High Definition Advanced eXperience specifications
** Original recordings are either 48k/24 or 5.6MHz DSD and stored on the system as at least 48k 24-bit PCM
** Bell samples are stored and played in their entirety without looping (large bells may take more than two minutes to ring and decay completely)
** Dynamic Headroom - up to 18 carillon bells can be struck simultaneously before distortion (velocity = 100)
** Polyphony - there is no limit to the number of bells that can be decaying together


=== Connections ===
=== Connections ===
[[Rear_panel_AX#Platinum|Rear panel view]]
* MIDI keyboard support
* MIDI keyboard support
** Keyboard performance recording
** Standard MIDI jack on rear panel
** Standard MIDI jack on rear panel
*** Supports two channels (2nd keyboard dedicated to harp-bell instruments)
** USB connection will accept a USB controller or MIDI interface
** USB connection will accept a USB controller or MIDI interface
** Available keyboard options
** American Guild of Organists (AGO) standard Touch responsive [[Dedicated_keyboard|dedicated carillon keyboard]]
** World Carillon Federation (WCF) standard Touch responsive [[MIDI_Carillon_Keyboard|carillon style keyboard]]
* Professional balanced audio outputs (two inside and two outside)
* Professional balanced audio outputs (two inside and two outside)
* inSpire Amplifier control and fault detection
* inSpire Amplifier control and fault detection
* Network interface (wired or wireless)
* Network interface (wired or wireless - WiFi adapter included)
* Optional wired or optical tower bells/clock interface
* Optional wired or optical tower bells/clock interface
=== Options ===
* [[Sound_Packages|inSpire Tower Audio packages]]
* Available keyboards
** American Guild of Organists (AGO) standard Touch responsive [[Dedicated_keyboard|dedicated carillon keyboard]]
** Wireless dedicated keyboard
** World Carillon Federation (WCF) standard Touch responsive [[MIDI_Carillon_Keyboard|carillon style keyboard]]
* Dedicated touch-screen remote control with inductive charging pad


=== Physical ===
=== Physical ===
* Handsome cabinet for tabletop use
* Handsome cabinet for tabletop use
* Available rack mounting brackets
* Included rack mounting brackets
* 16.5 W x 5.25 H x 8 D (inch)
* 16.5 W x 5.25 H x 8 D (inch)
* 10 lb.
* 10 lb.
This specification is preliminary and subject to change. The product can update when connected to the internet. Many feature upgrades are planned.


[[Category:Electronic Carillon Specification]][[Category:AX Products]]
[[Category:Electronic Carillon Specification]][[Category:AX Products]]

Latest revision as of 16:07, 15 November 2024


Platinum Advanced eXperience™

Listen to the Platinum AX

Features

  • Color touch screen
  • Two 15 Watt front facing monitor speakers (stereo)
  • Aircraft aluminum chassis
  • Solid cherry face plate
  • Easy remote control with tablet or phone
    • Scan an onscreen QR image with your device's camera for instant remote app installation
    • Secure authentication connects you to the system anywhere you have Internet
    • Local short-range remote options are also available
  • Manage remotely using Chime Center™
    • Includes one year free access to Premium Chime.Center,™ then optional annual subscription
  • Enhanced SmartAlmanac™
    • Follows the almanac calendar and plays music appropriate to the season automatically
    • 80-year Eastern/Western Roman/Orthodox calendars with all movable feasts and seasons
    • Add/remove seasons and assign appropriate music with Chime Center
  • Flexible clock ringing
    • keep time with customizable hour striking
    • options for quarter hours
    • twelve built-in clock chime melodies
    • create your own unique clock chime melody
  • Liturgical ringing
    • Hundreds of Peals, Tolls, Swinging, and Angelus bells to meet your congregation’s needs for Weddings, Funerals, Worship, Mass and Prayer.
  • Media file compatibility
  • Super-capacitor clock backup never needs replacing
  • Automatic daylight time correction

Instrumentation

Cast bronze carillon instruments

All carillon instruments feature 73 bells (six full octaves) each, starting on C2

  • English carillon - cast bronze carillon from an historic English foundry
  • Flemish carillon - cast bronze carillon from the Flemish region
  • Savoie™ carillon - cast bronze carillon from the foothills of the Alps
  • Felice™ carillon - major third cast bronze bells (other cast bells have a minor 3rd harmonic)

Harp bell accompaniment instruments

All harp instruments feature at least 61 bells (five full octaves) each

  • Concert harp bells - Six-octave vibraharp (vibrato valves are open and stationary) (C2)
  • Millennium harp bells - Five-octave electro-mechanical harp bells (C2)

Chime instruments

Chime instruments feature at least 30 bells each

  • Orchestral chime - 1-1/2 inch diameter brass tubular bells (3 octave, C2)
  • Millennium chime - electro-mechanical chime (4-1/2 octave, C2)
  • Welsh chime - 5-6 inch diameter bronze tubular bells (4-1/2 octave, C2)

Tolling instruments

Tolling instruments feature at least 25 bells each. These bells are struck with heavy hammers and are generally used for clock and liturgical ringing. Mono music arrangements can also be performed on tolling instruments for a bolder statement.

  • Baltimore bells- 30 bells, G2
  • Boston bells, 30 bells, G2
  • Buckeye bells, 30 bells, G2
  • Millennium tolling bells, 30 bells G2
  • Orchestral tolling bells, 3-octaves, C2
  • Savoie™ bells, 35 bells, C2
  • St. Louis bells, 30 bells, G2
  • Troy bells, 30 bells, G2
  • Watervliet bells, 30 bells, G2
  • Welsh tolling bells, 4-octaves, C2

Swinging bell instruments

These bells are only used for liturgical ringing. They are not available on the keyboard.

  • Baltimore bells, 15 bells, G#3
  • Buckeye bells, 30 bells, G2
  • Savoie™ bells, 25 bells, G2
  • St. Louis bells, 23 bells, C3

Library

Bell Music

Platinum AX Music List (PDF)

Our beautiful and expansive musical library has been performed by experienced church musicians.

Each song is available in up to five styles of arrangements:

  • Monophonic - melody only - suitable for any instrument, even the louder tolling bell instruments
  • Simple - begins with the melody then adds simple harmony - can be played on any chime or carillon instrument
  • Three-Octave - artistically arranged for any carillon instrument
  • Five-Octave - embellished carillon arrangements with deep tones and soaring arpeggios
  • Two-Part - melody on chime or carillon accompanied by an harp bell instrument

You can assign each arrangement style to its own bell instrument. Enable only your favorite arrangement style to create your own unique sound.

Audio recordings

  • Memorial selections on bagpipe, including Amazing Grace
  • Military selections on bugle, including Taps

User recordings

You can expand your library using a MIDI keyboard or compatible organ to add your own custom recordings. Chime Center also supports MIDI file loading so you can make your own arrangements using notation software such as Sibelius or Finale.

Ringing

Platinum AX Ringing List (PDF)
More than 300 liturgical ringing functions make use of large bells

  • Time strikes with or without a preceding chime melody
  • Included chime melodies:
    • Westminster
    • Avondale
    • Bigelow
    • Christus Vincit
    • Let All Things Now Living
    • Lourdes
    • Parsifal
    • Praise Peal (Grosser Gott)
    • St. Michael’s
    • Warren
    • We Shall Overcome
    • Whittington
  • Tolling bells for memorials
    • Quick toll function with bell select, tempo and count/duration option
    • De Profundis toll on G2 bell
  • Swinging bells for times of Worship and Mass
  • Peals of multiple bells for festive occasions
  • Angelus and prayer bells

Premium Chime.Center subscribers will find Custom Ringing on Chime.Center's Music menu. You can use this screen to customize existing factory supplied ringing or create your own.

  • Combine swinging bells into custom peals
  • Make a permanent toll button with its own bell, tempo and duration options
  • Create custom time strike melodies

Library Upgrades

One add-on bundle is included in purchase price. Additional bundles can be purchased when you contact our office. Licensed, copyrighted music, designated with a star (☆), can only be used in the US. With an internet connection, the Platinum AX library can be expanded with these add-on bundles:

Specification

High Definition Bell Instrumentation

A generous variety (over 900 and growing) of the most realistic bells provide your distinctive voice in the community.

  • All musical bell instruments can be played from the keyboard
  • Select preferred arrangements and instruments for almanac selected music
  • Cast bronze bells from different regions have distinctive timbres resulting from different foundry profile patterns
  • High Definition Advanced eXperience specifications
    • Original recordings are either 48k/24 or 5.6MHz DSD and stored on the system as at least 48k 24-bit PCM
    • Bell samples are stored and played in their entirety without looping (large bells may take more than two minutes to ring and decay completely)
    • Dynamic Headroom - up to 18 carillon bells can be struck simultaneously before distortion (velocity = 100)
    • Polyphony - there is no limit to the number of bells that can be decaying together

Connections

Rear panel view

  • MIDI keyboard support
    • Keyboard performance recording
    • Standard MIDI jack on rear panel
      • Supports two channels (2nd keyboard dedicated to harp-bell instruments)
    • USB connection will accept a USB controller or MIDI interface
  • Professional balanced audio outputs (two inside and two outside)
  • inSpire Amplifier control and fault detection
  • Network interface (wired or wireless - WiFi adapter included)
  • Optional wired or optical tower bells/clock interface

Options

Physical

  • Handsome cabinet for tabletop use
  • Included rack mounting brackets
  • 16.5 W x 5.25 H x 8 D (inch)
  • 10 lb.
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