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Listen to our digital carillon music

The Chime Master music library is the heart of our products. Decades of arranging and carefully recording each hymn by experienced church musicians has resulted in the best available music for automatic ringing.

A dynamic record of how the musician stroked the keyboard as they performed each song is permanently stored in Millennium and Platinum carillons. For each song, appropriate arrangements for specific sizes of bell instruments are stored in permanent memory as virtual piano rolls. These arrangements trigger the playback of individual bell recordings in real time in a similar fashion as an old player piano.

Music is stored in the Six-SS carillon as a media recording called a track. These audio tracks are created using a special studio prototype of the Platinum carillon and a recording computer that captures the performance completely in the digital domain, eliminating the noise and distortion caused by analog converters.

Music Catalogs

Here are links to PDF file downloads for catalogs of music, hymns and bell ringing for each digital electronic carillon model.

Millennium and Platinum AX

Bravo AX

LX Carillon

LX Bell Control

Liturgical Ringing and Special Functions PDF

Legacy Products

Song Libraries, Liturgical Ringing, and Special Functions

SmartAlmanac^TM

SmartAlmanac^TM is our unique and proprietary feature that integrates the music library into our ringing systems. Thirty years after Chime Master debuted this feature, we are still the only company to offer true set-it-and-forget-it scheduling. Instead of scheduling specific songs or even seasonal music to play on certain dates, simply indicate at what times during the week you want music to play. The system will choose appropriate music for the current season from then on, every week, every season, every year.

SmartAlmanac's festival database includes either Western Gregorian or Eastern Orthodox holidays that move with Easter.

Music is grouped first into Sacred or Non-Sacred, then into Catholic, Protestant or Ecumenical, then into the appropriate season(s). When programming random selections, the user selects between Sacred and Non-Sacred. If the Marian season is enabled in the almanac setup menu, then Catholic selections play for the Sacred groups. When the Marian season is disabled, Protestant music will play.

Premium Management Suite support software allows you to configure your own personalized random play lists for each season. Simply drag and drop the music you want in the season's list or delete those you do not care to hear.

Multiple Arrangements

Millennium and Platinum carillon libraries include up to three arrangements for each musical selection. These arrangements are automatically selected based on the user's settings in Seasonal Options and Voicing Preferences setup menus.

Chime with harp bells

With the harp bells voice turned on, the carillon will play two part arrangements. These arrangements play the melody without harmony notes on the chime along with chordal harmonies on the harp instrument. The harp instrument may occasionally take the melodic solos as well.

Chime with no harp option

When a user selects a preferred bell voice without the harp instrument, a special arrangement will be used to play the chime only. This chime melody has no harmonization at all.

Full five-octave carillon bell

Selecting a five-octave carillon voice will play a suitable carillon arrangement. Most carillon selections are arranged in a traditional carillon performance style using stylistic variations and motifs to support the melody.

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-The Chime Master music library is the heart of our products. Decades of arranging and carefully recording each hymn by experienced church bell musicians has resulted in the best available music for automatic ringing.
+<div style="font-size:84%">'''[http://www.ChimeMaster.com Home] > [[Chime_Master_Help|Help]] > [[Electronic_Carillon_Components|Specifications]] '''</div><br />
+* [https://www.chimemaster.com/electronic-carillons#music Listen to our digital carillon music]<br />
-A dynamic record of how the musician stroked the keyboard as they were played is permanently stored in Millennium and Platinum carillons. Several arrangements for specific sizes of bell instruments are stored in permanent memory as virtual piano rolls. These arrangements are played on the selected bell voice in real time in a similar fashion as an old player piano.
+The Chime Master music library is the heart of our products. Decades of arranging and carefully recording each hymn by [[Music_staff|experienced church musicians]] has resulted in the best available music for automatic ringing.
-Music is stored in the Six-SS carillon as a media recording called a track. These tracks are created using a special studio prototype of the Platinum carillon and a recording computer that captures the performance completely in the digital domain, eliminating the noise and distortion caused by analog converters.
+A dynamic record of how the musician stroked the keyboard as they performed each song is permanently stored in [[Millennium_Carillon|Millennium]] and [[Platinum_Carillon|Platinum]] carillons. For each song, appropriate arrangements for specific sizes of bell instruments are stored in permanent memory as virtual piano rolls. These arrangements trigger the playback of individual bell recordings in real time in a similar fashion as an old player piano.
-== SmartAlmanac ==
+Music is stored in the [[Six-SS_Carillon|Six-SS]] carillon as a media recording called a track. These audio tracks are created using a special studio prototype of the Platinum carillon and a recording computer that captures the performance completely in the digital domain, eliminating the noise and distortion caused by analog converters.
-SmartAlmanac<sup>TM</sup> is our unique and proprietary feature that integrates the music library into our ringing systems. Thirty years after Chime Master debuted this feature, we are still the only company to offer true set-it-and-forget-it scheduling. Instead of scheduling specific songs or even seasonal music to play on certain dates, simply indicate at what times during the week you want music to play. The system will choose appropriate music for the current season from then on, every week, every season, every year.
+== Music Catalogs ==
+Here are links to PDF file downloads for catalogs of music, hymns and bell ringing for each digital electronic carillon model.
+===Millennium and Platinum AX===
+* [[Media:Chime Center - Library Platinum & Millennium 220426.pdf|Song Library PDF]]
+* [[Media:PAX MAX Ringing and Special Functions Sheet.pdf|Liturgical Ringing and Special Functions PDF]]
+* [https://help.chimemaster.com/p/Millennium_AX#Library_Upgrades Add-On Volumes]
+===Bravo AX===
+* [[Media:Bravo AX Music Catalog.pdf|Song Library PDF]]
+* [[Media:Bravo AX Ringing and Special Functions Sheet.pdf|Liturgical Ringing and Special Functions PDF]]
+* [https://help.chimemaster.com/p/Bravo_AX#Library_Upgrades_and_Add-on_bundles Bravo Upgrade Volumes & Additional Add-On Volumes]
+===LX Carillon===
+* [[Media:LX Carillon Music Catalog.pdf|Song Library PDF]]
+* [[Media:LX Ringing and Special Functions Sheet.pdf|Liturgical Ringing and Special Functions PDF]]
+===LX Bell Control===
+* [[Media:LX BC Liturgical Ringing and Special Functions.pdf|Liturgical Ringing and Special Functions PDF]]
+===Legacy Products===
+* [https://help.chimemaster.com/index.php?title=Category:Legacy_Products Song Libraries, Liturgical Ringing, and Special Functions]
+== SmartAlmanac<sup>TM</sup> ==
+[[SmartAlmanac|SmartAlmanac]]<sup>TM</sup> is our unique and proprietary feature that integrates the music library into our ringing systems. Thirty years after Chime Master debuted this feature, we are still the only company to offer true set-it-and-forget-it scheduling. Instead of scheduling specific songs or even seasonal music to play on certain dates, simply indicate at what times during the week you want music to play. The system will choose appropriate music for the current season from then on, every week, every season, every year.
 SmartAlmanac's festival database includes either Western Gregorian or Eastern Orthodox holidays that move with Easter.
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 Premium Management Suite support software allows you to configure your own personalized random play lists for each season. Simply drag and drop the music you want in the season's list or delete those you do not care to hear.
-== Catalog of Music ==
+== Multiple Arrangements ==
+Millennium and Platinum carillon libraries include up to three arrangements for each musical selection. These arrangements are automatically selected based on the user's settings in [[Settings_MS2201#Seasonal_Options|Seasonal Options]] and [[Keyboard Voices|Voicing Preferences]] setup menus.
-=== Millennium and Platinum ===
+=== Chime with harp bells ===
+With the [[harp bells]] voice turned on, the carillon will play two part arrangements. These arrangements play the melody without harmony notes on the chime along with chordal harmonies on the harp instrument. The harp instrument may occasionally take the melodic solos as well.
-The printed selection catalog shows all of the music that is loaded into the system, even those that are 'hidden' as described above. Any song on the system may be played by entering its numeric selection code as found in the catalog when it is needed for a special event.
+=== Chime with no harp option ===
+When a user selects a preferred bell voice without the harp instrument, a special arrangement will be used to play the chime only. This chime melody has no harmonization at all.
-The printed catalog includes an Almanac column with codes that describe the random categorization:
+=== Full five-octave carillon bell ===
+Selecting a five-octave carillon voice will play a suitable carillon arrangement. Most carillon selections are arranged in a traditional carillon performance style using stylistic variations and motifs to support the melody.
-* First Character: '''S'''acred, '''A'''ll (both)
+[[Category:Music]][[Category:Electronic Carillon Specification]]
-** Second Character: '''G'''eneral, '''C'''atholic, '''P'''rotestant
-* First Character: '''N'''onsacred
-** Second Character: cl'''A'''ssical, p'''O'''pular, '''F'''olk, sho'''W'''tune (Not used in current Almanac)
-* Third Character: '''N'''onseasonal, '''L'''ent, '''E'''aster, '''T'''hanksgiving, '''A'''dvent, '''C'''hristmas, '''M'''arian, '''P'''atriotic (USA)
-* Optional Fourth Character: '''+''' means selection also plays in other seasons (assume at least Nonseasonal)