Advanced eXperience™ (AX) virtual bell instruments represent the leading edge of bell ringing technology. All Advanced eXperience™ instruments are made in Ohio by Chime Master.
- Web page
- Online operating manual for AX virtual bell instruments
- Demonstration Remote with audio coming soon
All models include
Front Panel Touchscreen
Quickly access any feature you need with quick function buttons that you can customize with easily recognizable icons and colors. Create new buttons for special occasions. Set up your system and ringing schedules with simple screens. Organize your home menu with only the features you need.
Remote Control App
Simply tap the front touchscreen Remote button to view a QR code that you can scan with your smartphone. Doing so instantly installs the remote control app and authenticates your phone with your bell system. You can use this remote app to ring your bells with the same quick function buttons you set on your touchscreen.
Chime.Center
Access your schedules and settings from your home or office with the Chime.Center management web portal. Available options include multiple user support where you can customize home screens for your staff on both the front panel touchscreen and their remote controls. Your system will regularly receive updates and upgrades.
SmartAlmanac AX
Chime Master’s unique set-it-and-forget-it SmartAlmanac™ provides appropriate music automatically with seasonal changes year after year. With the Advanced Experience features of Chime Center you can add seasons, change their starting and ending dates and select seasonal music. Preview or review selection play lists and make adjustments to the SmartAlmanac song by song.
Available AX Models
Specifications
| Feature | Bravo™ | Standard Millennium® | inSpire Millennium® | Platinum™ |
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| Front Panel speakers | Single 3-watt | Single 15-watt | Single 15-watt | Dual 15-watt stereo |
| Chime.Center subscription included | Free (upgradable) | Free (upgradable) | Free (upgradable) | 1-Year Premium |
| Audio package requirements | Value or Outreach1 | Value or Outreach1 | inSpire™ | inSpire™ |
| Balanced line outdoor speaker zones | one | one | one | Two directional or stereo |
| Balanced line indoor PA outputs | mono | mono | mono | Stereo |
| MIDI keyboard/organ input | — | Single manual | Single manual | Dual manual2 |
| Keyboard recording and MIDI file loading | — | YES | YES | YES |
| Audio file loading | — | — | — | YES |
| Available instruments4 | 5 Equalized | 5 Equalized | 7 Enlarged HD | 24 High Definition |
| Tolling bells | 17 | 17 | 35 | 30-35 (10 instrument options) |
| Swinging bells | 17 | 17 | 25 | 15-30 (4 instrument options) |
| Included liturgical ringing5 | 70+ | 70+ | 300+ | 300+ |
| Included musical selections (expandable) | Hundreds | Thousands | Thousands | Thousands |
| Music arrangements | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Included clock chimes | Westminster | Westminster | Westminster | All available3 |
| Customer recorded clock chimes | Not MIDI capable5 | YES | YES | YES |
| Audio recordings | Bugle:Taps Bagpipes:Amazing Grace |
Bugle:Taps Bagpipes:Amazing Grace |
Bugle:Taps Military option (20 more) Bagpipes:Amazing Grace Cemetery option (3 more) |
All available options included |
| Tower bell interface option | — | YES | YES | YES |
| Outside clock interface option | — | YES | YES | YES |
- Notes
- 1 - Bravo and Millennium can replace existing carillon systems with a working amplifier and speakers. The equalized instrumentation protects speaker horns used in many systems, including Chime Master Value and Outreach audio packages. All Millennium orders that do not include an inSpire audio package will ship with equalized instruments.
- 2 - Platinum supports two full five octave keyboards for simultaneous Carillon and Harp performance and recording.
- 3 - As of this specification date, Platinum comes with 13 clock chiming melodies
- 4 - Music can be played on any included bell instrument except swinging bell instruments
- 5 - Premium Chime.Center can be used to expand available ringing functions: Select tolling bell and number of strikes. Combine swinging bells into peals. Create new sequences for Angelus or time strike melodies. Set tempos and durations.
Amplifiers and speakers
Tower bell controls
All of the following systems also support tower clock movements.
- Millennium® AX and Platinum AX™ systems can optionally control up to six tower bells for time strikes and other ringing.
- Libertas AX™ - Rings music using real chime and carillons. Also features built-in electronic practice sounds that match the tower bells.
- Veritas AX™ - Rings music using real chime and carillons. Available virtual bell instruments play inside and through tower audio systems to supplement and augment the real bells.