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*Want to play from a keyboard or add custom bell music to the system  
*Want to play from a keyboard or add custom bell music to the system  
*Do not need the added bell voicings offered on the [[Platinum Carillon|Platinum carillon]]
*Do not need the added bell voicings offered on the [[Platinum Carillon|Platinum carillon]]
==Voicing==
4 bell voices are provided with the Platinum carillon:
*English-Tuned Cast Bronze Carillon
*English-Tuned Chime
*Concert Tubular Orchestral Chime
*Concert Harp Bells


== Distinguishing Features ==
== Distinguishing Features ==
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*Management Suite ready - free download  
*Management Suite ready - free download  
*[[Midi|MIDI]] input (input connection for modern organs and keyboards)  
*[[Midi|MIDI]] input (input connection for modern organs and keyboards)  
*Bells default to A=440 Hz but can be tuned to organ pipes
*Recording capability  
*Recording capability  
**Single selection record on all systems  
**Single selection record on all systems  
**Optional recording librarian for saving and using 2000 additional selections   
**Optional recording librarian for saving and using 2000 additional selections   
 
**Full five-octave carillon arrangements
*Bell voicing included (variety of musical bell timbres)
**Split keyboard harp bells with chime arrangements
**bells tuned to A-440, can be custom tuned (to pipe organs, for example)
**Solo chime without accompaniment arrangements
**English tuned cast bronze bells
**Optional Premium Management Suite provides
***Full five-octave carillon
***Custom seasonal playlists
***Two-octave chime
***Tempo adjustments
**Concert Chime (two-octaves)
***Transposition adjustments
**Concert Harp bells
***Combine with either chime or chimes can ring solo
 
*Pre-recorded music arrangement options (huge library with a variety of styles)
**Seasonal playlists, tempo and transposition adjustments can be made using Management Suite Premium
**Chime and Harp, Chime without Harp and Five-octave Carillon arrangements 
*Authentic swinging bells and peals with the most natural manual stop function available  
*Authentic swinging bells and peals with the most natural manual stop function available  
**Peals with more combinations of bells and flexible timing than other products
**Peals with more combinations of bells and flexible timing than other products
*Funeral tolls, [[Angelus]] and [[DeProfundis]] bells   
*Funeral tolls, [[Angelus]] and [[DeProfundis]] bells   
*Multiple time strike melodies (available melodies vary with firmware/library release dates)  
*Selectable time strike melodies
**Westminster (5-bell)
**Westminster (4-bell)
**Whittington
**St. Michaels
**Christus Vincit
**Lourdes (Immaculate Mary)
**Praise (Holy God We Praise Thy Name)
**Warren
**Bigelow
**Parsifal
**Avondale (Ding-Dong)
**Nautical (authentic Ship's Time)
**User (record your own with Optional Librarian)
*Taps on bugle can be combined with a 21-gun salute  
*Taps on bugle can be combined with a 21-gun salute  
*High definition audio quality  
*High definition audio quality  

Revision as of 22:40, 28 November 2016

Advanced Solid State Digital Carillon

A MIDI based digital carillon system. In addition to its keyboard performance capability and multiple voicing options, the Millennium carillon offers the highest quality sound of all our electronic carillons.

You may be interested in the Millennium Carillon if you

  • Desire high quality bell reproduction
  • Want to play from a keyboard or add custom bell music to the system
  • Do not need the added bell voicings offered on the Platinum carillon

Voicing

4 bell voices are provided with the Platinum carillon:

  • English-Tuned Cast Bronze Carillon
  • English-Tuned Chime
  • Concert Tubular Orchestral Chime
  • Concert Harp Bells

Distinguishing Features

  • Made in USA
  • No Moving Parts
  • Seven Year Warranty
  • "Set it and forget it" ease of use
  • Management Suite ready - free download
  • MIDI input (input connection for modern organs and keyboards)
  • Bells default to A=440 Hz but can be tuned to organ pipes
  • Recording capability
    • Single selection record on all systems
    • Optional recording librarian for saving and using 2000 additional selections
    • Full five-octave carillon arrangements
    • Split keyboard harp bells with chime arrangements
    • Solo chime without accompaniment arrangements
    • Optional Premium Management Suite provides
      • Custom seasonal playlists
      • Tempo adjustments
      • Transposition adjustments
  • Authentic swinging bells and peals with the most natural manual stop function available
    • Peals with more combinations of bells and flexible timing than other products
  • Funeral tolls, Angelus and DeProfundis bells
  • Selectable time strike melodies
    • Westminster (5-bell)
    • Westminster (4-bell)
    • Whittington
    • St. Michaels
    • Christus Vincit
    • Lourdes (Immaculate Mary)
    • Praise (Holy God We Praise Thy Name)
    • Warren
    • Bigelow
    • Parsifal
    • Avondale (Ding-Dong)
    • Nautical (authentic Ship's Time)
    • User (record your own with Optional Librarian)
  • Taps on bugle can be combined with a 21-gun salute
  • High definition audio quality
    • 24bits at 48Khz digital mixer output
    • 16-bit linear sample storage
    • up to 64 bells can sound simultaneously
  • Rack Mountable
  • Built-in monitor speaker and 1W amplifier

Options

  • inSpire full-range output (horn protection filter removed)
  • Optional walnut or oak cabinet
  • System rack for carillon and amplifiers
  • Built-in 60W monitor amplifier (omit Switched AC Receptacle)
  • User SD cardslot for MP3 files
  • Tower clock driver and interface box (-D option)

Control for minute impulse tower clock movements. The clock setting menu changes to ask for the 'hands' position and also will display an error if the clock is not powered.

  • Tower bells driver and interface box (-T option)

The Millennium carillon can control from one to six tower bells. Single bell controls also allow mixing the electronic clock chime melody with tolling on the tower bell. Electronic pealing bells and real bells cannot be mixed.

  • Choice of music library
  • Choice of Easter almanac dates - Eastern Orthodox or Western Standard (at time of order)

Connections

  • Power
    • 120 VAC 50-60 Hz
    • Optional 240 VAC 50-60 Hz
  • Audio
    • Tower Line Output (Quarter Inch - Unbalanced)
    • Tower Control (Din-4 - balanced line output and amplifier control signal)
    • PA Output (Quarter Inch - Unbalanced)
  • Data
    • MIDI Keyboard Input
    • USB Computer Interface (supports Management Suite)
    • Tower Accessory Interface
      • Supports Chime Master Clock Drive
      • Supports Chime Master Tower Bell Relays (up to six ringing channels)
    • Remote Control (proprietary serial interface)
  • Optional Switched AC Receptacle for Tower Amplifier

Physical

  • Rack Mount Dimensions
    • Height is 5-1/4 inches (3U rackspace)
    • Width is 19 inches
    • Depth is 15-3/4 (allow 17 inches for cabling)
  • Optional wood cabinet Dimensions
    • 7-1/2 H x 20-1/2 W x 16-3/4 D
  • Weight
    • No options: 20 lb.
    • Oak cabinet +14 lb.
    • Walnut cabinet +13 lb.
    • Monitor amplifier +4 lb.
    • MP3 cardslot +1 lb.