Millennium® Carillon Specifications
Audio Resolution
High Definition, studio quality Analog to Digital Converter, 24 bits, 48 KHz. 128x over sampling delta-sigma conversion. Bottom line: Better than CD quality, low distortion and noise, extreme dynamic range means no distortion when many bells ring together and no raspy sounding bell decay tails.
Polyphony
Polyphony is the number of simultaneous notes available for simultaneous playback. Higher numbers of available notes are better because when the total voices available are used up, a note that hasn't finished ringing has to be truncated in order for a new note to play. The Millennium Carillon has 64 voice polyphony. All notes may sound simultaneously. None are truncated even with the fastest arppegios in 61-note arrangements.
Multitimbral
Multiple simultaneous bell voice capability allows bells to finish ringing when a new bell voice is selected – no notes are ever cut off. If a musical selection follows a tolling bell (which may take 30 seconds or more to decay), the tolling bell continues to hum naturally during the beginning of the song.
Multisamples
In many sample based carillons, distortions occur when the recording of a given-sized bell is sped up to mimic the sound of a smaller bell. The way we overcome this distortion with the Millennium Carillon is to record many sizes of bells. The bells are recorded and stored in a large sample memory so that the sound generation circuit does not have to stretch each note very far. The notes in the middle of the keyboard that are used the most are only stretched one or two semitones. This adds to the realism, because each recorded bell has its own character. Additional realism is achieved because the smaller bells retain their natural decay rate.
Optional Recording Librarian
We have doubled the memory in Millennium version 3 carillons. You can now store 2000 average length (340 note) recordings. Maximum selection length: 1500 notes. User recordings are permanently stored and cataloged in FLASH memory. Backup to PC is supported in the optional Millennium Suite.
Clock Accuracy
The timebase is a temperature compensated crystal oscillator that is accurate to ±1 Min/Yr. (0°C to 40°C). Battery back up insures continuous time keeping. If that's not accurate enough for you, we offer two options to keep the clock on time. A GPS receiver/synchronizer is available. The Millennium Suite can be configured to keep the carillon corrected to Internet time.
Circuit Protection
Optical isolation between all audio and control outputs and digital control circuits limits damage from electrical storms and power surges. Transient Voltage protection is designed in at strategic points throughout the circuitry.
Electrical Connections
- MIDI compatible Keyboard Input
- Audio Line Output to Tower Amplifier
- Balanced Audio Line and Power Control to remotely located Tower Amplifier
- Audio Line Output to PA System Mixer
- USB Port for transferring music, schedule and setup data
- AC Power Input (Standby 15W)
- Data port for optional Tower Bell actuators/Clock Dial movements
- Optional 60W Audio Output for Inside/Organ Chime Speakers
- Optional Switched AC Power Outlet for Tower Amplifier (1000W Max)
Mechanical
Millennium Carillon in a 19-inch rack mountable chassis:
5¼H x 19W x 15¾D (in.); 22 lb.
When packaged in the oak case:
6¾H x 20½W x 16¾D (in.); 38 lb.
530W Rack mounted amplifier:
3½H x 19W x 15¾D (in.); 33 lb.
530W Amplifier in matching oak case:
6¾H x 20½W x 16¾D (in.); 48lb.