Abel Ringing Simulator
[Review available on-line]
- What it runs on
- Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista.
- CD drive required for installation.
- Processor power and memory capacity conforming to Microsoft's
recommendation for the Windows version.
- 10MB of free disk space.
- What it does
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Abel lets you practise method ringing and call
changes on your PC. You can practise anything from call-changes
on three, through plain hunt and bob doubles, to Surprise Maximus, and up to 100-Spliced
24-in. You can ring any bell, or two (or four!) if you're a handbell ringer.
At home, you use the PC keyboard to ring your chosen bell(s)
and Abel rings the rest, letting you practise the blue line of
any method or touch, or practise call changes, and get used to
ringing in perfect rhythm. You can ring a touch or changes from a
library (including random touches, different each time you ring them),
or call them yourself. When you go wrong in the middle of
something, Abel lets you go back a bit and try again. You can also
connect dummy handbells, or dumbells, for more realistic home practice.
You can print out (and preview) plain courses of methods,
or touches, in similar style to the RW Diary or Diagrams, or various other styles.
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Abel has real tower or handbell sound,
and shows sally/tail or handbells at back/hand, scrolling blue
line, calls and method changes (spoken too), etc. You can use recordings of your
own bells, or change the bell/sally/backstroke graphics. There
are many options, including speed of the ringing, pitch and scale of the
bells, cartwheeling, tenors behind, call changes up or down, half muffled,
MIDI sound, etc.
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Even people new to ringing and/or PCs say they find Abel extremely
easy to use. More than 3500 ringers have bought Abel, and it is used in
hundreds of towers.
- Libraries used
- microSIRIL and private library supplied with software.
- What it costs
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Abel costs £20.
All profits go to charity, including Bell Restoration. Updates are
free (download from website).
- Where to get it and/or more information
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Send cheque made out to AbelSim to: Chris Hughes,
8 Daisy Bank Crescent, Audlem, Crewe, CW3 OHD, UK
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Further information, including the Ringing World review of Abel,
is on the website at http://www.abelsim.co.uk
