Bell Sound Emulation
While a traditional carillon uses actual bells, electronic systems simulate a bell sound in several ways
- By striking semantra (rectangular metal bars roughly the diameter of a pencil, but of varying lengths) with an electric solenoid.
- By striking tubular bells similarly
- By playing back a previously recorded bell sound
- By striking a small number of actual bells in combination with the methods above
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