Abel Ringing Simulator

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Abel version 3.6 is now available from the downloads section. It includes the ability to start ringing in the middle of a method or composition, and also the many small enhancements requested by users that were in version 3.5.3: for details see the release notice. Installing version 3.6 also removes the Windows Vista "issues" that were previously described on this website.

The website now includes sample recordings of Abel ringing, so that you can hear the sound of Abel.

Roadshow update
Chris Hughes presenting the 3000th copy of Abel

At the 2005 Ringing World Roadshow, by a huge coincidence, the first customer of the day also happened to buy the 3000th copy of Abel. The picture shows Chris Hughes handing over the CD to its new owner, who nominated a Bell Restoration Fund to receive a donation to mark the event.

Abel will be at the 2008 Ringing Roadshow, Friday 5th and Saturday 6th September 2008 at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. Come and see us there! See the Ringing Roadshow website for information about the Roadshow.


What is Abel?

Abel is the most popular change ringing simulator in the world, for both home and tower use. It is the latest in a line of bellringing simulator programs starting with abel 1 running under DOS, back in 1993. Abel runs on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP and Windows Vista. Over 3500 copies of Abel have been sold for use on Windows PCs, and ringers bought more than 1500 copies of the old DOS version too. All profits from the sale of Abel go to charities, including bell restoration.

Abel has a wide range of features, simulating nearly all the situations you're likely to encounter in real-life tower- and hand-bell ringing. You can use Abel to:

  • Practise ringing and conducting from the keyboard
  • Ring any method or touch, on any number of bells from 3 to 24
  • Practise calling and ringing Call Changes
  • Splice up to 100 methods
  • Ring tower bells or handbells, using real bell sounds - you can add your own recordings, too
  • Vary the quality of the striking, and get reports on the accuracy of your own striking
  • Print methods and touches
  • Connect to sensors on tower bells or handbells - so you can ring realistically, and also have truly 'silent' practices

For further details of the facilities of Abel see the product documentation, or you can read the review that was published in The Ringing World of 4th December 1999.

 

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Abel ringing tower bells

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Abel ringing handbells

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Site last updated: 16 April 2008.