Beltower Bell Ringing Simulator with perfect striking and interactive animation

Progress and Accuracy Monitoring

Your progress is monitored by the programme, which displays

your place input from the keyboard, mouse or sensor, beside the row in the changes window,
with the respective bell number(s) high-lighted in the changes,
the mat(s) high-lighted in the animation window,
the count of method errors and your percentage accuracy in the status bar,
the quality of your striking in the precision monitor,
the position of every strike, in the striking monitor at the top of the changes window,
a graphic striking report with a record/playback facility and
fault assessment, for either an individual or the whole band, in the striking report.

Title Bar and Main Window

Most of the display can be customised, including the animation, the changes listing and the status bar.

Screen Shot 1:

This detail view also shows the method name in the title bar and, when a touch is selected, the touch name and length. If no method is selected it will show Rounds and Call Changes, which you can ring - either a pre-selected sequence, manual calls or random. All the colours in both the Changes and Animation windows can be altered as required.

Status Bar

The Status bar shown above includes the prompt or status (Ringing), the speed and peal time, the red recording in progress flag, the green call pending flag (B for Bob, indicating that you have manually initiated a Bob, and that it will be called shortly), the yellow striking challenge flag, the 'That's All' status (or Keep Going), the input time for conductor's calls, the selected input mode, and your accuracy ie. the number of errors, the row count and the percentage accuracy.

Screen Shot 2

shows the remainder of the Status bar including the defined calls, the scroll buttons (since version 9), the place notation and the touch, both highlighting their positions as the touch progresses. The whole status bar is optional, as are each of the items it contains.

Changes Window

Screen Shot 3:

The Changes window has a graphic striking monitor, here showing the 2 almost in 4ths place. Also shown are the changes, progressing through the method/touch, and the call (GO method). At the start of each lead of the method, the entry point of the blue line bell will be displayed, as the (n)th place bell. Also displayed are the place of the blue line bell, your input place (and high-lighted bell number), Hand strokes, calls and the Hand/Back bar (indicating your next input). The changes are always displayed, but the other items are optional, including the row ahead (shown here dimly or optionally in full) and the widths of the red and blue lines, which for this shot have been de-selected.

The changes window content, layout (to the left, right or centre), font and colours, can be customised. You can show as many (or as few) changes as your screen resolution will allow, now scrollable, and there are options to highlight some or all of the input places - either always or only if correct. You can also add your own voices and bell sounds with adjustable pitch and volume.

Simulator Display and Accuracy Monitoring