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The carillon installed in the tower of the city hall has 35 bells made from [[wikipedia:Meissen porcelain|Meissen porcelain]], the lowest note being an | The carillon installed in the tower of the city hall has 35 bells made from [[wikipedia:Meissen porcelain|Meissen porcelain]], the lowest note being an A2 and the highest note G5. The bells are driven by solenoids with plastic tips, there is no velocity dynamic possible. For playing and composing with the original sound of the Weimar porcelain bells just download and unzip the soundfont.<br /> | ||
In Linux use [http://www.fluidsynth.org FluidSynth], in OS X you can put it in ~/Library/Audio/Sounds/Banks and use it with SimpleSynth. | In Linux use [http://www.fluidsynth.org FluidSynth], in OS X you can put it in ~/Library/Audio/Sounds/Banks and use it with SimpleSynth. | ||