No, No No.
Westminster chimes is a different app than Big Ben.
Westminster Chimes is an electronic imitation of the Big Ben chimes.
The Big Ben app, and it is just called Big Ben, is a professional
recording of Big Ben itself.
I just heard back from the developer to confirm he did a professional
recording and the YouTube sample is not of his app, but thanks to
Cawal's comment about a YouTube sample, the creator of the app is going
to put up his own sample.
Here is the link to the true Big Ben app:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bigben/id301046876?mt=8
It is by Ettore Software.
Here is the description again from their web site:
Here is a description from their web site:
« Big Ben
Anglophiles of the world, rejoice. Now you can get the time of day in
style with
a fully functional miniaturised Big Ben on your iPhone or iPad. Britannia
rules.
A throwback to a more innocent time.
Back in the 1980s, an idealistic young developer with too much time on
his hands
created a revolutionary program for the fledgling Apple Macintosh
platform. It simulated
a famous Westminster clock tower in 256 glorious shades of grey. Those
being simpler
days, the Mac community gasped in awe at this ticking, tocking, bonging
marvel and
it was greeted with a level of enthusiasm not seen since the invention
of penicillin.
The developer's name was Riccardo Ettore and the software was snappily
titled
Big Ben
. Today, we're pleased to offer you a revamped, rather more colourful
incarnation
- updated for the 21st century and ported to a magical
device that's considerably easier to carry around than a Macintosh SE 30.
Big Ben
for iOS puts one of London's most cherished timekeeping landmarks
right in your
pocket, replete with authentic Westminster chimes that ring out on the
hour, on the
half hour and on the quarter hour.
That's not all: if you enjoy tweaking things to your liking, you'll be
pleased to
learn we included some additional options. You can switch on a digital
display and
/ or a hand that ticks away the seconds - features that they neglected
to include
when they built the real McCoy that's towered over the houses of
parliament for the
past 150 years.
G'wan, treat yourself - you know you want to, really. It's a daft bit of
fun and
it'll only set you back a modest 59 pennies, luv.
App Details
Price: $0.99 / €0.79 / 59p
Version 2.0
Size: 11.5MB
Updated: 22nd April 2011
Richard
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*From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On
Behalf Of *Tess
*Sent:* Saturday, October 20, 2012 5:38 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* RE: Big Ben
Ok, because I saw that, then I also saw big been pro that was another
clock, and then I saw big been didigital clock.
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*From:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On
Behalf Of *Jesus Garcia
*Sent:* Saturday, October 20, 2012 8:34 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* RE: Big Ben
Do it as west minster chimes I believe it is the first item.
*From:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On
Behalf Of *Tess
*Sent:* Saturday, October 20, 2012 08:24
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* RE: Big Ben
Hey,
I just tried to do a search for big been, and it came up with loads of
options for big been.
What option is the actual clock that is being discussed?
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*From:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Kawal Gucukoglu
*Sent:* Saturday, October 20, 2012 3:06 AM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: Big Ben
How can I hear what it sounds like before buying it if I can see the one
you are speaking about?
Kawal.
On Oct 20, 2012, at 1:04 AM, Richard Turner <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
We must be talking about two different apps.
I've been there as well and this sounds to me like the real thing.
Certainly way more real than the Westminster Chimes app, which
sounds electronic.
Richard
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*From:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Kawal Gucukoglu
*Sent:* Friday, October 19, 2012 12:59 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: Big Ben
I listened to the demonstration of the App on You tube and was
rather disappointed with the sounds as I know what Big Ben sounds
like as I've stood in Parliament Square often enough to know how it
really sounds. If it sounded like the real thing, I might have
considered it.
Kawal.
On 19 Oct 2012, at 17:43, Richard Turner <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I have to put in another plug for Big Ben. I am rather picky about
sound quality, and this is the best for real Westminster chimes from
Big Ben itself.
Here is a description from their web site:
« Big Ben
Anglophiles of the world, rejoice. Now you can get the time of day
in style with
a fully functional miniaturised Big Ben on your iPhone or iPad.
Britannia
rules.
A throwback to a more innocent time.
Back in the 1980s, an idealistic young developer with too much time
on his hands
created a revolutionary program for the fledgling Apple Macintosh
platform. It simulated
a famous Westminster clock tower in 256 glorious shades of grey.
Those being simpler
days, the Mac community gasped in awe at this ticking, tocking,
bonging marvel and
it was greeted with a level of enthusiasm not seen since the
invention of penicillin.
The developer's name was Riccardo Ettore and the software was
snappily titled
Big Ben
. Today, we're pleased to offer you a revamped, rather more
colourful incarnation
- updated for the 21st century and ported to a magical
device that's considerably easier to carry around than a Macintosh
SE 30.
Big Ben
for iOS puts one of London's most cherished timekeeping landmarks
right in your
pocket, replete with authentic Westminster chimes that ring out on
the hour, on the
half hour and on the quarter hour.
That's not all: if you enjoy tweaking things to your liking, you'll
be pleased to
learn we included some additional options. You can switch on a
digital display and
/ or a hand that ticks away the seconds - features that they
neglected to include
when they built the real McCoy that's towered over the houses of
parliament for the
past 150 years.
G'wan, treat yourself - you know you want to, really. It's a daft
bit of fun and
it'll only set you back a modest 59 pennies, luv.
App Details
Price: $0.99 / €0.79 / 59p
Version 2.0
Size: 11.5MB
Updated: 22nd April 2011
You cannot set it to not chime at certain periods, but if you go
into the notification center, you can turn off sounds so it goes quiet.
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bigben/id301046876?mt=8
Richard
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