---
name: "aeolus"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "aeolus"
version: "0.10.4-1+b3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/aeolus"
---

# aeolus(1)

synthesised pipe organ emulator

## NAME

aeolus - synthesised pipe organ emulator

## DESCRIPTION

**Aeolus** is a synthesised (i.e. not sampled) pipe organ emulator that should be good enough to make an organist enjoy playing it. It is a software synthesiser optimised for this job, with possibly hundreds of controls for each stop, that enable the user to "voice" his instrument.

Main features of the default instrument: three manuals and one pedal, five different temperaments, variable tuning, MIDI control of course, stereo, surround or Ambisonics output, flexible audio controls including a large church reverb.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Display this text

- **-t**

  Text mode user interface

- **-u**

  Use presets file in user's home dir

- **-N** \<name\>

  Name to use as JACK and ALSA client \[aeolus\]

- **-S** \<stops\>

  Name of stops directory \[stops\]

- **-I** \<instr\>

  Name of instrument directory \[Aeolus\]

- **-W** \<waves\>

  Name of waves directory \[waves\]

- **-J**

  Use JACK (default), with options:

- **-s**

  Select JACK server

- **-B**

  Ambisonics B format output

- **-A**

  Use ALSA, with options:

- **-d** \<device\>

  Alsa device \[default\]

- **-r** \<rate\>

  Sample frequency \[48000\]

- **-p** \<period\>

  Period size \[1024\]

- **-n** \<nfrags\>

  Number of fragments \[2\]

## AUTHOR

aeolus was written by Fons Adriaensen \<fons.adriaensen@skynet.be\>.

This manual page was written by Alessio Treglia \<alessio@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).