Howto: Quickstart Aeolus: a synthesised pipe-organ

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Howto: Quickstart Aeolus: a synthesised pipe-organ

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by Steve A

Hello, and welcome to the 64 Studio quickstart guide for Aeolus, a sound application available in 64 Studio version 2.0. Aeolus is a synthesised pipe-organ instrument written by Fons Adriaensen. The default sounds have been skillfully programmed and are very realistic; this means that Aeolus can be very satisfying to play, or to listen with your favourite MIDI files. In this guide I will be showing you how to get Aeolus running with 64 Studio for the first time.
The first thing to know is that the 64 Studio version of Aeolus is configured by default to work with JACK, and this means that Aeolus will only work if the JACK server is started. So to begin, select "JACK Control" from the "Sound & Video" menu, and check that JACK is started.

http://www.64studio.com/quickstart_aeolus


by Steve A

Hello, and welcome to the 64 Studio Aeolus primer. To configure Aeolus for the first time please refer to the Aeolus quickstart guide. This primer contains more information about how Aeolus emulates a real pipe-organ's sound and controls.

http://www.64studio.com/primer_aeolus




More info and examples:
http://www.kokkinizita.net/linuxaudio/aeolus/index.html

example:
Matthias Nagorni. J.S. Bach, Adagio BWV564
http://www.kokkinizita.net/linuxaudio/a ... 64b-mn.ogg
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Re: Howto: Quickstart Aeolus: a synthesised pipe-organ

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studio32 wrote:by Steve A

Hello, and welcome to the 64 Studio quickstart guide for Aeolus, a sound application available in 64 Studio version 2.0. Aeolus is a synthesised pipe-organ instrument written by Fons Adriaensen. The default sounds have been skillfully programmed and are very realistic; this means that Aeolus can be very satisfying to play, or to listen with your favourite MIDI files. In this guide I will be showing you how to get Aeolus running with 64 Studio for the first time.
The first thing to know is that the 64 Studio version of Aeolus is configured by default to work with JACK, and this means that Aeolus will only work if the JACK server is started. So to begin, select "JACK Control" from the "Sound & Video" menu, and check that JACK is started.

http://www.64studio.com/quickstart_aeolus


by Steve A

Hello, and welcome to the 64 Studio Aeolus primer. To configure Aeolus for the first time please refer to the Aeolus quickstart guide. This primer contains more information about how Aeolus emulates a real pipe-organ's sound and controls.

http://www.64studio.com/primer_aeolus




More info and examples:
http://www.kokkinizita.net/linuxaudio/aeolus/index.html

example:
Matthias Nagorni. J.S. Bach, Adagio BWV564
http://www.kokkinizita.net/linuxaudio/a ... 64b-mn.ogg


Cool Tut. However, I noticed a change in jack. Under connections there are three tabs now, called AUDIO, MIDI ALSA. For some reason the midi connections to connect Virtual Keyboard are now moved to the new ALSA column. I found that weird on the part of Jack considering the connections were for MIDI, but under the MIDI tab there were no options.

Next question, can Aeolus also handle midi program change commands (meaning can you change the stops via midi)?

Thanx,

Geo
studio32

Post by studio32 »

MIDI is JACK MIDI
ALSA = ALSA MIDI

You can play aeolus with Rosegarden... so I think the answer on your question is yes, but I'm not a midi expert...
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Post by jukingeo »

studio32 wrote:MIDI is JACK MIDI
ALSA = ALSA MIDI

You can play aeolus with Rosegarden... so I think the answer on your question is yes, but I'm not a midi expert...
Would you know of Aeolus can also accept midi program change messages to change the organ stops? I didn't see anything about that in the documentation.
studio32

Post by studio32 »

Why not ask the man himself ;)

fons<>kokkinizita.net
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