Jerry Gerber

An astrophotographic music video featuring the gorgeous astrophotography of Timothy Martin WATCH

I think Martin was right. I forgot to add the volume envelopes to the piece. The dynamics are better now..

Hi Martin, I am pretty sure the dynamics are right for the piece. I'll go back and take a listen to see if I really want to change anything. There are crescendos & decrescendos, I have no idea why you're not hearing them. The movement has a dynamic range of 8.03 dB, which is, I admit, a bit lower than many of my symphonic movements. When I listen to it at a moderately low level, it sounds fine but if i crank it up too loud, it does seem a little flat dynamically. When I master the entire symphony I'll mix this movement at a lower amplitude. The lack of dynamics in the score has nothing to do with the recording, which contains all the dynamics in the MIDI sequence. I don't put dynamics in the score (nobody wrote out dynamics until the 19th century) because there are no players. Same with string bowings and wind/brass breathing marks. If there were players I'd put them in. I know how to do that. But for digitally produced music they're redundant. I wrote a brief article about why I don't put these marks in the score, which irritates a lot of composers who write for live players, but I am not concerned with that tradition: https://www.jerrygerber.com/markings.htm Here's the waveform, you can see it has dynamic range:

This is the slow movement of the new symphony I'm currently working on. It may also become the soundtrack to my next astro music video. It took me quite a while to begin liking this piece as I know the pitfalls of writing an adagio and had to work hard to overcome them. If you want to look at the score, remember to open it in a new tab or it will cut-off the playback of the recording. Jerry https://www.jerrygerber.com/symph13mvt3.htm

Thank you Steve!

Thank you Nigel!

Thanks Freddy, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Jerry

I hope not! Thanks for watching/listening Old Joad!

Thanks Bjorn!

Thanks Base 57!

Thanks Martin! I have a 130mm refractor at an observatory in the mountains of New Mexico, about 1000 miles from where I live in San Francisco. I operate the telescope remotely and download the hundreds of "subs" (many frames are necessary as exposure times are in hours) and process them at home. For more detailed info, visit: https://www.astrobin.com/users/jsg Jerry

I hope this 6' 42" video brings you some transcendence, peace and a short escape from the chaos and darkness that politics is bringing to our beautiful world. https://www.jerrygerber.com/video/Across the Universe.mp4

Thanks people for listening, much appreciated. Jerry

Finished the composition/orchestration a few nights ago, completed the score yesterday and the recording this morning. On to the Adagio.. Thanks for listening! Jerry https://www.jerrygerber.com/symph13mvt2.htm

True, a company has to make money to keep developing its software, of course. I buy software from a lot of companies, and many have both a subscription model and a traditional model of paying when you want to upgrade. Seems to me that's the best of both worlds for both software company and end-user. I've supported Cakewalk for decades as it's the best DAW ever made. Yes, I've tried numerous others but I've always come back to Cakewalk. I've produced 12 symphonies, 17 albums, 11 soundtracks and countless short works in Cakewalk, I really love the program and wouldn't use another DAW unless I was forced to. I only ask that Bandlab consider offering the software as BOTH subscription and purchase models. In the meantime I am content using Cakewalk by Bandlab as it does everything (and more) that I need it to do. If Sonar is offered non-subscription I'd certainly take a serious look at purchasing it. Jerry Astrophotographic Music Videos

Sonar will be a dead duck too if they are losing long time customers. Cakewalk is fine, yeah, it will fade away one day, and so will you , I and everything else. I've been using Cakewalk since 1991. Your "simple concept" may apply to you, but not to everyone. You should be insecure about an app that is available only by subscription. Jerry https://www.jerrygerber.com https://www.youtube.com/@astromusicvideo

Great, that helps, thanks. If and when Bandlab decides to offer Sonar on a non-subscription basis, (many software companies have an option to buy the software or subscribe) then I will consider upgrading. Otherwise count me out (a loyal customer since 1991).

I've been working in Cakewalk since Cakewalk for DOS in the early 1990s. I continued with nearly every upgrade through Sonar and am now running Cakewalk by Bandlab (the free version) for several years. It's long been my DAW of choice even after using Digital Performer and trying Pro Tools and Reaper. Can someone tell me the differences between Cakewalk by Bandlab and the new Sonar? It's more out of curiosity as I don't buy into the subscription model for software. Bandlab is losing customers in my opinion by not offering Sonar in both a subscription and non-subscription model. Nevertheless I am interested in what new features Sonar has that Cakewalk by Bandlab does not. Thanks, Jerry https://www.jerrygerber.com https://www.youtube.com/@astromusicvideo

Thanks! I have a 6" refractor, 1000mm focal length, it's a good scope. I scored for film, TV, animation, computer games, documentaries and industrial films for 12 years but lost interest in doing soundtracks and wanted to focus on more complex music that I have control over. Best decision I've ever made, at least in terms of music.

Thank you Martin, very glad to hear you enjoyed the piece! Best, Jerry

The title of this new music video suggests that there may exist consciousness outside of time. We have glimpses of it in our dream life, and in those somewhat rare experiences of "Deja vu". People who report NDEs (near death experiences) often allude to a similar sense--time as we know it has disappeared or taken on an entirely new meaning. PLAY

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Thanks KSband!

Thanks Chaps! No orchestra for me. Getting a work like this played will take more time and effort than writing and producing it. I'll leave that to other composers to pursue. I am satisfied working in the digital medium. Best, Jerry

Well, here I am, 73 years old and I had no idea whether I'd make it to my 13th symphony. The main themes, introduced in the upper and lower strings, permeate the entire movement, with a few "off-road" transitions. Growing old has its challenges and rewards, no doubt. Maybe I'll be lucky and get the other 3 movements done as well. Produced, as all my music is, in Cakewalk.. Symphony #13, 1st movement (open score in new tab, the usual method of automatically opening a new tab isn't working right now)