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Raga (featuring Z3TA-2.1)
This is the first track on my website's homepage flash player Length: 4 min, 50 sec. Instrumentation: Z3TA (2 instances), VSL Chamber Strings (1st, 2nd vlns, vlas, cellos, basses) Style: contemporary classical/fusion/new age/electronic http://www.jerrygerber.com/
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Walt Collins
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Re: Raga (featuring Z3TA-2.1)
2013/10/14 17:39:51
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Very nice stuff Jerry! You merge the synths with the strings quite well. Love it!
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Re: Raga (featuring Z3TA-2.1)
2013/10/14 21:26:32
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Sounds great on my system. Nicely done! Nice composing. I got dizzy in the bridge. :P
If you were to use orchestral instruments for the synth part, would it be a plucek strings, harp, piano, both?
I think it was over before the 2nd bridge (the darker part). However the stucatto section that came after was worth the wait.
All the best,
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jsg
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Re: Raga (featuring Z3TA-2.1)
2013/10/14 21:38:08
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Rimshot
Sounds great on my system. Nicely done! Nice composing. I got dizzy in the bridge. :P
If you were to use orchestral instruments for the synth part, would it be a plucek strings, harp, piano, both?
I think it was over before the 2nd bridge (the darker part). However the stucatto section that came after was worth the wait.
All the best,
Rimshot
Hey Rimshot, There are two synth parts, an ostinato with modulating harmonics, and a pad. I knew I wanted strings with the ostinato part, and the pad was needed for harmonic rhythm and textural variety. I listen deeply to what's going on in the complex synthesizer tones that are often synced to tempo and have interesting filter, envelope and amplitude modulations. These new sounds can provide inspiration and information as to how to construct the harmonic, contrapuntal, timbral and rhythmic resources that form the composition. Lot's of cc techniques to get everything to blend as best as possible. JG www.jerrygerber.com/symphony8.htm
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Re: Raga (featuring Z3TA-2.1)
2013/10/16 00:58:05
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Jerry, Well, for me that was outstanding and very nicely composed and arranged, nice instrumentation and a great solid mix. But then, I went to several of your links and can now understand why. Seems you have had quite an interesting career and congratulations on that, for sure. Like your studio, at least what can be scene in the photos. Reminds me of an old friend I had when I lived in San Diego, maybe you know him- Peter Eros. I was a contractor and did a lot of work for him. He worked with the San Diego Symphony as its conductor, back in the 60's/70's. Great piece you have done here. Very nicely done, indeed!
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Re: Raga (featuring Z3TA-2.1)
2013/10/16 00:58:28
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Re: Raga (featuring Z3TA-2.1)
2013/10/17 12:31:26
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excellent Jerry - not what I was expecting at all as Raga is also a style of classical Indian music.
I am also impressed with the blend of synth and traditional string sounds
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jsg
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Re: Raga (featuring Z3TA-2.1)
2013/10/17 17:42:56
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theguitarplayer
Jerry, Well, for me that was outstanding and very nicely composed and arranged, nice instrumentation and a great solid mix. But then, I went to several of your links and can now understand why. Seems you have had quite an interesting career and congratulations on that, for sure. Like your studio, at least what can be scene in the photos. Reminds me of an old friend I had when I lived in San Diego, maybe you know him- Peter Eros. I was a contractor and did a lot of work for him. He worked with the San Diego Symphony as its conductor, back in the 60's/70's. Great piece you have done here. Very nicely done, indeed!
Peace and Blessings, John
Glad you enjoyed it John. No, I don't know, or know of, Peter Eros. Best, Jerry www.jerrygerber.com/symphony8.htm
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Re: Raga (featuring Z3TA-2.1)
2013/10/18 11:48:35
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As the others have said, nice song. Esp. nice to see traditional strings melded w/ synth stuff. Synth EDM? That is unusal, at least in my neck of the woods.
And impressive web site. Like the music, says professional.
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Re: Raga (featuring Z3TA-2.1)
2013/10/18 15:06:19
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As the others have said, nice song. Esp. nice to see traditional strings melded w/ synth stuff. Synth EDM? That is unusal, at least in my neck of the woods.
And impressive web site. Like the music, says professional.
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Not sure what "EDM" is... The synth I'm using is Z3TA-2.1, what is EDM? JG www.jerrygerber.com/symphony8.htm
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Re: Raga (featuring Z3TA-2.1)
2013/10/18 15:45:41
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Great. Very well done. Great playing.
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Re: Raga (featuring Z3TA-2.1)
2013/10/18 21:33:03
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EDM = Electronic Dance Music
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Re: Raga (featuring Z3TA-2.1)
2013/10/19 01:33:39
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As Waltenstein sez, Electronic Dance Music. It was an electronica (a bad term, but seems to work) form. Not dance music so much but a good beat, electronic bass. For a while it always had a wandering piano line in it. Uses a lot of the same sounds you did - Z3TA was a favorite. Usually the programming was a big part - unusual instrumentation.
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