I am rather talented when it comes to Mikeifying music, I must say.
What is Mikeifying, I hear you ask?
Well, Mikeification is the process of me using Cool Edit to adjust the audio properties of songs that I put onto my iPod. Basically, I makes the tunes sounds more gooder. The tricks I use are manifold – multifarious, even. I use a noise reduction plugin and EQing for the most part. And it’s such a simple process that I wonder why the people who actually release these albums don’t do it more.
Oh, before I proceed in my rambling any further, I should note that Cool Edit is now called Adobe Audition. Don’t waste your money on it though, use Audacity. It’s free.
Ahem. I have just dun gone and Mikeified 6 Camel albums. One of those was ripped from a DVD. That DVD itself and another one of the albums were so obscure that I had to import the bloody things from the far off and distant land of England. In any case, 3 of those albums were live performances with less than perfect sound quality. But I have changed that! Ha!
I went backwards chronologically this time, and worked on the one from 1985 through to the one from 1972. And I finally got 2 versions of a very long song that Camel used to do in their early days. It’s called “Homage to the God of Light”, and it was a Peter Bardens solo number that they did on stage. I’ve got some good 70s Prog listening ahead of me on the bus rides next week.
Shall I complain about those fucking bus rides again? Nah. Suffice to say that the construction is still going on and I still have very long days.
And those start again fairly soon. It’s almost bedtime here on this Sunday. I didn’t get much time for vegetation, but on the plus side, I got a lot done.
Mikeification!!!