COCPORN

I noticed a lot of distortion on the vocals when starting to master the song, especially on any speakers which are not my monitors. This obviously pissed me off a little, monitoring conditions are not all that good. So I went on the #reaper channel to hang out and discuss all my miseries, and I got help from one of the regulars there, who volunteered to do a mastering job on the track. He thought the problems with the vocals was the microphone, with a 95 % certainty. So I obviously sprung for a new microphone, and decided I could afford the Sontronics STC-2, priced at a modest 1995,- NOK (approximately USD 330). Turns out the shop I was ordering from was sold out, and offered me a Sontronics Orpheus for the same price! The regular price for the Orpheus is a whopping 4795,- (USD 800), so I naturally said YES.

So I'm now the proud owner of this extremely sexy thing:

Everyone knows looks can be deceiving, what does it sound like? I'm not the world's best vocalist, but this is the Orpheus connected to the M-Audio FastTrack Ultra 8R (dry):

...and with some compressing and a modest (?) reverb, courtesy of Ubhik-A...:

...and totaly dry and soloed...

I'm pretty sure I can no longer blame it on the mic. Backing pad is Camel Audio Alchemy. I'm hoping to get started on retracking Hello Girls this weekend.

Oh, and yes! The song is "Empty Space", a love song for a dumb chick. Here are the current lyrics:

Empty Space

There's a place
Between the back of your head and your face
Empty space
Fascinating

Without grace
You seem to not even try these days
Empty gaze
Just a plaything

And you, you
Still you're what I'm drawn to
You, you
I just don't know what to do

A fast pace
Participating in this race
Second place
Contemplating

BTW, I'm not sure what the humming sound is, but I'm pretty sure the mic is picking up the fans on my DAW cabinet.