Fearless: How Difficult Is Taylor Swift's Re-Recording Mission?
A look at the technical feats she'll need to overcome...
The sound and impact of so many classic albums are intrinsically tied to where they were recorded: the acoustic space, the microphones used, the precise angle at which the vocalist stood at the mic â and that's before getting into mixing details like reverbs and shaping frequencies with EQ.
We all know of at least one track which was initially just a demo, but ended up making the album when the artist couldn't quite recapture the magic of that original recording. On 'Sad, Beautiful, Tragic' from Taylor Swift's 'RED', her demoed vocals made it to the final version because they contained a rawness that Swift wasn't able to recapture in subsequent attempts. All this to say, the specific way a song is recorded is a vital part of its magic.