Taylor Swift – Fearless album cover

Taylor Swift – Fearless

Album 2008

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2008 album Fearless.

Music from Fearless

Gear Used On Fearless

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Taylor Swift – Fearless (2008). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Microphones used by Taylor Swift on Fearless

Condenser Microphones

Avantone CV-12

Avg price: $388.10

"Chapman says "I recorded Taylor's voice with an Avantone CV12, which I also used on Fearless, going into a Martech MSS10 mic pre, and then a Tube?Tech CL1B compressor.All of Taylor Swift's vocals on Speak Now were recorded at the demo stage, on Nathan Chapman's Avantone CV12. All of Taylor Swift's vocals on Speak Now were recorded at the demo stage, on Nathan Chapman's Avantone CV12."

Condenser Microphones

Telefunken ELA M 251

Avg price: $13,493.75

At 5:15, Taylor can be seen using the Telefunken ELA M 251 to record vocals for her song "Breathe."

Studio Gear used by Taylor Swift on Fearless

Preamps

MartinSound Martech MSS-10

Avg price: $4,750.00

Nathan Chapman stated, "I recorded Taylor's voice with an Avantone CV12, which I also used on Fearless, going into a Martech MSS10 mic pre, and then a Tube-Tech CL1B compressor." This confirms that the MartinSound Martech MSS-10 was used in the recording of Taylor Swift's vocals for the album "Speak Now," as detailed in the article from Sound On Sound titled "Taylor Swift Speak Now."