I have seen a lot of people talking about it, and I honestly haven't the slightest idea what they are lol.....ENLIGHTEN ME!!!!!
Can someone explain to me what STEMS are???
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Mutant
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mva801
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^^^ wouldn't those just be....... tracks?
Stems are usually stereo files of specific instruments. i.e., a drum stem or guitar stem. So instead of having 16 drum tracks, you just get a stereo file that has all the drums. Some people frequently print mix stems instead of the whole song, so they can later alter the volume of just the vocals or guitars but keep everything else the same.
You probably run into that term here where people give out songs to mix. They will come with a drum STEM (all the drums mixed to a stereo file) and separate guitar tracks you can pan or mix however.
Stems are usually stereo files of specific instruments. i.e., a drum stem or guitar stem. So instead of having 16 drum tracks, you just get a stereo file that has all the drums. Some people frequently print mix stems instead of the whole song, so they can later alter the volume of just the vocals or guitars but keep everything else the same.
You probably run into that term here where people give out songs to mix. They will come with a drum STEM (all the drums mixed to a stereo file) and separate guitar tracks you can pan or mix however.
MaellaJohn
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The definition of stems is whatever you make it.
People commonly refer to them as full, edited stereo tracks for individual instruments, like mva801 said.
I know that a lot of "electronic" music producers refer to stems in that way because that's how they do remixes, as far as I know.
And on here, people often refer to stems as raw tracks for mixing. I guess it can be either, or.
People commonly refer to them as full, edited stereo tracks for individual instruments, like mva801 said.
I know that a lot of "electronic" music producers refer to stems in that way because that's how they do remixes, as far as I know.
And on here, people often refer to stems as raw tracks for mixing. I guess it can be either, or.
Mutant
I hate that supercow !
Maybe because in our favorite genre - having DI gitar and bass files allows for an additional fun of amplifying and IRing them with some nice ampsims and impulse responses.
@ OP: Just search for "Stems" and you will find quite a few threads with them, for example http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/...mas-gift-you-guize-full-song-ready-mixed.html
RedDog
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I call all my comp'd takes "stems" and every individual track I recorded. Labeled correctly, of course
