Re: What exactly are stems?

[Ted Spencer]

Stems are becoming more common in mastering too, particularly splitting out the
lead vocal (with all of its reverbs and FX) from the track. It enables
unlimited revisiting of that all-important mix relationship.

I think it's become much more common in mastering due to DAW style
recording/mixing where maintaining perfect time sychronization of stem mixes is
easy. It wasn't easy at all in the days of 2" analog to 1/2" analog mixing.


Ted Spencer, NYC

"No amount of classical training will ever teach you what's so cool about
"Tighten Up" by Archie Bell And The Drells" -author unknown

[Dan DeTora]

Ted Spencer wrote:

> Stems are becoming more common in mastering too, particularly splitting out the
> lead vocal (with all of its reverbs and FX) from the track. It enables
> unlimited revisiting of that all-important mix relationship.

Again, furthering "mastering" into the elusive grey area. When will the
madness stop!? <g>

--
Dan DeTora

"Do not needlessly endanger your lives until I give you the signal." –
Dwight Eisenhower

[Bryson]

George > wrote in message >...
> In article <znr1091876560k@trad>, (Mike Rivers)
> wrote:
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> > In article >
> > writes:
> >
> > >
> > > Stems
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> I throw the stems away with the seeds :-)
> G

I used to throw it all into the Rizla roller.
I can just hear it now, those stems crackling like a camp fire.....and
the seeds when they'd blow steam, "pthhhhhhhhhhht".

[T Maki]

Who cares. But Betty Grable had hers insured by Lloyd's of
London.



TM

Don Cooper wrote:
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> Ron Reagan made a speech about them. Is he a Democrat now?