Working With Stems - ep 305

Stems! What are they? Why Are they? How do we do them? Why do we do them? For who do we do them? All these questions, and more, will be answered on this week's episode of Mark Kilian's Channel, where we're always learning... Working With Stems. Take a dive with me into the theory, necessity, application and technique of printing stems for your mix. Whether you're using Logic Pro X, Pro Tools, Cubase or Studio One, the idea is the same. How do you separate out all of the maybe hundreds of tracks you have in your cue or song to a format that The Dub or Film Mix will require? It's not as difficult as it sounds, and just takes a few steps to get there. Check it!! 00:00 Intro 00:25 Why Stems? 02:31 The Mix Or Dub 03:10 Picture Changes 04:21 Navigating My System 06:58 The Importance Of Bussing Tracks To A Stem 07:42 The Bussing Architecture. 08:26 The Reverb Stem 09:44 Assigning The Stems Overview 11:00 Assigning The Audio Tracks 15:28 Assigning The Instrument Tracks 20:14 Assigning The Ableton Live Tracks 27:07 Reverb Stem Again 27:57 Printing The Stems 31:16 Naming The Stems 34:40 Reference Full Mix 35:24 Prepping Stems For Posting 36:21 Posting The Stems 36:49 Wrap Up