Great video man. As someone who literally records his guitar with OBS, it was really nice to get such a quick crash course on the ‘Proper’ way to record & the terminologies that surround the process. Simple is always better with these videos - I’d happily consume more content like this 🙏🏻
This is a pervasive issue, to the point that most people who actually know the difference just end up giving up and also start using "stems" regardless because "everyone does it". Also, most people don't feel like lecturing their customers on something like that, so that's another aspect to it.
The fact that you said calling them stems is not wrong that's your opinion they're referred to as stems in general. If we're getting technical they're really referred to as trackouts or stems.
But they are not stems. This is a term that has been diluted by inexperienced engineers and musicians. Stems are specifically groups/sections of your mix arrangement. You don't deliver stems for mixing. Unless specifically required by your mixing engineer. This is what happens when people stop caring about accuracies that are not offensive, and let it snowball in to a place of just confusion. Clearly to each their own. My videos are for a target audience, so you can continue to do whatever you want of course. My thoughts stay on my channel and not on other people posts or videos. I appreciate you watching regardless!
This is def something I get lazy about 😅 but I always ask for clarification when someone asks for stems or multis. Rather be sure than have to do it twice.
I've always heard it as trackouts and stems... A trackout is the raw version of an individual track rendered and stems are the processed version of the tracks rendered as needed... Stems could be Individual tracks, beat as whole or backing vocals etc. but with all waveform manipulation on...
But I can tell ya, stems are not what you send for mixing. Multitracks are. Whether they have processing kn them or not depends on the producer and mixing engineers preferences.
Great video man.
As someone who literally records his guitar with OBS, it was really nice to get such a quick crash course on the ‘Proper’ way to record & the terminologies that surround the process.
Simple is always better with these videos - I’d happily consume more content like this 🙏🏻
Thanks! More coming for sure.
Im ready for all the info this man has to offer 🙏
You’re fighting a losing battle at this point. It’s stems and grouped stems in my world
Haha. That's a bummer to hear. Cheers!
Thanks for this - I'll share with my students . . . peace
Awesome! More to come!
This is a pervasive issue, to the point that most people who actually know the difference just end up giving up and also start using "stems" regardless because "everyone does it". Also, most people don't feel like lecturing their customers on something like that, so that's another aspect to it.
Totally understand. Which is why all I can do is my little part. Training and passing a trade is a lost art.
Great video!
Thanks!
Perfectly said.
The fact that you said calling them stems is not wrong that's your opinion they're referred to as stems in general. If we're getting technical they're really referred to as trackouts or stems.
But they are not stems. This is a term that has been diluted by inexperienced engineers and musicians. Stems are specifically groups/sections of your mix arrangement. You don't deliver stems for mixing. Unless specifically required by your mixing engineer. This is what happens when people stop caring about accuracies that are not offensive, and let it snowball in to a place of just confusion. Clearly to each their own. My videos are for a target audience, so you can continue to do whatever you want of course. My thoughts stay on my channel and not on other people posts or videos.
I appreciate you watching regardless!
Really great and very educational video! Thank you so much!
Glad you liked it!
This is def something I get lazy about 😅 but I always ask for clarification when someone asks for stems or multis. Rather be sure than have to do it twice.
Always great to clarify as much as ya can before any work is started! Thanks!
How would you call then multitrack, with applied bus effects and sidechain on tracks? And you don't answer, what is trackout. Thak you for video.
Trackouts is definitely part of a different topic. Probably going over that soon!
I would love a deliverables video!
On it!
I've always heard it as trackouts and stems... A trackout is the raw version of an individual track rendered and stems are the processed version of the tracks rendered as needed... Stems could be Individual tracks, beat as whole or backing vocals etc. but with all waveform manipulation on...
I can see that as a technical point of view. Clearly case by case and industry dependent. "trackouts" aren't used in the community I work in. Thanks!
But I can tell ya, stems are not what you send for mixing. Multitracks are. Whether they have processing kn them or not depends on the producer and mixing engineers preferences.
lemme get that
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