Well, presumably the point isn't just getting the definition, it's starting a conversation that might end up being interesting.ledogboy wrote:IMO, this kind of question is excellent for Google, or Wikipedia. Many questions are subject to opinion and experience, but why wait for a response when all you need is a definition? Folks seem to have the time, which is great, but I thought I'd point out that there are other resources out there. Cheers,
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I don't know what a stem is!!!
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I heard someone say that if you don't know what a stem then you don't need to use them. Hmm...
I didn't know other people even did such a thing when I first did some stem mixing, I was just solving a problem!
I didn't know other people even did such a thing when I first did some stem mixing, I was just solving a problem!
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Not neccesarily, it could simply be that you don't know that particular term. We called them "splits" for years before the term "stems" filtered in from the film world.TapeOpLarry wrote:I heard someone say that if you don't know what a stem then you don't need to use them. Hmm...
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Yeah- sorry if I came off a little cranky. It just seems like often people are looking for simple answers, and rather than check the obvious wealth of resources available on the web and in books (books!?!), folks post on the forum. But whatevs- I shall crank no more. Cheers,inverseroom wrote:Well, presumably the point isn't just getting the definition, it's starting a conversation that might end up being interesting.ledogboy wrote:IMO, this kind of question is excellent for Google, or Wikipedia. Many questions are subject to opinion and experience, but why wait for a response when all you need is a definition? Folks seem to have the time, which is great, but I thought I'd point out that there are other resources out there. Cheers,
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Re: I don't know what a stem is!!!
Here is an article about stem mixing that may help you:
http://sevenskiesmusic.com/blog/stem-mixing
http://sevenskiesmusic.com/blog/stem-mixing
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Re: I don't know what a stem is!!!
Here's a little sup'm I wrote for Reverb last year:
https://reverb.com/news/a-practical-int ... tem-mixing
Edit: dammit, someone dug up an old thread again. Gonna keep the article up anyway in case anyone's interested...
https://reverb.com/news/a-practical-int ... tem-mixing
Edit: dammit, someone dug up an old thread again. Gonna keep the article up anyway in case anyone's interested...
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I find a lot of young recordists calling all tracks stems. It gets a little confusing. I asked someone who "makes beats" if I could get individual tracks for a project, and he said "you mean stems?" I said I wanted everything separate, he answered "yeah, stems."
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Culture changes language. Or ruins it.
Definition of terms is critical in communication!
Sometime I feel really old...
GJ
Definition of terms is critical in communication!
Sometime I feel really old...
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Re: I don't know what a stem is!!!
I always say I'm 3x the age of this thread.
It was, you know, originally written with a quill on parchment ...
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haha. 10.5 year bump. must be a record.
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