Glossary
stem (audio term)
A type of submix, the contents of which need to be specified in detail from project to project. Stems are often supplied as the basis for overdubs or for mixes.


“There’s nothing like getting up in the morning and having your coffee and all of a sudden having this idea and being able to go into the next room and do it. Maybe I’ll work for another hour and do two more takes. Nine times out of ten, that first take is going to be the one that makes it on the record.”- Geoff Tate of Queensr˙che
A type of submix, the contents of which need to be specified in detail from project to project. Stems are often supplied as the basis for overdubs or for mixes.