what is a STEM?

[braddavisrevue]

Nah, I have no doubts about Harmonix, you guys are the best. I'm the one whose been out of the loop for a few years. :-)

[Markleford]

I'd always presumed it was a Protools term.

In my experience they've traditionally been called a "sub" or a "bus".

(It is only coincidence that these are palindromes of each other and modes of transport. )

- m

[lowfatevan]

We're not voting, and that Wiki article is pretty useless anyway. I've never once heard a studio use the term "stem" to refer to a subgroup on the board.

Personally, I think the article pretty well describes mixing with stems. A subgroup or a bus can certainly contain a stem mix, but doesn't necessarily constitute one.