Super Stems

What is a "Super Stem"? A Super Stem is a piece of audio that includes each track, individually (about 4 bars long), and isolates them at the end of the track (for the DJ's and producers, and you too!).

Super Stems were invented by Gary Ruff, in 2009, while recording for IndabaMusic.com. "I just noticed a need for music to be isolated track by track", says Ruff also known as the Compusician.

Here is some help on the idea: In a sequencer, you may have a drum track... let's say, Track 1 is the bass drum. Track 2 might hold the cymbals. When these two tracks are combined, they make a "Stem". Sometimes 3, 4, maybe more tracks, will be used to produce the Stem.

Ok. So what is the difference between a Super Stem and a regular Stem? Well, a Stem contains the audio of one instrument from start to finish in the sequencer.

A Super Stem contains the whole song, but at the end of the song, there will be isolated parts of each stem or track. A great deal for DJ's! A great deal for Loop Artists. A great deal for all.

Super Stems are the wave of the future when it comes to re-mixing.

Peace Out, Gary Ruff

PS Head over to IndabaMusic and search for Campfire Cantor 2 to see a "Super Stem" in action.