synchs and stems

[Richard Crowley]

By “sync” they are probably referring to sound clips that are synchronized to the video/film. If the scene is an actual live performance, then the “sync” track will be what was actually recorded while shooting the picture. Or if the scene was lip-synced to an original recording, then the “sync” track was the audio track they were performing to, but it is referenced to the picture (by the clap-stick or the timecode or whatever method they used).

A “stem” is a group of mixed down tracks that typically logically fit together. Like a sound effects stem or a Foley stem or a music stem or a dialog stem, etc.

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_(audio)

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Recording audio without metering and monitoring is exactly like framing and focusing without looking at the viewfinder.

[Mark Thompson]

thanks very much!

As it happens, they put this panel on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nygMjfv5Isc&t=1122s

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[Mark Thompson]

I have a bit of clarity on stems. It stands for STEreo MasterS, from Cado Belle “the purpose of which is to supply premixed music beds with fx to music editors or dubbing mixers when putting music to film”.

However I’ve found confusion, particularly on Audition. There is confusion between stems and tracks, sometimes the words are used interchangeably. When Audition is sending stems back to Premiere it calls them a “track” (even though it contains multiple stems).