{"id":118,"date":"2016-11-09T10:54:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T10:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.worshipbackingband.com\/blog\/?p=118"},"modified":"2019-04-11T12:27:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T11:27:46","slug":"multitrack-player-stems-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worshipbackingband.com\/blog\/multitrack-player-stems-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"The MultiTrack Player Stems Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s72axi4gBsU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is a detailed description of the format of the stems (individual instruments) used on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worshipbackingband.com\/uk\/multitrack-pro-wav-player.html\">MultiTrack Player<\/a>. For ease of use we\u2019ve standardized the audio into 14 stems so as you download a new song you know where you are:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/drc0fhsrp02et.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Pro-Wav-Band-Mix.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"567\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Each stem is explained below, but its also worth pointing out that each stem has a separate volume fader for the left and right hand sides of its sound. We\u2019ve given you this for one very important reason. If you use a standard splitter cable out of your computer\u2019s headphone socket it allows you to put the left and right hand sides into two channels in your church\u2019s mixing desk. Then you can feed one channel to the congregation, known as a \u2018Front of House\u2019 mix and use the other side as a foldback mix to your band. If you\u2019re brand new to this, the band basically need to hear different instrument levels to the congregation, with some stems boosted and others cut out all together in order to follow the music leader and the song.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>2 Bar Click Intro<\/strong> This 2 bar intro click is standard on every song and helps everyone come in on cue. If you don\u2019t want the congregation to hear the click then just put it in your foldback mix and mute the other side (see below for explanation)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lead Vocals<\/strong> Even if you have a lead vocalist, this is useful on many levels. Set them low to \u2018fatten up\u2019 your own vocal or to set them high give you extra confidence and sing along. Remember not all competitor\u2019s backing tracks have lead vocals and its pretty difficult to follow a backing track if there\u2019s absolutely no vocal cue at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BV\u2019s \u2013 Backing Vocals<br \/>\n<\/strong>These are great as a training tool too. Solo them (this mutes everything else) to hear the harmonies and then add your own harmonies for wide lush BV\u2019s<\/p>\n<p><strong>Acoustic Guitars <\/strong>Most songs have acoustic guitar, where we didn\u2019t include one we just didn\u2019t think it needed one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Electric Guitars\u00a0<\/strong><strong>1 <\/strong>There are two distinct guitar parts in each song. One could be textural and the other a lead line, or two rhythm parts playing in the same place. Again try soloing the parts in practice to learn some great guitar lines for you to play live or set it low in the mix and find your own voicings to compliment what\u2019s already there<\/p>\n<p><strong>Electric Guitars 2 <\/strong>As above<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keyboards 1 <\/strong>Keys 1 and 2 could be any combo of piano, synth, pads, Hammond organ etc. We just chose the most appropriate combinations for the song.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keyboards 2 <\/strong>As above<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bass <\/strong>What can we say? Session standard bass guitar parts. Switch them on or off or learn the parts yourself to play along live<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drums <\/strong>The whole drum\u00a0kit, in one stem<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extras <\/strong>Vary from song to song but are other elements designed to give width and texture to the recordings that are not easily grouped into the standard stem format. So programming, percussion, loops brass, extra guitars, strings pads etc<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click Track<\/strong> Again set this just in your foldback mix (if you don\u2019t want the congregation to hear it) and it will help keep the whole band in time, not just the drummer!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Natural click<\/strong> Use the shaker loop to keep in time if you want a more \u2018natural\u2019 click sound (or aren\u2019t using separate congregation and foldback mixes)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vocal cue<\/strong> This spoken word vocal cue just reminds you of difficult to remember lyrics or song structure points, e.g \u201cintro starts with guitar riff\u2026.2 3 4\u201d or \u201crepeat chorus\u2026blessed be the name of&#8221; or \u201call instruments pause for soft chorus \u20262 3 4\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a detailed description of the format of the stems (individual instruments) used on the MultiTrack Player. 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