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Master Bus plugins in stem bounce - Workaround ?

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asked Nov 26, 2016 in Studio One Feature Requests by timoliver (480 points)
Hi - I'm thinking of switching to Studio One V3 from Logic Pro X. I've been using it for a few days and I do like it - however this is an issue for me. I was wondering if there was a workaround.

As a TV composer I am often asked to provide stems for pieces I produce. I need to group the tracks into 4 or 5 stems normally.

First of all - I'd love to be able to export stems by group. I currently would have to set up busses for each group of tracks, which can be fiddly if some of the tracks are already assigned to a bus for other mix reasons.

Secondly - Export Stems currently bypasses any FX on the master bus. It would be great to be able to choose whether or not to do this, or even better to select which plugins on the master bus are used in a bounce. While I remove limiting and multiband compression from any stems, I need to be able to include any master EQ and overall compressors as the TV editors won't have access to my master FX chain once they've assembled their mix.

If there is a workaround I've love to know.

Tim

2 Answers

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answered Dec 11, 2016 by matthewgorman (52,060 points)
Thank you for your input into the development of Studio One.
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answered Apr 28, 2022 by NoiseCoalition (1,330 points)
This feature is very much needed. Currently it’s so time consuming to solo each bus and export the master bus. Exporting bus stems with fx sends and master bus processing is a common delivery requirement for live / backing tracks. Cubase has the ability to export bus stems with master bus / fx sends printed. Hoping that S1 can implement that feature as well!
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