+<figure class="right">
+ <img src="/images/export-dialog-stem-export.png" width="500px" alt="Stem export">
+ <figcaption>
+ The Stem Export dialog
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
+
<p>
- <dfn>Stem exports</dfn> are covered fully in the <a href="@@mixdown">Export</a>
- chapter. A stem export creates one file per track, starting at the beginning of
- the session. Each track can then be imported into another DAW.
-</p>
-<p>
- All data will be lost except the actual audio/MIDI (no plugins, no automation).
+ <dfn>Stem exporting</dfn> allows to transfer files between different systems and
+ programs by exporting each track individually, including silence, to keep them
+ in sync. All data will be lost except the actual audio/MIDI.
This is one of the most common methods of interchange because it works between
all DAWs.
</p>
+<p>
+ The <kbd class="window">Stem Export</kbd> window, accessed via the
+ <kbd class="menu">Session > Export > Stem Export…</kbd> menu,
+ is very similar to the <a href="@@export-dialog">Export dialog</a>, except the
+ 'Channels' tab appears slightly differently: in this case each chosen channel
+ (track or bus) is exported to its own file, instead of all channels being mixed together into a single file.
+</p>
+<p>
+ The exported tracks or busses can, by checking <kbd class="option">Apply
+ track/bus processing</kbd>, be exported with the effects/processors applied,
+ so that the destination system does not need those effects plugins.
+</p>
+<p>
+ The toolbar in the Stem Export window also provides a quick way to select either audio or MIDI tracks or busses.
+</p>
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