manual/include/stem-exports.html

<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 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 &gt; Export &gt; Stem Export&hellip;</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>