![]() The file appear just like normal music files, and even when loaded onto hardware/software that can play them properly, everything is pretty much immediately intuitive. While Remix Decks are certainly powerful and interesting, we ultimately found them unintuitive and over-complicated, with large preparation involved and a lot of concentration while DJing not to mess your performance up.įrankly, Stems couldn’t be more different. ![]() When we first heard about Stems, we were excited in a way which truth be told we struggled to be with Remix Decks, the last attempt at changing how DJs play from Native Instruments. The clear desire is that it will be adopted by the wider community and become an accepted and established new file format. It’s also important to note that this is an open-source platform, meaning Native Instruments is giving it free to any software or hardware makers who wish to use it: There’s no licensing or restrictions on it. Look out for the logo: NI is hoping this format will become as ubiquitous as the MP3.Īt launch, Native Instruments has promised hundreds of files available from many labels across a whole host of online retailers, but clearly the hope is that when the Stems Creator Tool becomes available later this summer, that number will swell as producers big and small start mixing their tracks down into this format for DJs to use. It’s only when you load a Stems file into compatible DJ software / hardware that it becomes more than a “normal” music file. That means that Stems files behave just like MP3s, in that you can download, audition, play and transfer them among all your devices, and play them back just like you would any other music file (assuming your devices can play MP4, which most modern music software and hardware can). As well as each of the four separate parts of the track, it also contains a full stereo mix. While Stems officially launches today, we’ve been playing with the hardware and software for a few weeks, and so today offer you a full and complete review, including two talkthrough videos. The DJ can adjust the volumes of each part individually, and apply filters and FX too. With compatible DJ hardware and software, Stems files give the user independent control over four parts of a track (for instance drums, bass, synth and vocal). Stems is an audio file format developed by Native Instruments for DJs.
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