# Open Stems
> AI audio tools can separate a vocal, shape a master, generate a loop or prepare a backing track, but every process leaves decisions for the producer.

## Entries
- [Same Stem, Five Tools: How to Separate Vocals From a Dense Live-Room Recording](https://open-stems.pages.dev/separate-vocals-dense-live-recording/): AI stem separation can extract a usable vocal from a dense live-room recording, but it cannot always distinguish the singer from instruments sharing the same.
- [Phase Problems After Stem Separation: How to Hear Them and How to Fix Them](https://open-stems.pages.dev/phase-problems-after-stem-separation/): AI stem separation can change the phase relationships and stereo information in a recording, even when the individual stems sound convincing in isolation.
- [Reference Tracks and Mastering Assistants: What Loudness Matching Does Not Tell You](https://open-stems.pages.dev/reference-tracks-mastering-assistants/): Reference-track loudness matching makes comparisons between a mix and a commercial recording more useful by reducing the influence of playback level.
- [Building a Sample Library From Generated Loops: Cataloging, Tagging, and Rights](https://open-stems.pages.dev/generated-loops-sample-library/): Generated loops become useful sample-library assets only when their musical properties, source files, and usage permissions are documented.
- [Backing Tracks for a Solo Live Set: Preparing Stems for a Laptop and Small PA](https://open-stems.pages.dev/solo-live-set-backing-tracks/): A reliable solo live set begins with stems that have clear musical roles, predictable levels, and a playback system that can survive a laptop or interface.
- [Releasing Music in Parts: Lessons From Short Multi-Part Voice Stories](https://open-stems.pages.dev/releasing-music-in-parts/): Short multi-part audio stories offer musicians a useful way to think about releases as connected listening experiences instead of isolated tracks.

## About
- [About Open Stems](https://open-stems.pages.dev/about/): what the site covers and how entries are made

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