Including: Stems and Mix Naming Conventions
Prepared by: AES Technical Committee on Recording Technology and Practices, Delivery Recommendations Subcommittee; Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing, Delivery Specifications Subcommittee for Revision 131203.53; and Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing, Mix Stem Delivery Recommendation Committee
Original Development: Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing Delivery Specifications Committee, in conjunction with the AES Technical Committee on Studio Practices and Production and the AES Nashville Section
Abstract
This AES Technical Document provides recommendations for the delivery of recorded music projects, including masters, backups, archival copies, documentation, mix stems, and file-naming conventions. It defines minimum and preferred delivery practices intended to keep recording assets accessible, recoverable, and protected from damage, technological obsolescence, and loss. The document addresses analog recordings, proprietary hard-disk recorders, digital audio workstations, Broadcast Wave files, storage media, metadata, project documentation, stem delivery, and standardized naming of mix files. It is intended to support reliable short-term reuse and long-term preservation of recorded music projects.
Keywords: recorded music project delivery; master recordings; audio archiving; recording preservation; backup media; Broadcast Wave Format; BWF; digital audio workstation; DAW; mix stems; file naming conventions; recording documentation; metadata; music production; digital preservation
Technical Document: AESTD1002.2.15-02
Revision: 131203 rev 53
Published: February 2015
References: This document includes supporting standards, technical references, glossaries, delivery tables, and appendices.
