ABSTRACT

The final mix is focused more on fine-tuning, such as balancing levels, adjusting sounds and removing competing or unwanted sounds or music. The trick is in how the mix is encoded and decoded. The music world uses the term "stem" when it describes the different elements or food groups of instruments. During the final mix, the music is played along with the dialogue and sound effects and the director makes decisions as when to favor music or when to favor sound effects. The Dialogue, Music and Effects (DME) stems allow to make some changes without going back into the mix. We can change a music cue or add a sound effect easily and quickly. The Music and Effects is the music and effects part of a DME. These need to have all of the sounds in the film except the dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement.