Studio Terms & File Sharing 101: Speak Lingo Send Stems and Nail Every Session

Whether you are an artist engineer or emerging producer understanding studio lingo and file sharing best practices is non negotiable. In Episode 3 of The Gentleman's Board Produced by Nef covers

Studio Terminology that keeps sessions on track

Exporting Stems vs Sessions including dry vs wet and DAW workflows

File Sharing Platforms such as Dropbox WeTransfer and Google Drive

Folder Structures that lock in your catalog

Reverb vs Delay Get Your Effects Right

Reverb means natural ambience like hall plate or room
Delay means distinct echoes at quarter note or eighth note intervals

Key search terms studio terminology reverb vs delay music production setup digital tools for artists. If you ask for reverb you are asking to place vocals in a space If you want repeats request delay

Leads Doubles Dubs and Ad libs Layer Like a Pro

Lead Main your primary vocal or instrument track

Doubles full track duplicates for thickness

Dubs chopped repeats on key words

Ad libs shout outs and call backs between bars

Key search terms producer workflow beat management studio terms explained. Always confirm whether

your engineer calls dubs or highlights miscommunication loses studio time issues!

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Stems vs Sessions What to Export

Stems bounced audio files for vocals doubles ad libs and beat elements

Dry vs Wet

Dry means no effects

Wet means includes reverb EQ compression

Folder Structure

Project Name - Available Beats - Collabs - Sold Beats - Sessions with BPM and Notes

Name your stems with BPM so engineers can find them instantly
Key search terms file storage for musicians how to send stems stem export workflow

Export at unity gain so your engineer receives audio exactly as recorded

Sharing Your Files Dropbox WeTransfer and Google Drive

Dropbox create a New Nef Beats folder share private links stream only

WeTransfer quick one off transfer no account required

Google Drive set Anyone with link can edit to ensure downloads

Pro Tools Sessions use File Copy Session In to bundle audio automatically

Logic Pro consolidate tracks then bounce as stems for cross DAW compatibilityKey search terms

Dropbox for musicians WeTransfer music files Pro Tools copy session

Always ask what DAW your collaborator uses before sending a session to avoid format issues

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