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[Feature]: Exported Stems have their track name as a prefix #336
Description
What problem does this solve?
When tracks are currently exported as stems the format is simply "bass, guitar, vocals, etc."
Proposed solution
Stem exports should be labelled "[TrackName]-Bass, [TrackName]-Guitar, [TrackName-Vocals, etc." it makes situations like mine where I use multiple separated tracks as files in a project, and makes file management easier in general.
Alternatives considered
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Activity
fix(export): name the mixdown after the song too
thcp commentedon Aug 9, 2026
Done in #340, merged to
mainas 41bd89d.Thanks @MetalMan1245 - this was a good catch, and chasing it turned up two more problems you had not hit yet.
What you asked for. Every stem now carries the song name:
That covers the zip, single-stem downloads, region trims and the MP3 versions.
One deviation from your request: you asked for
[TrackName]-Bassand I used_with a lowercase stem instead. Only because every other file StemDeck exports already looks likeSong_exported_mix.wav, and I would rather not have two conventions. The prefix itself, which is what actually solves your problem, is there. Say the word if the hyphen matters to you and I will reconsider.Two things I found on the way:
The mix export had the same bug, worse. It downloaded as
mixdown.wavfor every song, so exporting a few into one folder gave youmixdown.wav,mixdown(1).wav,mixdown(2).wav. That is now<Song>_exported_mix.wav, and<Song>_region.wavfor a loop region.The per-stem download button did not actually download on desktop. It handed the file to your OS instead of saving it, so the stem opened in a browser or media player. On Linux that is probably what you saw. It now opens a proper Save dialog with the prefixed name, like the other exports.
When you can test it: not in alpha 16, which predates all of this. It will be in the next pre-release along with the fix for #335, and I will reply on both when that ships.
@stemdeckapp if you want to catch releases.
MetalMan1245 commentedon Aug 9, 2026
Thanks. I don't use X but if you reply please tag me so I can see it when this has a release, this would make using the application significantly easier. I also ran into a proper processing error where half the song just didn't render but I think that might have to do with what you mentioned about the per-stem download button. I did discover that one on my own but seems like it will be fixed in the next update. I haven't gotten around to testing what went wrong so I'll only report it if the issue is reproducible and not just some weird fluke that could just as easily been me only half paying attention to what I was doing (I was running sound at a theater show with a full band so all of your loading screen jokes like "more me in the monitor" were well appreciated).
thcp commentedon Aug 9, 2026
Alpha 17 is out with this in it: https://github.com/stemdeckapp/stemdeck/releases/tag/v0.8.0-alpha.17
@MetalMan1245 ready for you to test. Linux
.tar.gz, same as before.What you should see now:
Worth checking all four places a file leaves the app, since they were separate code paths:
_regionmarkermixdown.wavfor every song. Now<Song>_exported_mix.wav.On the naming: you asked for
[TrackName]-Bassand I used_with a lowercase stem, only because every other file StemDeck exports already looks likeSong_exported_mix.wavand I did not want two conventions in one folder. The prefix itself, which is what solves your problem, is there. If the hyphen genuinely matters for how you sort or script against these, say so and I will revisit it, it is a small change.Alpha 17 also includes #335, so the stuck export menu is fixed in the same build.
feat(export): name every export after its song (stemdeckapp#340)
thcp commentedon Aug 9, 2026
On a side note, really cool that those silly messages are working heheh for people out there :) if would be ok by would would mind sharing some pics on social media of those events? O would love to repost then in StemDeck instagram :)
MetalMan1245 commentedon Aug 9, 2026
I don't use too much social media in general but this is the theater I work for. I was specifically working the Evening With Andrew Lloyd Webber show while I was doing some of these in the background.
https://www.instagram.com/bealestreettheater/
thcp commentedon Aug 9, 2026
That's really cool, thank you for sharing the page, followed here!