306 CHAPTER 7 Working with Video basically the same one discussed in Chapter 6, when you learned how to bounce to disk. The main dif- ference lies in the fact that when we bounce to movie we are including not only the audio mix down of our audio tracks but also the QT movie. Another technique that is used mainly (but not only) when scoring to picture is the creation of stems. A stem is a stereo track that combines, or submixes, several other tracks together. These tracks usually (but not always) share similar sonic characteristics (Table 7.2). The main purpose of creating stems is to simplify the delivery, management, and handling of large productions with large numbers of tracks. By creating stems you can reduce drastically the number of tracks that you have to share, making long- distance collaboration more manageable and efficient. 7.8 exerCISeS Exercise 7.1 Start a new project in your DAW and import a QT movie. Using the techniques explained in Chapter 7 do the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. Set the correct frame rate Synchronize the beginning of the movie with bar 1 of the sequence Place markers Set the tempo (or tempos for the sequence) Add two bars of count-off Transfer the movie's audio track to the sequence. Exercise 7.2 Starting from Exercise 7.1, score the movie using any combination of instruments. Create a new movie that includes the movie's original audio track and voiceover plus the sound track using the bounce to movie function. Exercise 7.3 Starting from Exercise 7.2, create three different stems and reimport them inside the current sequence on three new stereo tracks.