Use an external SSD instead, thatās what I do. Iām currently running 1 main, 3 backups (1 in apple for at so Time Capsule can back that up). Engine doesnāt touch my internal HD.
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where are the stems physically located? I donāt think I saw them in the original directory where the mp3s are located
Music/Engine Library/Stems
thanks I have the library on external ssd and it starts from Engine Library/Stems
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Also cool is the option in the Engine dropdown menu to remove the Stems version at any time
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Bruh. thatās me.
I use external storage for my music, just like the person whose thread I posted.
AAAANDā¦ I use rsync (free utility) to back up my main storage medium for music.
Donāt want to buy backup storage? No problem.
- Dropbox has a 1TB plan @ 9.99USD/month
- Google has a 2TB plan @ 9.99USD/month
- iCloud 50GB: $0.99, 200GB: $2.99, 2TB: $10.99
Just sayin. there are options =)
Iām seeing this and donāt use Lexicon. I tried a specific MP3 file multiple times (via either method) and it just does nothing. I then dropped a playlist onto the Stems folder and it created stems for a seemingly random 13 of the 22 tracks (all MP3s) in that playlist. I canāt get the other 9 to work after restarting Engine / rebooting the laptop / etc. No error, just nothing happens.
Iāve rendering 300 Tracks mp3 without no problems with imported Lexicon Database. But the import from Lexicon Database was in 4.1 Vers.! But I will not sync back to Lexicon or import new cause Lexicon should not work now with 4.2- but we will get an update soon.
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@PaulM OK theyāre MP3s but are they all the same (bit rate/sample rate/length etc)?
Yes- all 320 kb/s mp3
I checked 5 that worked and 5 that didnāt. 4 of those that worked were 320/44 with the other being 256/44. All 5 that didnāt work are 320/44. So no obvious difference there.
For better and cleaner sound, you should be using HQ audio files, Aiff or Wav. To me mp3s stems sound like they are being played underwaterā¦
10c
To be on the safe side, I would check your MP3s. I use 3vise on Mac for this - Iām sure thereās something like that for Windows too.
This will definitely rule out a source of error.
To each his own - I definitely canāt hear any difference between Mp3 320 and Aiff or Flac on my Adam studio monitors. The quality is sufficient for me.
Canāt agree with that. Sorry.
Id say conduct an experiment, get the same track on vinyl, on lossless digital and MP3 and play them side by side on the same system, you will notice the difference. Especially if you have the monitors crossed over with a decent sub.
Hereās a test where we can verify whether we can perceive any differences between lossy and lossless audio.
Having said that, lossy compression as an end product does differ from when it is processed. It does a lot of small tricks to cut away as much data as possible while affecting the end result as less as possible. For instance, the sides (stereo) are usually compressed more than the mids (mono) information in a sound source. It is usually very hard to distinguish a good quality lossy file from the lossless version. But if you process it, artifacts can potentially become more audible.
@dopeNL could you provide some comparisons where you feel a lossy audiofile sounds less clean than the lossless version? It should be based on the same audio file for a fair apples to apples comparison. It would be very interesting to zoom in on this, but with my Prime 4 I canāt try this myself yet.
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Vinyl is actually a whole new can of worms. Very often, the masters for vinyl differ from digital versions. That would already make it an unfair comparison. Also, vinyl brings artifacts like surface noise, the result depends on the used stylus because they all have a different response, and so on.
Btw, some people think that vinyl has an unlimited resolution because it is analog, but nothing could be further from the truth. The dynamics and frequency response are very limited compared to a 4416 wav file, thereās also more thd (distortion) and timing errors (wow and flutter).
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I agree with you, Stu-C.
Especially with vinyl - there are many things that play a role, such as pickups, preamplifiers, etc.
I have had different experiences with Flac-mp3 320, also with Adam+ Sub. I think with most mainstream titles where the recording quality is only standard and is often compressed to maximum volume. Itās different with extremely good recordings from the jazz area where the mastering is perfectā¦
But- this could be an endless discussion 
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