File Preparation & Delivery Published August 25, 2026Updated October 27, 2026

How to Export Stems in Logic Pro for Mixing (Step-by-Step Video Guide)

Logic Pro can export every track in one go. Here is how to set up the dialog for mix-ready stems, with a short video to follow.

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Sending a song for mixing is a bit like handing over the ingredients for a meal. If each ingredient is fresh, labelled and ready, the cook can focus on flavour. Stems work the same way. Files that line up, sound right and carry clear names let your engineer get straight to the music.

Logic Pro has a built-in command that exports every track at once, and it does most of the hard work for you. This guide explains each option in that dialog, and DGUNZ's short video shows the whole process in a real Logic session.

▶ Watch the Logic Pro stem export video on YouTube

Before you export

Look inside your Summing Stacks. A Summing Stack groups tracks under one main track. Decide if you want the group as one stem or each track inside it, and check the result after export.
Check multi-output instruments. Drum Machine Designer, Drummer kits and multi-output samplers can send parts to several aux channels. Make sure each part you need ends up on its own track or aux, and is not hidden inside one stereo output.
Rename every track. Logic uses track names for the exported files. "Audio 12" or "Inst 3" will not help anyone, so rename tracks to things like "BG Vox L" or "Rhodes".
Mute what you do not want. Old takes, guide vocals and unused ideas should be muted or removed so they do not sneak into the delivery.
Bypass the stereo out chain while you check balance. Your engineer will do the final bus processing, so judge your balance without a limiter on the output.

How to export stems in Logic Pro, step by step

1. Save your project, then check that every track you need is named and unmuted. 2. Open File > Export > All Tracks as Audio Files. 3. Choose a destination folder. A new folder with the song title keeps things tidy. 4. Set the file format to WAVE. 5. Set bit depth to 24-bit. 6. Keep the sample rate the same as your project. Do not convert it. 7. Choose whether to include volume and pan automation. If your rough mix depends on rides and moves, include it. If you want the engineer to start fresh, leave it out. Tell your engineer which you chose. 8. Decide whether to bypass plug-ins. Keep creative effects on, like a guitar amp, a special delay or a filter sweep that is part of the sound. Only bypass plug-ins if your engineer has asked for dry files. 9. Turn on the option to include the audio tail, so reverbs and delays fade out instead of being cut off. 10. Leave normalize off. 11. Click Save and let Logic process every track.

Logic starts each export from the project start, so all your files line up when they are dropped into a new session.

Prefer to follow along? ▶ Watch the video

Recommended export settings

File type: WAVE
Bit depth: 24-bit
Sample rate: Same as your Logic project
Start point: Project start (Logic does this for you)
Length / tail: Full song, with the audio tail included
Normalize: Off
Master bus processing: Off, or bypassed on the stereo out

Common Logic Pro export mistakes

Bouncing the whole mix instead. File > Bounce > Project or Section gives you one stereo file. For stems you need All Tracks as Audio Files.
Missing drum parts. With a multi-output Drum Machine Designer kit, it is easy to export only the main track and lose the individual pieces. Check every drum sound has its own file.
Normalised files. If normalize is on, quiet parts get pushed up and your balance is lost. Turn it off.
Unclear automation choice. Exporting with automation on some tracks and not others causes confusion. Pick one approach for the whole song and say so in your notes.

Check your stems before you send them

Create a new, empty Logic project at the same sample rate. Drag all the exported files in so they start at bar 1. Play them back next to your rough mix and listen for gaps, silent tracks or changed sounds. Check each file name. Then compress the folder into a zip and upload it.

From the studio: getting Logic sessions mix-ready

In my 15+ years of mixing, Logic sessions often arrive in great shape, because the export command is so helpful. The thing I see most often is a multi-output instrument that was not split, so I get one drum file with every piece baked in. The other is automation included on some tracks and not others, which makes the rough mix hard to match.

Spend five minutes on those two things and your stems will be ready. If you are not sure which option to pick, add a short note with your files and I will work from there. A lot of the R&B and pop records I mix were written in Logic, and those styles live on detail: soft background vocals, smooth keys and clean low end. When every part arrives on its own track, I can bring all of that forward.

Stem export guides for other DAWs

Using a different DAW, or working with a producer who does? Each guide below has its own short video:

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About the author: Charles "DGUNZ" Alison is the lead mixing and mastering engineer at Mix & Master Engineers, with 15+ years of experience across hip-hop, Afrobeats, gospel, R&B, pop and more. He trained at Point Blank Music School (UK), is an approved Apple Digital Masters provider, and is a Top Rated, Vetted Pro engineer on Fiverr with 2,200+ client reviews. Meet the engineer · Contact the studio