What is a Music Stem? (Stems vs. Multitracks Explained)

What is a Music Stem? A music stem is a single audio file that contains a group of mixed tracks from a song. Instead of exporting every individual sound separately, a producer groups related sounds together into one consolidated audio file. For example, a “drum stem” will contain the kick, snare, cymbals, and percussion all […]

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Barry Greenbaum Publishes Article in World Trademark Review on Building an AI Brand Audit Trail: What to Document, What to Keep, and Why It Matters

Olshan Intellectual Property and Brand Management & Protection partner Barry Greenbaum published an article in World Trademark Review (subscription required) entitled “Building the AI Brand Audit Trail: What to Document, What to Keep, and Why It Matters.” In the article, Barry explains why trademark teams using AI need a documented audit trail that shows human judgment throughout naming, clearance and design decisions and what documents to preserve.

Ableton Extensions SDK lets producers build custom tools inside Live

Ableton has launched the Extensions SDK in public beta — a free JavaScript toolkit that lets anyone build custom tools that run directly inside Live Suite. It launched on June 2, 2026 alongside Live 12.4.5 beta, and based on the early examples already coming out of the community, it could meaningfully reshape how producers interact …

Ableton Extensions SDK lets producers build custom tools inside Live