How to Export Stems in FL Studio

FL Studio has two ways to export individual tracks: Split mixer tracks in the render window, and File > Export > All playlist tracks. For a mixing engineer, Split mixer tracks is usually the better choice. Each file carries that Mixer track’s effects and fader, your master chain stays out, and a reverb or delay on its own Mixer track arrives as its own file. The catch is routing: anything that still plays straight into the Master ends up only in the Master file.

Option names from the official FL Studio online manual (current edition for FL Studio 2026, checked 31 October 2026): “Export Project Dialog” and the File menu entry for All playlist tracks. The levels and file spec are what our engineers ask for on every project.

Before you export: prepare the project

Ten minutes here saves a round of re-exports. The longer checklist is in how to prepare a multitrack session before mixing.

1. Save a copy. File > Save As, and add “for mixing” to the name, so the original project stays untouched.
2. Route every sound to its own Mixer track. In the Channel Rack, select the channels and use Assign selected to free mixer track(s) (Ctrl+L). A channel left on the Master track won’t get a file of its own.
3. Name the Mixer tracks. “Kick”, “808”, “Hat”, “Lead_Verse”. The file names come from the Mixer track names, and a track left as “Insert 12” tells the engineer nothing. Naming also matters for plugins with several outputs: Image-Line’s manual says those Mixer tracks need a name other than the default “Insert N” to be rendered.
4. Unmute what you need. Muted Mixer tracks are not exported.
5. Decide on effects. Switch off EQ, compression and reverb you added only for the rough mix. Keep effects that are part of the sound, and if you’re unsure, export that track once with them and once without.
6. Check editing. If the vocal still needs tuning or timing work, do it now, or add music editing to the order.
7. Check levels. Play the loudest part and watch the Mixer track meters. Nothing should clip. Peaks somewhere around -6 dBFS leave plenty of room.

How to export stems in FL Studio with Split mixer tracks

1. Clear any selection in the Playlist, so the render covers the whole song.
2. Open the render window: File > Export > Wave file (Ctrl+R). Choose a new folder named after the song and tempo, for example “MySong_140BPM”.
3. Project type: Song. Tail: Leave remainder.
4. Output format: WAV, 24-Bit. Leave MP3, OGG and FLAC unticked.
5. Miscellaneous: tick Split mixer tracks. Under Include, tick Master if you want the rough mix in the same folder. Keep Enable insert effects on.
6. Start. FL Studio writes one WAV per Mixer track in use.

The other method: All playlist tracks

File > Export > All playlist tracks renders each Playlist track to its own file instead of each Mixer track. Use it if your project is organized by Playlist tracks rather than by Mixer routing.

• Choose From song start. “From track start” gives files of different lengths, and “Time selection” renders only the selected range.
• Check Enable master effects in the render window first. Image-Line’s manual suggests it on if the files go to another DAW. For stems going to a mix engineer we ask for it off, so your master limiter isn’t printed onto every file.
• “All playlist track groups” makes one file per group of Playlist tracks, with the parent and its sub-tracks combined.

Common FL Studio export mistakes

• One file instead of thirty. Everything was still routed to the Master, so Split mixer tracks had nothing to split. Use Ctrl+L in the Channel Rack and export again.
• Short files. A time-line selection in the Playlist set the render length.
• Uneven lengths. All playlist tracks with “From track start” chosen.
• Missing tracks. Muted Mixer tracks are skipped, and so are multi-output plugin tracks still called “Insert N”.
• Silence at the start of some files. Trim PDC silence (on by default) removes plugin delay from the start of each file. If you switched it off, some stems start late.
• MP3 stems. MP3 adds a short silence at the start of the file, so the stems won’t line up. Use WAV.

Check the export and send it

Open a new empty project, drag all the files in at bar 1, and play a few sections. Everything should be in sync and sound like your rough mix without the master chain. Then zip the folder and upload it with your order, together with the stereo rough mix and a short note with the tempo and key. If you only need stereo mastering, skip all of this and export one stereo WAV of the mix with nothing on the master bus.

The same job in other DAWs: Ableton Live, Logic Pro, GarageBand, Pro Tools, Cubase and REAPER. Not sure what counts as a stem? See what stems are in music.

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