Overview
Stem exports fail when they're either too granular (every individual track exported as a stem — producing 80 files the recipient has to learn before using) or too consolidated (a single stereo mix with no flexibility). The stem groupings that serve the recipient most efficiently depend entirely on what the recipient needs to do with the stems: a film editor needs dialogue, music, and effects separated; a sync licensing placement needs dry stems; a remix requires individual instrument groups. The correct stem structure is defined by the end use, not by the DAW session's track count.
The Stem Export & Session Organization Framework defines stem groupings by end use, applies the correct processing to each stem type, and creates the documentation that makes the session usable by anyone who opens it.