Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Mixing, stems & printmasters · Working

Music and effects

Also called: M&E, M and E, music & effects

ELI5

A soundtrack version containing music and effects but excluding principal dialogue to support dubbing.

Used in conversation

“Let’s hear the music and effects against picture before the next review.”

Pitch context

You may hear this during a commercial brief, treatment, bid, award or pre-production process.

Why it matters: Explains dialogue, effects, atmosphere, music, voice and the technical work of making them intelligible.

Connected terms

  • Final mixAn M&E is a dialogue-free music-and-effects deliverable; the final mix contains the approved full soundtrack.
  • Re-recording mixerComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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