So I found a solution but honestly I'd suggest picking up a plugin like Ozone over doing this because it's better quality and much easier to work with.
Anyways,
you're not going to like the solution because it's annoying.
step 1- create an analyzer file for the mixdown (not master) of the whole song (not an individual stem) if you don't have an audio file for the whole song with every track on it make one.
step 2- go to your settings and change it from automatic to semi-automatic
step 3- go to the source tab and load that analyzer file I told you to make as the source
step 4- go to the reference tab and load whatever rms preset you're using (I used the movie theme one)
...okay now AAMS has loaded the suggestions for the whole song not just the stem
step 5- go to the dsp-eq tab, load the audio file, copy the suggestions (there's just a button you click), then hit the red record button..
...it will save an audio file that looks like this "yourtrackname_eq.wav"
Step 6- go to the dsp-compressor tab, load the "yourtrackname_eq.wav" audio file, copy the suggestions, then click the record button
...it will save an audio file like this "yourtrackname_eq_c.wav"
step 7- go to the dsp-loudness tab, load the "yourtrackname_eq_c.wav" audio file, copy the gain suggestions AND the balance suggestions (two buttons), then hit the "auto record dsp loudness" button instead of the record button (it will do both the gain and balance in one shot this way)
...it will save an audio file like this "yourtrackname_eq_c_b_l.wav". This is the final mastered stem.
there your first stem is done
now repeat the process for each one
notes: I don't think you actually have to keep copying the suggestions.. I believe AAMS does that automatically on semi-automatic, in fact i believe that the suggestions that you copy are based on the audio file not the reference but either way it changes the suggestions to the reference when you hit the record button automatically so it doesn't matter really.
one more note: I haven't completely finished my stems yet so I can't be completely sure I won't still run into yet more problems, but the first 8 stems that i got done so far sounded perfect compared to the ones that failed trying to do it the automatic way the first time so I think this will work
good luck!
