SADiE

What SADiE is

SADiE is Windows software for multitrack audio recording, editing, mixing, and mastering. Its listed workflows cover radio drama and documentary production, film and television post-production, location recording, broadcast trucks, studio and field recording, and mastering. SADiE 6 packages include playlist, trim, region, three-to-four-point, and speech editors, plus support for VST and DirectX plug-ins. The software works with Broadcast WAV, WAV, and Macintosh AIFF files, and can use PC- or Mac-formatted discs and standard networks. SADiE 6 supports Prism Sound interfaces and third-party Windows soundcards with ASIO or WDM drivers. For broadcast operations, it can integrate with SCISYS dira! to manage programmes and schedules centrally across multiple users and sites, including playout workflows. File interchange includes AES31 and SADiE 5.6, while OMF and AAF are available as options. Mirror recording to dual hard disks and automatic edit-file backups are among its reliability features. The license-free edition costs nothing and is intended for new computers; it is separate from fully licensed SADiE 6 systems. The maker offers manuals, online help, a technical-support query form, phone and email contacts, and dealers.

Who it suits

SADiE suits audio professionals working on broadcast, documentary, film, television, location, studio, field-recording, or mastering projects. Its free edition may suit users setting up a new computer, while its broadcast integration and multiple editing tools serve more specialized workflows.

Limits

The free SADiE 6 edition has no CEDAR plugins or CD burning and reading, and it has no bundled iZotope tools. It supports BB2, BB2J, and LRX2, but not older PCM4, PCM8, H8, H16, or H64 hardware.

Getting started

1. Visit https://sadie.com/sadie_home.php.
2. Choose the Windows installer that matches your system: 32-bit or 64-bit.
3. Use the 32-bit version if you have PCI-based SADiE DSP hardware.
4. Install the license-free edition on a new computer.

Verdict

Choose SADiE if you need Windows multitrack audio tools for production, post-production, broadcast, or mastering workflows. The free edition costs nothing, but users needing CEDAR plugins, CD burning or reading, bundled iZotope tools, or older hardware support should look beyond it.