Airshow Mastering Takoma Park has installed its fourth SADiE system, and is running Prism Sound’s latest SADiE 6.1 audio recording and editing software across its mastering suites.
Joining Airshow Mastering’s Takoma Park facility in 2010, Senior Mastering Engineer Randy LeRoy has mastered projects from some of the biggest names in country, bluegrass, folk, Americana and gospel, first working on a SADiE system in the late 1990s: ‘My previous company, Final Stage Mastering, installed a SADiE 24/96 system and a few years later added SADiE DSD 8 and DSD 2 turnkey systems,’ he says. ‘I brought the two DSD systems with me when I joined Airshow, and in 2013 we replaced the Series 5 DSD 8 system with the SADiE 6. To ensure compatibility between both mastering suites, we now currently operate SADiE 6.1 in both of our mastering rooms.’
LeRoy chose to invest in SADiE systems because of their stability and workflow: ‘From our first purchase, the support I have been given has been unrivalled,’ he says. ‘The flexible signal routing, trim editor, bounce capabilities, CD authoring and ISRC .wav file support are just a few of the features I use on a daily basis. But above all, the biggest reason is simply that it sounds amazing. No other workstation gives me the critical and transparent results that SADiE systems deliver.
‘From early serial machine control on Sony 1630 systems, CD-R burning, DDP authoring, plug-in support and the new WAV Master feature, SADiE has been a major piece of equipment, alongside my outboard analogue and digital processors,’ he adds. ‘In the current world of audio manufacturers it’s not often that a company remains as strong Prism Sound and SADiE have over the years. It’s a testament to their dedication to providing audio gear that can last for, and be supported for, a lifetime.’
With no dedicated proprietary hardware requirements, SADiE 6.1 software packs are application-based and focus on the core SADiE expertise of mastering, radio production, TV/film post, archiving and restoration, and high-level sound design. Prism Sound has also announced a new pricing structure for SADiE software packs.
