Send the recording
- Connect the Slack workspace where you want to review the episode
- Connect the Google Drive that will hold the files
- Upload one track for each speaker
- Tell SADIE the purpose of the episode and what must stay
Your podcast is recorded. Editing is holding up the episode.
Send SADIE the raw tracks. She plans the cut and gets your approval. Then she edits the episode and returns the transcript, requested show notes, masters, and editable files to your Drive.
- Approve the paper edit before SADIE cuts the audio
- Get a checked transcript and requested show notes
- Keep editable files for future changes
One handoff, from raw tracks to final master
Your Google Drive holds the files. Slack holds the decisions. You do not need to learn audio software or write a cut list.
Get the finished files
- A checked transcript and paper edit in Google Docs
- Show notes when you request them
- The dialogue edit you approved
- Repaired and mixed speaker tracks
- WAV and MP3 masters with editable project files
Approve the story before SADIE cuts the audio
SADIE reads the transcript and marks what should stay, move, tighten, or go. She explains each choice in a paper edit. You comment before she touches the sound.
This 20-page sample uses a fictional podcast. The hosts, dialogue, and edit decisions are not from a published show.
Open the paper editYour production files stay in Google Drive
- 01
- Raw tracks
- 02
- Transcripts and requested show notes
- 03
- Edits
- 04
- Aligned, edited, sweetened, and mixed audio
- 05
- Final masters and delivery reports
You keep the final call in Slack
- Propose
- Your producer lists the cuts, reasons, and runtime math
- Review
- The host keeps, drops, or changes any recommendation
- Recheck
- Your producer recalculates before editing the audio
The master and editable files arrive together
- Audio
- master.wav and master.mp3
- Edit
- Aligned stems, edit data, AAF, SESX, and Reaper EDL
- Reports
- Loudness and mastering reports
- Notes
- Requested show notes and delivery notes
Keep an edit your team can open
No project file opens in every podcast editor. SADIE starts with standard WAV files. She also adds session files for common professional tools. Your editor can continue from the approved cut.
Edited WAV files for every voice
The approved cut stays in separate, aligned files. The next editor starts from SADIE’s timing instead of a flat master.
- 48 kHz, 24-bit PCM WAV
- One numbered mono file for each voice, music track, and sound effect
- The same start and length for every file
- Approved cuts, timing changes, and crossfades already applied
A reference master and edit record
The reference shows how the episode should sound. The edit record shows each clip and timing decision.
- WAV and MP3 reference masters
- JSON and CSV edit maps
- Source points, timeline positions, gain, and fades
- A list that describes every file
Session files for common audio tools
Professional audio tools use different file formats. SADIE supplies several versions of the approved edit.
- episode.aaf for Pro Tools and Logic
- episode.sesx for Adobe Audition and Hindenburg
- episode-reaper.edl for Reaper
- Aligned WAV stems for Audacity, GarageBand, Descript, Riverside, Alitu, and other editors
Room to restore a cut
A professional editor can return to material that SADIE left out.
- Optional aligned raw track per speaker
- Original source files remain in your Google Drive
- The edit map points each timeline clip back to its source
How SADIE gets the episode ready
She works in one Slack thread. You can see each decision from the first file check to the final master.
Check and align the tracks
SADIE checks the files first. If the tracks do not align, she stops and tells you.
Transcribe the episode
She makes a transcript and checks each speaker before she plans the cut.
Review the paper edit
She proposes the opening, closing, moves, cuts, and tighter passages. She explains each choice.
Approve the dialogue edit
You approve or change the plan. SADIE applies the final plan to the audio.
Receive the measured master
She repairs, mixes, and masters the episode. The checked transcript, requested show notes, masters, reports, and editable files arrive in your Drive.
Choose the kind of podcast editing you need
Editing software, automatic processing, a podcast editing agency, and SADIE solve different parts of the job.
Editing software
You make each story decision and operate the timeline. The software gives you direct control of every cut.
Choose this when you have time to edit and want full control of the tools.
Automatic processing
Software can reduce noise, level the volume, and shorten silences. It does not always decide what the episode should say.
Choose this when the story is set and the sound needs routine cleanup.
A human editor or agency
A person can cover the story, audio, video, publishing, and promotion. The work depends on the provider and contract.
Choose this when you want a human partner or need work beyond audio.
SADIE
SADIE checks the transcript, plans the story, edits the approved audio, and delivers the master with editable files. She prepares show notes when requested.
Choose this when the recording is done and you want one producer to own audio post-production.
Sources for this comparison
Product scope can change. Each link goes to the provider's own description.
SADIE is the producer behind the service
She checks the transcript, finds the story in the raw recording, makes the approved cut, and delivers the measured master with editable files. Ask for show notes and she prepares them from the approved episode.
She works in your Slack and Google Drive. Read her producer profile to see the rest of her work and her limits.
Questions before you send the recording
How does the podcast editing service work?
Upload the raw tracks to your Google Drive. SADIE checks the files, makes a transcript, and prepares a paper edit. You approve the plan. She then edits, repairs, mixes, and masters the audio. The finished files return to your Drive.
Where do I upload the podcast recordings?
Connect your Google Drive. SADIE creates a folder for the show. Upload one track for each speaker. The raw recordings and finished files stay in your Drive.
Who decides what belongs in the episode?
You do. SADIE prepares the first cut plan. The paper edit shows what she wants to keep, cut, move, or tighten. It also explains why. You approve the plan before she edits the audio.
Can my editor keep working on SADIE’s cut?
Yes. Every finished episode includes aligned WAV files, a stereo reference, an edit record, and session files for common professional audio tools. Your editor can continue the work without rebuilding the approved cut.
Does SADIE provide a transcript and show notes?
Yes. SADIE creates and checks the episode transcript as part of the edit. Ask for show notes and she prepares them from the approved episode. You review names, links, claims, and publication copy before anything is published.
What happens if the speaker tracks do not align?
SADIE stops and tells you what she found. She asks for corrected files before she continues. She does not hide an uncertain track alignment in the finished edit.
Does SADIE publish episodes or edit video?
No. SADIE handles audio post-production. She does not record, publish, edit video, or make clips and shorts in the current version.
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What content work can an AI agent finish?
A specialist can carry defined production work such as an edited podcast, show notes, a content brief, a production file, or an approved asset package.
What should an AI agent deliver?
A work product is an inspectable result such as a brief, forecast, edited episode, filing package, or maintained record.
Can an AI agent actually finish the work?
Yes, when the finish line is observable: a named work product, required sources, acceptance checks, an approval point, and a delivery window.
Get the episode out of the edit
Send the raw tracks. Approve the paper edit. Get back a finished episode and files your team can keep.
Last updated August 23, 2026