When comparing SADie 6 vs Tracktion 7, the Slant community recommends Tracktion 7 for most people. In the question“What are the best DAWs? ” Tracktion 7 is ranked 23rd while SADie 6 is ranked 55th. The most important reason people chose Tracktion 7 is:
Everything that is needed is within easy reach, no deep diving in menus or pop up windows.
Specs
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Pros
Pro The Trim Editor enables impossible edits
Pro Easy to learn
Wonderful editing.
Pro An exellent Mastering DAW
Very intuitive. Crazy to learn. They continually upgrade the system since 1995.
Pro The MasterWAV function is a game changer
Makes making individual WAS stupidly simple. Helps ease the workflow.
Pro Good for multiple inputs
This DAW supports multitrack editing, which allows the recording of many inputs simultaneously.
Pro Customized iZotope bundle
iZotope is a very respected audio tech company that makes great plugins. SADie 6 is now bundled with a customized iZotope program that has 9 functions. Many of these functions are standard, but other are harder to find, such as pitch-shift, exciter, widener,and analogue delay.
Pro Single screen interface
Everything that is needed is within easy reach, no deep diving in menus or pop up windows.
Pro Very compatible
Tracktion 5 is now compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Pro Racks
Self contained modular environment for hooking up processing chains of plugins or instruments in any way you want.
Pro Bundles with Melodyne for no cost
Melodyne is a pitch correction software that now comes free with Tracktion 5. At $60, Tracktion 5 with Melodyne costs about half as much as the standalone version of Melodyne.
Pro Multi-channel MIDI support
Multiple MIDI instruments can be recorded in different tracks at the same time.
Pro MIDI to audio feature
Traktion 5 now has a MIDI to audio function so users can quickly freeze MIDI notes and manipulate them as audio clips.
Cons
Con Windows only
SADie 6 is only compatible with Windows OS.
Con No MIDI functionality
SADie 6 is geared towards mastering and radio/TV production, so there is no MIDI input.
Con Unstable
Crashes quickly and frequently.
Con Cluttered interface, not user friendly
Con Lack of drivers for Linux
There are no official drivers for any multi-channel audio interfaces, putting Linux users at a disadvantage.