Audio analysis
What it does
Audio analysis transcribes your file with AI speech recognition, identifies any background music, and runs the transcript and audio context through the same agents as other asset types. It is built for radio spots, podcast ads, voiceovers, and jingles.
Supported formats
MP3, WAV, AAC, and M4A, up to 5 minutes and 50MB per file.
What gets flagged
Spoken content and phrasing that carries cultural or regional risk, idiomatic language that does not translate for your selected markets, the tone and cultural sensitivity of the messaging, and identified music tracks.
Credits and processing time
Audio analysis costs 3 credits per minute, rounded up. It runs in the background — you will get a notification when the report is ready, so there is no need to keep the tab open.
A note on music
Sawyer Preflight identifies background music by title and artist so your team can verify rights. It does not determine whether you hold a license — treat every identified track as a prompt for your legal team to confirm.