Editing Super Audio CD (section)

{{short description|Read-only optical disc for high-fidelity audio storage}}
{{infobox media
| logo          = [[File:SACDlogo.svg|frameless|upright=0.7|class=skin-invert]]
| image         = Back_of_SACD.png
| caption       = Reverse side of a hybrid SACD. Unlike a CD, the reflection has a gold hue.
| type          = [[Optical disc]]
| encoding      = Digital ([[Direct Stream Digital|DSD]])
| capacity      = 4.38&nbsp;[[GiB]] (4.7&nbsp;[[Gigabyte|GB]]) single layer and hybrid<br />7.92&nbsp;GiB (8.5&nbsp;GB) dual layer
| read          = 650&nbsp;nm laser (780&nbsp;nm for the CD layer of a hybrid disc)
| owner         = [[Sony]] and [[Philips]]
| use           = Audio storage
| extended from = [[Compact Disc Digital Audio]]
| released      = {{Start date and age|1999}}
| standard      = [[Rainbow Books|Scarlet Book]]
}}
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'''Super Audio CD''' ('''SACD''') is an [[optical disc]] format for [[audio storage]] introduced in 1999. It was developed jointly by [[Sony]] and [[Philips Electronics]] and intended to be the successor to the [[compact disc]] (CD) format.

The SACD format allows multiple audio channels (i.e. [[surround sound]] or multichannel sound). It also provides a higher bit rate and longer playing time than a conventional CD.

An SACD is designed to be played on an SACD player. A '''hybrid SACD''' contains a [[Compact Disc Digital Audio]] (CDDA) layer and can also be played on a standard CD player.