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Topics in this digest:

1a. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x    
    From: Jonas Gruska
1b. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x    
    From: Gianni Pavan
1c. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x    
    From: Jonas Gruska
1d. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x    
    From: Gianni Pavan
1e. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x    
    From:  animalsounds
1f. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x    
    From: Dan Dugan
1g. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x    
    From: Jonas Gruska
1h. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x    
    From:  animalsounds
1i. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x    
    From: Jonas Gruska
1j. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x    
    From:  bill_kraus_snapshots
1k. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x    
    From: Ivano Pelicella


Messages
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1a. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x
    Posted by: "Jonas Gruska"  mrqwa
    Date: Sat Mar 12, 2016 3:00 am ((PST))

Thanks Peter,
I looking forward to your recordings.
I currently use Magenta Bat-5, which is a heterodyne as well and it is 
unfortunately quite noisy.
So that is why I am researching the more “higher-end” options out 
there…

Regards,
Jonas

✺ ✺ ✺
http://jonasgru.sk
On 12 Mar 2016, at 8:14, Peter Shute  
[naturerecordists] wrote:

> Mine's definitely sub $1000 at $38 - the Discovery Kids Ultrasonic 
> Detector. It's a heterodyne detector, marked 20-100kHz on the dial, 
> although I don't know how accurate that is. It certainly detects bats, 
> but I haven't had a chance to try it on any higher than about 40kHz.
>
> I've know idea how it compares to more expensive ones, as I haven't 
> tried any. I'm guessing it has a lot more hiss.
>
> It didn't come with a headphone jack. I've only just fitted one 
> myself, so I don't have any recordings yet.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 12 Mar 2016, at 1:21 AM, 'Jonas Gruska' 
> <> [naturerecordists] 
> <<>> 
> wrote:
>
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> I am researching the options of bat recording, currently looking into 
> Pettersson D240X.
> I was wondering whether anyone here has some recordings to share, I 
> would love to hear the sound quality.
> Or if you have any tips on sub-1000$ bat detectors, I would love to 
> hear your tips.
>
> Thanks!
> Jonas
>
> ✺ ✺ ✺
> homepage<http://jonasgru.sk>




Messages in this topic (13)
________________________________________________________________________
1b. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x
    Posted by: "Gianni Pavan"  gpavan1960
    Date: Sat Mar 12, 2016 3:24 am ((PST))

to give you an answer it is important to know if you just need to hear if
there are bats around, in such a case a very cheap heterodyne bat detector
is enough, or if you want to make high quality recordings.
To make good recordings it is much better to use a digital bat detector
with high sampling rate direct recording to a memory card. Some also have
"traditional" options to listen to the ultrasounds being recorded by
heterodyne or by zero-crossing based frequency division. To stay cheap, if
you can use a laptop for recording, I could suggest an ultrasonic
microphone with usb interface. A good affordable option is the dodotronic
ultramic. On the net you can find interesting projects based on the
ultramic and raspberry PI to build a low cost ultrasonic recorder.

Gianni Pavan


2016-03-11 15:20 GMT+01:00 'Jonas Gruska' 
[naturerecordists] <>:

>
>
> Dear all,
>
> I am researching the options of bat recording, currently looking into
> Pettersson D240X.
> I was wondering whether anyone here has some recordings to share, I would
> love to hear the sound quality.
> Or if you have any tips on sub-1000$ bat detectors, I would love to hear
> your tips.
>
> Thanks!
> Jonas
>
> ✺ ✺ ✺
> homepage <http://jonasgru.sk>
>
> 
>



-- 
Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali
Università degli Studi di Pavia
Via Taramelli 24, 27100 Pavia
http://www.unipv.it/cibra
http://mammiferimarini.unipv.it




Messages in this topic (13)
________________________________________________________________________
1c. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x
    Posted by: "Jonas Gruska"  mrqwa
    Date: Sat Mar 12, 2016 3:37 am ((PST))

Thanks Gianni for the tips.
Yes - the sound quality is very important to me. So I wonder how does 
freq. division / heterodyne / time stretching sounds on better bat 
detectors, or whether is the laptop + high sample rate recording the 
only option for me.
I have a good recorder for regular recording (Sound Devices 702) and it 
can record in 192kHz sampling rate, so maybe a device which would output 
both demodulated and original signal would be great for me (so I could 
possibly record/monitor both at the same time).
Also - would be interesting to see AES-compatible high frequency digital 
mics.. maybe a future upgrade idea for Dodotronic? :)

Regards,
Jonas


✺ ✺ ✺
http://jonasgru.sk
On 12 Mar 2016, at 12:24, Gianni Pavan  
[naturerecordists] wrote:

> to give you an answer it is important to know if you just need to hear 
> if
> there are bats around, in such a case a very cheap heterodyne bat 
> detector
> is enough, or if you want to make high quality recordings.
> To make good recordings it is much better to use a digital bat 
> detector
> with high sampling rate direct recording to a memory card. Some also 
> have
> "traditional" options to listen to the ultrasounds being recorded by
> heterodyne or by zero-crossing based frequency division. To stay 
> cheap, if
> you can use a laptop for recording, I could suggest an ultrasonic
> microphone with usb interface. A good affordable option is the 
> dodotronic
> ultramic. On the net you can find interesting projects based on the
> ultramic and raspberry PI to build a low cost ultrasonic recorder.
>
> Gianni Pavan
>
>
> 2016-03-11 15:20 GMT+01:00 'Jonas Gruska' 
> [naturerecordists] <>:
>
>>
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I am researching the options of bat recording, currently looking into
>> Pettersson D240X.
>> I was wondering whether anyone here has some recordings to share, I 
>> would
>> love to hear the sound quality.
>> Or if you have any tips on sub-1000$ bat detectors, I would love to 
>> hear
>> your tips.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Jonas
>>
>> ✺ ✺ ✺
>> homepage <http://jonasgru.sk>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali
> Università degli Studi di Pavia
> Via Taramelli 24, 27100 Pavia
> http://www.unipv.it/cibra
> http://mammiferimarini.unipv.it




Messages in this topic (13)
________________________________________________________________________
1d. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x
    Posted by: "Gianni Pavan"  gpavan1960
    Date: Sat Mar 12, 2016 5:25 am ((PST))

if you want to stay compact with a hand-held device I'd suggest a bat
detector with direct continuous digital recording to SD card. The so called
"time expansion" it is just a trick of some old digital bat detectors that
record an ultrasonic call and immediately after they reproduce it at slower
rate. Modern digital bat detectors continuously record to a memory the full
spectrum of the signals and at the same time do some type of frequency
conversion to provide audible feedback (zero crossing, frequency division,
heterodyne, time expansion). Digital recording at high sample rate with a
digital bat detector or an ultrasonic USB mic connected to a computer is
the only valid solution to get high quality recordings.
Unfortunately the SD 722 (or at least mine) at 192 kHz has a not optimal
frequency response. See http://www.unipv.it/cibra/res_techtest_uk.html
Dodotronics, Petterson, Wildlife Acoustics offer ultrasonic microphones
with interface to PC/Mac/Tablet. If you know other makers, please let me/us
know.

Gianni

2016-03-12 12:37 GMT+01:00 'Jonas Gruska' 
[naturerecordists] <>:

>
>
> Thanks Gianni for the tips.
> Yes - the sound quality is very important to me. So I wonder how does
> freq. division / heterodyne / time stretching sounds on better bat
> detectors, or whether is the laptop + high sample rate recording the only
> option for me.
> I have a good recorder for regular recording (Sound Devices 702) and it
> can record in 192kHz sampling rate, so maybe a device which would output
> both demodulated and original signal would be great for me (so I could
> possibly record/monitor both at the same time).
> Also - would be interesting to see AES-compatible high frequency digital
> mics.. maybe a future upgrade idea for Dodotronic? :)
>
> Regards,
> Jonas
>
> ✺ ✺ ✺
> homepage <http://jonasgru.sk>
>
> On 12 Mar 2016, at 12:24, Gianni Pavan 
> [naturerecordists] wrote:
>
> to give you an answer it is important to know if you just need to hear if
> there are bats around, in such a case a very cheap heterodyne bat detector
> is enough, or if you want to make high quality recordings.
> To make good recordings it is much better to use a digital bat detector
> with high sampling rate direct recording to a memory card. Some also have
> "traditional" options to listen to the ultrasounds being recorded by
> heterodyne or by zero-crossing based frequency division. To stay cheap, if
> you can use a laptop for recording, I could suggest an ultrasonic
> microphone with usb interface. A good affordable option is the dodotronic
> ultramic. On the net you can find interesting projects based on the
> ultramic and raspberry PI to build a low cost ultrasonic recorder.
>
> Gianni Pavan
>
> 2016-03-11 15:20 GMT+01:00 'Jonas Gruska' 
> [naturerecordists] <>:
>
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> I am researching the options of bat recording, currently looking into
> Pettersson D240X.
> I was wondering whether anyone here has some recordings to share, I would
> love to hear the sound quality.
> Or if you have any tips on sub-1000$ bat detectors, I would love to hear
> your tips.
>
> Thanks!
> Jonas
>
> ✺ ✺ ✺
> homepage <http://jonasgru.sk>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali
> Università degli Studi di Pavia
> Via Taramelli 24, 27100 Pavia
> http://www.unipv.it/cibra
> http://mammiferimarini.unipv.it
>
> 
>



-- 
Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali
Università degli Studi di Pavia
Via Taramelli 24, 27100 Pavia
http://www.unipv.it/cibra
http://mammiferimarini.unipv.it




Messages in this topic (13)
________________________________________________________________________
1e. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x
    Posted by:   animalsounds
    Date: Sat Mar 12, 2016 10:11 am ((PST))

> Yes - the sound quality is very important to me. 

 



 In that case common electret microphones (which can be found in most 
inexpensive bat detectors) should be avoided. Better results (lower noise floor 
and flatter frequency response) can be obtained with true condenser 
microphones. This one for instance can be attached directly to field recorders 
such as the Sound Devices 702:

 



 http://www.avisoft.com/usg/cm16_cmpa.htm#40012 
http://www.avisoft.com/usg/cm16_cmpa.htm#40012

 



 Regards,

 Raimund



 







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1f. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x
    Posted by: "Dan Dugan"  dandugan_1999
    Date: Sat Mar 12, 2016 10:45 am ((PST))

Did anyone mention the Echo Meter Touch from Wildlife Acoustics?

http://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/products/echo-meter-touch 
<http://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/products/echo-meter-touch>

I haven’t had a chance to try it out yet.

-Dan

> On Mar 12, 2016, at 5:25 AM, Gianni Pavan  
> [naturerecordists] <> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> if you want to stay compact with a hand-held device I'd suggest a bat 
> detector with direct continuous digital recording to SD card. The so called 
> "time expansion" it is just a trick of some old digital bat detectors that 
> record an ultrasonic call and immediately after they reproduce it at slower 
> rate. Modern digital bat detectors continuously record to a memory the full 
> spectrum of the signals and at the same time do some type of frequency 
> conversion to provide audible feedback (zero crossing, frequency division, 
> heterodyne, time expansion). Digital recording at high sample rate with a 
> digital bat detector or an ultrasonic USB mic connected to a computer is the 
> only valid solution to get high quality recordings.
> Unfortunately the SD 722 (or at least mine) at 192 kHz has a not optimal 
> frequency response. See http://www.unipv.it/cibra/res_techtest_uk.html 
> <http://www.unipv.it/cibra/res_techtest_uk.html>   
> Dodotronics, Petterson, Wildlife Acoustics offer ultrasonic microphones with 
> interface to PC/Mac/Tablet. If you know other makers, please let me/us know. 
> 
> Gianni
> 
> 2016-03-12 12:37 GMT+01:00 'Jonas Gruska'  
> <> [naturerecordists] 
> < <>>:
>  
> 
> Thanks Gianni for the tips. 
> Yes - the sound quality is very important to me. So I wonder how does freq. 
> division / heterodyne / time stretching sounds on better bat detectors, or 
> whether is the laptop + high sample rate recording the only option for me. 
> I have a good recorder for regular recording (Sound Devices 702) and it can 
> record in 192kHz sampling rate, so maybe a device which would output both 
> demodulated and original signal would be great for me (so I could possibly 
> record/monitor both at the same time). 
> Also - would be interesting to see AES-compatible high frequency digital 
> mics.. maybe a future upgrade idea for Dodotronic? :)
> 
> Regards, 
> Jonas
> 
> 
> ✺ ✺ ✺
> homepage <http://jonasgru.sk/>
> On 12 Mar 2016, at 12:24, Gianni Pavan  
> <> [naturerecordists] wrote:
> 
> to give you an answer it is important to know if you just need to hear if 
> there are bats around, in such a case a very cheap heterodyne bat detector 
> is enough, or if you want to make high quality recordings. 
> To make good recordings it is much better to use a digital bat detector 
> with high sampling rate direct recording to a memory card. Some also have 
> "traditional" options to listen to the ultrasounds being recorded by 
> heterodyne or by zero-crossing based frequency division. To stay cheap, if 
> you can use a laptop for recording, I could suggest an ultrasonic 
> microphone with usb interface. A good affordable option is the dodotronic 
> ultramic. On the net you can find interesting projects based on the 
> ultramic and raspberry PI to build a low cost ultrasonic recorder.
> 
> Gianni Pavan
> 
> 
> 2016-03-11 15:20 GMT+01:00 'Jonas Gruska'  
> <> 
> [naturerecordists] < 
> <>>:
> 
> 
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> I am researching the options of bat recording, currently looking into 
> Pettersson D240X. 
> I was wondering whether anyone here has some recordings to share, I would 
> love to hear the sound quality. 
> Or if you have any tips on sub-1000$ bat detectors, I would love to hear 
> your tips.
> 
> Thanks! 
> Jonas
> 
> ✺ ✺ ✺ 
> homepage <http://jonasgru.sk <http://jonasgru.sk/>>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali 
> Università degli Studi di Pavia 
> Via Taramelli 24, 27100 Pavia 
> http://www.unipv.it/cibra <http://www.unipv.it/cibra> 
> http://mammiferimarini.unipv.it <http://mammiferimarini.unipv.it/>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali
> Università degli Studi di Pavia
> Via Taramelli 24, 27100 Pavia
> http://www.unipv.it/cibra <http://www.unipv.it/cibra>
> http://mammiferimarini.unipv.it <http://mammiferimarini.unipv.it/>
> 
> 





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1g. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x
    Posted by: "Jonas Gruska"  mrqwa
    Date: Sat Mar 12, 2016 11:41 am ((PST))

Dear Raimund,

do you have any sample recordings made with this setup?
It doesn’t need to be bats - I am going for all kinds of ultrasonic 
sounds (including insects).
And I guess there is no way to have a demodulator with this setup for 
monitoring purposes?

Regards,
Jonas

✺ ✺ ✺
http://jonasgru.sk
On 12 Mar 2016, at 19:11,  
[naturerecordists] wrote:

>> Yes - the sound quality is very important to me.
>
>
> In that case common electret microphones (which can be found in most 
> inexpensive bat detectors) should be avoided. Better results (lower 
> noise floor and flatter frequency response) can be obtained with true 
> condenser microphones. This one for instance can be attached directly 
> to field recorders such as the Sound Devices 702:
>
>
> http://www.avisoft.com/usg/cm16_cmpa.htm#40012 
> http://www.avisoft.com/usg/cm16_cmpa.htm#40012
>
>
> Regards,
> Raimund




Messages in this topic (13)
________________________________________________________________________
1h. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x
    Posted by:   animalsounds
    Date: Sat Mar 12, 2016 1:37 pm ((PST))

Hi Jonas,

 



 Here are a few recordings that were made with the CM16/CMPA microphone 
connected to an UltraSoundGate USB microphone at an original sample rate of 250 
kHz (taken from http://www.avisoft.com/sounds.htm). The phantom-powered version 
of the microphone (CM16/CMPA-P48) would produce similar recordings.

 



 10-fold time-expanded:

 



 http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/u3.wav (Wart biter, Decticus verrucivorus)

 http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/con_dor.wav (Short-winged conehead, Conocephalus 
dorsalis)

 http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/chort_par.wav (Meadow grasshopper, Chorthippus 
parallelus)

 



 http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/noctule2.wav (Noctule, Nyctalus noctula)

 http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/pipistrellus_pipistrellus_2.wav

 http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/pipistrellus_pipistrellus_3.wav

 http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/Pipistrellus_pygmaeus.wav

 http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/Pipistrellus_nathusii_2.wav

 



 



 20-fold time-expanded:

 



 http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/Rhinolophus_hipposideros_3.wav

 http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/Rhinolophus_mehelyi.wav

 http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/Rhinolophus_blasii.wav

 



 



 > And I guess there is no way to have a demodulator with this setup for 
 > monitoring purposes?

 



 Yes that is true. You would only have the level meter on the recorder as a 
signal indicator. It might therefore be useful to use a cheap heterodyne bat 
detector in parallel. 

 



 Regards,

 Raimund





Messages in this topic (13)
________________________________________________________________________
1i. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x
    Posted by: "Jonas Gruska"  mrqwa
    Date: Sat Mar 12, 2016 3:15 pm ((PST))

Thank you very much Raimund.
I have to say the noise seems to be still quite an issue. I am probably 
too spoiled by the regular frequency range and what is currently 
possible with low-noise microphones. Anyway - thank you very much for 
your time and responses! Your products are definitely on my shopping 
list for the future.
Regards,
Jonas

✺ ✺ ✺
http://jonasgru.sk
On 12 Mar 2016, at 22:37,  
[naturerecordists] wrote:

> Hi Jonas,
>
>
> Here are a few recordings that were made with the CM16/CMPA microphone 
> connected to an UltraSoundGate USB microphone at an original sample 
> rate of 250 kHz (taken from http://www.avisoft.com/sounds.htm). The 
> phantom-powered version of the microphone (CM16/CMPA-P48) would 
> produce similar recordings.
>
>
> 10-fold time-expanded:
>
>
> http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/u3.wav (Wart biter, Decticus 
> verrucivorus)
> http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/con_dor.wav (Short-winged conehead, 
> Conocephalus dorsalis)
> http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/chort_par.wav (Meadow grasshopper, 
> Chorthippus parallelus)
>
>
> http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/noctule2.wav (Noctule, Nyctalus noctula)
> http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/pipistrellus_pipistrellus_2.wav
> http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/pipistrellus_pipistrellus_3.wav
> http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/Pipistrellus_pygmaeus.wav
> http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/Pipistrellus_nathusii_2.wav
>
>
>
>
> 20-fold time-expanded:
>
>
> http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/Rhinolophus_hipposideros_3.wav
> http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/Rhinolophus_mehelyi.wav
> http://www.avisoft.com/sounds/Rhinolophus_blasii.wav
>
>
>
>
>> And I guess there is no way to have a demodulator with this setup for 
>> monitoring purposes?
>
>
> Yes that is true. You would only have the level meter on the recorder 
> as a signal indicator. It might therefore be useful to use a cheap 
> heterodyne bat detector in parallel.
>
>
> Regards,
> Raimund




Messages in this topic (13)
________________________________________________________________________
1j. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x
    Posted by:   bill_kraus_snapshots
    Date: Sat Mar 12, 2016 3:54 pm ((PST))

I am new to this group so I hope it's ok to mention this, but I've developed an 
Android app that - in conjunction with an ultrasonic mic such as any of the 
Dodotronic mics or Pettersson Elecktronik's new M500-384, will record full 
frequency spectrum signals (within the limits of the nyquist frequency of each 
mic, of course). In the case of the M500-384 with a sampling rate of 284 kHz, 
that's an upper frequency of 192 kHz. 



 The app shows a real-time spectrogram and wave amplitude display, supports 
rea-ltime monitoring in the audible range via frequency division or heterodyne 
tuning (either manual or automatic), and in addition, supports time expansion 
in playback mode. Of course, the app also supports recording through the TRRS 
jack, but those recordings are not ultrasonic.

 



 The app will also automatically geotag recordings, and you can set a trigger 
to automatically record if a signal is within a specified frequency range and 
intensity. It also supports a timer, and I am just about to upload a new 
version that supports remote notification via SMS messaging and email when an 
automatic trigger is fired.

 



 It runs on smart phones (e.g. Moto G 1st gen, Samsung S3, Samsung S5) and 
tablets that support USB Host mode. I currently charge $5.99 through the Google 
Play Store - for that price, you can install it on as many of your Android 
devices as you'd like as long as the account is the same as the Google Play 
account. 

 



 Believe me, this isn't really a profit making endeavor - but as it former 
biologist and now software developer, I developed it for my own use recording 
bats here in the Pacific Northwest, and the income helps defray some of the 
cost of new testing equipment, and several mic manufacturers like Lars at 
Pettersson and Ivano at Dodontronic have been incredibly supportive. And while 
I am constantly adding features, the intent has never been to supplant existing 
desktop analysis systems, but rather complement them by providing a convenient, 
cost-effective way to record ultrasonic sounds.

 



 Anyways, I mention it because if you already have an ultrasonic USB mic, the 
app provides an easy way to record with your smart phone. In fact, I just 
received a miniMIC and I will be working to support that in the next few days.

 



 More info about the app is at my website Digital Biology 
http://www.digitalbiology.com - it's called 'Bat Recorder'. 

 

 Digital Biology http://www.digitalbiology.com Site powered by Weebly. Managed 
by Namecheap

 

 

 

 View on www.digitalbiology.com http://www.digitalbiology.com 

 Preview by Yahoo 

 

 

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1k. Re: bat recording - pettersson D240x
    Posted by: "Ivano Pelicella"  ipelicella
    Date: Sat Mar 12, 2016 11:25 pm ((PST))

Hi all

I'm actually working on a new Ultramic with 384khz sampling rate and with
integrated micro sd card so in order to record you only need this device
and an external power supply. I'm trying to make it waterproof so it can be
left outdoor. Since the firmware can be upgraded remotedly all the feedback
and requests from users can be taken into account for future improvements.
Last but not least I'm tring to keep it cheap so everyone can use it

Regards
Ivano Pelicella
Dodotronic

2016-03-13 0:54 GMT+01:00  [naturerecordists] <
>:

>
>
> I am new to this group so I hope it's ok to mention this, but I've
> developed an Android app that - in conjunction with an ultrasonic mic such
> as any of the Dodotronic mics or Pettersson Elecktronik's new M500-384,
> will record full frequency spectrum signals (within the limits of the
> nyquist frequency of each mic, of course). In the case of the M500-384 with
> a sampling rate of 284 kHz, that's an upper frequency of 192 kHz.
>
> The app shows a real-time spectrogram and wave amplitude display, supports
> rea-ltime monitoring in the audible range via frequency division or
> heterodyne tuning (either manual or automatic), and in addition, supports
> time expansion in playback mode. Of course, the app also supports recording
> through the TRRS jack, but those recordings are not ultrasonic.
>
> The app will also automatically geotag recordings, and you can set a
> trigger to automatically record if a signal is within a specified frequency
> range and intensity. It also supports a timer, and I am just about to
> upload a new version that supports remote notification via SMS messaging
> and email when an automatic trigger is fired.
>
> It runs on smart phones (e.g. Moto G 1st gen, Samsung S3, Samsung S5) and
> tablets that support USB Host mode. I currently charge $5.99 through the
> Google Play Store - for that price, you can install it on as many of your
> Android devices as you'd like as long as the account is the same as the
> Google Play account.
>
> Believe me, this isn't really a profit making endeavor - but as it former
> biologist and now software developer, I developed it for my own use
> recording bats here in the Pacific Northwest, and the income helps defray
> some of the cost of new testing equipment, and several mic manufacturers
> like Lars at Pettersson and Ivano at Dodontronic have been incredibly
> supportive. And while I am constantly adding features, the intent has never
> been to supplant existing desktop analysis systems, but rather complement
> them by providing a convenient, cost-effective way to record ultrasonic
> sounds.
>
> Anyways, I mention it because if you already have an ultrasonic USB mic,
> the app provides an easy way to record with your smart phone. In fact, I
> just received a miniMIC and I will be working to support that in the next
> few days.
>
> More info about the app is at my website Digital Biology
> <http://www.digitalbiology.com> - it's called 'Bat Recorder'.
> Digital Biology <http://www.digitalbiology.com>
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>   ,
>
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