Echo Meter Touch 2 Bat Detector for ANDROID

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The GPS enables logging of location onto the recorded files, and the unit is compatible with the old EM3 and SMZC, as well as the new SM4 range. It can be used with the optional 2m extension cable for vehicle transects - the GPS unit is magnetic.

Created by Wildlife Acoustics labs, the new SMX-Horn attachment turns the SMX omni-directional ultrasonic microphones into highly directional microphones, while preserving call quality. Keenly interested in new technologies, I was intrigued. After speaking to a Wildlife Acoustics rep about our team’s use of the EM3 devices (we have five) for the last year, I could immediately could see the advantages of adding the Touch to our armoury. It's hard to deny, that Wildlife Acoustics ranks among the very few companies, which rather enjoys being on the cutting edge of bat detecting technology. One need not look any further than their past and current bat detecting solutions. I once read, that "If you truly love a Hobby, you want to share it with others...with everyone". And a passion to share, also seems to be the case with certain detector manufacturers. Yes, of course they are a business, but in addition to selling bat detectors...There's the subtle attitude, of wanting to share new technology with those who record bat calls. In fact, one can plainly see, that Wildlife Acoustics is one such company (there are, perhaps one or two others). If you already have a compatible Android device, it's a no-brainer, but even if you haven't it's well worth considering - compatibility list below. This brand-new Echo Meter Touch features an omni-directional, FG microphone element; which has the added benefit of being weather resistant. Some may choose to use it for some unattended recording, with the aid of a Lightning Cable extension. Although, while testing the review unit, I managed fine without one.The EM Touch allows a user (even a youngster!) to: Detect, Record, View the Spectrogram of, and Identify said bat, down to species. I'd say this pretty much runs the gamut of what one may even expect from a bat detector in 2014. This Bat Working Professional (friend of mine) also suggested that "...The AnaBat system is better and clearer." As someone who has never been a big Fan of AnaBat systems, I must disagree. The screen display on the iPad mini (at least) is great and prevents the eyes getting too tried over a long day. The interesting thing, about the issues in the above list of Cons, is that at least two of them can (and may) be reconciled via firmware updates. Specifically, the Microphone sensitivity adjustment and Trigger threshold setting. Once again, it's hard to ignore the flexibility (and possibilities) of The Echo Meter Touch. Although The EM Touch may be even smaller than the average Hobbyist's detector - It is a device several magnitudes more capable than a typical bat enthusiast's detector.

Listen to bat echolocations in real-time using Real-Time Expansion, Hetrodyne, or post recording Time ExpansionThere are more than 1,400 species of bats in the world with more than 40 here in the United States. So how can a bat detector tell what type of bat is flying overhead? Through a combination of solid scientific research, lots of ultrasonic recordings of bat echolocations, and some high tech digital analysis. Using complex, proprietary algorithms, Wildlife Acoustics researchers create “classifiers” to match the most likely species to a recording of a bat’s echolocation pulses. Hundreds of thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats swarm out of Carlsbad Caverns, NM on a summer night.

A comprehensive guide to the calls of the 44 species of bat currently known to occur in Europe. Following on from the popular British Bat Calls by Jon Russ, this new book draws on the expertise of more than forty specialist authors to substantially update all sections, further expanding the volume to include sound analysis and species identification of all European bats. In layman's terms - I now wonder how I ever got along without one! An Apple iPad, that is. In short, I've found The iPad mini Retina to easily outperform my (usual) Asus mini-notebook; in just about every aspect. At these prices, there's no other professional bat research tool that offers this combination of portability, high-quality recording, species identification, and high-detail spectrogram analysis capabilities. The full-colour spectrogram is incredibly detailed and easy to view. You can scroll through call data with a swipe of your finger. Pinch and zoom the spectrograms for different views while you continue to monitor and record. Listen to sample recordings.I have only a (very) modest income, and limited discretionary funds - Yet, I saw fit to begin the process of equipping myself with an iPad mini Retina, to be followed by an Echo Meter Touch, and required software...The EM Touch application is free, on iTunes. We will always use a reputable courier company and require a signature on delivery. Smaller items are usually shipped using Royal Mail or DPD, and larger items are sent using TNT or Tuffnells. Palletised deliveries are with Pallex. I managed to get some photos of them with both my phone and a DSLR camera by carefully pointing them up through the bottom opening of the bat house. We had at least three and possibly four in there! But I had little confidence in my bat identification skills so I had no idea who our new friends were. That’s when we started searching for a bat detector. A first look at the bats in our bat house. But who are they? If you have a device that is GPS enabled, Echo Meter Touch will tag your recordings with useful location data. The free Echo Meter Touch app is available on the Google Play Store. It includes two bat recordings that let you start practicing with your Android device right away. The SMX-U1 ultrasonic microphone uses the same proprietary technology developed for the Song Meter SM3BAT and SMZC microphones, the SMM-U1. The microphone provides excellent performance in the areas of omni-directionality. Rated at 8kHz to 192 kHz, it provides a flatter frequency response and higher sensitivity at frequencies above 60kHz, thereby capturing all necessary details in a bat call. The SMX-U1 microphone has built-in gain and requires a much lower gain setting on the SM2BAT than the SMX-US or SMX-UT microphones. We recommend you set 12dB of gain on the SM2BAT for normal recording conditions and 0dB if you are very close to the bats to avoid clipping.