Specially designed to give you wildlife audio recording simplicity without sacrificing quality, the Wildlife Acoustics Song Meter Mini gives scientists an innovative tool for recording birds, frogs, and other vocal animals in the field.
From conducting species inventory and presence/absence surveys to detecting endangered species and monitoring habitat health, the Song Meter Mini captures quality bird and wildlife audio recordings at a breakthrough price.
Features
- Comparable bird and animal recording quality to the industry standard Song Meter SM4
- Lightweight, at just 0.64 lb (290 g) including batteries
- Weatherproof design suitable for any environment
- Change settings and schedule wirelessly via Bluetooth on your mobile device
- Automatically sends recorder status to the app via Bluetooth
- Uses your mobile device to set date, time, time zone and location
- Optional second microphone for stereo recordings
- Record 210 hours scheduled over months with 4 AA batteries (or 1,040 hours with 6 lithium-ion batteries in optional lid)
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View recordings and extract detections for free with Kaleidoscope Lite, or use Kaleidoscope Pro for more complex analyses
The Mini Configurator app will work with most smartphones or tablets that run either iOS 12 or later or Android 8.0 or later. The one major exception we've found is Android devices produced by Huawei, which do not use the same Bluetooth implementation as other major Android manufacturers.
BUILT-IN MICROPHONE
| Sensitivity built-in | +6dB ±4dB (0 dB = 1Pa@1kHz Full-Scale) (measured with Mini at default 18dB gain setting) |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 78dB Typ. at 1kHz (1 Pa, A weighted network) |
| Dynamic Range | 16 dB-99 dB SPL at 0dB gain |
Recording Format
16-bit PCM .wav files
Channels
1 built-in (2 with optional second microphone)
Sample Rates
The recorder supports the following sample rates in samples per second on one or two channels: 8000, 12000, 16000, 22050, 24000, 32000, 44100, 48000, 96000
Built-in Microphone
Directional Characteristic: Omni-Directional
Sensitivity: +6dB ±4dB (0 dB = 1Pa@1kHz Full-Scale) (measured with Mini at default 18dB gain setting)
Signal to Noise Ratio: 78 dB Typ. at 1kHz (1 Pa, A weighted network)
Max Input Sound Level: 101 dB SPL Typ.
Power Options
4 AA Alkaline or rechargeable NiMH batteries
2, 4 or 6 18650 rechargeable lithium-ion batteries using optional lithium lid accessory
Run-Time
4 AA Alkaline: 210 hours (typical at 24kHz mono)
6 18650 Li-ion batteries: 1,040 hours (typical at 24khz mono)
Storage
1 SDHC/SDXC flash card slots (Class 4 or greater)*
Supports up to 1TB SDXC cards (will support 2TB SDXC if/when available)
Dimensions
Height: 4.9" / 123 mm, Width:6.6" / 168 mm Depth: 1.4" / 36 mm
Weight
Without batteries: 0.42 lb / 190g With 4 AA batteries: 0.64 lb / 290g
Enclosure Material Polycarbonate
Enclosure Environmental Protection: Fully weatherproof with integrated humidity controls
Operating Temperature: -4°F to +185°F or -20°C to 85°C
Warranty 2 years recorder/1.5 years built-in microphone
