WAV sound recorder

roseagra

Hey folks not sure if I'm asking in the right place, I'm doing research in the area of animal behaviour and am looking at recording grazing sounds using a system someone is building for me (fingers crossed) but I'm trying to find something that will record in WAV file format that is small enough to be mounted on a head collar but also with a big enough battery to last at least 12 hours and that can fit enough memory to fit that amount of recording (using 16bit) I'm being told to go towards 16G memory size

if anyone could shed light on this that would be fantastic - I was in to Maplin the other day but it was like I was talking double dutch to the poor chap in there!!

thanks

JonathanAnon

Digital Recorders on Thomann

There are a load of digital recorders available.. like the ones above on Thomann..

drumdrum

roseagra wrote: »

Hey folks not sure if I'm asking in the right place, I'm doing research in the area of animal behaviour and am looking at recording grazing sounds using a system someone is building for me (fingers crossed) but I'm trying to find something that will record in WAV file format that is small enough to be mounted on a head collar but also with a big enough battery to last at least 12 hours and that can fit enough memory to fit that amount of recording (using 16bit) I'm being told to go towards 16G memory size

if anyone could shed light on this that would be fantastic - I was in to Maplin the other day but it was like I was talking double dutch to the poor chap in there!!

thanks

Just a warning, NO portable recorder will be able to record 12 hours straight. The battery capacity just doesnt exist yet. However, most of these type of things can run on AA batteries that can obviously be swapped out, so bring a load of them with you on your shoot and you will be sorted.

I've used a Zoom H2 and a H4n before, and both are great products. The H4n mics are alot better than the H2 and it gives better options. I'd give xmusic a ring (if/when you're in Dublin) as I think they sell H4ns and they might let you mess around with one so you can see if you like it or not...

Just a thought....

studiorat

I imagine all the Zooms etc wouldn't have the battery life.
I wonder how long a smart phone would record for?

It would be simple enough to make an app that turned on and off using the orientation sensor in smart phone. So when the animal bends down to eat it turns on, that may save battery life some what.

Why does it have to be a WAV file type?

Light bulb moment, why not use a radio microphone, it would probably be easier to rig up batteries for that, it might be the simplest way around. And you could monitor the recording while it's happening.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_tws_lavalierset_854mhz.htm

drumdrum

studiorat wrote: »

I wonder how long a smart phone would record for?

Are you suggesting using a smart phone?

Well, the mics in smartphones are designed for use by voice only, so as such they are generally pieces of **** where audio quality is concerned. I mean, they do great for the purpose of a phone call, but other than that they are poor.

It might do the job, but something tells me that the OP might need something that gives more clarity than a phone mic.

The Zooms are great devices. I'd recommend them to those that ask me about them. If the OP can, I'd recommend he try to try one out in a shop first......

studiorat

I seriously doubt if ruminants create sound outside that of a human voice munching on grass of whatever; 50Hz to about 7Khz. Though I was considering using it as the recorder not particularly the microphone.

Thinking about it though I'd say a radio microphone with a modified battery pack would be the way to go.