Chorus Dual-Channel Bioacoustic Recorder with GPS
Chorus: The Wildlife Recorder That Withstands Any Terrain Designed for the most demanding field conditions, with user-replaceable microphones in seconds and industry-leading battery life for your monitoring and research projects. The Chorus wildlife recorder is designed to withstand demanding field conditions. It is weather-resistant and rugged, with low-profile microphones that reduce the likelihood of being damaged by livestock and wildlife. Even if your microphones become damaged, they can be easily replaced by the user in seconds, so you do not need to send the recorder back: simply replace the microphone in the field. The included microphone depends on the option selected at the time of purchase. Chorus includes an acoustic microphone, so if you want to record birds or frogs, it is ready to use. Chorus also features dual-channel recording, allowing you to add an ultrasonic microphone for recording bats, or a second acoustic microphone for stereo recordings. No additional devices, such as phones, are required to configure the recorder; Bluetooth is not required, making deployment more reliable. You can check your settings directly on the recorder using the internal OLED display. You can choose from our automatic schedules for night mode, day mode, or continuous recording, or create your own schedule; you can record bats at night and birds during the day. You can even record bats in zero-crossing mode directly on the recorder to save memory during long-term deployments. It is easy to create complex schedules with multiple tasks using the built-in Toolbox scheduler in Insight. Chorus battery life is unmatched, allowing you to record for up to 50 nights in full-spectrum ultrasonic mode, or 350 hours of acoustic recording, using just 4 AA batteries. Like all our equipment, it includes an integrated GPS as standard. All your files will be geotagged, your location will be used to calculate sunrise and sunset for automatic scheduling, and you can even activate transect mode to save a route. Watch our features video to see Chorus in action, and our setup tutorial video. Key Features Weather- and impact-resistant housing (IP67), designed for demanding field conditions. Low-profile microphones that can be replaced by the user in seconds. Dual-channel recording: acoustic mono, acoustic and ultrasonic, or acoustic stereo configuration, depending on the selected option. Setup without Bluetooth or external devices, with an integrated OLED display. Automatic day, night, or continuous recording schedules, plus the advanced Toolbox scheduler in Insight. Zero-crossing recording for bats, optimizing memory usage during long deployments. Battery life of up to 50 nights in ultrasonic mode or 350 hours in acoustic mode using only 4 AA batteries. Integrated GPS with automatic file geotagging and transect mode. Specifications In the Box Required Items Optional Items Documents Acoustic Mono Acoustic Stereo Acoustic + Ultrasonic Microphone Configuration 1x Acoustic Microphone 2x Acoustic Microphones 1x Acoustic Microphone + 1x Ultrasonic Microphone External Dimensions 19.4 x 12.3 x 5.0 cm (7.64 x 4.84 x 1.97 in) Weight 0.43 kg (430 g / 15.3 oz), without batteries Power Requirements 4 x AA batteries Battery Life 50 nights in ultrasonic mode / 350 hours in acoustic mode with 4 AA batteries* Memory 1 x SDHC/SDXC memory card (up to 1TB) Audio Output Headphone connector, with frequency-division output (ultrasonic) and stereo playback (acoustic) Frequency Range 20Hz to 140kHz (depending on microphone) Housing Bush green, weather- and impact-resistant (IP67), with tripod mount GPS Integrated (daily GPS fixes; in transect mode, one fix per second) File Output Full-spectrum (.wav), zero-crossing (.zc), GPS route (.gpx), and temperature log (.csv) Sampling Rates 500, 384, 320, 192, 96, 48, 44.1, 32, 22.05 ksps Channels 2 channels. Acoustic stereo/mono or ultrasonic mono. Acoustic and ultrasonic cannot be recorded simultaneously Display OLED *Ultrasonic battery life estimates are based on 10% bat activity at 25°C, with 10 hours of recording per night at 320ksps using 4 AA alkaline batteries. Acoustic battery life estimates are based on continuous mono recording at 32ksps using 4 AA alkaline batteries. 1x Magnetic lanyard for checking status 1x Microphone connector cover 1x Quick Start Guide 1x Microphone (depending on selected option) SDHC/SDXC memory card (up to 1TB) 4 AA batteries Low-profile ultrasonic microphone Additional low-profile acoustic microphone Security box with lock Flexible gooseneck microphone extension User Manual (English)
x2 u. of Acoustic, x1 u. of Acoustic, x1 u. of Acoustic Microphone + x1 u. of Ultrasonic Microphone