Wildlife Acoustics Song Meter SM5 Bat Series Ultrasonic and Acoustic Recorder
The All-in-One Recorder for Bats, Birds, and Much More Meet the SM5BAT: a professional four-channel recorder designed to capture bats, birds, and everything in between, simultaneously, while delivering the best battery performance on the market. Essential for professional ecologists, the new SM5BAT captures it all: bats, birds, and everything in between, all at once. And it does so while delivering the best battery performance on the market. Completely reimagined and redesigned, the SM5BAT integrates Wildlife Acoustics' advanced technologies to provide four independent recording channels (two ultrasonic + two acoustic), along with a wide variety of power configuration options, including solar, lithium-ion, and alkaline batteries. Eighteen years of proven field experience and careful attention to customer feedback have led to this: listen more, charge less, and optimize your workflow with the SM5BAT. Key Features Four channels, zero compromises: two bat recorders and a stereo bird recorder allow you to conduct multi-taxon surveys with a single device that does it all. Includes two built-in microphones —one ultrasonic and one acoustic— allowing you to record bats and birds at the same time. Add a second ultrasonic microphone to obtain two independently triggered bat channels. Class-leading battery performance for extended deployments, supporting lithium-ion, alkaline, or solar power thanks to a redesigned and flexible enclosure. Completely reimagined IP67-rated enclosure and microphones for reliable deployment in any terrestrial environment. Integrated GPS/GLONASS antenna accurately records time and location, enabling time synchronization within 30 microseconds between multiple recorders. Bluetooth®-enabled configuration through the Song Meter Configurator app for easy programming, scheduling, and deployment planning. Future-ready design with a new expansion port for a cellular remote-access accessory available in 2027. Advanced recording technology: low-noise microphones detect even quiet, distant calls, advanced triggering records more bats, and adjustable noise rejection eliminates false triggers. Specifications Required Items Optional Items Model Song Meter SM5BAT Ultrasonic-Acoustic Recorder — SM5-U Ultrasonic Channels 2, independently triggered. Acoustic Channels 2 (mono or stereo). Built-in Microphones 2 (1 ultrasonic + 1 acoustic). Simultaneous Ultrasonic/Acoustic Recording Yes. Recording Formats Full-spectrum WAV and/or ZC. Sampling Rates (Ultrasonic) 256, 384, 500 kHz. Sampling Rates (Acoustic) 8, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz. Advanced Recording Technology Low-noise microphones. Advanced triggering. Adjustable noise rejection. Battery Life — One Channel, Multiband Ultrasonic Triggering (More Detailed) Up to 140 ten-hour nights (11 x 18650 Li-ion); up to 75 ten-hour nights (4 x D alkaline). Battery Life — One Channel, Single-Band Ultrasonic Triggering (Power Saving) Up to 170 ten-hour nights (11 x 18650 Li-ion); up to 90 ten-hour nights (4 x D alkaline). Battery Life — Two Channels, Multiband Ultrasonic Triggering (More Detailed) Up to 105 ten-hour nights (11 x 18650 Li-ion); up to 55 ten-hour nights (4 x D alkaline). Battery Life — Two Channels, Single-Band Ultrasonic Triggering (Power Saving) Up to 165 ten-hour nights (11 x 18650 Li-ion); up to 85 ten-hour nights (4 x D alkaline). Additional Microphone Ports 2 (for SMM-A2 wired microphones; sold separately). Built-in GPS Yes. GPS Time Synchronization Yes, within 30 microseconds. Memory/Storage Capacity 2 SDHC/SDXC cards up to 2 TB each (4 TB total). Battery Tray Capacity 1-6 or 11 18650 lithium-ion batteries; or 4 D alkaline batteries. Solar Power Compatible Yes, with the Wildlife Acoustics Power Kit and others. External Power Compatible Yes. Future-Ready Design Yes, a new expansion port for future accessories and custom hardware (e.g., cellular remote access) available in 2027, enabling data downloads, recorder status checks, and configuration adjustments from anywhere, at any time. Microphone Compatibility Ultrasonic wired microphones (SMM-U2, SMM-U1). Acoustic wired microphones (SMM-A2). Stub acoustic microphones. Configuration Options iOS or Android phone or tablet (Song Meter Configurator app) or device buttons/display. Quick Start and Custom Scheduling Yes. Enclosure Material Polycarbonate. IP67 Water Resistance Yes, including the built-in microphones. Operating Temperature -20 °C to 85 °C (-4 °F to 185 °F). Batteries may have a narrower operating temperature range. Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth) 19.1 cm x 17.5 cm x 6.4 cm (191 x 175 x 64 mm) Weight (with batteries) 1.109 kg / 2.44 lb (11 x 18650). 1.134 kg / 2.5 lb (4 x D alkaline). None: Ready to use! Ultrasonic wired microphones (SMM-U2, SMM-U1) Acoustic wired microphones (SMM-A2) Stub acoustic microphones Power Kit (solar) SDHC/SDXC memory cards 18650 lithium-ion batteries