Below you will see our mobile digital stonefly recording unit.
This recording setup is quite sensitive
to ambient sounds and should be placed in a quiet place.
Also choose your AC power source wisely,
preferably one without recordable interference.
Recording Equipment:
A. Optimus AMX-4 Amplified
Speaker System (4 "C" batteries, 500-12,000Hz frequency).
B. Manilla paper stonefly
chamber with clear plastic "overhead transparency" cover.
C. Optimus 33-3013
Omnidirectional
"Tie-Clip" Microphones (70-16,000Hz, 1000 Ohms).
D. Portable Wood Sound
Chamber
(divided for stereo recording of duets) with 1/4" glass cover.
E. Any soft foam and/or
cotton to reduce ambient or accidental interference.
F. Radio shack y-adapter
(Accepts two 1/8" mono mic plugs and Fits 1/8" stereo mic jack).
G. Remote control input
(usually connects head phones but we use speakers (A) in the lab.
H. Sony Portable MiniDisc
Recorder MZ-R700.
I. Radio Shack 6'
Stereo 1/8" mini to Stereo 1/8" mini connect cable. Connect this cable
to the
remote
control and play back signals through PC sound card Line-In
input.
Use sound
recording
and analysis program Ace of Wav to make wav files and analyze signals.
J. AC power adapter
connector.
(Input: 120V 60Hz 6W) (Output: DC 3V 500mA). You will
need
a custom AC power adapter for overseas use.