Underwater Recording Systems include a hydrophone and a digital recorder. Autonomous, Computer-based, and Portable recording systems are available. The portable SQ26-MT is the most compact underwater recording system that exists.

Portable recording

Model SQ26-MT

The SQ26-MT underwater recording system consists of the Sensor Technology SQ26-08 hydrophone and the new M-Audio MicroTrack II solid state digital recorder, a 4GB high-speed compact flash memory card, a 12V USB power adapter to charge the MicroTrack's battery while in the field, and a waterproof Pelican case with custom anti-static foam to protect the system. One of the cool things about this underwater recording system is that the hydrophone is powered by the MicroTrack's plug-in power microphone jack. It will record sounds up to 40kHz, which is twice as high as humans with perfect hearing can detect. The SQ26-MT is the most compact underwater recording system that exists. Files recorded by the MicroTrack can be transferred to your computer directly or via USB for analysis with SpectraRTA, SpectraPRO, or SpectraLAB software, sold separately.

On 30 March 2007, the SQ26-MT portable underwater recording system captured the fascinating sounds of humpback whales off Hawai'i Island's Kohala Coast - more »

On 14 July 2007, the SQ26-MT portable underwater recording system was used to record Springer and her extended family as they returned to Dong Chong Bay on the 5 year anniversary of her release - more »

Model C54XRS-E4

This underwater recording system consists of the Cetacean Research™  C54XRS hydrophone and the  Edirol R-4 digital recorder (PDF) . This professional, portable, 4-channel system features sample rates up to 96Hz at 24-bit resolution. Files are recorded directly to a 40GB hard disk on the R-4, allowing more than 115 hours of CD-quality, mono recording. The files can be transferred to your computer via USB for analysis with SpectraRTA, SpectraPRO, or SpectraLAB software, sold separately.

Model C54XRS-F2

This underwater recording system consists of the Cetacean Research™  C54XRS hydrophone and the Fostex FR-2 digital recorder. This professional, and very portable, system features a sample rate of 192kHz at 24-bit resolution! Files are recorded directly to Compact Flash memory or to PCMCIA Flash Drive on the FR-2. The files can be transferred to your computer directly or via USB for analysis with SpectraLAB software, sold separately.

Computer based recording

Model SS03-T122L

This underwater recording system consists of the SS03-10 Sea-Phone hydrophone and the  TASCAM US-122L USB computer interface (PDF) . When connected to your notebook computer, the SS03--T122L becomes a portable digital recording studio with 24-bit resolution and 96kHz sample rate. The sounds can be recorded and analyzed with SpectraRTA, SpectraPRO, or SpectraLAB software, sold separately.

Model C54XRS-T122L

This underwater recording system consists of the Cetacean Research™  C54XRS hydrophone and the  TASCAM US-122L USB computer interface (PDF) . When connected to your notebook computer, the C54XRS-T122L becomes a portable digital recording studio with 24-bit resolution and 96kHz sample rate. This system has a better low frequency response than the SS03-T122L and is expandable to higher frequency sound acquisition for future applications. The sounds can be recorded and analyzed with SpectraRTA, SpectraPRO, or SpectraLAB software, sold separately.

Conceptual RUDAR™ Prototype deployed PDF specs ST400 user interface

Autonomous recording

RUDAR™

The RUDAR™  (Remote Underwater Digital Acoustic Recorder) is a very compact, long-term recording device that is light enough to be deployed by hand from small boats. The RUDAR™ system uses a custom-made version of the new  ST400 SoundScape embedded Linux mobile data recorder. more »

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