Recording the bat detector

I recorded the bat detector audio with a simple and relatively inexpensive setup. This consisted of a Magenta 4 or Magenta 5 bat detector, a cheap audio recorder, high strength sticky-back velcro and a short 3.5mm jack audio cable. Use the velcro to attach the audio record to the bat detector. Then connect the bat detector’s data port (on the right, under the CD icon) to the mic port of the audio recorder. This allows you to record the audio while still being able to listen to the bat detector via its speaker or headphones.

To synchronise the bat detector recording with the location|stimulation sensor, set the audio recorder to start recording roughly at the same moment as connecting the sensor to its battery.

A Magenta 5 bat detector and a small audio recorder - images are of the front and back of each. On the back of each are two pieces of velcro that align with each other.

The same bat detector and audio recorder attached with velcro. A 3.5mm jack audio cable connects the bat detector data port to the audio recorder’s mic port.