How to use π•pistrelle
YOU WILL NEED :
a) 3 AA batteries, rechargeables are fine
b) a powered speaker with an AUX input or a pair of wired 3.5mm headphones or earbuds - I find a powered speaker is way cooler, as it makes everyone else extremely envious when you take it on a bat walk and explain time expansion, and they are stuck with the crackling and popping from their more expensive heterodyne device. But then again, I might be a bit biased.
If you want to use your π•pistrelle as a handheld detector only, and you don't care about using the recording function, you are good to go.
Otherwise you also need the following :
c) a micro SD card, formatted ExFAT
d) a mobile phone capable of getting to the iOS App Store or the Google Play Store, then search for and download a copy of "pipistrelle"
e) to review your recordings, a desktop computer with a micro SD card socket, and appropriate software - I use Kaleidoscope (free edition) from Wildlife Acoustics, but I also preview all my recordings using sonogram.js, provided in the pipistrelle deliverables package
YOU WILL NEED :
a) 3 AA batteries, rechargeables are fine
b) a powered speaker with an AUX input or a pair of wired 3.5mm headphones or earbuds - I find a powered speaker is way cooler, as it makes everyone else extremely envious when you take it on a bat walk and explain time expansion, and they are stuck with the crackling and popping from their more expensive heterodyne device. But then again, I might be a bit biased.
If you want to use your π•pistrelle as a handheld detector only, and you don't care about using the recording function, you are good to go.
Otherwise you also need the following :
c) a micro SD card, formatted ExFAT
d) a mobile phone capable of getting to the iOS App Store or the Google Play Store, then search for and download a copy of "pipistrelle"
e) to review your recordings, a desktop computer with a micro SD card socket, and appropriate software - I use Kaleidoscope (free edition) from Wildlife Acoustics, but I also preview all my recordings using sonogram.js, provided in the pipistrelle deliverables package
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You can download (right) this REALLY useful "Quick guide" to π•pistrelle, print it out and take it with you on bat walks, or just keep the PDF handy on your phone: Also, (below) here is an old video explaining how to use pipistrelle and pippyg - I need to update these to the latest hardware versions and latest button mappings, but it's worth a watch. |
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