Recorders, Microphones, etc.

Recorders

Recorder Recording Media Batteries2 Internal Mic External Mic USB interface
Bert Micro SD card 1 AA Stereo 3.5mm Stereo Mini USB
Big Bird Compact Flash 6 AA Stereo XLR and 3.5mm Mini USB
Grover SD Card 2 AA Stereo 3.5mm Stereo Mini USB

Microphone

Mic Type Cable Available for checkout? Comments
Electro-Voice-RE-20 dynamic cardioid XLR No Use with CloudLifter to enhance gain
Nady Hm-10 omni-directional electret condenser XLR Yes headset mic
Nady Hm-10 omni-directional electret condenser XLR Yes headset mic
Nady Hm-10 omni-directional electret condenser XLR Yes headset mic
Nady Hm-10 omni-directional electret condenser 3.5 Mono Yes headset mic
Audio-Technica ATR20 Uni-Directional Dynamic Cardioid 6.5mm & 3.5mm Audio Jack Yes Cheap, take this one if your field site is a swamp, river, or sinking ship.
Samson C02 Pencil condenser XLR No Used for setting headphone levels, etc.
Audio-Technica AT831b Uni-Directional Dynamic Cardioid XLR Yes Lav mic
Ultravoice XM8500 dynamic cardioid XLR Yes

How to Ceck Out / Check In (on the lab Slack)

Instructions for using slack to check out or check in a mic (or check our inventory)

  • To check out a device:

    • Open Slack: http://kentuckyphonetics.slack.com

    • Go to the General Channel for Microphone Checkout

    • On the general channel type out:

      • /do YOURNAMEHERE has "Name of recorder"

      • Example: /do Jennifer Cramer has taken Snuffy to Pike County

    • Press Enter

  • To check in a device

    • Open Slack http://kentuckyphonetics.slack.com

    • Go to the General Channel

    • type: /show

    • Click Complete next to your checked-out item

    • You’re done checking it back in on slack! Thank you.

  • To list everything that is checked out:

    • Open Slack http://kentuckyphonetics.slack.com

    • Go to the General Channel

    • Then either:

      • Scroll up to where your original checkout post was

      • Click Complete on the Little box on it

    • or

      • type: /show

  1. page originally by June Nielsen and Kevin McGowan, last updated: March 19, 2024

  2. The lab has a supply of eneloop rechargable batteries. Please don’t throw these away. We have two sets for each portable recorder. ↩︎