Recorders, Microphones, etc. ¹

Recorders

Recorder	Recording media	Batteries²	Internal Mic	External Mic	USB interface
Bert	Micro SD card	1 AA	Stereo	3.5mm Stereo	Mini USB
Ernie	Micro SD card	1 AA	Stereo	3.5mm Stereo	Mini USB
Snuffy	SD Card	2 AA	Stereo	XLR and 3.5mm	Mini USB
Big Bird	Compact Flash	6 AA	Stereo	XLR and 3.5mm	USB type B
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	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	Cardioid Condenser	XLR	Yes	Lav mic
Shure SM-57	Uni-Directional Dynamic	XLR	Yes	Not ideal sound but built like a tank, belongs to Kevin
Pulson OLM-10	Omni-Directional	3.5mm Audio Jack	Yes	Lav mic, cheap too, take this one if your field site is a swamp, river, or sinking ship.

How to Checkout / Checkin (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 checkin 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

originally by Jamison Nielsen and Kevin McGowan, last updated: November 29 2016 ↩
The lab has a supply of eneloop rechargable batteries. Please don’t throw these away. We have two sets for each portable recorder. ↩