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Introduction to Song Scope

by Wildlife Acoustics, Inc.

Welcome to version 2 of Song Scope! We have made major improvements to our classification algorithms (see the Release Notes for details). We are also working on new and improved documentation complete with examples to help you get the most out of Song Scope. Meanwhile, please contact us if you require any assistance. We have helped others by looking at recordings and making suggestions for how to improve sensitivity and accuracy, and would be happy to do the same for you.

Song Scope is a sophisticated digital signal processing application designed to quickly and easily scan long audio recordings made in the field and automatically locate vocalizations made by specific bird species and other wildlife.

Field biologists interested in the study of population density, migration patterns and behavior of specific animal species, especially those considered threatened or endangered, can use Song Scope to efficiently analyze long field recordings made by autonomous recording devices.

Song Scope was designed to be easy to use and does not require the user to be an expert in digital signal processing. That being said, some basic understanding is helpful. See Signal Processing Basics for more information.

Using Song Scope is as simple as 1 - 2 - 3:

Open and view recording files containing known vocalizations of the species of interest.
Manually find and mark (annotate) the known vocalizations
Song Scope automatically generates a "Recognizer" at the push of a button.

Once a Song Scope Recognizer has been created, you can use it to automatically scan new recordings for likely matches at the push of a button.

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