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IMPORTANT NOTICEThe Song Sleuth consumer product shown here was sold out in Fall 2006. This version of the product was discontinued and is no longer being produced or supported. The first generation product was simply too expensive to manufacture given the price sensitivity of the target market. We have a new product design suitable for mass production and are actively seeking a partner with the brand, distribution, and manufacturing capacity to bring the next generation Song Sleuth to market. |
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Digital Birdsong DetectiveTMSong Sleuth is the most exciting birding aid to come along ever. It's the only device that lets you identify birdsongs in the field in real time. Just power-up and aim Song Sleuth in the direction of a birdsong. In seconds, the software analyzes, identifies and rank-orders the prime suspects and displays the results.
Song
Sleuth uniquely combines the latest advancements in
signal processing hardware and software and digital directional microphone
technology with authentic birdsong recordings from the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell
Lab of Ornithology. There's never been a birdsong detective like Song Sleuth.
It's not a mere birdsong dictionary or flashcard pack. It's a totally
new high-tech tool for birders at all levels.
The best way to learn to identify birdsongs is in the field, in real time. But until now, you had to learn off-site, with static tools like flashcards and recordings. Then in the field, you had to rely on your memory and experience.
Now there's Song Sleuth, the exciting new interactive digital birdsong detective. It not only identifies birdsongs in the field in real time, it also lets you play back what you've heard and compare that with samples from authentic recordings we've included in the software. What's more, you can save your field recordings and upload them to your PC. It's the difference between classroom and hands-on learning.
Song Sleuth is based on an innovative new approach to bioacoustics and voice recognition technologies. In fact, several patents are pending for our unique birdsong recognition algorithms. We've also incorporated the latest advances in digital signal processing hardware and software for high performance and efficiency. Our digital directional microphone array is also unique. It offers high sensitivity and directionality in an extremely small, built-in unit.
Song Sleuth uniquely combines our state-of-the-art innovations with thousands of authentic birdsong recordings from the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The Macaulay Library is the world's largest archive of animal sounds with more than 160,000 recordings covering over 67% of the world's birds and is the acknowledged authority in the field.
To learn more, see Technology in the Wild
It's easy to customize and expand your Song Sleuth whenever you like. At present, we offer downloadable software modules for 14 different regions in the continental United States. Additional modules for regions and habitats throughout the world will soon be available. You can download and store several modules and select the appropriate one for a particular region.
Each module contains the songs of some 60 birds common to the region and is based on more than 500 individual birdsong recordings. For details on available modules, see software.
Whether you're just getting started, trying to improve your skills, or an old hand in a new habitat, Song Sleuth makes the learning experience faster, easier, and more fun. Birding with Song Sleuth is a terrific activity to share with friends and family. You can use it to identify birdsongs in your own backyard or neighborhood, and take it on hikes and camping trips. If you're a guide, it will enhance your wildlife education programs and nature walks. Whatever your skill level, Song Sleuth makes a great traveling companion when you're off to new territories or exotic habitats.
The Song Sleuth digital birdsong detective is compact, lightweight and packed with birder-friendly features. And it's battery-operated for field use. You control everything with a few simple push buttons and the easy-to-read display indicates and rank-orders the prime suspects. There are handles on both sides of the unit for a steady aim, plus a shoulder strap. There's a serial port for downloading regional software modules from your PC and uploading your field recordings, plus a jack for an optional external microphone.
What's more, your Song Sleuth comes with the regional software module of your choice and an easy-to-understand users' guide. It also comes with headphones so you can listen to the same amplified and directed sounds that Song Sleuth hears, as well as songs from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. For details, see features.
Song Sleuth is the totally new high-tech tool for birders, and there's nothing else like it anywhere. It packs more innovation, more advanced technology and more authenticity into a field-friendly unit than just about any of those trendy, "must-have" digital gizmos on the market.
Song Sleuth gives you even more than state-of-the-art technology from Wildlife Acoustics coupled with expert birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It gives you a great new birding experience wherever and whenever you go. That's a lot of real-time fun for US$299.95 . Order on-line and get out in the field.
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