File Name Conventions

Files saved by the Song Meter Micro 2 use file names that identify which recorder produced each file and when the file was saved.

Recorder Name

Audio files, summary files, diagnostics files, and exported configuration files begin with the Recorder Name. By default, the Recorder Name is the recorder's serial number, but this can be changed in the Configuration Editor when paired with a recorder.

Date and Time

The names of audio files and diagnostics files include the date and time of day when each file was produced, according the time zone that was set on the recorder for that deployment. For audio files, this marks the date and time of day when the audio file began. The format used is YYYYMMDD_hhmmss.

For example, an audio file named WALDEN_20240601_140505.wav was saved by a recorder with the name WALDEN, and it began recording on June 1, 2024 at 14:05:05, or five seconds after 2:05 PM.