Hello Alex, The units have been retrieved and here are the test results so far. There seems to be issues with consistent high levels of white noise.
Audio Moth Testing – White Noise challenge
Units
AM 1 using a 128 GB U3 ONN card
AM2 using a 128 GB U3 San Disc card
R: Recording
F: Filtering
A: Advance
Common to both units throughout testing
R: Sleep 5 seconds; Recording Duration 3595 seconds
A: Daily folder enabled
Play back of recordings on a HP Pavilion laptop with B&O speakers at 100% (Max Volume), otherwise as from factory, the settings.
Facing the same direction, side by each
Test 1
Both units flashed with 1.8.1 update
Both sd cards reformatted to FAT 32X
Schedule: 0000-2400 hrs
Factory default: R: Sample Rate – 48
R: Gain – Medium
AM1: A: 48 Hz DC blocking filter – Disabled
F: Trigger Type None; Filter Type – None
AM2: F: Trigger Type – Amplitude; Filter Type – None; Min Trigger duration 0.001
A: 48 Hz DC – Enabled
RESULTS: White noise present both units
AM1: White Noise less intense
Suspect that the trigger type has no influence on the occurrence of white noise.
Test 2
AM1: R: Sample Rate - 8; Gain – Low
F: Trigger Type – None
A: 48 Hz DC – Disabled
AM2: R: Sample Rate – 8; Gain – High
F: Trigger Type – None
A: 48 Hz DC – Disabled
RESULTS: White noise present
AM2: White noise slightly more intense
Test 3
AM1: R: Sample Rate – 48; Gain – Low
AM2: R: Sample Rate – 384; Gain – Low
RESULTS: White noise present
Test 4
AM1 & AM2: R: Sample Rate –8; Gain – Low
A: 48 Hz DC – Enabled
RESULTS: White noise present, intensity very low, doesn’t seem to pick up sound unless really close to the units, for example the impact of rain.
Test 5
AM1: R: Sample Rate – 8; Gain – Low
A: 48 Hz DC – Disabled; Enable Low Gain – Enabled
AM2: R: Sample Rate – 8; Gain – Low
A: 48 Hz DC – Enabled; Enable Low Gain – Enabled
RESULTS: White noise eliminated. Recording of birds chirping really faint. AM 1 play back of chirping more distinct and likely due to microphone orientation being more inline to source.
Test 6: Attempt to improve recording clarity and volume of sound
AM1: R: Sample Rate – 8; Gain – High
A: 48 Hz DC – Disabled; Enable Low Gain – Enabled
AM2: R: Sample Rate – 8; Gain – Low
A: 48 Hz DC – Disabled; Enable Low Gain – Enabled
RESULTS: TBD