I was wondering if the AudioMothLiveApp can input data from a Zoom F3 Field Recorder that has a 32-bit float? The F3 can output to various computer programs via its Type C USB port. It would be quite useful to compare the Zoom hardware to the AudioMoth hardware.
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Hi, I haven't tried it, but I suspect the computer's operating system will covert the raw 32-bit floats to the 16-bit integers that the AudioMoth Live App requests, so you won't see the benefit of the original higher-resolution data. It would be better to generate 16-bit AudioMoth recordings through the AudioMoth Live App and compare those against the 32-bit float WAV files recorded directly on the Zoom F3 to SD card. Or maybe use another application that can capture the raw 32-bit float data from the Zoom F3. On Linux, the arecord application can probably do this - https://github.com/OpenAcousticDevices/Application-Notes/blob/master/Using_the_AudioMoth_USB_Microphone_Firmware_and_Hardware/Using_the_AudioMoth_USB_Microphone_Firmware_and_Hardware.pdf. Alex