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My data is not being stored in the SQLite database

I just finished processing an acoustic dataset from SoundTraps, and when I opened the SQLite database that I created, it appears blank for my Whistle and Moan detector, LTSA and Noise Band Monitor. ...
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Success using 512GB SD cards in ST600s?

Has anyone successfully used 512 GB SD cards in the Soundtrap 600s? The spec sheet says it can take up to 4 of the 512 GB cards, but curious on the success rate of these vs the smaller 256 GB ones. ...
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Best practice for acoustic data organisation and viewing different datasets in viewer mode

I have SoundTrap acoustic data (ST's were run with a click detector) and I keep two backups of the data in separate hard drives and then work on a copy of these files. I have four devices (two ...
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Is there a shared open access Bioacoustics platform?

I am searching for a Bioacoustics platform where I can download and upload free bioacoustic data. It would have to be open data that can be shared and used freely for other venues such as filmmakers. ...
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What are the longest-running wireless PAM surveys to date?

Most published studies in wireless passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) report an audio acquisition duration that is relatively short, from a few hours to a few months. That's what one would get by ...
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Reliable hard drives for data collection and storage

Bioacoustic data collection and storage often use either internal SATA drives or external hard-drives, and as mentioned in this post (Long-term storage of acoustic data), these are prone to failure. ...
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Long-term storage of acoustic data

I am curious how people are storing acoustic data in the long term. I know bioacousticians with piles of hard drives filled with decades of acoustic data lying around. But hard drives fail over time. ...
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Does anyone regularly use FLAC compression for their acoustic data?

We have a large (>500TB) acoustic dataset that so far has remained uncompressed. I am considering going back and FLAC compressing all of our data in order to make data transfers and archive easier ...
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How, if at all, are you compressing your recordings? [closed]

There are a whole lot of different file-compression methods out there: MP3, FLAC, OGG, AIFF, etc and each of these can have their own variations in parameters. I'm interested in: What file format you ...
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