Echo Meter Touch 2 bat detector for Android and iOS

Echo Meter Touch 2 PRO is an innovative combination of hardware and software that lets you listen to, record and identify bats in real-time – on your compatible Android or iOS device.

The Echo Meter Touch 2 PRO Ultrasonic Module creates extremely quiet, high-quality recordings which are superior to those created by bat detectors costing much more.

Bat calls enter the Module through an integrated acoustical horn, engineered to reduce unwanted echoes. The horn efficiently directs the sound into the Module’s ultra-quiet microphone element (the same used in the SMM-U2 ultrasonic microphone) which captures frequencies of up to 192kHz. The Module’s onboard computer converts the sound into digital data and streams it to the Echo Meter Touch app.

The app features a number of advanced software features designed specifically for professsional biologists: Choose a sample rate of 256kHz or 384kHz. Control recording amplitude by selecting one of three gain settings. Set specific trigger length, trigger window, trigger sensitivity and auto-trigger time. You can also choose audio division ratio for RTE, heterodyne, and time-expansion listening modes. You can even enable/disable Nightly Sessions Mode and Real-Time ID.

The Echo Meter Touch app transforms the Module’s streaming data into audio that you can hear – in real-time. It shows you the bat calls on an interactive spectrogram, and it employs the latest Kaleidoscope Pro classifiers that instantly identify the most likely species of bat being detected. It uses GPS to mark recordings with your location and path and, of course, it saves the recordings as 16-bit WAV files that can be easily shared for collaboration or transferred to a Mac or PC for further study.

The Echo Meter Touch App includes the same species classifiers offered in the desktop version of the Kaleidoscope Pro analysis software, covering bat species in North America, the Neotropics, U.K. and Europe, and South Africa.

At this price, there’s no other professional bat research tool that offers this combination of portability, high-quality recording, species identification, and high-detail spectrogram analysis capabilities.

NOT A PRO?
ECHO METER TOUCH 2 IS FOR YOU.

You‘re interested in bats – perhaps they‘re in your neighbourhood, and you want to know more. That‘s why we created Echo Meter Touch 2 – the less complex version of the PRO model, for hobbyists like you.

You‘ll get all the best features of PRO including the interactive spectrogram, automatic species identification, real-time listening, GPS and sharing – but you won‘t be confused by advanced settings designed for professionals.

But maybe the best feature of Echo Meter Touch 2 is the price. For much less than the cost of the Pro version, you‘ll own a bat detection system that, until now, would have cost over £1,000 – and it's one that you can use with your phone or tablet – in your garden or on a hike into the countryside.

ANDROID:

• Android OS version 8.0 or later.
• An OS version later than 8.0 is not a guarantee that the device is compatible, see the list below.
• The Echo Meter Touch app will not load on devices running any version of Android Go.
• At least 1 GB of total RAM.
• At least 600 MB of storage for buffering the spectrogram.
• OTG compatibility. There are many free apps that can check such as OTG?.
• A USB-C connector, or a USB-C to MicroUSB adaptor if your device has a MicroUSB connector.

iOS:

• iOS version 12 or later.
• At least 600 MB of storage for buffering the spectrogram.
• OTG compatibility. There are many free apps that can check such as OTG?.
• A USB-C connector.

Compatible iOS Devices:

• iPhone: All models with USB-C connector (from iPhone 15)
• iPad: All models with USB-C connector

NOTES

• See the “Compatible Phones” and “Compatible Tablets” sections above for Android devices known to work with the EMT2. This list is compiled from the results of an in-app survey that ask about device compatibility. If a device is not listed, that does not mean it does not work; it only means that we have not had any reports in the survey.
• While we cannot guarantee compatibility with the list below, we do offer a thirty-day money-back guarantee.
• As devices become older, they may have increased difficulty running EMT2 with newer versions of the app or OS updates, so we reserve the right to remove devices from the list.
• EMT2 will work with a USB-C port on Android or iOS devices or a micro-USB port on your Android device. Android EMT2 modules made before May 2022 have a micro-USB plug and modules made after have a USB-C plug. Either type of module can work on either type of Android device, but you will need to use an adaptor if they don't match. Current EMT2 model will not work with iOS devices with a Lightning connector.

Please email us with details of your device so we can check if it's on the compatibility list, or check on the Wildlife Acoustics website.

If you're not 100% satisfied with your Echo Meter Touch 2, you can return it within 60 days in 'as new' condition (with its box) for a full refund.

Currently, we have bat species classifiers for North America, the Neotropics, the U.K. and Europe and South Africa. We're continually developing new classifiers as well as improving existing ones.

Note: Classifiers in the Echo Meter Touch app may lag the Kaleidoscope classifiers by several weeks. Watch for updates to the app to get the latest classifiers.

UK and Europe

Barbastella barbastellus (Western barbastelle)*, Eptesicus isabellinus (Meridional serotine), Eptesicus isabellinus(Meridional serotine), Eptesicus nilssonii (Northern), Eptesicus serotinus (Serotine)*, Hypsugo savii (Savi's pipistrelle), Miniopterus schreibersii (Common bent-wing), Miniopterus schreibersii (Common bent-wing), Myotis alcathoe(Alcathoe's), Myotis bechsteinii (Bechstein's)*, Myotis brandtii (Brandt's)*, Myotis capaccinii (Long-fingered), Myotis capaccinii (Long-fingered), Myotis dasycneme (Pond), Myotis daubentonii (Daubenton's)*, Myotis emarginatus(Geoffroy's), Myotis escalerai (Escalera's), Myotis escalerai (Escalera's), Myotis myotis (Greater mouse-eared), Myotis mystacinus (Whiskered), Myotis nattereri (Natterer's)*, Nyctalus lasiopterus (Greater noctule), Nyctalus leisleri (Lesser noctule)*, Nyctalus noctula (Common noctule)*, Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl's pipistrelle), Pipistrellus nathusii (Nathusius's pipistrelle)*, Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Common pipistrelle)*, Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Soprano pipistrelle)*, Plecotus auritus (Brown long eared)*, Plecotus austriacus (Grey long-eared), Plecotus austriacus (Grey long-eared), Rhinolophus euryale (Mediterranean horseshoe), Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Greater horseshoe)*, Rhinolophus hipposideros (Lesser horseshoe)*, Tadarida teniotis (European free-tailed), Tadarida teniotis (European free-tailed), Vespertilio murinus(Particoloured)

North America

Antrozous pallidus (Pallid), Corynorhinus townsendii (Townsend's big-eared bat), Eptesicus fuscus (Big brown), Euderma maculatum (Spotted), Eumops floridanus (Bonneted), Eumops perotis (Western mastiff), Eumops underwoodi(Underwood's bonneted), Lasionycteris noctivagans (Silver-haired), Lasiurus blossevilli (Western red), Lasiurus borealis(Eastern red), Lasiurus cinereus (Hoary), Lasiurus ega (Southern yellow), Lasiurus intermedius (Northern yellow), Lasiurus seminolus (Seminole bat), Lasiurus xanthinus (Western yellow), Macrotus californicus (California leaf-nosed), Molossus molossus (Pallas's mastiff), Mormoops megalophylla (Ghost faced), Myotis austroriparius (Southeastern myotis), Myotis californicus (California myotis), Myotis ciliolabrum (Western Small-footed), Myotis evotis (Long-eared myotis), Myotis grisescens (Gray), Myotis leibii (Small-footed), Myotis lucifugus (Little brown), Myotis occultus (Arizona myotis), Myotis septentrionalis (Northern long-eared myotis), Myotis sodalis (Indiana), Myotis thysanodes (Fringed myotis), Myotis velifer (Cave myotis), Myotis volans (Long-legged myotis), Myotis yumanensis (Yuma myotis), Nycticeius humeralis (Evening), Nyctinomops femorosaccus (Pocketed free-tailed), Nyctinomops macrotis (Big free-tailed), Parastrellus hesperus (Western pipistrelle), Perimyotis subflavus (Tricolored), Tadarida brasiliensis (Mexican free-tailed)

Neotropical

Antrozous pallidus (Pallid), Balantiopteryx io (Thomas's sac-winged), Balantiopteryx plicata (Gray sac-winged), Balantiopteryx plicata (Gray sac-winged), Bauerus dubiaquercus (Van Gelder's), Centronycteris centralis (Thomas's shaggy), Centronycteris maximiliani (Shaggy), Corynorhinus townsendii (Townsend's big-eared), Cynomops mexicanus(Mexican dog-faced), Diclidurus albus (Northern ghost), Eptesicus brasiliensis (Brazilian brown), Eptesicus furinalis(Argentine brown), Eptesicus fuscus (Big brown), Euderma maculatum (Spotted), Eumops glaucinus (Eumops floridanus), Eumops perotis (Western Mastiff), Eumops underwoodi (Underwood's bonneted), Lasionycteris noctivagans(Silver haired), Lasionycteris noctivagans (Silver-haired), Lasiurus blossevillii (Desert red), Lasiurus borealis (Eastern red), Lasiurus cinereus (Hoary), Lasiurus ega (Southern yellow), Lasiurus insularis (Cuban Yellow), Lasiurus intermedius (Northern yellow), Lasiurus seminolus (Seminole), Lasiurus xanthinus (Western yellow), Lasiurus xanthinus(Western yellow), Macrotus californicus (California leaf-nosed), Macrotus californicus (California leaf-nosed), Molossus molossus (Velvety free-tailed), Molossus rufus (Black mastiff), Molossus sinaloae (Sinaloan mastiff), Myotis occultus(Arizona myotis), Myotis velifer (Cave myotis), Nyctinomops femorosaccus (Pocketed free-tail), Nyctinomops macrotis(Big free-tailed)

South Africa

Chaerophon pumilus (Little free-tailed), Eptesicus hottentotus (Long-tailed house), Laephotis botswanae (Botswanan long-eared), Miniopterus natalensis (Natal long-fingered), Myotis bocagei (Rufous mouse-eared), Neoromicia capensis(Cape serotine), Pipistrellus hesperidus (Dusky pipistrelle), Rhinolophus blasii (Blasius's horseshoe), Rhinolophus capensis (Cape horseshoe), Rhinolophus clivosis (Geoffroy's horseshoe), Rhinolophus denti (Dent's horseshoe), Rhinolophus fumigatus (Rüppell's horseshoe), Rhinolophus hildebrandtii (Hildebrandt's horseshoe), Rhinolophus landeri(Lander's horseshoe), Rhinolophus simulator (Bushveld horseshoe), Rhinolophus smithersi (Smithers's horseshoe), Rhinolophus swinnyi (Swinny's horseshoe), Sauromys petrophilus (Roberts's flat-headed ), Scotophilus dinganii (African yellow), Scotophilus Nigrita (Schreber's yellow), Tadarida aegyptiaca (Egyptian free-tailed)

NOTE: Auto ID is intended for use in analyzing recordings of single bats in free flight, low clutter environments. Recordings of roost emergence, multiple bats, captive bats, bats in high-clutter environments or bat social calls are not suitable for Auto ID and results may not be accurate.