Ultrasonic microphones supported with UltraVox XT

General information

UltraVox XT has been thoroughly tested with the full-spectrum microphone Pettersson M500-384, specifically designed for recording ultrasonic vocalizations.

This microphone has a sample rate 384 kHz and can record ultrasound up to 160 kHz.

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Connect the microphone

To connect multiple microphones to the PC, use a multi-port USB 3.0 interface card. See Install the USB 3.0 interface card

Alternatively, use a powered USB 3.0 hub. USB hubs that are not powered do not work with those microphones.

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important  When using 384-kHz microphones, we recommend to use a Windows 11 computer. These microphones are not recognized in Windows 8.

Notes

nThe Dodotronic Ultramic 250 is not officially supported. However, short tests carried out with UltraVox XT 4 on Dell 3680 desktop with Windows 11 version 24H2 did not reveal significant issues.

See also

nConnect multiple microphones with a USB hub