Thread: Motion Activated Sound Recorder/Player

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Hey all,

Anyone have one of these? They're only $19.99 at the moment at the following site:

Halloween Howler Recorder - On Sale - Scary Halloween Things - Things You Never Knew Existed



I was just wondering if this worked OK or not? Any feedback?

I have a few of these, and use them in a few props.......I think range is about 6 feet or so...wide cone range...audio is clear, but not CD quality, but it works fine for short screams, bursts of sound...I think it's only 20 second recording...contains output jack to external amp / speaker...easy to use, and there is a sensitivity control knob on it so you can adjust the IR sensor...not bad for $20...

craigsrobotics, Thank you for the brief review! That's exactly the kind of info I'm looking for. Seems to be a nice, simple all inclusive little package but I was hoping it had a little longer record/playback duration. Still, as you say not bad at all for $20! :O)

this same item is 150.00 at a company that sells timers and sound recorders to the haunt industry. when i seen it on there website i knew i had seen it somewhere before a few years back. now i know i use to get there catalog and i think i was going for 39 or 49 then. seen it on sale one time for 29 so for 20 you cant beat it

Anybody know of any more of these or where to get them?
Or maybe a better product now?

If you do please post some links...

Thanks

Originally Posted by Kammo

Anybody know of any more of these or where to get them?
Or maybe a better product now?

If you do please post some links...

Thanks

I made my own by hacking security light motion sensors, hacking a cheap MP3 player, and using a programmable relay.

Mine probably cost $50 bucks in parts, took a lot of work, and required specialized knowlege.

If these things are available for $20, get them.

My thought is to hack a cheap mp3 player, a pir sensor and a small computer speaker all together to make the same thing. By doing that, you'll even get more versatiliy as you can input any mp3 you want.

Now the trick is to find an easy inexpensive way to do this... I'm thinking the following links will be of use, especially the "PIR Hack" as it provides a way to use a PIR powered on mains to start virtually anything using it's built in relay:

AUTOMAT3D Blog Archive Motion Sensor Switched Output Hack

Also, this recent thread briefly explains a couple ways to hack an mp3 player:

Digital Voice Recorder hack

I'll let you know my progress on this. Should be interesting for someone who has not "hacked" much before! LOL

Look at this product Cowlacious Audio Products
Its not too expensive and you can do a lot with it.
I have two.

Hmmmm... kinda all in one once you add the PIR sensor... Hmmmmmm

hmmmm, well hauntcrazy, that is what im looking for!
little costly but looks like its well worth the price.
I think I will get a few of these and try them out.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

btw Grimsly, your links are both the same page...

Thank you guys very much for finding this stuff for me!