UltraVox

UltraVox™ is the professional system for the automatic detection of ultrasonic vocalizations, such as mouse pup calls in neurotoxicological studies or rat vocalizations in drug testing.

• Adaptable to your specific experimental set-up. 
• Full automation of data acquisition, analysis, and export. 
• Suitable for high volume screening: use up to four channels for testing multiple animals simultaneously. 
• Integration of acoustical and behavioral data through direct import into The Observer®.

UltraVox visualizes real-time filtering and continuously updates descriptive statistics to offer quick insight into the temporal structure of vocalizations. UltraVox makes the analysis of vocalizations accessible for every behavioral researcher.

Features
The UltraVox system combines an ultrasound detector, audio filter, and the UltraVox software. It allows you to monitor vocalizations with any type of temporal structure; all you need to do is adjust the filter settings. Up to four (ultra)sound detectors can be connected to a single UltraVox system to observe the effects of different treatments. Determine how and when data acquisition starts by using the automatic start options. The separate time-event plots for the unfiltered and filtered signals provide direct visual feedback as to the effectiveness of specific acquisition settings. Acquisition settings can be saved following calibration. UltraVox automatically creates data file names as they are generated. Descriptive statistics such as the number and duration of vocalizations offer immediate insight into the structure of the detected vocalizations. Finally, data can be exported to other packages, including The Observer, Theme™, SPSS, and Excel.