A leak detection system comprising: a sensor configured to detect sensor inputs from a signal source and generate a sensor output signal, wherein the signal source is a pipe of a pipe network, wherein the sensor is a vibration sensor, and wherein the sensor inputs are vibrations emanating from the pipe; a synchronization adaptor (530, 532, 6100) configured to: receive the sensor output signal, transmit a timing synchronization signal on a communication channel; and transmit the sensor output signal on the communication channel; and a smartphone configured to: provide a synchronization control signal; transmit the synchronization control signal over an audio channel of a standard audio jack of the smartphone to the synchronization adaptor; and receive the sensor output signal and the timing synchronization signal over a microphone channel of the standard audio jack of the smartphone from the synchronization adaptor, wherein the synchronization adaptor (530, 532, 6100) comprises: a Global Positioning System module configured to generate a GPS timing signal, wherein the timing synchronization signal is based at least in part on the GPS timing signal, a control signal input port configured to receive a synchronization control signal from the smartphone; and a switch configured to control transmission of the timing synchronization signal and the sensor output signal on the communication channel based on the synchronization control signal provided by the smartphone. a sensor configured to detect sensor inputs from a signal source and generate a sensor output signal, wherein the signal source is a pipe of a pipe network, wherein the sensor is a vibration sensor, and wherein the sensor inputs are vibrations emanating from the pipe; a synchronization adaptor (530, 532, 6100) configured to: receive the sensor output signal, transmit a timing synchronization signal on a communication channel; and transmit the sensor output signal on the communication channel; and a smartphone configured to: provide a synchronization control signal; transmit the synchronization control signal over an audio channel of a standard audio jack of the smartphone to the synchronization adaptor; and receive the sensor output signal and the timing synchronization signal over a microphone channel of the standard audio jack of the smartphone from the synchronization adaptor, receive the sensor output signal, transmit a timing synchronization signal on a communication channel; and transmit the sensor output signal on the communication channel; and a smartphone configured to: provide a synchronization control signal; transmit the synchronization control signal over an audio channel of a standard audio jack of the smartphone to the synchronization adaptor; and receive the sensor output signal and the timing synchronization signal over a microphone channel of the standard audio jack of the smartphone from the provide a synchronization control signal; transmit the synchronization control signal over an audio channel of a standard audio jack of the smartphone to the synchronization adaptor; and receive the sensor output signal and the timing synchronization signal over a microphone channel of the standard audio jack of the smartphone from the synchronization adaptor, wherein the synchronization adaptor (530, 532, 6100) comprises: a Global Positioning System module configured to generate a GPS timing signal, wherein the timing synchronization signal is based at least in part on the GPS timing signal, a control signal input port configured to receive a synchronization control signal from the smartphone; and a switch configured to control transmission of the timing synchronization signal and the sensor output signal on the communication channel based on the synchronization control signal provided by the smartphone. a Global Positioning System module configured to generate a GPS timing signal, wherein the timing synchronization signal is based at least in part on the GPS timing signal, a control signal input port configured to receive a synchronization control signal from the smartphone; and a switch configured to control transmission of the timing synchronization signal and the sensor output signal on the communication channel based on the synchronization control signal provided by the smartphone.