Ghostly Messages on Tape

So, you have switched your voice recorder on and now stand in a room calling out your questions. You leave a pause, a silence, to capture a voice, a spirits voice that may wish to say hello or warn you to get out of the place.

By asking questions aloud while you record the responses of any answers, you may discover more on the recording when you analyse the results later. This means of communicating with a ghost is a popular method used by ghost hunters. With the range of voice recorders readily available, anyone can conduct evp capture while conducting their own paranormal investigations.

The means of recording sound on a suitable device is indispensable to the would be and professional ghost hunter. Here is a device that can detect the phenomena of Electronic Voice capture - (EVP). Electronic Voice Phenomena. But are noises normally indicative of the presence of ghosts, apparitions or other bizarre elements? There are indeed many examples posted to the web of alleged evp's, are all of them explainable or are there some examples which remain a mystery and not easily accounted for?

Generally the procedure for ghost hunters is to begin recording before attempting to establish contact with the source. Switch on the recorder wait a moment, then ask your question, keep recording after you have asked and avoid any noise from the group or accidental movement so that if evp is to take place it can be caught.

Try to avoid analogue recorders for they tend to require background noise to work well which can make capture difficult to pick out from the noise floor. Digital recorders tend to be the preferred choice.

Later on, you can check any results by uploading the recording and import it into some pc audio software that can play back as well as visually display the audio wave to aid in searching for evidence of evp on the track. I believe that there are free programs online that can enable you to do this.