Ghost Audio Recordings

Catching Spirit Voices on Tape

Jul 3, 2007 Lisa Hoskins

Ghost audio recordings, better known as evps or electronic voice phenomena, aren't as hard to catch on tape as you might think. Spirits love to speak up on tape!

Ghost Audio Recordings

Ghost audio recordings(better known as evps-electronic voice phenomena) are a way to listen to spirit voices that normally are not heard by the naked ear. The theory is that spirits are on a higher wave frequency, so hearing them while recording usually doesn't happen. But it is possible to capture ghost audio recordings- they will speak to you!

The Best Equipment for Recording

You can utilize various methods for capturing ghost audio. The standard method is a cassette recorder that uses a regular tape and is considered to be the mainstream method. The newest method is the digital audio recorder and can be convenient to use because there are no tapes to fiddle with and you can often tape 7 hours of audio at once without having to worry about keeping an eye on flipping the tape over when each side is full. Spirit voices are also now being recorded on things such as cell phones, MP3 players and anything else that will record audio sounds. At this point there isn't a right or wrong way for recording, and many methods are being experimented with by ghost hunters.

Technically speaking, there isn't a set method of the best way to capture ghost audio recordings. Some paranormal researchers will only record while nobody else present is speaking, but other methods work as well. See this reference article about evp recordings for some more information about speaking while recording.

You can set your recorder down in one location and leave it there for a while, making a note of where you set it down, the time, and other important data you want to remember. The other method of recording is to keep it with you as you walk the location that you are trying to capture the spirit voices in. Each method has been proven to work, so you could experiment both ways and see which works best for you.

Saving Spirit Voices Once You Have Them

There are many free and paid-for audio software programs that you can find for uploading your audio to your computer for saving. The best way to upload your recordings is to buy a cable that attaches to your recorder on one end, and the computer on the other end. Then using a software editing program you can upload either all of your recording at once, or only the parts you wish to keep. Common file formats for saving ghost audio include wav. and mp3. formats.

A Word of Caution About Ghost Audio

Spirits are everywhere, not just in 'haunted locations', so keep that in mind when recording. Many people will try to record ghost audio in their house and when they hear the spirit voices on the recorder they become quite scared. If you are going to attempt to record a ghostly voice, prepare yourself for what you might hear during playback. Some ghosts say things that you might not want to hear such as "get out", or "leave here"- that can be overwhelming and very frightening if you aren't accustomed to hearing it!

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