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Listening for EVP’s

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This is what TAPS uses to listen to EVPs

This is what TAPS uses to listen to EVPs

Listening to EVP’s is something that takes training.

Yes, it is much more than just sticking some headphones in your ears and listening to the hours of white noise for the faint chance of finding something remotely ‘phantom.’

One of the easiest ways to get started listening for EVPs is to sample what others are finding. Yeah, I know that sounds too easy, but you can learn a ton from listening to other’s examples of what they believe to be an EVP.

I did this and was able to come up with my own conclusions. One of the biggest things things that was revealed from doing this was that I wouldn’t classify any EVP as a good one if I had to spend a lot of time cleaning it up or amplifying it.

There are tons of techniques you can use to filter out noise in order for somebody trying to get a clear EVP. Plain and simple, I would more than likely throw one out if I had to spend that much time clearing it up. I don’t want to waste my own time with evidence that is skeptical at best. I guess you just pick and choose your battles.

Once you have spent some time learning by listening, you can start listening to audio. I believe it is because you have ‘attuned’ your ears to hearing for those incidents that might or might not be a spirit voice.

Other techniques I have used is distracted listening. Often times I can spend hours in front of my computer at work or surfing the web. I listen to my audio recordings while doing so. What is weird is that I can ‘tune’ into specific incidents and filter out the junk while my mind is focused on something else. This technique has been one of the best techniques I have used in order to pick many of the ‘good’ EVP’s from our investigations.

Later on I will discuss other techniques on how I use my software to help me. It is more important when starting out to not rely on the software to clear out the noise and trust your ears and your instincts to identify the EVPs.

Discussion

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  1. Good advice. I’ve been told to review EVPs with a notebook and pen handy. But I prefer to do it in bed when the day is over and things are quiet. Another person I know does it while cleaning her house. Interesting!

    Posted by Deonna | April 22, 2009, 12:15 am

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