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How to Analyze a Ghost Recording (EVP)
Posted by theghostdiaries
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Guest post by the Banshee
If you are very careful to know your equipment and conduct your sessions, the ultimate step of a paranormal investigation is analysis. Many ‘hunters’ listen back to recordings on site; while this can be useful in directing a session, be sure to go back and analyze later anyway.
While I realize that not everyone can use a professional audio or video software like ProTools or FinalCut Pro, these are the gold standard for digitizing audio and video. Be sure to read the manual and any online forums for the sound or video programs you use to see what kind of quirks they might have, and what their limitations might be.
Your biggest friend in audio analysis is the visual of the sound wave. You can use this to isolate your sounds, highlight questionable areas and listen more carefully – but be sure to do this to a copy of your audio and not the original! You will want the original as reference in your analysis.
If your software has a pitch shift function, highlight anything that might seem paranormal and try shifting the pitch up or down – better software will have the option to time correct as well, try both. Remember that if you adjust the levels of recording up or down, you might be grabbing stray noise and amplifying it, so best to try and analyze at the original levels as long as you can.
If you think you have something really good, bring it to someone with better software or more audio experience than you and see what they say before you make a decision about it being paranormal or not. There are lots of us in the scene who do this for fellow investigators, and I for one will tell you flat out if I have questions about a recording. Accept critique without taking it personally: it is the evidence and not you as a researcher at stake here, so understand that debunkers serve a wonderful purpose, and playing your audio for knowledgeable skeptics will make you a better researcher.
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How to Analyze a Ghost Recording (EVP)
Posted by theghostdiaries
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Guest post by the Banshee
If you are very careful to know your equipment and conduct your sessions, the ultimate step of a paranormal investigation is analysis. Many ‘hunters’ listen back to recordings on site; while this can be useful in directing a session, be sure to go back and analyze later anyway.
While I realize that not everyone can use a professional audio or video software like ProTools or FinalCut Pro, these are the gold standard for digitizing audio and video. Be sure to read the manual and any online forums for the sound or video programs you use to see what kind of quirks they might have, and what their limitations might be.
Your biggest friend in audio analysis is the visual of the sound wave. You can use this to isolate your sounds, highlight questionable areas and listen more carefully – but be sure to do this to a copy of your audio and not the original! You will want the original as reference in your analysis.
If your software has a pitch shift function, highlight anything that might seem paranormal and try shifting the pitch up or down – better software will have the option to time correct as well, try both. Remember that if you adjust the levels of recording up or down, you might be grabbing stray noise and amplifying it, so best to try and analyze at the original levels as long as you can.
If you think you have something really good, bring it to someone with better software or more audio experience than you and see what they say before you make a decision about it being paranormal or not. There are lots of us in the scene who do this for fellow investigators, and I for one will tell you flat out if I have questions about a recording. Accept critique without taking it personally: it is the evidence and not you as a researcher at stake here, so understand that debunkers serve a wonderful purpose, and playing your audio for knowledgeable skeptics will make you a better researcher.
CONTINUE READING: theghostdiaries.com/how-to-analyze-a-ghost-recording-evp/