EVP -Electronic Voice Phenomena

History of EVP

EVP was first heard of in the 1920's

1930's

In 1939, Attila von Szalay an American photographer experimented with a phonograph record cutter, trying to capture spirit voices.

It's said that he achieved some success with this method and got even better results in later years using a wire recorder.
In the late 1950s, the results of his experiments were documented in an article for the American Society for Psychical Research.

1940's

In the late 1940s, Marcello Bacci of Grosseto, Italy claimed to be able to pick up voices of the deceased on a vacuum tube radio.

1950's

In 1952, two Catholic priests, Father Ernetti and Father Gemelli inadvertently picked up EVP while recording Gregorian chants on a magnetophone.
When the wire on the machine kept breaking, Father Gemelli looked to the heavens and asked his dead father for help.
To the shock of both men, his father's voice was heard on the recording saying:

"Of course I shall help you. I'm always with you."

Further experiments confirmed the phenomenon.

In 1959, Friedrich Juergenson, a Swedish film producer, was recording bird songs.
On playback, he could discern his mother's voice saying in German,

"Friedrich, you are being watched.
Friedel, my little Friedel, can you hear me?"

His subsequent recording of hundreds of such voices would earn him the title "the Father of EVP."
He wrote two books on the subject: 'Voices from the Universe' and 'Radio Contact with the Dead'.

1960's

Juergenson's work came to the attention of a Latvian psychologist named Dr. Konstantin Raudive.
At first sceptical, Raudive began his own experiments in 1967. He too recorded the voice of his deceased mother saying:

"Kostulit, this is your mother." Kostulit was the boyhood name she always called him.
He recorded thousands of EVP voices.

1970's and 1980's

Spiritual researchers George and Jeanette Meek joined forces with psychic William O'Neil and recorded hundreds of hours of EVP recordings using radio oscillators.
They allegedly were able to capture conversations with the spirit of Dr. George Jeffries Mueller, a dead university professor and NASA scientist

Equipment you can use to record EVP

1. Digital Voice Recorder

2. Tape Recorder

3. Computer

4. Mobile Phone

5. Video Camera or Camcorder

You do not need to buy the most expensive of equipment to record with.

Recording EVP

Before I commence recording I like to spend 10 minutes or so just winding down and relaxing and listening to soft music. I then say a short prayer.
I then sit and switch on my recorder and record up to 2 minutes.
You can record for less or you can record up to 5 minutes. The longer you record for the more time it will take you to go through your Audio EVP capture.

When recording always make sure you speak clearly, slowly and always leave a space in between your message.

What Does an EVP Sound like?

When I first bought my Digital Voice Recorder I was lucky to have have a recorded message left on my recorder while my voice recorder was turned off.
When I first started to record I heard what I can only describe as several people speaking at once and was able to pick out a few words here and there, then I started to get one single voice.

Editing an EVP Audio Capture

You won't always achieve a 'Class A' recording everytime you record.
You may find you have quite a clear audible EVP capture and you may not need to use software, but if you find your capture is not very clear you can edit your audio by increasing volumme and removing a notch of the noise or you can amplify/filter etc.
Every researcher has their own way of editing, so it's all about trial and error and what works for you.
Members are in the forum to help each other so you can ask anyone for help or more information.

We dont all hear the same as our hearing is different in each and everyone of us.
Some people will hear higher pitched words and others lower...EVP researchers train their ears
by listening.
You do have to listen carefully as there may be a message for you...if you dont listen intently you may miss the message intended for you.

You don't have to be psychic to recieve an EVP and some people might not get a message the first time they record, but you will get an EVP capture.
My view is EVP is another way of channelling messages to and from the other side.

Is EVP Dangerous?

In all the time I have recorded EVP not once have I been harmed.
According to my research there have been no cases where EVP Researchers have been harmed.
I have had the occasional swear word in a recording... if you do happen to get a recording that has any negative content, my advice is to delete and ignore it.

In my opinion, we have both good and bad people amongst us in the living world and i feel that when you die
and go onto your next spiritual life on the otherside you take your personalities with you.