Post by NCSS Fox on Nov 13, 2005 11:19:45 GMT -5
How To Record EVP
DUE TO THE MANY REQUESTS FOR A "HOW-TO" PAGE ON RECORDING EVP.
ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT.
ANY TAPE RECORDER WILL RECORD EVP. THE CLARITY OF THE EVP JUST DEPENDS ON HOW WELL YOUR TAPE RECORDER RECORDS. IF THE RECORDER IS A LESS EXPENSIVE MODEL OR IF THE RECORDER DOES NOT HAVE AN EXTERNAL MICROPHONE THAT YOU CAN ATTACH TO YOUR CLOTHING OR A HAND HELD MICROPHONE, YOUR RECORDER WILL PROBABLY RECORD THE INTERNAL MOTOR OF THE MACHINE. IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT ONE TO PURCHASE STRICTLY FOR EVP, WE RECOMMEND ONE THAT HAS A COUNTER FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES AND ALSO COMES WITH AN EXTERNAL MICROPHONE. IT SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE A JACK FOR A MICROPHONE.
IF YOU USE A CASSETTE OR MICRO CASSETTE RECORDER, ALWAYS USE BRAND NEW TAPES AND NEVER RE-USE A TAPE, AS IT CAN DISCREDIT WHAT YOU MIGHT RECORD. ALWAYS RECORD ON THE REAL-TIME SPEED, MEANING THAT IF YOU RECORD ON A 60 MINUTE TAPE, YOUR TAPE SHOULD BE COMPLETELY RECORDED ON IN 60 MINUTES, NOT 90 MINUTES. THE CLARITY IS MUCH BETTER WHEN RECORDING AT REAL TIME. HAVE THE VOLUME OF YOUR RECORDER TURNED UP AS FAR AS IT WILL GO, AS EVP'S ARE USUALLY LOW OR WHISPERS. IF YOU HAVE A DIGITAL RECORDER, USE IT. WE KNOW THAT EVP HAS BEEN RECORDED WITH THE DIGITAL RECORDER.
EARPHONES ARE A MUST FOR LISTENING TO YOUR TAPES WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED RECORDING. AS MENTIONED BEFORE, EVP'S ARE USUALLY VERY LOW SOFT WHISPERS, AND MANY ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO HEAR WITHOUT EARPHONES. IF YOUR TAPES ARE RECORDED IN STEREO, AND YOU HAVE A PAIR OF MONO HEADPHONES, YOU CAN PURCHASE AN INEXPENSIVE ADAPTER THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO LISTEN TO YOUR TAPES IN STEREO.
THAT'S IT FOR THE EQUIPMENT. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SPEND A FORTUNE ON A RECORDER. HOW MUCH YOU SPEND IS UP TO YOU. (A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT EACH G.I.S. MEMBER USES IS LISTED ON THIS WEB SITE. YOU CAN ACCESS EACH LIST BY CLICKING ON EACH MEMBER'S NAME TOWARDS THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE HOME PAGE.)
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY BE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT GOING INTO A CEMETERY AFTER DARK, BUT WOULD LIKE TO TRY RECORDING EVP, REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN RECORD EVP ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT. IF A LOCATION HAS GHOSTS, THEY ARE THERE DAY AND NIGHT. MANY OF OUR EVP'S POSTED ON THIS WEB SITE WERE RECORDED DURING THE DAY. FEEL FREE TO RECORD WHILE TAKING A PEACEFUL STROLL THROUGH ANY CEMETERY IN THE MORNING OR AFTERNOON. THAT WAY, YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CURFEWS OR CITY ORDINANCES WHILE RECORDING DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. KEEP IN MIND, ALSO, THAT NOT ALL CEMETERIES YIELD EVP'S. DON'T ASSUME YOU'LL BE SUCCESSFUL JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE RECORDING IN A CEMETERY, BUT IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO START. ANY LOCATION THAT HAS REPORTED GHOST ACTIVITY IS ANOTHER GOOD PLACE TO RECORD, IF YOU CAN GET PERMISSION TO GAIN ACCESS. TRY TO RECORD FROM A HALF HOUR TO AN HOUR, AT LEAST.
IF YOU'RE SKEPTICAL, THAT'S OK. BUT WE WOULD ADVISE ANY SKEPTICS TO TRY AND HAVE AN OPEN MIND THAT RECORDING EVP IS A POSSIBILITY. WE BELIEVE THAT YOUR ATTITUDE GREATLY EFFECTS YOUR RESULTS.
JUST SPEAK IN YOUR NORMAL VOICE, ASK QUESTIONS AND INVITE THEM TO SPEAK TO YOU. AVOID LOUD, EXCESSIVE TALKING, AND ALLOW THEM TIME TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. YOU MIGHT BE AMAZED WHEN YOU LISTEN TO YOUR TAPE. THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT!
DUE TO THE MANY REQUESTS FOR A "HOW-TO" PAGE ON RECORDING EVP.
ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT.
ANY TAPE RECORDER WILL RECORD EVP. THE CLARITY OF THE EVP JUST DEPENDS ON HOW WELL YOUR TAPE RECORDER RECORDS. IF THE RECORDER IS A LESS EXPENSIVE MODEL OR IF THE RECORDER DOES NOT HAVE AN EXTERNAL MICROPHONE THAT YOU CAN ATTACH TO YOUR CLOTHING OR A HAND HELD MICROPHONE, YOUR RECORDER WILL PROBABLY RECORD THE INTERNAL MOTOR OF THE MACHINE. IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT ONE TO PURCHASE STRICTLY FOR EVP, WE RECOMMEND ONE THAT HAS A COUNTER FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES AND ALSO COMES WITH AN EXTERNAL MICROPHONE. IT SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE A JACK FOR A MICROPHONE.
IF YOU USE A CASSETTE OR MICRO CASSETTE RECORDER, ALWAYS USE BRAND NEW TAPES AND NEVER RE-USE A TAPE, AS IT CAN DISCREDIT WHAT YOU MIGHT RECORD. ALWAYS RECORD ON THE REAL-TIME SPEED, MEANING THAT IF YOU RECORD ON A 60 MINUTE TAPE, YOUR TAPE SHOULD BE COMPLETELY RECORDED ON IN 60 MINUTES, NOT 90 MINUTES. THE CLARITY IS MUCH BETTER WHEN RECORDING AT REAL TIME. HAVE THE VOLUME OF YOUR RECORDER TURNED UP AS FAR AS IT WILL GO, AS EVP'S ARE USUALLY LOW OR WHISPERS. IF YOU HAVE A DIGITAL RECORDER, USE IT. WE KNOW THAT EVP HAS BEEN RECORDED WITH THE DIGITAL RECORDER.
EARPHONES ARE A MUST FOR LISTENING TO YOUR TAPES WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED RECORDING. AS MENTIONED BEFORE, EVP'S ARE USUALLY VERY LOW SOFT WHISPERS, AND MANY ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO HEAR WITHOUT EARPHONES. IF YOUR TAPES ARE RECORDED IN STEREO, AND YOU HAVE A PAIR OF MONO HEADPHONES, YOU CAN PURCHASE AN INEXPENSIVE ADAPTER THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO LISTEN TO YOUR TAPES IN STEREO.
THAT'S IT FOR THE EQUIPMENT. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SPEND A FORTUNE ON A RECORDER. HOW MUCH YOU SPEND IS UP TO YOU. (A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT EACH G.I.S. MEMBER USES IS LISTED ON THIS WEB SITE. YOU CAN ACCESS EACH LIST BY CLICKING ON EACH MEMBER'S NAME TOWARDS THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE HOME PAGE.)
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY BE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT GOING INTO A CEMETERY AFTER DARK, BUT WOULD LIKE TO TRY RECORDING EVP, REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN RECORD EVP ANYTIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT. IF A LOCATION HAS GHOSTS, THEY ARE THERE DAY AND NIGHT. MANY OF OUR EVP'S POSTED ON THIS WEB SITE WERE RECORDED DURING THE DAY. FEEL FREE TO RECORD WHILE TAKING A PEACEFUL STROLL THROUGH ANY CEMETERY IN THE MORNING OR AFTERNOON. THAT WAY, YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CURFEWS OR CITY ORDINANCES WHILE RECORDING DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. KEEP IN MIND, ALSO, THAT NOT ALL CEMETERIES YIELD EVP'S. DON'T ASSUME YOU'LL BE SUCCESSFUL JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE RECORDING IN A CEMETERY, BUT IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO START. ANY LOCATION THAT HAS REPORTED GHOST ACTIVITY IS ANOTHER GOOD PLACE TO RECORD, IF YOU CAN GET PERMISSION TO GAIN ACCESS. TRY TO RECORD FROM A HALF HOUR TO AN HOUR, AT LEAST.
IF YOU'RE SKEPTICAL, THAT'S OK. BUT WE WOULD ADVISE ANY SKEPTICS TO TRY AND HAVE AN OPEN MIND THAT RECORDING EVP IS A POSSIBILITY. WE BELIEVE THAT YOUR ATTITUDE GREATLY EFFECTS YOUR RESULTS.
JUST SPEAK IN YOUR NORMAL VOICE, ASK QUESTIONS AND INVITE THEM TO SPEAK TO YOU. AVOID LOUD, EXCESSIVE TALKING, AND ALLOW THEM TIME TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. YOU MIGHT BE AMAZED WHEN YOU LISTEN TO YOUR TAPE. THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT!