EVP or Electronic Voice Phenomenon

What Are EVPs, Anyway?

Paranormal researchers such as P.I.T. capture electronic Voice Phenomena or EVPs by using digital or analog audio recorders. Electronic Voice Phenomena are recorded noises,  intelligible words  that sound like human speech, or even animals. EVPs can be captured on recording devices and heard through the white noise, they are not  intentional voice recordings.

When a possible EVP is discovered after a recording session paranormal researchers  analyze their recorded data by listening to their recordings making sure that it wasn't just contaminated recording by another living human, or other outside noises. Most reputable  paranormal investigators use audio software to find where the possible EVP happened and to amplify  enhance it to make it as clear as possible to debunk it as outside noise contamination or label it an authentic EVP.

Possible origins of EVPs:

• Radio interference –  EVP  skeptics say the voices heard are just voices transmitting from radios, TVs, and even cell phones that are interfering with the analog or digital recorders.

• Spirits – The most popular possibility for  E.V.P. is that the spirit of a dead person is trying to communicate with us. This possibility is strengthened by the fact that EVPs are very commonly picked up at locations where violent  and sudden deaths have occurred.  Another aspect that is popular is the idea that some spirits may have not moved on after they have passed on and maybe trying to relay messages. Another one is that the spirit may not even realize that they are dead and are stuck as a result.

• Auditory Pareidolia – Our  mind is looks for patterns in random things that happen and puts it together in a way that makes sense.  The voices or sounds heard from an EVP session are possibly nothing more than our minds trying to make sense of random sounds.

        Intelligent and Residual Spirits and E.V.P.s

   An intelligent spirit E.V.P. can be defined as a spirit that is interacting with the investigator. Say for instance you ask the spirit  for it's name and a few seconds afterwards you get "Craig" as your answer. That means there is a high possibility that the entity encountered is in fact an intelligent one. This entity may be  capable of seeing you, hearing, understanding, and answering your questions. Intelligent Spirit Electronic Voice Phenomenon is what P.I.T. and most other paranormal groups strive to record. This type of haunting is also the most exciting.

An Residual spirit E.V.P. can be defined as an event caught in time. The trapped energy of an event that happened long ago. It can be explained like a song stuck on repeat. There is no intelligent response to questions asked, just random voices or noises. Say for instance you were doing an investigation in an old prison and you just finished an E.V.P. session. You go back to analyze your recorded data and find that you hear random yells and the sound of prison doors slamming or opening, but no real answers to questions asked. This could possibly mean there is a residual haunting and not an intelligent one.