Post by founder on May 16, 2007 11:41:59 GMT -5
I at one time, used only digital recorders because I thought those who used analog recorders were simply being old fashioned. I hereby give my apologies.
EVP is the study of ELECTRONIC VOICE PHENOMEN0N. The key word here is ELECTRONIC. Electronic is comprised of electricity and electricity goes hand in hand with magnetism. Analog (non-digital) recorders have a magnetic head which shapes the sounds on the magnetic tape. (High bias simply means there is more metal on the tape with which to record the sounds.)
Digital recorders as with your DVR captures video and audio and compresses them into numbers. There is nothing wrong with that but each recorder translates what it hears into numbers. Most of the time it is right. However, it is not as sensitive as a high bias tape. Digital recording is good for a Question and Answer investigation. For a new place, I prefer to use tape the first few times until I get the spirit's trust. Then, I will switch to digital.
The reason I believe that tape is the most effective first tool, is that certain spirits are not so much interactive but rather they have a message they want to give. They will usually not respond to questions. For example, if you ask "What is your name?" they may respond by saying, "Tell, Mary, the money is in a suitcase in the basement." It is important to capture that message because it is not in response to any question. If it is not developed properly, the spirit may get frustrated and give up on you.
by nitewing
EVP is the study of ELECTRONIC VOICE PHENOMEN0N. The key word here is ELECTRONIC. Electronic is comprised of electricity and electricity goes hand in hand with magnetism. Analog (non-digital) recorders have a magnetic head which shapes the sounds on the magnetic tape. (High bias simply means there is more metal on the tape with which to record the sounds.)
Digital recorders as with your DVR captures video and audio and compresses them into numbers. There is nothing wrong with that but each recorder translates what it hears into numbers. Most of the time it is right. However, it is not as sensitive as a high bias tape. Digital recording is good for a Question and Answer investigation. For a new place, I prefer to use tape the first few times until I get the spirit's trust. Then, I will switch to digital.
The reason I believe that tape is the most effective first tool, is that certain spirits are not so much interactive but rather they have a message they want to give. They will usually not respond to questions. For example, if you ask "What is your name?" they may respond by saying, "Tell, Mary, the money is in a suitcase in the basement." It is important to capture that message because it is not in response to any question. If it is not developed properly, the spirit may get frustrated and give up on you.
by nitewing
