A sampling of some of our captured EVPs. EVP's are often the most frequent 'captures' during an
investigation. These are words or sentences that are captured on recordings that do
not belong to the investigators, and are usually not heard in real
time. They are discovered later during review of the material
gathered during the investigation.
Click on each link (bright white) for the audio. (mp3 format)
*some have been looped afterwards for review
Rolling Hills East wing, in a location that
used to be the men's quarters. This seems to be quite sad, in a way.
We asked his name after getting something on camera, and he said his
name, then seems to ask in a puzzled way "Where are you?"
Rolling Hills, third floor, 'Veenker's Room'.
Investigator was using a device that lit up when
something came near. It was a book sized black
device with red and green lights. In a slightly
German accent, something commented on the
'book' that was being held out.
It should be noted that although there
were people down the hall, the investigator was completely alone
in the room, which was verified by the careful evaluation of the
reverb of the investigators voice, and the reverb of the evp. They
were identical, meaning that they were in the same room.
"Ricky, let me out" Class B Investigation at an old parsonage
which had been converted into a
home in
Bennington, NY. As the investigator was getting base levels of the
room (general
ambient floor sound, temperature, etc) he
held his
recorder into a closet while getting a reading. You can hear "Ricky, let me out".
During the reveal to the owner, she said that her young daughter had
heard noises and the sound of marbles rolling in the closet at night.
Years and years later, while talking to a former resident of the
house, he not only said he was Ricky, but that he and a friend had
played in the closet many times. This may be an example of a residual
(or replay) of an event that scared someone, (whoever was locked in
the closet) even though that person
was still alive and well decades later.
Two investigators were alone, closing down the Rolling Hills building
for the night. They were the only two people left in the building. One
went down to check on something in another part of the building, and
as the other waited for him to return, she comments that she thought
she heard something to mark that spot on the tape for later review.
You can hear the only other (live) person in the building call out
"Hello" as he returned. In a previous session months earlier (in
the full "You're entirely welcome" evp) she had mentioned her name but
always went by a nickname since that time, over many investigations.
It was surprising that after so much time had passed, 'someone' remembered and
greeted her. It sounds almost like the same voice that said
"You're entirely welcome"
Spirit Fest at Rolling Hills. This was in the woman's quarters, in a
room that had been occupied
by a woman who was very childlike in life due to a disability. We
sometimes left 'treats' for her. As the investigators check the
temperature, etc. before beginning the session, you can hear a
childlike voice ask for a Yoohoo drink that we sometimes left there.
When investigating a private home in Bennington, NY the investigators
were using walkie talkies, and picked up a ham radio operator. As they
talk to the ham radio operator, there is another unknown voice joining
in. Some of the responses are hard to hear, but someone 'else' in the
room was joining in the conversation. You can hear "I told you" and
"I'm In the house" (faint)
It should be noted that none of the
investigators were whispering during this exchange.
A daytime investigation at the Bennington private home. An
investigator brought his dog to see if it would sense anything.
"Someone" says the dog's name after he introduces the dog.
There are several different classifications of EVP's. The
standards we use at S.P.I.R.I.T. were originally adopted by the
AAEVP standards. Class A- Loud to medium range,
(both spoken voice and whispers). Quite legible, and often spoken in
response or in context to what is happening or being asked during
the recording. Class B- medium to soft range,
usually whispered, not always in response or context with what is
happening or asked during a recording. Sometimes difficult to decide
exactly what is being said. Class C
- usually soft, garbled, not easily heard or understood. These
are often debatable as to the exact words captured, and
sometimes are only discovered by seeing variations in the
graphical renditions of the recording via the software program
being used to examine the sound.
For further information, you may be interested in
"Cause & Effect"
Electronic Voice Phenomenon and
its Correlation
with the Principles of Acoustical Physics
and the Theories of Quantum Physics
~A Lecture by Kirk S. McWhorter ~
