Ever since the invention of electronic recording devices people have found strange voices appearing on their recordings, sometimes speaking directly to them, even though no one was present but themselves. The Electronic Voice Phenomena or EVP has been raising controversy as to what it is they are capturing. Could it be the voices of souls who have "passed on" and wish to speak to loved ones left behind or is it an elaborate hoax meant to deceive the gullible?
A great deal of study has gone into EVP since the 1920's. Even Thomas Edison, when interviewed, stated "it is possible to construct an apparatus which will be so delicate that if there are personalities in another existence ... this apparatus will at least give them a better opportunity to express themselves". That first device was the electronic recording.
To this day one of the preferred tools for paranormal investigators is the digital voice recorder. Digital voice recorders are said to be sensitive enough to the environment that it gives ghosts a medium to communicate with the living world. EVP recording is a process whereby unexplained snatches of voice or voices are embedded onto magnetic or digital recording medium by a process that is not yet fully understood. The embedded "ghost" voice can be heard when the medium is played back for review.
EVP are often times heard as whispers delicately heard in the background. In some rare captures, voices will actually talk to investigators and answer questions, in other cases these voices seem unaware of the questions that might be asked by an investigator.
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