In , a mysterious middle-aged Latvian doctor turned up in Gerrards Cross with a large collection of tape recordings. He had, he said, been conducting experiments in communication with the dead, and had established contact with Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and many other deceased 20th Century statesmen. The recordings - 72, of them - contained their voices.
It wasn't real-time interactive communication. You asked your questions, and then left the tape running, recording silence. But listening back, through the mush and static, you could sometimes just about make out people speaking.
Gerrards Cross was the home of a publisher, Colin Smythe, whom Raudive hoped would publish a book on his findings. Smythe was keen, but he needed to persuade the chairman of the publishing company, Sir Robert Meyer, that this wasn't all a hoax.
So Raudive laid on a series of electronic seances in Gerrards Cross, one of which Sir Robert attended. As luck had it, the late pianist Artur Schnabel was on the line, and spoke - at least to the satisfaction of Lady Mayer, who was also present and had known Schnabel.
The book, called Breakthrough, went ahead, and EVP was on the scene. More technologically up-to-date than spirit slate-writing and less messy than ectoplasm, it dragged the world of spiritualism into the late 20th Century. Nowadays, EVP is a standard tool of ghost hunters worldwide. There are hundreds of internet EVP forums and many serious and well-educated people who see it as proof positive that the dead are trying to talk to us. For example, Anabela Cardoso, a former Portuguese career diplomat who lives in Spain and publishes the Instrumental Transcommunication Journal.
She has a well-equipped recording studio and claims to have replicated the Gerrards Cross findings. In the s and s, EVP became a legitimate, if controversial, arm of paranormal research. They claim to have worked closely with another scientist, Dr. George Jeffries Mueller. The only catch was that Mueller was deceased. She claims to have communicated with thousands of ghosts, as well as with aliens.
Researchers around the world continue to investigate EVP. Their findings are documented on dozens of Web sites, as well as in books. For more information on EVP and other paranormal phenomena, check out the links on the next page. Sign up for our Newsletter! Mobile Newsletter banner close. Mobile Newsletter chat close.
Mobile Newsletter chat dots. Mobile Newsletter chat avatar. Mobile Newsletter chat subscribe. Science Vs. How EVP Works. By: Stephanie Watson. A researcher makes audio recordings at Manteno State Mental Hospital. EVP Recording. EVP Communications EVP is the recording of otherworldly voices onto tapes, reel-to-reels and other types of recording equipment.
Class A voices are very clear and easily understandable. Class B voices are fairly loud and clear and are sometimes audible without headphones. Class C voices are very soft and often indecipherable. How is EVP Recorded? Photo courtesy Amazon. We'll go out to the location and we'll interview the witnesses and find out what is going on -- what they're seeing and hearing.
We'll also take equipment readings to make sure what they're sensing isn't an electromagnetic field or radio waves. We record EVP in two different ways, depending on what type of haunting it seems to be EVP can be a residual type of energy. It can be a clip that happened at one time and replays itself like a movie. Sign In Reset password.
Sign in via your Institution Sign in via your Institution. Buy This Article. Email alerts Article Activity Alert. Latest Issue Alert. View Metrics. LMJ30 Audio Tracklist. The Network. Cited By Web of Science Konstantin Raudive Grey Room April, The unit includes retail, storage, and office areas. I interviewed Ben in an hour-long phone call. When I asked about other witnesses, he indicated that at least two employees, six "mediums," and two church representatives confirmed that something unusual was occurring.
He added that there had been 16 "spirit cleansings. See Appendix for links. Use this link to get back to this page. Author: Barry Markovsky. Date: Spring Document Type: Case study. Length: 4, words.
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