The Importance of EVP's

A lot of people have asked my opinion on what makes EVP's so important for an investigation. So, I thought I'd take the time to write a little article about why they are so important for, not only investigations, but for evidence review also.

First off, for those who don't know, EVP's are spirit voices that can be captured on any type of recording device that has audio. Such as digital voice recorders, analog recorders, and even camcorders. Most of the time the EVP's that are captured on recording devices are not heard with your own ears.

Having EVP sessions during investigations is very important. A lot of the time newer investigators in the field only rely on their camcorders, and basic equipment, such as EMF Detectors. However, having another type of recording device, such as a digital recorder, is very important for an investigation. Let me give you all a few examples of why EVP's are important...

Lets say that you're at a location that's rumored to be haunted, and you are taking photos. You capture an orb, or orbs on a few photos. If you had a recorder going, and you captured an EVP at the exact moment, or close to the moment you captured those orbs, you can some what confirm that those orbs are genuine. You have actual hard evidence to back them up. Which, in this field, is always a good thing, because orbs are such a touchy topic in the field. Same situation goes with a video. If you capture an orb on video, and you capture an EVP at almost the exact moment that orb was captured on film, there's another confirmation that you may have a genuine orb.

A lot of investigators also like to use tools to help capture EVP's, such as the Ovilus, or Ghost Box (aka Spirit Box, Franks Box). Again, both of these tools are speculation in the field, but a lot of investigators and teams find both useful to have during an investigation. But, if you're able to capture an EVP on a recording device that backs up answers your getting on either piece of equipment, then it'll confirm that what came across on the Ovilus or the Ghost Box might just be a spirit trying to communicate with you.

I always tell new investigators that the first piece of equipment that they should get is a digital voice recorder. That's exactly how important EVP's are to an investigation.