The atmosphere thing lines up with something I read about the Moberly-Jourdain case years ago - there's a phrase one of them used, something like the air becoming "heavy and unreal."...
Noticed this too and couldn't work out if I was imagining it. Recorded a session out near Chatsworth last October, full moon, clear night, and got the best EVP I've ever captured - proper distinct...
Yeah this happens on pretty much every session I do worth mentioning. The static burst is almost like a carrier wave or something, the signal getting tuned in before the voice can push through.
Wasn't there myself but a mate of mine went last year and said the same sort of thing - that heavy feeling in the chest when you get to the 5th floor, like the air changes.
Have you tried the Frank's Box approach? Modified AM/FM radio with white noise sweeping, combined with recording? Some people swear by it, others say it's pure confirmation bias.
Did you try recording it on your phone? If not, I'd suggest next time you see something unusual, get footage immediately. The number of these reports with zero video evidence is staggering.
I've been working with EVP recording for about three years now, mostly doing sessions in my basement with a digital recorder and some basic audio gear (£80 Zoom H1 from Amazon, nothing fancy).
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