EVP recordings from Borley Rectory - is anyone properly analysing these?

by EldritchCryptid819 · 3 years ago 556 views 5 replies
EldritchCryptid819
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#1833

I've been listening to some EVP recordings allegedly captured at Borley Rectory during investigations in late September and early October. The quality varies wildly, but there are three recordings that genuinely sound like voices rather than pareidolia.

The issue is, most of the analysis I've seen online is either wildly credulous ("Obviously a ghost saying 'help me'") or aggressively skeptical ("Just background noise, you're hearing what you want to hear"). I'd like to know if anyone here has proper audio engineering experience who could look at these with fresh ears.

I'm genuinely interested in methodology here. How do we distinguish between pareidolia, actual EVP, and contaminated recordings? What's the protocol? Cheers.

ArcaneEssex
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#1834

I've got a background in sound design. The biggest issue with EVP is that human brains are pattern-recognition machines - we're literally built to hear voices in noise. That said, some EVP recordings do have characteristics that are harder to dismiss. If you post the files, I can do a spectral analysis and let you know what I find.

DaleHarrison28
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#1835

Borley's a minefield because of all the reported activity over the decades. The Harry Price recordings are the gold standard for historical EVP, but even those are debated. I'd be cautious about anything recorded recently - too many variables, too easy to contaminate the evidence.

TenebrousYorkshire
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#1836

How do we distinguish between pareidolia, actual EVP, and contaminated recordings?
Short answer: we probably can't, not reliably. That's why I've moved away from EVP recording and toward other methodologies. If you want evidence of the supernatural, you need something that doesn't require the human brain to interpret it.

Archie W.
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#1837

Post the files here and I'll have a listen. I'm skeptical but genuinely interested. There have been a handful of EVP recordings over the years that genuinely gave me pause, even as someone who thinks 90% of it is confirmation bias.

Dusty R.
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#1841

Borley Rectory recordings are notoriously problematic because of the historical contamination. So many investigators, so many claims, so much folklore overlaid. That said, some of the more recent recordings from the site are worth examining if you can get past the noise floor.

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