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Recording EVPs in total silence vs. using a background noise source
#1 · September 25, 2026, 5:05 PM
When setting up audio recorders for an EVP session, investigators tend to split into two camps. Some swear by absolute silence, shutting off every breaker and sitting perfectly still in the dark to ensure any voice anomaly isn't contaminated by outside sound.
Others deliberately run an external sound source—like a fan, running water, or a low radio hum—believing that spirits need raw sound frequencies in the air to manipulate and form words. When you review your own audio sessions, do you capture clearer responses in dead silence, or do you find that background noise actually helps?