| Electronic Voice Phenomena
This page was last updated:
4/13/2007
What does EVP stand for?
EVP Stands for Electronic Voice Phenomena
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What is it?
A form of communication used by departed Spirits
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How to you capture them?
Using of sound recording devices. Analog recorders
have worked well for me in the past.
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What equipment do you use?
A hand held micro cassette Recorder, a
dynamic mic, a patch cable and a sound editing program called Goldwave (Free
from www.download.com)
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West Virginia Penitentiary Trip,
September 2,2006
EVPs from Shannon Simpson, SC Regional Director
"Dave"- captured on our way to the Sugar Shack
"Hey"- captured outside the original entrance to the
prison.
"Laughing?"- captured inside the original entrance.
"Love"- captured in the Sugar Shack.
"Sugar Shack"-captured right outside the back of the
administration building.
"Why"-captured in the cafeteria.
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French Lick/West Baden,
March, 2007
EVPs from Shannon Simpson, SC Regional Director
AllMyLifeIGetUp-FrenchLick.wav
HereWeGo-FrenchLick.wav
HitIt-FrenchLick.wav
HopsShort-FrenchLick.wav
IToldYouToWait-FrenchLick.wav
LongWalk-FrenchLick.wav
MonkeyChoking-FrenchLick.wav
ShutupItsMyMommy-WB.wav
Sorry-FrenchLick.wav
Stop-(Allmylifebackwards)-FrenchLick.wav
Yah-FrenchLick(7thfloor).wav
Yuck-FrenchLick.wav
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20050903-feelme.mp3 September
2005, private home investigation in Irvington, IN: This clip was taken in
the bedroom at 11:40pm after an EVP session. It was recorded with a Sony
DV camera, which was focussed on the Trifield Natural EM meter during the
whole recording. "Can't you feel me?" can be heard towards the end of
this clip after several of us leave the room, leaving only two behind.
Immediately afterward, one of those remaining remarks, "It just happened
as they walked out of the room." Winner, "Best EVP 2005, Indianapolis" at
IGT Banquet.
Captured by Chris Garrison, Indy Chapter. |
16Hannah-Find-Me.mp3
I am a member of the Indianapolis Chapter
of the Indiana Ghost Trackers and around early October of 2004, I was at
Hannah House in Indianapolis, Indiana doing a tour. At one point during
the night, we were in the basement, I was listening to two people
talking about
EVP they got in the basement six months before I was there and I
was standing approximately where they were when they got their
EVP, which was just a few feet in front of the fruit jars.
When I played back my recordings from
that night, I discovered that I got the same
EVP in approximately the same area. The voice is saying, "Find
Me", it's very low, quiet, and whispery, but if you listen carefully you
should be able to hear it, you need to be listening for it to hear it
though.
Amy Garrison
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OSR, Mansfield Ohio, exclusive IGT
investigation, 8/2005: obtained in the Chapel; entitled 'the
bathroom'. Captured by Mary Ellen Hammack, Indianapolis Chapter.
The Bathroom |
OSR, Mansfield Ohio, exclusive IGT
investigation, 8/2005: obtained in the Chapel and was audible by those
present as well as afterward; entitled 'growl' and can be heard as a low
'growl' in the background. Captured by Mary Ellen Hammack, Indianapolis
Chapter.
Growl |
OSR, Mansfield Ohio; exclusive IGT investigation, 8/2005: obtained in
the Chapel; entitled 'criminal'. Captured by Mary Ellen Hammack,
Indianapolis Chapter
Criminal |
OSR, Mansfield Ohio, exclusive IGT investigation, 8/2005: obtained in
the Chapel; entitled 'go get help'. Captured by Mary Ellen Hammack,
Indianapolis Chapter.
Go
Get Help |
OSR, Mansfield Ohio; exclusive IGT investigation, 8/2005: obtained in
the Hole; 'flash' (echoing my speaking 'flash'). Captured by Mary Ellen
Hammack, Indianapolis Chapter
Flash |
OSR, Mansfield Ohio; exclusive IGT investigation, 8/2005: obtained in the
Hole; entitled 'heartbeat' (echoing my speaking 'heartbeat'). Captured by
Mary Ellen Hammack, Indianapolis Chapter
Heartbeat |
OSR, Mansfield Ohio; exclusive IGT investigation, 8/2005: obtained in
the Warden's Quarters; entitled 'to see the warden'. Captured by Mary
Ellen Hammack, Indianapolis Chapter
To see the Warden |
OSR, Mansfield Ohio; exclusive IGT investigation, 8/2005: obtained in
the Warden's Quarters; entitled 'turn on'. Captured by Mary Ellen
Hammack, Indianapolis Chapter
Turn On |
Here is an EVP that I got 2 years ago in a cemetery..
Real live person says" Can you tell us your name?"
Response "It's Charlie Brooks"
We were able to verify that there was a
Charles Brooks buried in the cemetery 2 days after the hunt and his
grave was located on the opposite side of the cemetery from where we
conducted the EVP session. Submitted by: Kris Baker
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This EVP was in Elmwood Cemetery in KY. I was drawn to 4 Angel
statues. A mother and her 3 children. The mother's name was Lizzy.
There were 3 of us recording and only my recorder picked this up.
You then hear the whistle that only my recorder picked up..
I have been trying to figure out the tune for over a year now so if you
know it PLEASE let me know!! Submitted by: Kris Baker
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This one
cartersburgevp- I ask can you show me a sign of your presence , then
at the very end I amplified it, you can hear a man's whisper say IM
NOT!!!!!!!!!!!.. (RIGHT AFTER GAUSSMETER CLICK)..
These EVP were captured below the human
hearing range , on the hertz levels... Contributed by Shaun Burris
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This one
carersburgevpp= The homeowner and I were walking on the catwalk above
the front room where the apparition of a little girl in a blue dress is
scene from time to time, I ask the homeowner if I can go into his little
daughters room to record evp and he says yeah she sleeps like a rock,
after that is where the evp is it says either YES!!!!!! or there's two
voices one says yes the other GET OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it sounds like there
is two different voices both in whispers...... |
My daughter, Caitlin, recorded this in a
haunted corn field north of Indianapolis. Keri and I were discussing a
cold spot, but I couldn't feel it. She says to me 'Sometimes you have to
go away..........' and right before she says that, a voice says very
distinctly 'Go Away!'. This is the clearest
EVP I have ever heard and was played repeatedly when Fox 59 news did a
story on our chapter. Enjoy!
Submitted by: Lorri Sankowsky Indianapolis Chapter of the IGT |
I was chatting away in my kitchen while taping for EVP (since I was JUST getting
into ghosthunting and with all the activity going on in my house at the
time). After taping the long segment, I listened to the tape and heard
nothing. I listened again, nothing. Then all of a sudden during the
third attempt, this just stood out, I laugh at how I hadn't detected it
beforehand! So I sent the clip to a former IGT'ian who pulled the
background forward and drowned-out the foreground talking. Lo & behold, I
had captured a child singing.
(Note: my children were experiencing interaction with a child spirit at
that time .... and NO, this was NOT one of my children, I'm 100% certain
of that)! Submitted by Mary Ellen, Indianapolis Chapter |
I traveled up to Michigan to place flowers on
my father's grave to recognize the 30th-anniversary of his passing this
past June. While there, I spent over an hour laboring in the INTENSE
100-degree heat cleaning up his NEGLECTED flat headstone (long story...)
and let my new dig recorder record the entire time. Here's the only
'good' EVP I captured there. What I feel most significant about this EVP
(not that getting something like this at my Dad's grave isn't already
significant enough....), I see a trend.......when you listen to this clip
you'll hear the word 'Butterfly'
whispered RIGHT before I speak the word
Butterfly
aloud! My thoughts are.... is this sort of EVP a thought???? Just food
for thought! Submitted by Mary Ellen, Indianapolis Chapter |
These EVP were obtained during my latest IGT Tour of Duty
and on my new digital voice recorder as well!
I don't want the exact location disclosed (all I can say at
this time is.... they were obtained in less than 2-minutes of taping
while touring the upstairs of an infamously haunted B&B which is not
in Indiana)!
So here ya go, they're attached so do with them what you deem fit!
Submitted by Mary Ellen,
Indianapolis
Chapter
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Here are some evp's that we have recorded recently. The girl saying "hi"
three times (not very clear on goldwave), "don't disturb us", and "go away" were
all recorded in a graveyard.
At another place we were taking pictures and were scared of a picture that
we took which turned out to be a bush. Seems as though "someone" thought this
was funny and laughed at us. After that we thought it was time to leave and the
voice seemed to say "there you go". You be the judge. Thanks, Kathy and Jack
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These are 2 different EVP's taken from my
video camera at an Almshouse (poor farm) on 2 separate occasions.
The first is a little girl "Mommy"
which is very clear.
The second is bit more bizarre. I thought I had turned the video
camera off because it was running out of tape. I went down to the first
floor by myself for maybe a few minutes and heard this at the end of the
tape. The last few minutes of the tape are black As I had the lens cap
on. There is speaking, some type of flapping noise?, footsteps,
tapping and what I believe may be residual gunshot. You be the
judge..... Let me know what you think.
Brenda Smith Terre Haute Chapter.
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This is an
evp, that says either Nancy, or can't see what do you think? I was at
a house of some IGT members .. wanted to share this one..
This is an evp, that says
die clearly.. I was at a house of some igt
members .. wanted to share this one.. a member lady says yea something on
for the summer (taps) and he says die |
These evps were obtained at a Terre
Haute IGT hunt in Greencastle last summer.
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In the first one, a man's voice
says "Can you hear me?" Elaina
Haverstick-Mundt, IGT Bloomington, repeats it. At the time, we were
trying out Terre Haute's new bionic ear!! |
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In the second one, you hear me
say," They got a drop down to 30 here." A
man's voice repeats it and says shhhh..... |
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In the third one, we were on a
college campus. Shaun was running the electrostatic generator. At the
end, listen close and you will here a voice say "Shaun."
This hunt was fantastic!!
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Submitted by: Shannon Simpson, Director Bloomington Chapter of IGT |
I
am Nancy, I am sending you an evp of our Bloomington hunt, April 23rd at
public business we were on the 3rd floor and Rick said he was going to
walk around and the mans voice said
yesss.. plain as day... thought I would share this with all. |
These are two more evps I captured
at French Lick in 10/04. Sounds like we dropped in on a party!!
The first one says "Getting excited!!
Hot!!" and the second one says "Hey guy!!
Back on five!! Are you here to go watching?"
Submitted by: Shannon Simpson, Director Bloomington Chapter of IGT |
This one is from the Old Valpo Jail Museum.
Myself and Ron Creveston were at the entrance to the catacombs doing EVP
and Ron asked "Can you tell us how
you died?". The spirit replied "Vietnam". This was from a 2002 hunt
there and it got EVP of the year at the Awards that year. Submitted by Eric
Bevell from NWI Chapter |
Here are some evps I got at Mansfield Reformatory in 08/04 Submitted by: Shannon Simpson, Director Bloomington Chapter of IGT
Space •
Oh • Hey |
Here are some evps I captured at French
Lick Resort in 10/04 with the Bloomington Chapter. Submitted by: Shannon Simpson, Director Bloomington Chapter of IGT
Help me •
Hey hey • I found
it • Yes |
Dave asks "Did
you like to take showers or baths in this room?" and the spirit
replies "Showers in the room." It was taken in an old shower room in a big
building a little bigger than the Porter County Home. Submitted by Eric
Bevell from NWI Chapter |
This is one I got at Sarah Rogers
property last night at the Dean Wilson Memorial site.
Submitted by: Rich Herr from the Lafayette chapter. |
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Mary
Same as the Mary file cleaned with Audacity
Submitted by: Sarah Rogers State Secretary |
Emma
William
Same as William file cleaned with Audacity
Submitted by: Sarah Rogers State Secretary |
Oak Ridge
Cemetery in Lansing, Illinois on 12-04-04. I was picking up alot of
activity on an EMF reader and got out my recorder. I ask "Is anyone
here?" than what sounds like a woman's voice to me is heard. People
have heard two different things. Some people hear it repeat me, but the
majority hear "Can anyone see you," and than some laughing. Also a few
people have heard after the laughing, "I'll Kill You." It is better
heard when opened with an editing program rather than a program such as
winamp. This was captured at a woman's grave where the EMF reader was
going crazy.
Sarah , NWI Division 1
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Shannon6.mp3-Definitely an evp, but we could never really figure out
exactly what is said. Submitted by: Shannon Simpson, Director
Bloomington Chapter of IGT |
Mary
Ellen buy a rose (McD cleaned this evp up for me, and got this when he
played it backwards) Submitted by: Shannon Simpson, Director
Bloomington Chapter of IGT |
Mary
Ellen buy a rose (slowed down) This was my first evp. Post it if you
would like. I won best evp for Indy Chapter in 2003 for this. Submitted
by: Shannon Simpson, Director Bloomington Chapter of IGT |
Here is an EVP that I got during an
Indy committee meeting at a Denney's restaurant in Indy in Spring 2003.
So lonely...Lonely all the time.. Somebody
wants our money-It's a male Submitted by: Shannon Simpson, Director
Bloomington Chapter of IGT |
Porter County home January 2005. The
first one is right after James says
Does anyone else hear music.
James is trying to figure out what the humming noise is, then you hear all
kinds of background noise that is not there, then at the end when he says
its like a small pin hole you hear GO AWAY
and cant make it out if its help or now
April Raymond, IGT South Bend Chapter,
Treasurer |
Oh My
Gosh is from White Lick Creek Bridge in Danville Indiana. Will and Doug
from Ghostly Talk Radio along with Shaun Burris and I were roaming around the
bridge. I was making a comment about how fast the car took off once they saw
us and you can hear a voice say "Oh my gosh!". Submitted by: Misty Weeks
Toothache, was
recorded in my home. I was in my daughter's room trying to figure out what it
is... or who it is... that was in the room. At the end of the session I ask if
there's anything else they would like to say. I get two responses... different
voices, if you ask me... one that says 'toothache".. and a few seconds later
is sounds like "would you think?" Submitted by: Misty Weeks |
EVP from Milano Inn hunt
From Heather |
Patton Cemetery, LaPorte
Marcia Sills, a psychic member of the group, does some EVP at the graves of
victims of Belle Gunness.
1. Unknown(76K)
Sounds like "She trying to find me" Thanks Christine Maddox !
2. "Something
is bad here"?(42K)
Sounds like a Childs voice. There was no one talking and no children with us.
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Investigator asks, "Where you white or were you black?" Spirit answers.... Answer (92k)
Contributed by Shaun Burris
From the Sallie House
(23k)
Contributed by Shaun Burris
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The Haunted Barn
You can see many pictures of it on the pictures pages, and I will be adding
many more. Some psychics claim some of the spirits here are Native American. We
asked a special person to come out one night and assist us in taking EVP. This
person was able to speak a few phrases in Potawatomi (Nishnabe') and ask the
spirits there some questions for us. This was our first attempt with some
interesting results.
1. Opening
Statements(154K)
I noticed here what sounds like the spirit saying the name of the person asking
the questions and "... will you..."
2. Spirit
Speaks Potawatomi (109K)
The woman asks "What brought you here?" in Potawatomi (Nishnabe') and in
English. The exact word replied is Sukmukwe’ (Mother Earth). It certainly proves
the psychics were on target when they said there was a Native American presence
here. This was our very first EVP that was in a non-English language.
3.Unknown
(40K)
Not sure what the whispered word is.
4. Unknown
(225K)
Notice towards the end of this recording when Luan comments "...Red Orb" The
word just before she said "...red orb" is not her voice.
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These evps were
captured at the Fulton Co. Museum and the James Polke house with IGT
Kokomo. Submitted by: Pat Shuck
The evp called
"stay out" was captured when the museum was empty
except for the digital recorder and a video camera. The sound did not show
up on the video, even though they were within five feet of each other.
Anyway, two people were just coming inside the museum door when this was
captured.
The
second one called "Dammit they left", was
captured when we were all leaving the museum and just after I said that I would
come back in a few minutes to get the recorder. This has been questioned
as to what it actually says, so far I have heard people say they hear; "Dammit
they left", Timothy Clout", and "Beyond the closet". I am not sure so let
me know what you think.
The third
one called "house whisper", was captured
inside the Polke house. We were upstairs in the little bedroom with the
crib. Myself and Joel were setting up video recorders and I had already
started the digital recorder. You will hear a whisper, which I can't
understand other than the end says "in here", then someone Joel and I start to
talk to each other.
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Gypsies Cemetery
1. Dawn: "Did you have a lot of Children"(140K)Spirit voice : "No"
This was a tough night getting EVP. We spent about 30 minutes of tape to get
this one, taken by Dawn. Nothing else seemed to get a response until she asked
this question.
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Small Indianapolis area Cemetery
1.Caroline: "...anything else to say to us"(232K)Spirit Voice: " NO"
Member Caroline asks questions while recording. Just as she is getting ready to
close she asks if the spirit has anything else to say to us. The Answer seems to
be NO. You can hear my voice on the tape say flash twice. I was the only one to
talk but all I said was "Flash".
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Murray House, Porter County
1. "Welcome to
my house, come into my garden"(177K)
The Murray house is an OLD private residence. It was once a grand mansion of its
day, owned by a Mr. Murray. He had 2 wives during his lifetime at the home. One
died at a young age. They were all buried on the property. The house has since
fallen into bad disrepair. It was assumed the Murray's wouldn't be happy about
this since they loved the house. The Murray's owned a large dairy farm which,
back in the 20's and 30's, supplied much of the local area with its milk. They
used to host many parties at their home welcoming esteemed local guests and
visitors. The 2nd Mrs. Murray had a HUGE rose garden, and she was extremely
proud of it. She would often welcome the guests to the home and ask them
to come see her garden! When we first captured this recording we didn't
know that. When I got it I questioned the caretaker of the property and gave him
a copy of the tape. He later got back to me after checking with his sources and
told us about the 2nd Mrs. Murray and the Garden. Thanks ED !
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Kouts Cemeteries, Oct. 6th
At one of the Kouts Cemeteries we decided to try EVP for a few minutes. Chris
Fierek and I stopped away from the group under a huge pine tree and pulled out
the recorder. Just as I pushed the start button a neighbors dog started barking.
Now we had been in the cemetery for maybe 20 minutes before this took place. So
as I began the recording I opened with a joke " Is there anyone here ... besides
the dog..." Chris and I both laughed and I explained " Sometimes a humorous
comment will trigger a response." I continued by asked a few normal questions
while Chris stood by and watched. What you hear is only moments after I made my
joke. This voice is what I believe to be a ghost making his own joke....
Me: "What is
your name?"(327K)
IT: " Chia Pet".
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Valparaiso Museum/Old Jail
ME: " Please
tell us your name, who you are, why you're here..."(142k)
Spirit: "
Everett Daniels, USA Army"
This EVP was taken upstairs outside the old Solitary Confinement Cells. I was
next to some old army uniforms and other military artifacts. The voice answers"
Everett Daniels, USA Army". A search revealed there was an Everett Daniels who
lived in Porter County and died a number of years ago. He would have been the
right age for WWI. Some of his things were donated to the museum....
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Evansville IGT, "Make Gone!"
Ghost
Voice: " Make gone!" Ginger Rakestraw says: "I'm outta here !"
This EVP was taken at an abadoned old farm house in the Evansville area. It's a
well known haunted spot to the locals. Ginger Walks through the property with
the other IGT members on investigation. She feels something, not very friendly,
approaching from behind her. Next she is slapped on the back of the neck! This
seems to have happened the same time as the recording "Make Gone!" and her reply
"I'm outta here!"
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Valparaiso Museum/Old Jail, investigation
Dec 7th, 2002
These EVP was taken upstairs in a solitary confinement cell. Leading up to
it we got a reading on the EMF meter, spiking and indicating an increase in the
EM fields first, a negative presence was felt here, mostly sadness. While
reviewing the tape, we sat in the very Dark cold room and recorded our notes for
the investigation, writing down anything we found on the tape as well. As we
listened intently, as we usually hear them as faint whispers, we were all
shocked as this LOUD voice came across. Just as we imagined the recording was
over we heard the growling voice, a couple of the ladies (Lisa and Val) screamed
as I tossed the recorder on the nearby table.
- ME:
Why are you in here? Spirit Voice 1: My life's ended (219k)
- Spirit
Voice 1: "Ended… Ended… My Life has ended" (127k)
- ME: "We want
to wish you a Merry Christmas and hope you'll wish us one too. Thank-you" Spirit
1: " Thank You" Spirit 2: "SHUT THE HELL UP! (214k)
This series is taken at the entrance to the catacombs, a section of the Old
jail that is now half filled in by Debris but once was a main part of the jail
and the drunk tank. Before the voice is heard we got a reading on the EMF meter,
spiking and indicating a Shift in the EM fields. Note this was all after Eric
and Chris were hear first stirring up the spirits.
- Me: "take a
few more pictures over this way" Spirit: "What the F…" (116k)
- 2.Me: "Can
you give us your name?" Spirit : "No! Hell no …."
- ME: "Thank
you" Spirit" SHUT THAT DAMN THING OFF"
2nd attempt at catacombs, Lisa Deyoung asks Questions
Spirit: "
She’s Cute" Lisa: "Please tell us your name"
Taken in upstairs cell area.
ME: Did
you go to Church? Spirit Voice: ???? (Can’t make out)
Taken Upstairs at Sheriffs home/Museum. Doll & Toy room
Me:
"Please tell us your favorite toy?" Spirit Girl: "te he!"
Me: Do
you like Christmastime? Spirit : yes
Taken in Sewing room upstairs in Sheriffs Home:
EMF meter spiked just before EVP was taken
1. Me:
"Can you tell us what city you grew up in?" Spirit " (?) I make my parents
proud"
2. Me:
"Thank-you" Spirit: "Gimmie that!"
Downstairs Picture Room
Me: Are
you upset with us being here? Spirit: (Not sure what it says here, maybe "Ron")
Ron got some good EVP last time he was here
Taken downstairs in Workshop
Right after I got a EMF meter Spike:
Me:
"take some pictures over this way. I suddenly got a reading" Spirit: "(Not
sure)"
Forward
Reverse(Sounds like Jello?)
EVPs from Rich Herr, of the Lafayette chapter. These come from an undisclosed location in Lafayette.
Whisper
Whisper (slowed)
Whisper (with reverb)
Whisper (processed by Audacity)
"I'm here"
"I'm here" (full clip)
"I'm here" (slowed)
Puppy
Puppy (short)
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