First I will say the the Ovilus states right in the Instructions it is for
entertainment purposes only. I won't say anything about a franks box, as most
of the people using them aren't using them correctly. I have yet to hear
anything that i would say is paranormal on the testing I have seen. Next there
is the puck, I haven't tested this yet but it looks promising. Serious
Investigators will appreciate the features of the Paranormal Puck Tie your
investigation together in one place with all the data time stamped logged and
ready for review. Also experiment with real time evp using the ECM
communications modes. Watch the energy in the environment as it changes real
time! The Puck turns your pc into a paranormal power house. I personnally
recommend the Olympus DS30 and DS40, they are stereo and allow headphone
listening while your doing your evp work.$110- $140 range with some going for
$70.00 on ebay. One of the newest and my next purchase will be a Samson Zoom
H2, these are awesome recorders and record in quad. They come with a stand so
you can set it in the center of a room and cover all directions at once. They
come with 512 meg card but will take a 16 gig card. This is great if you have a
few investigations back to back and don't have time to review your evidence.
These are a bit more expensive in the $170. to $200.00 range. Zoom also has an
H4 model at $299.00 The H2 and the H4 allow headphone use while using. The
H2&H4 allows direct recording to your computer. The H2 and H4 records at cd
quality.I will give a better review after I pick up one and use it on a few
investigations. The H2's allow you to change frequencies so you are able to
pick up things other recorders don't. There is no mistaking an EVP with this
device. Oh I also like the built in effects for other purposes as well.
Excellent for podcasts and a live mic too...and has built in equalizers. Zoom
is a very excellent quality product in the music industry. Now I will point out
how much better it is to set your recorder down while doing EVP work, this
eliminates all the noise you make with your hand. I prefer to sit also as this
eliminates noise from you and pant legs, shoes shuffling that can be mistaken
for an EVP.Try and always back up your evp work with video, this gives you a
reference if you do find something. By going to the video you can make sure it
wasn't a person causing the noise. Now for software, Audacity is a free
software for listening to evp's. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ I prefer
adobe audition or the older cool edit pro. You can download a 30 trial of adobe
at http://www.adobe.com/products/audition/
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