Are there airports, train tracks or highways nearby?
• Keeping in mind the last sentence above, any noise heard in the area, while conducting an EVP session, should be noted by the one who is asking the questions. Noises made by plains passing overhead, a train blowing its whistle, or even a heavy truck rumbling down the street should all be noted on the recording. If you can hear it…chances are the recorder did as well. If, for some reason, you don’t get to review the tape for a few days or even a week or two later…you may not remember that this vehicle went by. This is a common problem when people leave the recorders alone at a site. We used to be guilty of this, until we really thought about it. Whether near a small town, a big city or even out in the country…there are noises all around. Animals, vehicles, other people, wind…all of these simple noises cannot be accounted for if there is no one is there to monitor the area. There really is no telling what you could get on the recorder. • When the recordings were made, were the
