Technology has so developed that the days of using a cassette tape recorder to capture EVP are long gone and some of the tools that you readily own and use can help you discover for yourself how the paranormal world operates. If you have a home computer then this next tool will become your best friend, infact I rarely use a box for recording and almost all of my sessions are done using the EVP maker 2.5. Please google EVP maker 2.5 on the web and download this free and amazing application. This software ingeniously replaces the box altogether. The box is used to create suitable noises and this gizmo lets you create your own. You can use the EVP maker 2.5 to perform a wide array of tasks but I use it to generate noise for vocals. Once you have downloaded the software please read the manual provided by the inventor that thoroughly covers what it will do and how to use it for best effect.
By using this software you will create your own blend of noise for your recordings, not having to listen to static noise on the radio and have any sort of external interference that would bring doubt to your recordings. The manual tells you to record something of your choice for atleast one minute but you can exceed that limit if you wish. The longer the recording the greater the diversity of sounds to be blended to give them opportunity to create vocals with. There is a limitless supply of noise for you to experiment with. The noise can include human speech like a recording of your own voice talking to a song by your favorite performer. After much experimentation I found that Rap musiv makes a great recording when devoid of background instrumentalization. Rap music is gutteral, well innuncuated and has enough pitch variance to make a great canvas for your creation.
Once you have recorded your choice of noises the EVP maker will act as a large blender, chopping it all up into fine bits which will be played back in random order when you are ready to record. What you will hear when you record is unintelligible babble coming out of your computer speaker and you might even be able to hear the live conversation by your spirits real time as the two weave together. Its all very simple and fast and requires zero investment of money, simply the time and the curiosity to teach yourself how to use this tool and discover if your world is really larger than it appears. My recordings using the EVP maker have been so clear and audible that I have never returned to using the box. There are many advantages to using this software in that you are avoiding drawing things towards yourself by keeping the focus in your area rather than drawing unnecessary attention to yourself by using a box.
The EVP maker 2.5 comes with recommended settings but feel free to experiment so you can learn how changing the settings might impact your recordings. When I first heard of this tool I figured it was more an intertainment factor rather than serious investigative tools for the paranormalist. At this point I cant figure out why people use or need boxes? But perhaps once again what has worked extremely well for me may not end up being your best source, only time and practice will show you how to combine your human energy with a tool to render the best outcome. An interesting point to remember is that spirits will communicate with us in a language that we understand and use as our primary source of speech so you might record a foreign language as your base vocal and prove to yourself and others that there is no possible way that a conversation in japanese when played back in random bits could produce audible vocals in english. Using the EVP maker 2.5 you have complete control over your experiment and subsequent recordings.
My personal experience with this tool has placed me in contact with one individual who has spoken to me on a consistent basis, I have never recorded EVP from more than one person using this method. Even though I have experimented with a variety of blends for my base the end result is always the same person only with a variation on pitch and speed. Where this man came from, how he found me are a story in themselves but I somehow feel that they are always one step ahead of me and somehow aiding and abetting my growth and understanding of the process. I really began to use the EVP maker because I was being hounded and harrassed through the box by a spirit attachment that woud not go away or cooperate and I remembered that frank Sumption the maker of the Franks Box had mentioned in passing that he had successfully used this software so one afternoon in desperation i decided to give it a shot and from the first attempt was amazed with the results. Once again i am not going to waste space just writting ti fill up the page, if you google EVP maker 2.5 and read the enclosed PDF manual provided by the inventor and manufacturer he will carry you step by step through the process and give you a break down of all the steps and reasons behind how this works.