I commend you for trying to find the truth for yourself. I would ignore the responses from those that without having tried to get answers themselves make sweeping statements and conclusions. That is useless. I WAS a pretty much a complete skeptic about most of the reports and still am for the most part. You HAVE TO BE in order to find anything worthwhile. There are many normal things that on the surface appear not to be. This is especially when you get a little fear going. But keep an open mind, do your investigating and eliminate as much as possible the explainable stuff. You may not find anything on your first attempt but if you are serious about it, take multiple samples (several tries at a given site).
I am lucky enough to have direct access to a 'reliable' site that frequently provides audio that will convince even the most skeptical. I've eliminated the mice, bugs, birds and people stuff and what's left would blow you away.
I can say from my experience that the device that provides most frequent success is a sound recorder. If you get a lot of activity on it then using other devices can help sort things out further.
Notice I don't use the word 'ghost'. I can say for sure I don't know what it is. Therefore why would I conclude it's a ghost? But what I have recorded (50+ tapes) would make most people say ghost for sure.
One interesting thing is, at least at the location I'm using, if I make changes to the equipment or rearrange things, it almost always quiets down for a few days. So just running in there and trying to capture something usually fails. Overall I've been monitoring this site for almost three years now. So if you are able to, try placing the recording equipment in the same place over several days. It might make all the difference. Of course you have to contend with the possibility of tampering.
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I commend you for trying to find the truth for yourself. I would ignore the responses from those that without having tried to get answers themselves make sweeping statements and conclusions. That is useless. I WAS a pretty much a complete skeptic about most of the reports and still am for the most part. You HAVE TO BE in order to find anything worthwhile. There are many normal things that on the surface appear not to be. This is especially when you get a little fear going. But keep an open mind, do your investigating and eliminate as much as possible the explainable stuff. You may not find anything on your first attempt but if you are serious about it, take multiple samples (several tries at a given site). I am lucky enough to have direct access to a 'reliable' site that frequently provides audio that will convince even the most skeptical. I've eliminated the mice, bugs, birds and people stuff and what's left would blow you away. I can say from my experience that the device that provides most frequent success is a sound recorder. If you get a lot of activity on it then using other devices can help sort things out further. Notice I don't use the word 'ghost'. I can say for sure I don't know what it is. Therefore why would I conclude it's a ghost? But what I have recorded (50+ tapes) would make most people say ghost for sure. One interesting thing is, at least at the location I'm using, if I make changes to the equipment or rearrange things, it almost always quiets down for a few days. So just running in there and trying to capture something usually fails. Overall I've been monitoring this site for almost three years now. So if you are able to, try placing the recording equipment in the same place over several days. It might make all the difference. Of course you have to contend with the possibility of tampering.