Reel to Reel Audio Tape Authentication and Analysis
How do you Authenticate Reel to Reel Audio Tape? One of the activities performed in a forensic audio laboratory is a reel to reel tape authentication and analysis test. This…
Enhanced Dialogue as an Ear-Witness in Court
What is Enhanced Dialogue as an Ear Witness? Enhanced dialogue as an ear witness is one of the most important forms of digital media evidence and the focus of this…
Warren Michigan Mayor Jim Fouts Voice Identification Test Positive
The unknown voice is Mayor Jim Fouts. I performed two forms of voice identification testing (also known as speaker recognition) with a second audio forensic expert employed with Primeau Forensics. We performed both aural spectral voice ID as well as biometric voice identification testing.
1991 Trump Masqueraded-The Voice Is NOT Donald Trump
The biometric software program that we used is a Speech Pro Product titled ?SIS 2?. We formatted each speech sample based on training received from Owen Forensic Services and loaded them into the biometric software. The result was a 98% mismatch meaning the ?unknown? voice recording that surfaced in the Washington Post today is NOT the voice of Donald Trump.
Audio Enhancement: When Do It Yourself Won’t Work
Can an audio recording be enhanced? Forensic audio enhancement is a process of removing unwanted sounds and preserving the wanted sound. Unwanted sounds include static, HVAC fans, hums, and other…
Three Tips to Successful Voice Identification and Speaker Recognition
As an audio forensic expert, one of my day-to-day activities is voice identification and speaker recognition. Primeau Forensics receives calls on a weekly basis from concerned businesses and citizens for…
Three Tips on Testifying from an Audio Forensic Expert’s Perspective
After 34 years as an audio forensic expert testifying in dozens of cases on the local State and Federal court levels, I have gained experience and knowledge about the trial…
Los Angeles Times & Ted Rall: Forensic Video Response
I was hired by the LA Times to perform a forensic audio investigation on a 2001 recording of a jaywalking citation being given to Ted Rall. The LA Times posted…
Forensic Audio Enhancement: Removing a Single Sound
One of the most common audio issues with audio enhancement is noise. Noise and other extraneous unwanted sounds make up the noise floor in a recording. Unwanted sounds interfere with…
Ted Rall and the L.A.P.D: What Really Happened?
On May 11th, 2015, Los Angeles Times Freelance Political Cartoonist Ted Rall published an Op-Ed relating to an incident he allegedly faced with the LAPD back in 2001. Rall claimed…