Authentication of New JFK Audio recordings from Air Force One
I have been asked by an anonymous organization to authenticate the air traffic recordings from Air Force One originally recorded on November 22, 1963. The recordings were released to the…
Audio Clarification 101: The Science of What the Ear Perceives
Ever since I began my career as an audio engineer back in the 70?s, noise and sound quality have always been a focus mine as an audio expert. I remember…
Ed Primeau Audio Interview on The People Speak
The shooting of Trayvon Martin took place on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida. Trayvon Martin was an unarmed, 17-year-old African American male who was shot and killed by 28-year-old…
Trayvon Martin Follow Up
The human voice is like a symphony:?a follow up on the 911 calls By Ed Primeau There are always two sides to any litigation. One side believes and defends while…
Emergency Voice Identification
Based on my 28+ years working with the human voice for identification purposes, I have been asked on several occasions to determine a person's identity based on a voice sample…
Are audio forensic procedures reliable?
How reliable are audio forensic procedures in the legal system? A student recently asked me that and asked about some of the ins and outs of a career in audio…
Forensic Investigation: Court Recorded Digital Audio Files
When I am asked to investigate alterations of court recordings, I almost always travel to the courthouse to examine the court's computer recording system. It is not often that I…
Can’t Convict on Less Than 20 Words
Since I began my career as an audio forensic expert 28 years ago, I have been retained on two drug trafficking cases where the US prosecutors office was trying to…
Why is Voice Identification Important?
Today, more than any other time in the history of the United States and the world, we find our court systems full of digital audio files in the form of…
Voice Identification Standards: Practical and Official
As an audio forensic expert who conducts voice identification, I receive calls from people around the world asking about voice identification. The American Board of Recorded Evidence provides voice identification…