Is It Still Elvis Presley? Cast Your Vote
Last Monday I did another radio interview for Elvis Express Radio. Joe from the network called me about 10 am EST and asked how I knew this song had Elvis…
New Elvis Song Discovered
Nearly thirty-four years after The King's death, a new song has been discovered and confirmed forensically to be the king himself, Elvis Presley. Ed Primeau was contacted by Mike Chesney…
Five Tips on Voice Identification
Try your hardest to create your exemplar using the same equipment that made the original recording. Phone = Phone. CI Digital = Digital Olympus. When creating your exemplar, have a…
Appeal Cases on the Rise
I have noticed lately that many Americans are being convicted of crimes that they are innocent of. In the United States of America, instead of what is written in our…
It’s Not About the Money
I am one of those rare people who can say I love what I do for a living. As an audio forensic expert, I have all types of different opportunities…
A Three Part Process for Audio Restoration
In the following blog post, I will help you understand a basic three part process for audio restoration. In the embedded video, I exhibit an audio file that was lifted…
Audio Editing can Harm your Evidence
When I first began my career as an audio engineer, we used analogue recording tape in the form of reel-to-reel, cassette and eight tracks. The tape for reel- to- reel…
The Voice Identification Lineup
Recently I was asked to listen to 23 phone intercept recordings and determine if any of the voices in these conversations were repetitive. As an audio forensic expert, when I…
Creating an Audio Exemplar for Voice Identification
An audio exemplar is an audio recording that is created by the audio forensic expert and will be used as a comparison to the evidence for the purpose of identification.…
Original Digital Media Evidence is Mandatory
Digital audio is recorded and stored in electronic equipment. If the audio is needed in court, the original device that created the recording must be identified and kept in a…