I am currently working on a FEEDBACK LOOP using my Mac Notebook, a Mirror, and the notebooks built in camera. If all goes well, I'll be able to catch images and sounds using the laptop! If others have had success with this method please chime in. I've never heard of anyone trying this before.
I may need to introduce some form of Carrier Wave.
I'm assuming that your laptop has an iSight camera, yes?
There's a standard Mac application called iMovie -- at least, it came pre-installed on my MacBook Pro. Don't know if you have that on your laptop, but it is pretty basic Mac software (I believe it's part of the iLife suite, which is probably worth purchasing if you don't have it already).
Anyway, if you do, there's a little icon along the bottom of the screen that looks like the profile of a stylized movie camera. Click on that and you get a pop-up menu. Select "Built-in iSight". The picture area of the screen will go "live" and a button will appear that says "Record with iSight". Click on that. It will record the clip. Click on the "Record with iSight" button again to stop it. I recommend you do this with the mic turned all the way up -- although for your purposes, I would recommend buying a mic that you can plug into the laptop, since the built in mic does not have the best gain in the world and is probably insufficient for your needs.
You shouldn't need a feedback loop or a carrier wave. The Mac does this all on its own and is so frequently used for this type of project that it is standard software.
However, that's just a recording method and has absolutely nothing to do with the testability of a paranormal event. Also, your claim involves AUDIO PHENOMENA, so unless this is MORE TESTABLE than your AUDIO CLAIM, I would suggest that you are getting side-tracked (again). Unless, of course, you're also focused on the laptop's
audio recording capabilities.
I ask again:
What are the "paranormal entities" capable of doing, beside simply answering questions? Are they:
a) capable of seeing into opaque containers into which normal human beings cannot see?
b) capable of going into sound- and vibration-proofed containers?
c) able to effect completely implausible changes to recording media (CDs, tapes, etc.,) that are not present within a recording device (i.e., still in their wrappers), where "implausible" means, for example, making an identifiable voice speaking identifiable English words appear on the media?
d) capable of otherwise affecting objects physically, such as moving or lifting objects?*
e) capable of causing a clearly defined and marked change in the temperature of a container of liquid, such as water?*
In short, are they capable of doing anything else beyond simply providing audible responses to questions? Please provide a list of the things that the "entities" can do.
If you are not sure, please go ask them, then let us know. This is critical for the design of the protocol.
*If they are capable of doing either of these last two things, it would change your claim. But it should also be relatively easy to test.
The important thing, though, is that you have to know what they can and are willing to do in order to even start thinking about a protocol.
Also, once again, if you would be so kind as to answer my question as to whether you're actually trying to set up JREF and the Forum for an "expose" (with the slanty-thing over the e) rather than actually trying to pursue the MDC, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
