Last Updated 16 November 2005

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What sound editing program do you use, where can I get it, and how much does it cost?

A. I now use the open source software Audacity. You can get it at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ for free. (16 November 2005)

Q. When will you be adding new songs to your backmasking page?

A. I added a clip from "The Hotel California" to my backmasking page on July 21st, 2005. I don't know when the next addition will be. (July 2005)

Q. Did you doctor or edit the Stairway to Heaven and other sound files in any way?

A. The only editing I did to the files was reversing them. What you hear is exactly what the songs sound like backwards. (July 2005)

Q. Will you send me the reverse songs?

A. I usually don't send the files out, except under very rare circumstances. If you are doing a homework assignment and want to use the reverse music, I recommend making the reverse files yourself. If you are a professor and you are doing a presentation, then I'm more likely to send you the files. I'm too busy to send specific files to random people all the time. Eventually I'll set up a link where everyone can download the source files. (July 2005)

Q. What do you think about backmasking? Is there some evil force, like Satan, that helped create them?

A. I believe that for the most part the backwards messages you hear are coincidental. Most people can't even hear the 'message' until they click on the show reverse lyrics button. The exception to this would be examples like Pink Floyd's Empty Spaces where the recording had a section originally flipped before it was released. (July 2005)

Q. Where can I see a list of all the backmasking references on your website?

A. My short list of backmasking entries is good place to start. If you want a really specific list then the following compilation may help you. It is a list of all instances of "Stairway to Heaven" on my web site. (2 November 2005):

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