ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF DISTORTION ON SOUND RECORDINGS AS ANTI FORENSIC ACTIVITIES

Hafizh Enggar Kuswiharso Wicaksono
Niken Dwi Wahyu Cahyani
Vera Suryani


DOI: https://doi.org/10.29100/jipi.v8i1.3331

Abstract


Anti-forensics on audio is aimed at complicating investigations on audio forensics, on sound recordings. Sound recordings can be altered or manipulated in various ways as well as the provision of distortion effects on sound recordings. Effect such distortions will make it difficult for investigators to find out the owner of the original voice. Analysis of distortion effects on sound recordings for anti-forensic activities, has not been widely carried out. Distortion can be an effective anti-forensic technique because the sound produced will be noisy, making it difficult for investigators to conduct investigations. In this study, testing was carried out using 3 types of distortion, namely Hard Clipping, Hard Overdrive and Odd Harmonics. To find out the extent to which the three types of distortions make it difficult to identify the owner of the original sound, the variables that affect each type of distortion are set at low, medium, and high levels. Formant values from the original and distorted sound samples were compared for later analysis using the Anova One-Way approach to show whether the original sound was identical and the other three voices were distorted. The test was carried out using 10 sound samples. From the results of the anova analysis, it is known that the types of Distortion of Hard Clipping and Odd Harmonics with variables at high levels can manipulate sound recordings, making it difficult to recognize the authenticity of a sound recording. Unlike the case with the type of Distortion of Hard Overdrive with variable level high low and Hard Clipping and Odd Harmonics with variable level low medium, it proves that sound recordings can still be identified.

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Anti-forensics; distortion; formant; Anova; Praat

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