Sound effects tag

Distortion Sound Effects

Distortion sound effects for sounds pushed until they break. Overdriven hits that crunch, and electronics glitching as their circuits fail. Radio signals chewed up into noise. Anime fight impacts with a filthy low end. Horror textures where the grit and the crackle are the whole point. Clean is overrated sometimes.

Libraries
114
Publishers
51
Formats
Mono, stereo, surround
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$5 to $171
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Recorded or designed
RecordedDesigned

Recorded means captured in the field or a studio. Designed means built from other material.

Channel format
MonoStereoM/SSurroundAmbisonic

Mono for 3D positional audio. Ambisonic and surround for immersive mixes.

Embedded metadata
Tagged for Soundminer or UCSUntagged

Soundminer and UCS fields written into the files.

All 114 libraries tagged Distortion.
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All 114 libraries tagged Distortion

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96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Through analog gear and pedal processing, this collection delivers otherworldly sound effects, atmospheric pads, and sci-fi textures crafted with Moog Sub37 synthesizer technology.
55 files
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
High-fidelity sound effects featuring distorted atmospheres, abnormal melodies, and cinematic impacts, delivering 1.5GB of horror and sci-fi elements suitable for movies, games, and trailers.
146 files · 1.5 GB · Metadata
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48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
A collection of 76 low-pitch bass sound effects characterized by distortion, glissando, vibrato, and pitch instability. The library includes mono and stereo WAV files.
76 files · 525 MB
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96 to 192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Derived from musical instrument recordings, this collection features 863 cinematic sound effects including processed drones, risers, hits, pads, and stingers designed for tonal texture and atmospheric depth.
863 files · 30.4 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Sound effects library featuring 200 Risers and 214 Stutter Glitch Risers. Source material includes screams, groans, gears, chains, derived from acoustic/synth elements.
414 files · 6.91 GB · Metadata

Distortion is what happens when a signal gets more than it can handle, and in sound design that's often deliberate. A clean punch becomes a bone-shaking hit. A voice becomes something that shouldn't be talking. The broken electronics recordings capture failing circuits and electromagnetic noise as they happen, while radio imaging sets offer short Glitch and Stutter bursts built for quick edits. A bit of drive on a Riser adds bite before a cut, too. Anime combat libraries push impacts into heavy, crunchy territory for big fight moves. On the horror side, distorted textures and impact sweeteners make a mutation scene feel wrong.

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