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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Through analog gear and pedal processing, this collection delivers otherworldly sound effects, atmospheric pads, and sci-fi textures crafted with Moog Sub37 synthesizer technology.
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.
Dark sci-fi ambiences blend with futuristic synth textures, while cinematic sound effects include deep drones, metal impacts, and atmospheric transitions - ideal for films and games.
Dark drone sound effects featuring 300 files of noise drones, sweeps, alarm, electric, pulsating, and rhythmic bubbling soundscapes with seamless loops, created on a hybrid analog-digital hardware synthesizer at 24-bit/96kHz.
Horror vocal sound effects featuring agonized screams, male and female shouts, mutilated animal cries, witch howls, throat shreds, and breaths, distorted and glitched at 96kHz/24-bit.
Lo-fi horror sound effects built from analog degradation, tape decay, voltage distortion, glitch bursts, stingers, rising tensions, and signal interference textures delivered at 96kHz/24-bit.
A library of motion-based sound effects, including dopplers, swooshes, and a diverse range of sirens from clean functional alerts to processed, cinematic signals.
A collection of 314 bass-heavy anime combat sound effects, including bass distortion, hits, punches, energy skills, explosions, and whooshes for high-impact action.
This collection of over 500 sound effects covers electricity, digital glitches, and futuristic malfunctions, including sparks, hums, robotic errors, high-voltage bursts, and chaotic system failures.
A collection of 1,005 radio imaging sound effects, featuring workparts like glitches, lasers, starters, and stoppers provided as 24/96 BWF files with metadata.
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.
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.
A library offering glitchy, futuristic sound effects including malfunctioning tech, robotic twitches, and stuttering systems for sci-fi games, films, and projects.
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.