Audio Distortion: Finding the Source and Clearing the Air  Share
Button  Is this type of distortion good or bad? Photo provided
by ba1969  The word distortion has different meanings depending
on who you ask.  For some, they immediately think of “distorting
words or phrases” wherein someone takes what you have said and
twists it into something else.  For others, they picture a
distorted image.  A guitarist sees distortion as an effect for
applying to their guitar’s sound.  A sound tech sees distortion
as a bad sound reflecting a problem in the audio system.
Reasons for distortion  Audio distortion occurs because;    •
Speakers are being pushed beyond their limits.  Working in live
audio production, you might have the occasion of working on
equipment not set up to handle loud volumes that your gig
requires.  Pushing speakers to produce louder sounds than they
were meant to produce will lead to a distorted output.  Stopping
/ preventing distortion  Sound source distortion   Distortion
from a sound source, like