失真 is sometimes used 故意 as an 效果（效应） but can also be 创作 偶然（意外） within the 过程 of 混音

If a 声 波 is so 响 that the top of its 波 超过 the 最大 阀值 of the 录音 工具 then the top of the 波 will be cut off or ‘clipped’

This 手段(意味着) that the 平滑 模式 of the 波 is 中断 thus affecting the 声 that can be played back

失真 as a Deliberate effect

失真 can be used 创造性 It will add 噪音 to 声 and can be used to thicken 声 质地（纹理、织体） and make them seem more impressive

失真（扭曲） 声 often appear ‘fuzzy’ or ‘harsh’

增加 失真
聆听 to this 循环 声 as it 增 in volume and 失真 begins to 影响 the 声 You should be able to 听 the 'fuzzy' and 'harsh' 本质（自然） of 失真 emerge

具体 guitarists often 使用 失真

Un-distorted electric guitar
聆听 to the clarity and twang of the 音符

失真（扭曲） Guitar
聆听 out for the roar of the 失真 and how it makes the riff 模糊