Distortion

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Distortion is achieved by adding harmonics to the signal in such a way that, as the level increases, the top of the waveform becomes squared off or clipped.

This effect is represented by the IDirectSoundFXDistortion8 interface. Its parameters are contained in the DSFXDistortion structure.