Auditory distortion
An auditory distortion can be described as the experience of perceived alterations in how audible noises present and structure themselves.
These distortions can manifest in many styles, but commonly take the form of echoes or murmurs which rise in the wake of each sound and are accompanied by fluctuating changes in pitch. This can intensify up to the point where sounds are consistently followed by a continuous reverberation, often rendering the original sound completely unrecognizable. However, it often quickly resets to base level and starts over if the source of noise is stopped or changed.
The experience of this effect can be broken down into three distinct levels of intensity. These are described and documented below:
- Mild - At the lowest level, auditory distortions consist of subtle and spontaneous reverberation, echo effects, and changes in pitch to noises within the external environment. They are fleeting in their manifestation, underwhelming in their intensity, and easy to ignore.
- Distinct - At this level, auditory distortions consist of distinctly noticeable, spontaneous echo effects and changes in pitch attributed to noises within the external environment. Thy are long and drawn out in their manifestation and loud enough to become difficult to ignore.
- All-encompassing - At the highest level, auditory distortions become constant in their manifestation and impossible to ignore. The complexity of the resulting alterations quickly renders the original sound as unintelligible.
Auditory distortions are often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as auditory hallucinations, auditory suppression and auditory enhancement. They are most commonly induced under the influence of moderate dosages of psychedelic compounds, such as LSD, 2C-B, psilocin, and mescaline. However, they can also occur less commonly under the influence of dissociatives such as ketamine, PCP, and DXM.
Examples
File:Both.ogg The audio clip above demonstrates how it may sound to listen to a lecture while undergoing the experience of level 3 auditory distortions. File:Distorted Forest.ogg This audio clip denotes level 3 audio distortions in a forest setting.
Psychoactive substances
Compounds within our psychoactive substance index which may cause this effect include:
- 1B-LSD
- 1P-ETH-LAD
- 1P-LSD
- 1V-LSD
- 1cP-AL-LAD
- 1cP-LSD
- 1cP-MiPLA
- 2-Fluorodeschloroketamine
- 25B-NBOH
- 25B-NBOMe
- 25C-NBOH
- 25C-NBOMe
- 25D-NBOMe
- 25E-NBOH
- 25I-NBOH
- 25I-NBOMe
- 25N-NBOMe
- 2C-B
- 2C-B-FLY
- 2C-C
- 2C-D
- 2C-E
- 2C-I
- 2C-P
- 2C-T
- 2C-T-2
- 2C-T-21
- 2C-T-7
- 3-Cl-PCP
- 3-HO-PCE
- 3-HO-PCP
- 3-MeO-PCE
- 3-MeO-PCMo
- 3-MeO-PCP
- 3C-E
- 3C-P
- 4-AcO-DET
- 4-AcO-DMT
- 4-AcO-DiPT
- 4-AcO-MET
- 4-AcO-MiPT
- 4-FA
- 4-HO-DET
- 4-HO-DPT
- 4-HO-DiPT
- 4-HO-EPT
- 4-HO-MET
- 4-HO-MPT
- 4-HO-MiPT
- 4-MeO-PCP
Experience reports
Anecdotal reports which describe this effect within our experience index include:
- Experience: 36mg 4-AcO-DiPT - Truly, one for the psychedelic animals among us
- Experience: 5-EAPB (60mg) + 2-FMA (20mg) + 4-AcO-DMT (10mg) - Emotional catharsis
- Experience:1000 Morning Glory seeds - Rediscovering the Self
- Experience:100ug 1P-LSD - A Fear and loathing into Bliss
- Experience:225mg Pregabalin +Cannabis -Bliss and Serenity; a hedonistic evening
- Experience:250mg MDA / 250mg MDMA - unnecessarily large dosage
- Experience:300µg ETH-LAD - Turned Inside Out
- Experience:300µg LSD - Togetherness and the Silent Dusk
- Experience:3g mimosa / 2g syrian rue - I was the Universe's prophet
- Experience:40mg - Brothermind and the Forest's Hand
- Experience:4x 200ug tabs - You do not need to understand
- Experience:5.3g psilocybe cubensis - Dimensional Circumstance and the Fabric of Understanding
- Experience:5g Mushrooms - Failed attempt at a Terence Mckenna style trip.
- Experience:6g mimosa / 2.5 g syrian rue - Best cake I've had for a while
- Experience:LSD (400ug, Oral) - An afternoon in "a" garden
- Experience:Mushrooms and Snuff Films -- Trip Report (3.5 grams)
- Experience:Unknown Dose DOC (Insufflated) - Overdosing and Terifying Ego Death
- Experience:~150mg MDA(oral) - a case of mistaken identity