Bass boosting became a staple of online meme culture as creators deliberately distorted familiar clips to make them louder, heavier and funnier. The technique is especially common on short-form video platforms, where a sudden wall of bass can signal a joke landing, a character powering up or an edit going deliberately over the top. Because the effect works on almost any sound, these boosted clips are easy to reuse, instantly recognisable by their distorted rumble, and still popular for quick, high-energy edits.