overdriven
Worked too hard
Overdriven describes something pushed beyond its normal operating capacity.
In audio and music, an overdriven amplifier or signal produces a characteristic distorted sound, often deliberately: that overdriven guitar tone.
More broadly, anything forced too hard or too far is overdriven: an overdriven engine, overdriven employees approaching burnout.
Positive return received
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- valveFluid flow controller
- saturationState of complete permeation
- clippingPiece cut out
crunch · distortion · fuzz · pedal · stompbox · circuit · signal · boost
Twisting from original state
- crunchCrushing, grinding noise
- fuzzFine downy fibers
- pedalFoot-operated lever
- ampSignal strength increaser
stack · tube · sustain · feedback · solo · pickup · humbucker · riff
gain
Positive return received
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- valveFluid flow controller
- saturationState of complete permeation
clipping · crunch · distortion · fuzz · pedal · stompbox · circuit · signal · boost · headroom
distortion
Twisting from original state
amp · stack · tube · sustain · feedback · solo · pickup · humbucker · riff · shred
blaring
Harshly loud
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
booming · cranked · maxed · distorted · piercing · roaring · screaming · wailing · searing · blistering
pushed
Applied pressure to move
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- extremeFurthest from moderate
fervent · zealous · forceful · urgent · manic · frenzied · obsessive · compulsive · tireless · unrelenting
overdrivenrested
Having recovered energy
fresh · relaxed · underworked · well-rested · refreshed
overdrivenclean
Free of soil
undistorted · pristine · unclipped · headroom · transparent