overmodulate

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ modulate.

Verb

overmodulate (third-person singular simple present overmodulates, present participle overmodulating, simple past and past participle overmodulated)

  1. (transitive) To modulate too much.
    • 2007 January 29, Jon Pareles, “New CDs”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 February 2024:
      Perhaps that’s why the first and title song of “Some Loud Thunder” is distorted to become nearly unlistenable, and the next track, “Emily Jean Stock,” is wrecked by overmodulated drums.
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