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by tristan_juricek 4622 days ago
The effect is just reminiscent of a very simple FM synth; you start with a sine wave and add another waveform whose cycle starts below the audible spectrum. Start cranking it up, and you don't hear any "pulse" it just takes on a different timbre.

So, by playing a bunch of notes really fast, you just end up with a different kind of buzz.

I'd rather just use a synth. This is like monkeying with waveforms using a step function. Kind of limited.