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Single oscillator synthesizer is still a synthesizer.

It’s not just the square wave, you also have an option to start and stop the sound (envelope). Sure, it’s basic to the point of being almost useless[1], but that was the goal I guess.

[1]: Although a device with similar capabilities called Stylophone ended up in Space Oddity. Details: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stylophone




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