Bandy

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Bandy is a different approach to the Oscillator. Bandy has what is essentially one Oscillator built from three sub-Oscillators; each sub-osc adding a part of the spectrum to form the sound.

Classic Subtractive 'analog' synths tend to sound 'heavy' because there is a lot of Fundamental in the tone, esp after Low Pass Filtering. With Bandy, while it is possible to focus-in the fundamental, it is as likely that one will ease away from the fundamental to build brighter or less 'grounded' sounds.

Real-world instruments are often lighter on their fundamental than we assume after using Moogy synths. Bandy can deliver very nice sounds that feel lighter. Bandy can also make sounds that feel quite disconnected from a lack of a clear fundamental pitch – a good or bad thing depending on your needs.