So I presume your complaint is that by synthesis you mean taking two things, smashing them together, and producing a new thing. In which case, sure, subtractiv

So I presume your complaint is that by synthesis you mean taking two things, smashing them together, and producing a new thing. In which case, sure, subtractive synthesis isn't synthesis unless: - Two oscillators undergoing detune, sync, ring or amplitude modulation, or fm prior to getting fed into the filter? - An LFO combined with an oscillator? - An envelope (controlling the filter or amplifier) combined with an oscillator? Perhaps these things might be considered combinations? I agree this is weak. You can blame the RCA Mark I and II for calling subtractive synthesizers "synthesizers".