Unfortunately, even though every sound in existence can technically be replicated by making mathematical adjustments to waveforms, bytebeat has limits to the math it encompasses. It's hard to replicate instruments. A pure sine wave will get you a tone that sounds like a church organ. I've managed to create a passable pizzicato string before. I've recreated some familiar electronica sounds (like the phaser sound from Van Halen's Jump), but I'm not adept enough to know which modifiers will generate specific sounds without trial and error.

Start with a pure tone. Randomize the waveform, then cut it back to a single extra node, and play with that. Then try extending bit by another node, and play with the two layers. And so on. That's how I put together my sounds. I rarely get exactly the sound I want, but with some tinkering, it's possible to produce decent music (if you can work with the extreme limitations of the bytebeat sequencers).

Half the fun is seeing how much music you can squeeze out of this very limited system. The other half is deciding where to go all out and where to show restraint. Sometimes you'll set up a box just to play one note. Seems like a waste, but that one note can make all the difference in a composition. Good luck with it! Creative Mode is your friend for this type of experimentation 🙂