Welcome to the forum!
For starters, way to go! That's how it should work: getting a machine and diving in!
I own the C, so I can't actually test this myself.
But the sync function is fairly simple: whatever the wave selected, it will force the second oscillator to recycle its wave cycle at the same time as the first.
The Hypersaw is something similar to the supersaw on a Roland JP8080, they actually sound almost identical. And what happens with that is some sort of unisson at the oscillator level, it stacks multiple waves on top of each other that can be detuned and/or spread. I'm sure you know this all. Ok, so then if you sync two of these together, it's the original saw (that the oscillator bases it's doubles on) that will be phase synced, not all the others on tops, presumably, so this is the hidden waveform he must be talking about, but not necessarily hidden or secret, just muddied up with the was of saws on tops.
Try making a simple patch with just two standard sawtooth, then detune the second one, then turn sync on. See what happens. Then use phase init value, there goes the beating... It's all about phase! The effect of sync may not be as noticeable with hypersaw oscillators as it would on a FM patch, or analogue sounding one, sure it depends on the amount of detuning going on with the doubles, as almost any human wouldn't be able to pick a perfect tone with the more washed hyper/supersaws... hope it helps. cheers
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