This is an analog computer demo running on top of binary. It is capable of multiple discrete instances (like Windows/Linux, only much simpler at this time) sharing the same analog fabric. Placing load upon each of the 32 slots has a unique impact upon individual slots until the system levels off the load. Although it’s optimal to run analog programs on native-analog, it’s possible to install discrete binary programs as our proof of concept. And, since most programs are in binary, this is an important milestone in development. You can see a similar effect when you hit alt + ctrl + del on your own computer, but on your computer this would be processor cores, while in this demo it is virtualized analog “cores” (32 of them) called slots.
Actually, that three-fingered salute has similar origin stories to this visualizer. It’s simple but depicts what it needs to.
These 32 slots are arranged by eight strands, which you might notice is no accident - each of these eight is labelled the same as musical notes. The eighth note is a harmonic of the 1st, just as with music, and we can easily add more.
See how the bands taper off into one band under no load?
