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by mellavora 1238 days ago
> Typically an analog computer is thought of as a set of opamps and diodes, whose currents and voltages solve a set of non-linear ODEs;

Oh oh oh! and also resistor/capacitor circuits! Great for integration or differentiation!

Integration and differentiation have interesting audio effects; maybe our ears might be one of the better analog computers.

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> Integration and differentiation have interesting audio effects

An integrator is just a low-pass filter and a differentiator is just a high-pass filter, so you'll most likely get "boring" audio effects ;)

Our senses are incredibly good.