Every bit of data has a thermodynamic cost. What you choose to preserve leaves a mark. This archive lets you record a sound—and see what it actually costs.
In my work as an audio-archaeologist, I record things that nobody else will ever hear again. Floorboards. Neon signs. The 60Hz hum of transformers. These aren't just sounds—they're testimony.
But every recording has a weight. Every bit has a heat signature. This interface demonstrates the Landauer principle: erasing information has a minimum energy cost that scales with temperature.
I don't know what you'll record here. But I know it won't be free.