page_title: Siteswap
section_title: Multiplexing
hierarchical_section_title: Siteswap / Multiplexing
caption_attribution_description: An animated GIF of the multiplex, specifically the 3-ball Cascade with triplex. Juggling Lab code: [333]33
context_page_description: Siteswap is a numeric juggling notation used to describe or represent juggling patterns. It is also referred to as Quantum Juggling, or The Cambridge Notation. Siteswap may also be used to describe siteswap patterns, possible patterns transcribed using siteswap. Throws are represented by positive integers that specify the number of beats in the future when the object is caught, which is related to their relative height, and the hand to which the throw is to be made: "The idea behind siteswap is to keep track of the order that balls are thrown and caught, and only that." It is an invaluable tool in determining which combinations of throws yield valid juggling patterns for a given number of objects, and has led to previously unknown patterns. However, it does not describe body movements such as behind-the-back and under-the-leg. Siteswap assumes that, "throws happen on beats that are equally spaced in time."
  For example, a three-ball cascade may be notated "3", while a shower may be notated "5 1".
context_section_description: A further extension allows siteswap to notate patterns involving multiple throws from either or both hands at the same time in a multiplex pattern. The numbers for multiple throws from a single hand are written together inside square brackets.  For example, [33]33 is a normal 3-ball cascade, with a pair of balls always thrown together.
caption: 3-ball Cascade with triplex: [333]33