[sdiy] Microchip DSP kit $60 > AVR32

[Gabriel Lindeborg]

If you just want to do audio processing I'd say you where better of with
a Mac/PC and some SDK like the VST one. If on the other hand you really
want to use stand alone hardware my advise would be to get one of the uC
or DSP development kits and start learning those hardware specifics by
implementing simple things like rudimentary waveshapers, interfacing
knobs&sliders, print some text to the LCD, play a tune on the built-in
speaker, etc. and let your work evolve from there. There´s really no way
around that... well there is always
http://www.chameleon.synth.net/english/index.shtml if you can get your
hands on one...but then again it has got hardware specifics.

//Gabbe

Julian skrev:
>>>> If i were looking for a platform to start on, that i could build 
>>>> transferable skills on, would this (or some suggested alternative 
>>>> ?) be feasible?
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>>> I suggest learning on a general-purpose uP, check out 
>>> www.sparkfun.com they have lots of options. I personally prefer the 
>>> ARM family.
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>> Or you could go the ARM32 way, seems to a very interesting uC with 
>> good tools (as always with Atmel), USB 2.0, AC97, Audio DAC and so on...
>> Anyone doing anything SDIYish with it?
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> Do either of you, or anyone else, know a good place to start reading 
> about on this area (sparkfun gives me hardware, but very little in the 
> way of knowlege to even make choices)  Google (or at least my search 
> terms) isnt getting me very far.
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> Again, what im looking for is some sort of development platform where 
> i can (hopefully) implament some audio processing, with sufficient 
> facilities to let me concentrate soely on the programming side, rather 
> than having to learn the hardware specifics(dacs/adc/busses etc) 
> before i even start.
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> A kind of 'dummies guide to microprocessor driven effects boxes' if 
> you like!
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> Thanks, Julian
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