[sdiy] TI to buy NatSemi!!!!!

[Scott Gravenhorst]

Thomas Strathmann <thomas at pdp7.org> wrote:
>On 4/7/11 18:52 , Scott Gravenhorst wrote:
>> Certainly programming skill is part of it (and it is not impossible to learn it any more
>> than analog electronics is impossible to learn).  However, programming is not all there
>> is to it.  There are also DSP concepts themselves to learn and the associated math.
>
>And the DSP math is based largely on the math for analog circuitry.

Absolutely - when I looked at the block diagram for a digital state variable filter, it looked
hauntingly similar to an analog schematic with OTAs or opamps.

>I would argue that no real understanding of DSP is possible without
>an understanding of what happens in the analog domain. Consequently, 
>although its role may have changed over time (as do most things), analog 
>electronics is still far from irrelevant. Besides, the digital 
>realization of "analog concepts" has its own challenges and rewards. 
>Both analog an digital synth stuff can be equally frustrating and 
>rewarding and that's what IMHO makes a good hobby.

Full agreement here.

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