20 Dec
2008
20 Dec
'08
8:23 a.m.
On Friday 19 December 2008, Brad Fuller wrote:
I'm all for open source/libre software. A free download != free software :)
On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 2:37 AM, Florian Schmidt
<mista.tapas(a)gmx.net>
wrote:
I searched and
searched, looked at Blackfin, AVR, and other DSP/embedded
stuff and finally came to the conclusion that an Intel Atom board [mini -
itx] with a tight fit case (18x24x5cm) is what i want.
Why did you dismiss Blackfin? There are quite a few audio tools for
it. At the last AES in SF, Digital Concepts demo'd Audio Weaver a
Matlab-based tool that comes with loads of modules. Seemed easy to
construct software and had about every module you might need. I think
it's free to download and use and then you pay when you release the
product to the market. More: http://dspconcepts.com/audio-weaver. Of
course, you'll need Matlab. There's also VisualAudio from Analog Devices.
http://www.analog.com/en/embedded-processing-dsp/blackfin/content/visualaud
io_software_tool/fca.html (which I think is free)
Free, but not open source again..
Besides the proto boards from Analog, Danville Signal
has some
interesting prototyping boards as well:
http://www.danvillesignal.com/
The main reasons for going for the atom board are
- Super easy packaging - I won't need to solder anything which i'm notoriously
bad at..
- Ability to use open source software exclusively (Linux, Ingen, LADSPA, DSSI,
LV2, SuperCollider) which i'm quite familiar with, which will save me loads of
time..
- It has an FPU [which you do not get on any DSP in the 70-Euro price range
(including board)..
- Cost: Total price will be around 250 euros, including the case, switches,
the Arduino IO, etc..
Regards,
Flo
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