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On Friday 19 December 2008, Brad Fuller wrote: > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 2:37 AM, Florian Schmidt <mista.tapas@xxxxxxx> 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. I'm all for open source/libre software. A free download != free software :) > 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 -- Palimm Palimm! http://tapas.affenbande.org |
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