Q0: What is comp.dsp?

Comp.dsp is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of digital signal processing. It is unmoderated, though we try to keep the signal to noise ratio up :-). If you need to ask a question that isn't in the FAQ, and can't figure out how to post, consult news.newusers.questions.

Q0.1: Relevant links

Other relevant news groups are:
 
 

• comp.arch.embedded
• comp.compression
• comp.realtime
• comp.speech.research
• sci.image.processing

Relevant FAQs are:
 
 

• Higher-order statistics FAQ
• comp.arch.embedded FAQ
• comp.compression FAQ
• comp.realtime FAQ
• comp.speech FAQ
• sci.image.processing FAQ
• Audio sampling FAQ

There is an index of DSP-related mailing lists at:
 
 

• http://www.abacom.com/~topten/dsp/index.shtml

Other relevant links:
 
 

• http://weblab.research.att.com/phoaks/comp/dsp/
• http://www.ncc.com/misc/dsp_sites.html
• http://www.tasp.org
• http://www.eg3.com/dsp/index.htm, http://www.cera2.com/dsp/index.htm, or http://www.eetoolbox.com/dsp/index.htm
• http://www.dspguru.com
• http://shoko.calarts.edu/~glmrboy/musicdsp/music-dsp.html

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Q0.4: Note on the list of manufacturers, addresses, and telephone numbers

The comp.dsp FAQ no longer includes a list of manufacturers. The information becomes outdated in a few months, and we believe that the list takes up an inappropriate amount of space in the FAQ compared to the interest in the list.