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Digital Signal Processing: A Practical Guide for Engineers and Scientists
Good entry level book giving intuitions before the mathematics
Review written by: M. Henri De Feraudy From France
You can read this book on dspguide.com, but if you are like me you prefer to have a printed copy.
This book is meant for beginners to the field, but it covers quite a range of material with particular attention to building up your intuition. I havent finished it, but am finding it very enjoyable. The author is a natural born explainer. The sample code is in Basic, sure, but you can easily translate it into your favorite language.
The mathematics is rather easy, and may seem long winded to a mathematically oriented person, but such a person should be able to condense the explanation with no trouble.
What's also nice it that it covers many aspects of the field, like signal processing by specialised hardware.
I have recommended it to people who are interested in digital photography and want to have a deeper understanding.
Perfect fit for a practicing engineer
Review written by: Ed Gavin From San Jose, CA United States
I'm a software engineer and my work often involves some sort of signal processing. This book does a very good job of filling in the gaps in my signal processing knowledge in a very practical way. My only minor complaint is that the code is in Basic, rather then C but it gets the point accross.
Clearly the author's labor of love!
Review written by: K. Jazayeri From San Jose, CA United States
This book literally picks up the reader and carries them through an impressive (read: large, scary, and dangerous!) body of information incredibly effectively, smoothly, and effortlessly. You can't help, but feel empowered afterwards!
I've been away from my EE background for 15+ years working on embedded real-time software. I picked up this book six months ago in what was a very modest attempt to familiarize myself with DSP and filters only enough to carry conversations with some new ME/Controls co-workers! The book ignited my interest (mainly by giving me a jolt of confidence!) in the subject such that I've spent the last few months delving into more "formal" DSP and reviewing some college math. In fact, I wanted to write a good review months ago, but it is now that I appreciate S. W. Smith's great work even more.
The simple and friendly language of the book is apparent, but the organization of the subject matter - so carefully weaved together - is absolutely nothing like the other pedantic introductory books on DSP. In summary, while it prepares the reader for practical DSP applications, the book is nothing like some other dull cook-book, get-rich, "for-the-working-professional" books. This one has a heart!
it is NOT a book ... it's a magnificent working tool
Review written by: Stefano Tosi From Italy
great ! it answers the whole pattern of digital applications. It does not enter in theoretical details and gives the user an handy guide to design filters, fft's etc. .. and (only if you like) the theoretical background where to start from, at the end of the book.
Really great. Thanks to the author.
Clear and useful
Review written by: Mark C. Edwards From Chubbuck, ID United States
I started by reading the PDF versions on Steve Smith's website. That was enough to give me the background for a recently assigned task. Steve graciously returned a few e-mails about fine points that were not clear. I ordered the paperback version with the CDROM to get a version with the most errata removed. My task included some downshifting and upshifting not covered in Smith's book. Lyons filled the gap nicely. The example code in the book is in BASIC, but is very easy to implement in other languages. I used C++ and the FFTW libraries.