Teaching Practical DSP with Off-the-shelf Hardware and Free Software

In this paper we describe our approach to teaching applied digital signal processing (DSP) using freely-available software and inexpensive off-the-shelf hardware components. The pedagogical framework is built around simple real-time audio processing algorithms that provide immediate and engaging feedback to the students. At the same time, our end goal is to build a learning module that can be easily reproduced by fellow instructors and used in...