Re: Looking for a GOOD explanation of the proof and application of DST, and other DSP techniques.. DSP encyclopedia?

On May 30, 1:22 am, "maxplanck" <erik.bo...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I read Lyons' "Understanding Digital Signal Processing," I thought it did
a very good job of explaining the material that it covered.. but it seems
like there is so much out there that it didn't cover. It didn't get into
proofs either, which would have been nice but is just outside the scope of
the book.

I've seen estimates that there are about 50,000 DSP engineers in the
world. I have no idea how those estimates are arrived at, or what they
class as a DSP engineer - Someone who touches a little DSP from time
to time? Someone who programs the stuff all day, but has a weak
understanding of the principals? Someone who cooks up the deepest of
algorithms for fun and profit? Anyway, its not a huge number, but its
enough that they are working is a heck of a lot of application areas.

I finally got a copy of Rick Lyons book recently. Since the local
retail price is RMB59 (about US$8), it didn't add much to the bill
when I noticed it while buying something else. :-) People have been
recommending this book heavily for ages, and now I see why. I think it
strikes an excellent balance for an introductory text. If it included
the proofs of everything it covers, it would get bogged down in no
time. If it tried to focus on a lot of application specifics, it would
get bogged down even faster. I think its a great first book. It is a
first book, though. Most signal processing books are considerably
thicker, while covering one narrow subject matter, and leaving out
most of the juicy details that lead to successful applications. :-)
Its interesting how even the thickest signal processing books, on the
narrowest of topics, are still only able to skim over the subject
matter. Our job must be HUGE! :-)

Regards,
Steve
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