Maybe I can help...
You need to buy a Scope /DP (developement package)which includes the Scope board in one of it's variants eg: 24ADAT, Analog/digital versions etc., the Scope DP software which is used to build you effects modules which are SFP compatible by their very nature and a basic manual in PDF and written form to get you installed and on the way to publish your first device...
Scope DP can be used with any of the programs SFP can so it's possible to have audio passing through your new designs all the time for fault finding, debugging and design tweaks on the go etc.cool.
Yeah ok, the kit is expensive and still won't allow you to write your own DSP algorhythms to drive the SHARC chips on the card but the hundreds of standard modules included will keep you going for a long time without a doubt. Remember that most of the developers designing effects for Scope/SFP/Pulsar etc. are only using the standard supplied Scope DP modules which are just like electronic components in their range of functions.
The Scope card is also obviously far more flexible than anything else on the market as anything you need effects wise in the future you can simply build with no cost to you and it's in/out and expansion options mean you are really buying into a powerful/fexible setup which grows.
As far as the Scope DP software goes, it's sort of like Photoshop for audio in terms of creativity although the amount of hours you will spend learning the fundamentals and do's/don'ts and will amaze you and you will most likely find it daunting at first .
The Scope Dp version coming (??) will apparently have DSP code writing built in so you can design your own compression, reverb etc. algorhythms and implement them into your designs.
Oh, by the way, you don't need and programming experience but a basic understanding of electronic circuits/operations i think is compulsory if you want to make anything.
hope it helps.
cheers
sayton
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