Hello all,

I am a signal processing engineer and also a guitarist. I would like
to start messing around with creating my own effects, and was
wondering the best DSP to do so.

Let's say that I want to build a DSP stompbox, with one 1/4" input,
and one 1/4" out. I want to hook the DSP up to some knobs for
parameter control, and maybe have a simple screen which can display
levels, etc..

Which DSP would suit itself best for this application? Would I need a
microcontroller as well to load the DSP and control the knobs and
screen? Any suggestions for a beginner? In the end, I would like to
have an actual stomp box that I can use in real world gigs.

Thanks.

-Joey