The 32-bit high-performance audio processor is suitable for digital televisions, multimedia peripherals, automotive head units, automotive outboard amplifiers, HD-DVD™ and Blu-ray Disc® DVD receivers. This new CS485xx family is still based on the same high-performance 32-bit fixed point digital signal processor core but instead is equipped with much less memory, tailoring it for more cost-effective applications associated with multi-channel and virtual-channel sound enhancements. The CS485xx family is programmed using the Cirrus proprietary DSP Composer™ GUI development tool. Processing chains may be designed using a drag-and-drop interface to place/utilize functional macro audio DSP primitives. The end result is a software image that is down-loaded to the DSP via serial host or serial boot modes.