1. A method for processing digital signal information using a processor having a plurality of datapaths connected in cascade, the plurality of datapaths including at least one vector pointers datapath and at least one vector computational datapath, comprising the steps of: executing a SIMD instruction in one of the at least one vector pointers datapath for determining operands and data destination of at least one instruction to be executed in at least one of the at least one vector computational datapath; and executing a SIMD instruction in one of the at least one vector computational datapath concurrently with the SIMD instruction executing in the vector pointers datapath.