How do I make JavaScript beep? - javascript

I want my web page to beep whenever a user exceeds the maximum character limit of my <textarea>.

Solution
You can now use base64 files to produce sounds when imported as data URI. The solution is almost the same as the previous ones, except you do not need to import an external audio file.
function beep() {
var snd = new Audio("data:audio/wav;base64,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");
snd.play();
}
beep();
Compatibility
Data URI is supported on almost every browser now. More information on http://caniuse.com/datauri
Demo
http://jsfiddle.net/7EAgz/
Conversion Tool
And here is where you can convert mp3 or wav files into Data URI format:
https://dopiaza.org/tools/datauri/index.php

It's not possible to do directly in JavaScript. You'll need to embed a short WAV file in the HTML, and then play that via code.
An Example:
<script>
function PlaySound(soundObj) {
var sound = document.getElementById(soundObj);
sound.Play();
}
</script>
<embed src="success.wav" autostart="false" width="0" height="0" id="sound1"
enablejavascript="true">
You would then call it from JavaScript code as such:
PlaySound("sound1");
This should do exactly what you want - you'll just need to find/create the beep sound yourself, which should be trivial.

/*if you want to beep without using a wave file*/
var context = new AudioContext();
var oscillator = context.createOscillator();
oscillator.type = "sine";
oscillator.frequency.value = 800;
oscillator.connect(context.destination);
oscillator.start();
// Beep for 500 milliseconds
setTimeout(function () {
oscillator.stop();
}, 100);
The top answer was correct at the time but is now wrong; you can do it in pure javascript. But the one answer using javascript doesn't work any more, and the other answers are pretty limited or don't use pure javascript.
I made my own solution that works well and lets you control the volume, frequency, and wavetype.
//if you have another AudioContext class use that one, as some browsers have a limit
var audioCtx = new (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext || window.audioContext);
//All arguments are optional:
//duration of the tone in milliseconds. Default is 500
//frequency of the tone in hertz. default is 440
//volume of the tone. Default is 1, off is 0.
//type of tone. Possible values are sine, square, sawtooth, triangle, and custom. Default is sine.
//callback to use on end of tone
function beep(duration, frequency, volume, type, callback) {
var oscillator = audioCtx.createOscillator();
var gainNode = audioCtx.createGain();
oscillator.connect(gainNode);
gainNode.connect(audioCtx.destination);
if (volume){gainNode.gain.value = volume;}
if (frequency){oscillator.frequency.value = frequency;}
if (type){oscillator.type = type;}
if (callback){oscillator.onended = callback;}
oscillator.start(audioCtx.currentTime);
oscillator.stop(audioCtx.currentTime + ((duration || 500) / 1000));
};
Someone suggested I edit this to note it only works on some browsers. However Audiocontext seems to be supported on all modern browsers, as far as I can tell. It isn't supported on IE, but that has been discontinued by Microsoft. If you have any issues with this on a specific browser please report it.

I wrote a function to beep with the new Audio API.
var beep = (function () {
var ctxClass = window.audioContext ||window.AudioContext || window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext
var ctx = new ctxClass();
return function (duration, type, finishedCallback) {
duration = +duration;
// Only 0-4 are valid types.
type = (type % 5) || 0;
if (typeof finishedCallback != "function") {
finishedCallback = function () {};
}
var osc = ctx.createOscillator();
osc.type = type;
//osc.type = "sine";
osc.connect(ctx.destination);
if (osc.noteOn) osc.noteOn(0); // old browsers
if (osc.start) osc.start(); // new browsers
setTimeout(function () {
if (osc.noteOff) osc.noteOff(0); // old browsers
if (osc.stop) osc.stop(); // new browsers
finishedCallback();
}, duration);
};
})();
jsFiddle.

Using Houshalter's suggestion, I made this simple tone synthesizer demo.
Screenshot
Here is a screenshot. Try the live demo further down in this Answer (click Run code snippet).
Demo code
audioCtx = new(window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext)();
show();
function show() {
frequency = document.getElementById("fIn").value;
document.getElementById("fOut").innerHTML = frequency + ' Hz';
switch (document.getElementById("tIn").value * 1) {
case 0: type = 'sine'; break;
case 1: type = 'square'; break;
case 2: type = 'sawtooth'; break;
case 3: type = 'triangle'; break;
}
document.getElementById("tOut").innerHTML = type;
volume = document.getElementById("vIn").value / 100;
document.getElementById("vOut").innerHTML = volume;
duration = document.getElementById("dIn").value;
document.getElementById("dOut").innerHTML = duration + ' ms';
}
function beep() {
var oscillator = audioCtx.createOscillator();
var gainNode = audioCtx.createGain();
oscillator.connect(gainNode);
gainNode.connect(audioCtx.destination);
gainNode.gain.value = volume;
oscillator.frequency.value = frequency;
oscillator.type = type;
oscillator.start();
setTimeout(
function() {
oscillator.stop();
},
duration
);
};
frequency
<input type="range" id="fIn" min="40" max="6000" oninput="show()" />
<span id="fOut"></span><br>
type
<input type="range" id="tIn" min="0" max="3" oninput="show()" />
<span id="tOut"></span><br>
volume
<input type="range" id="vIn" min="0" max="100" oninput="show()" />
<span id="vOut"></span><br>
duration
<input type="range" id="dIn" min="1" max="5000" oninput="show()" />
<span id="dOut"></span>
<br>
<button onclick='beep();'>Play</button>
You can clone and tweak the code here:
Tone synthesizer demo on JS Bin
Have fun!
Compatible browsers:
Chrome mobile & desktop
Firefox mobile & desktop
Opera mobile, mini & desktop
Android browser
Microsoft Edge browser
Safari on iPhone or iPad
Not Compatible
Internet Explorer version 11 (but does work on the Edge browser)

This will enable you to play the sound multiple times, in contrast to the top-voted answer:
var playSound = (function beep() {
var snd = new Audio("data:audio/wav;base64,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");
return function() {
snd.play();
}
})();
playSound(); // Play first time
playSound(); // Play second time

As we read in this answer, HTML5 will solve this for you if you're open to that route. HTML5 audio is supported in all modern browsers.
Here's a copy of the example:
var snd = new Audio("file.wav"); // buffers automatically when created
snd.play();

Now it easy enough with JavaScript AudioContext API. It fully supported by major desktop and mobile web browsers...
let context = null;
const beep = (freq = 520, duration = 200, vol = 100) => {
const oscillator = context.createOscillator();
const gain = context.createGain();
oscillator.connect(gain);
oscillator.frequency.value = freq;
oscillator.type = "square";
gain.connect(context.destination);
gain.gain.value = vol * 0.01;
oscillator.start(context.currentTime);
oscillator.stop(context.currentTime + duration * 0.001);
}
document.querySelector('button').addEventListener('click', function () {
context = new AudioContext();
beep();
});
I wrote a small application that plays music from the Mario game without any audio file, just runtime. In my opinion it’s interesting, you can see the source code and listen it.

Using CSS you can do it if you add the following style to a tag, but you will need a wav file:
<style type="text/css">
.beep {cue: url("beep.wav") }
</style>
var body=document.getElementByTagName("body");
body.className=body.className + " " + "beep";

Here's how I get it to beep using HTML5:
First I copy and convert the windows wav file to mp3, then I use this code:
var _beep = window.Audio("Content/Custom/Beep.mp3")
function playBeep() { _beep.play()};
It's faster to declare the sound file globally and refer to it as needed.

This code supports sequencing of multiple beeps, as well as gradual change in frequency ('ramp' flag). Both examples are given below.
<script>
var audioContext = null;
var oscillatorNode = null;
var stopTime = 0;
function beep (frequency, durationSec, ramp=false)
{
if (oscillatorNode == null) {
audioContext = new (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext) ();
stopTime = audioContext.currentTime;
oscillatorNode = audioContext.createOscillator();
oscillatorNode.type = "sine";
oscillatorNode.connect (audioContext.destination);
if (ramp) {
oscillatorNode.frequency.setValueAtTime (frequency, stopTime);
}
oscillatorNode.start ();
oscillatorNode.onended = function() {
oscillatorNode = null;
audioContext = null;
}
}
if (ramp) {
oscillatorNode.frequency.linearRampToValueAtTime (frequency, stopTime); // value in hertz
} else {
oscillatorNode.frequency.setValueAtTime (frequency, stopTime); // value in hertz
}
stopTime += durationSec;
oscillatorNode.stop (stopTime);
}
function test1()
{
beep (250, 0.5);
beep (1000, 0.2);
beep (550, 0.5);
}
function test2()
{
beep (50, 2, true);
beep (5000, 2, true);
beep (50, 0, true);
}
</script>
<button onclick='test1()'>Beep!</button>
<button onclick='test2()'>Beep(ramped)!</button>

There's no crossbrowser way to achieve this with pure javascript. Instead you could use a small .wav file that you play using embed or object tags.

function beep(wavFile){
wavFile = wavFile || "beep.wav"
if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer'){
var e = document.createElement('BGSOUND');
e.src = wavFile;
e.loop =1;
document.body.appendChild(e);
document.body.removeChild(e);
}else{
var e = document.createElement('AUDIO');
var src1 = document.createElement('SOURCE');
src1.type= 'audio/wav';
src1.src= wavFile;
e.appendChild(src1);
e.play();
}
}
Works on Chrome,IE,Mozilla using Win7 OS.
Requires a beep.wav file on the server.

function Sound(url, vol, autoplay, loop)
{
var that = this;
that.url = (url === undefined) ? "" : url;
that.vol = (vol === undefined) ? 1.0 : vol;
that.autoplay = (autoplay === undefined) ? true : autoplay;
that.loop = (loop === undefined) ? false : loop;
that.sample = null;
if(that.url !== "")
{
that.sync = function(){
that.sample.volume = that.vol;
that.sample.loop = that.loop;
that.sample.autoplay = that.autoplay;
setTimeout(function(){ that.sync(); }, 60);
};
that.sample = document.createElement("audio");
that.sample.src = that.url;
that.sync();
that.play = function(){
if(that.sample)
{
that.sample.play();
}
};
that.pause = function(){
if(that.sample)
{
that.sample.pause();
}
};
}
}
var test = new Sound("http://mad-hatter.fr/Assets/projects/FreedomWings/Assets/musiques/freedomwings.mp3");
test.play();
http://jsfiddle.net/sv9j638j/

Note:put this code in your javascript at the point you want the beep to occur.
and remember to specify the directory or folder where the beep sound is stored(source).
<script>
//Appending HTML5 Audio Tag in HTML Body
$('<audio id="chatAudio"><source src="sound/notify.ogg" type="audio/ogg"><source src="sound/notify.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"><source src="sound/notify.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>').appendTo('body');
$('#chatAudio')[0].play();
</script>
Reference:http://www.9lessons.info/2013/04/play-notification-sound-using-jquery.html.
I implemented this in a social media i am developing and it works find, a notification like that of facebook when chatting, notifying you that you have a new chat message

<html>
<head>
<script src='https://surikov.github.io/webaudiofont/npm/dist/WebAudioFontPlayer.js'></script>
<script src='https://surikov.github.io/webaudiofontdata/sound/0000_JCLive_sf2_file.js'></script>
<script>
var selectedPreset=_tone_0000_JCLive_sf2_file;
var AudioContextFunc = window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext;
var audioContext = new AudioContextFunc();
var player=new WebAudioFontPlayer();
player.loader.decodeAfterLoading(audioContext, '_tone_0000_JCLive_sf2_file');
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Play a note</p>
<hr/>
<p>source</p>
</body>
listen here
https://jsbin.com/lamidog/1/edit?html,output

function beep(freq = 660, duration = 90, vol = 50) {
var context = new(window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext);
const oscillator = context.createOscillator();
const gain = context.createGain();
gain.gain.setValueAtTime(0, context.currentTime);
gain.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(1, context.currentTime + 0.002);
oscillator.connect(gain);
oscillator.frequency.value = freq;
oscillator.type = "square";
gain.connect(context.destination);
oscillator.start(context.currentTime);
oscillator.stop(context.currentTime + duration * .001);
oscillator.onended = () => context.close();
}
<br>
<center><button onclick="beep()">Beep!</button></center>

You need a sound file to be served from somewhere. Here's the code from Scriptaculous's Sound library:
//Default:
<embed style="height:0" id="sound_#{track}_#{id}" src="#{url}" loop="false" autostart="true" hidden="true"/>
//For Gecko:
if(Prototype.Browser.Gecko && navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Win") > 0){
if(navigator.plugins && $A(navigator.plugins).detect(function(p){ return p.name.indexOf('QuickTime') != -1 }))
Sound.template = new Template('<object id="sound_#{track}_#{id}" width="0" height="0" type="audio/mpeg" data="#{url}"/>');
else if(navigator.plugins && $A(navigator.plugins).detect(function(p){ return p.name.indexOf('Windows Media') != -1 }))
Sound.template = new Template('<object id="sound_#{track}_#{id}" type="application/x-mplayer2" data="#{url}"></object>');
else if(navigator.plugins && $A(navigator.plugins).detect(function(p){ return p.name.indexOf('RealPlayer') != -1 }))
Sound.template = new Template('<embed type="audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin" style="height:0" id="sound_#{track}_#{id}" src="#{url}" loop="false" autostart="true" hidden="true"/>');
else
Sound.play = function(){};
}

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Oscillator value does not change in safari?

I am trying to make use of web audio api with NexusUI JS for dial/knobs?
In chrome the dial is changing the oscillator frequency but in safari its playing i think the default 440hz.
Can someone please direct me what am I missing or doing wrong ? It seems like I am in the right direction since I am getting output in chrome as safari is super strict some basic mistake is been overlooked by me.
Reason for using nexusUI: It was the most minimalist dial/knob I found. I only need a super basic knob. Toggle switch I can easily replace with a play / pause button.
Example of what I am trying to do. (Same on codepen)
document.body.style.backgroundColor = "#2a2c2d";
var power = new Nexus.Toggle("#power", {
state: false
});
Nexus.colors.accent = "#16e1ff";
Nexus.colors.fill = "#2a2c2d";
Nexus.colors.accent = "#16e1ff";
var dial = new Nexus.Dial("#dial");
dial.value = 0;
dial.min = 20;
dial.max = 6000;
dial.on("change", function (v) {
knb1.frequency.value = v;
console.log(v);
return v;
});
window.AudioContext = window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext;
var context = new AudioContext();
var knb1 = context.createOscillator();
var knb1Gain = context.createGain();
var breath1 = context.createOscillator();
var breathGain1 = context.createGain();
knb1.type = "sine";
knb1Gain.gain.value = 0.1 / 8;
knb1.connect(knb1Gain);
knb1Gain.connect(context.destination);
breath1.connect(breathGain1);
breath1.type = "sine";
breath1.frequency.value = 0.01;
breathGain1.gain.value = (0.2 + 0.01) / 8;
knb1.start();
context.onstatechange = function () {
console.log(context.state);
};
power.on("change", function (v) {
v ? context.resume() : context.suspend();
});
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/nexusui#latest/dist/NexusUI.js"></script>
<div id="power"><div>
<div id="dial"></div>
my code was wrong.
knb1.frequency.value = v; is wrong!
correct line is knb1.frequency.setValueAtTime(v, context.currentTime);
changing this line solved my issue.

JavaScript Audio Input

I am Vanessa and I am working with a Team on a project for university. We are working with JavaScript and we try to measure a huge micro deflection.
Our goal is to push off particles from the center of the canvas when hands are clapped. We just want to know how to convert the micro deflection to a number.
Thank´s a lot!
Vanessa
here is come code I wrote using Web Audio API which listens to the microphone and makes available both the time domain as well as frequency domain representation of the mic audio curve
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
<title>capture microphone then show time & frequency domain output</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
var webaudio_tooling_obj = function () {
var audioContext = new AudioContext();
console.log("audio is starting up ...");
var BUFF_SIZE_RENDERER = 16384;
var audioInput = null,
microphone_stream = null,
gain_node = null,
script_processor_node = null,
script_processor_analysis_node = null,
analyser_node = null;
if (!navigator.getUserMedia)
navigator.getUserMedia = navigator.getUserMedia || navigator.webkitGetUserMedia ||
navigator.mozGetUserMedia || navigator.msGetUserMedia;
if (navigator.getUserMedia){
navigator.getUserMedia({audio:true},
function(stream) {
start_microphone(stream);
},
function(e) {
alert('Error capturing audio.');
}
);
} else { alert('getUserMedia not supported in this browser.'); }
// ---
function show_some_data(given_typed_array, num_row_to_display, label) {
var size_buffer = given_typed_array.length;
var index = 0;
console.log("__________ " + label);
if (label === "time") {
for (; index < num_row_to_display && index < size_buffer; index += 1) {
var curr_value_time = (given_typed_array[index] / 128) - 1.0;
console.log(curr_value_time);
}
} else if (label === "frequency") {
for (; index < num_row_to_display && index < size_buffer; index += 1) {
console.log(given_typed_array[index]);
}
} else {
throw new Error("ERROR - must pass time or frequency");
}
}
function process_microphone_buffer(event) {
var i, N, inp, microphone_output_buffer;
microphone_output_buffer = event.inputBuffer.getChannelData(0); // just mono - 1 channel for now
}
function start_microphone(stream){
gain_node = audioContext.createGain();
gain_node.connect( audioContext.destination );
microphone_stream = audioContext.createMediaStreamSource(stream);
microphone_stream.connect(gain_node);
script_processor_node = audioContext.createScriptProcessor(BUFF_SIZE_RENDERER, 1, 1);
script_processor_node.onaudioprocess = process_microphone_buffer;
microphone_stream.connect(script_processor_node);
// --- enable volume control for output speakers
document.getElementById('volume').addEventListener('change', function() {
var curr_volume = this.value;
gain_node.gain.value = curr_volume;
console.log("curr_volume ", curr_volume);
});
// --- setup FFT
script_processor_analysis_node = audioContext.createScriptProcessor(2048, 1, 1);
script_processor_analysis_node.connect(gain_node);
analyser_node = audioContext.createAnalyser();
analyser_node.smoothingTimeConstant = 0;
analyser_node.fftSize = 2048;
microphone_stream.connect(analyser_node);
analyser_node.connect(script_processor_analysis_node);
var buffer_length = analyser_node.frequencyBinCount;
var array_freq_domain = new Uint8Array(buffer_length);
var array_time_domain = new Uint8Array(buffer_length);
console.log("buffer_length " + buffer_length);
script_processor_analysis_node.onaudioprocess = function() {
// get the average for the first channel
analyser_node.getByteFrequencyData(array_freq_domain);
analyser_node.getByteTimeDomainData(array_time_domain);
// draw the spectrogram
if (microphone_stream.playbackState == microphone_stream.PLAYING_STATE) {
show_some_data(array_freq_domain, 5, "frequency");
show_some_data(array_time_domain, 5, "time"); // store this to record to aggregate buffer/file
}
};
}
}(); // webaudio_tooling_obj = function()
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Volume</p>
<input id="volume" type="range" min="0" max="1" step="0.1" value="0.5"/>
</body>
</html>
just save this file and paste its file location into the browser ... you will get a prompt to acknowledge use of microphone ... to access audio data just see where I print snippets of it to javascript console ... so next step would be to write code to view the audio curve and take actions to move canvas objects

Start running SpeechSynthesis API on my Android and Safari devices

I'm trying to make a web app with the SpeechSynthesis API to run my program after one click on start button and then start listening to the user on my Android and iOS devices. The user could speak anything to run the program. After that, I can play my audio files every three seconds. Below is my code so far. Is my logic wrong? I can't start my program after the click and hear any sound.
Another question is this SpeechSynthesis API could support Android and iOS devices, but when I saw some event such as 'soundstart event', it doesn't support Safari Mobile. What are their relationships? I got really confused. And the SpeechRecognition API only supports for Chrome browser but don't I need to user some event like soundstart?
Thank you for help in advance. I really appreciate it.
<p id="msg" align="center"></p>
<script>
var utterance = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance("Hello");
//window.speechSynthesis.speak(utterance);
var supportMsg = document.getElementById('msg');
if ('speechSynthesis' in window)
{
supportMsg.innerHTML = 'Your browser <strong>supports</strong> speech synthesis.';
console.log("Hi");
utterance.onstart = function(event)
{
console.log('Hhhh')
};
var playList = ["1_hello", "2_how_old", "3_what_did_you_make"];
var dir = "sound/";
var extention = ".wav";
audio.src = dir + playList[audioIndex] + extention;
audio.load();
var audioIndex = 0;
setTimeout(function(){audio.play();}, 1000);
window.speechSynthesis.speak(utterance);
}
else
{
supportMsg.innerHTML = 'Sorry your browser <strong>does not support</strong> speech synthesis.<br>Try this in Chrome Canary.';
}
//window.speechSynthesis(utterance);
</script>
<div class="container">
<button id="runProgram" onclick='utterance.onstart();'
class="runProgram-button">Start</button>
</div>
Does this work for you?
function playAudio() {
var msg = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance('Help me with this code please?');
msg.pitch = 0;
msg.rate = .6;
window.speechSynthesis.speak(msg);
var msg = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance();
var voices = window.speechSynthesis.getVoices();
msg.voice = voices[10]; // Note: some voices don't support altering params
msg.voiceURI = 'native';
msg.volume = 1; // 0 to 1
msg.rate = 1.2; // 0.1 to 10
msg.pitch = 2; //0 to 2
msg.text = 'Sure. This code plays "Hello World" for you';
msg.lang = 'en-US';
msg.onend = function(e) {
var msg1 = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance('Now code plays audios for you');
msg1.voice = speechSynthesis.getVoices().filter(function(voice) { return voice.name == 'Whisper'; })[0];
msg1.pitch = 2; //0 to 2
msg1.rate= 1.2; //0 to 2
// start your audio loop.
speechSynthesis.speak(msg1);
console.log('Finished in ' + e.elapsedTime + ' seconds.');
};
speechSynthesis.speak(msg);
}
<div class="container">
<button id="runProgram" onclick='playAudio();' class="runProgram-button">Start</button>
</div>

Is it possible to post process HTML5 video elements audio output with Web Audio Api?

I have an html5 video element and I need to apply different processing realtime on the video's output audio. On desktop I made it work with the WebAudio API. The Api is seemingly present on iOS also. I am able to inspect the created objects, but it doesn't modify the video's output signal.
Here's my example code:
$(function () {
window.AudioContext = window.AudioContext||window.webkitAudioContext;
var audioContext = new AudioContext();
var bufferSize = 1024;
var selectedChannel = 0;
var effect = (function() {
var node = audioContext.createScriptProcessor(bufferSize, 2, 2);
node.addEventListener('audioprocess', function(e) {
var input = e.inputBuffer.getChannelData(selectedChannel);
var outputL = e.outputBuffer.getChannelData(0);
var outputR = e.outputBuffer.getChannelData(1);
for (var i = 0; i < bufferSize; i++) {
outputL[i] = selectedChannel==0? input[i] : 0.0;
outputR[i] = selectedChannel==1? input[i] : 0.0;
}
});
return node;
})();
var streamAttached = false;
function attachStream(video) {
if (streamAttached) {
return;
}
var source = audioContext.createMediaElementSource(video);
source.connect(effect);
effect.connect(audioContext.destination);
streamAttached = true;
}
function iOS_video_touch_start() {
var video = $('#vid')[0];
video.play();
attachStream(video);
}
var needtouch = false;
$('#vid').on('play', function () {
attachStream(this);
}).on('loadedmetadata', function () {
this.play();
this.volume=1.0;
if (this && this.paused) {
if (needtouch == false) {
needtouch = true;
this.addEventListener("touchstart", iOS_video_touch_start, true);
}
}
});
window.panToRight = function(){
selectedChannel = 1;
};
window.panToLeft = function(){
selectedChannel = 0;
};
});
You can also check it on CP:
http://codepen.io/anon/pen/pgeJQG
With the buttons you are able to toggle between the left and the right channels. On desktop browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari tested) it works fine.
I have also tried the older createJavaScriptNode() instead of createScriptProcessor(). I have also tried it with an alternative effect chain, which was looking like this:
var audioContext = new (window.AudioContext||window.webkitAudioContext)();
audioContext.createGain = audioContext.createGain||audioContext.createGainNode;
var gainL = audioContext.createGain();
var gainR = audioContext.createGain();
gainL.gain.value = 1;
gainR.gain.value = 1;
var merger = audioContext.createChannelMerger(2);
var splitter = audioContext.createChannelSplitter(2);
//Connect to source
source = audioContext.createMediaElementSource(video);
//Connect the source to the splitter
source.connect(splitter, 0, 0);
//Connect splitter' outputs to each Gain Nodes
splitter.connect(gainL, 0);
splitter.connect(gainR, 1);
//Connect Left and Right Nodes to the Merger Node inputs
//Assuming stereo as initial status
gainL.connect(merger, 0, 0);
gainL.connect(merger, 0, 1);
//Connect Merger output to context destination
merger.connect(audioContext.destination, 0, 0);
As you probably noticed this code was using the built in nodes only. But no luck.
So my questions are: Is this even possible on mobile? If it is, than what am I missing? If it is not, than any possible workaround? Thanks
With Chrome on Android, MediaElementSource is not currently routed to WebAudio. This is a known issue and is planned to be fixed eventually.

How to start multiple audio tags simultaneously?

I have several tracks to a song that I want to play together and be able to mute some and play others. So I need to be able to start them all at the same time. Right now, they all start slightly out of sync:
// Start playing
for ( i = 0; i < 5; i++ ) {
tracks[i].audio.play();
}
Even this is apparently not fast enough to start them all at the same time.
Is there any way in javascript to guarantee that HTML5 audio tags will start playing simultaneously?
Not sure if you're already doing this, but Here's some sample code for preloading audio.
var audios = [];
var loading = 0;
AddNote("2C");
AddNote("2E");
AddNote("2G");
AddNote("3C");
function AddNote(name) {
loading++;
var audio = document.createElement("audio");
audio.loop = true;
audio.addEventListener("canplaythrough", function () {
loading--;
if (loading == 0) // All files are preloaded
StartPlayingAll();
}, false);
audio.src = "piano/" + name + ".mp3";
audios.push(audio);
}
function StartPlayingAll() {
for (var i = 0; i < audios.length; i++)
audios[i].play();
}
}
The other thing you can try is setting audio.currentTime on each of the tracks to manually sync up the audio.
You could use setTimeout to sync them after a brief delay in the beginning (you may want to wait for all the audio objects to load though).
JSFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/bmAYb/35/
var au1 = document.getElementById('au1');
var au2 = document.getElementById('au2');
au1.volume = 1;
au2.volume = 0; //mute
au1.play();
au2.play();
var notfirstRun = false;
//sync for the first time
setTimeout(function() {
au2.currentTime = au1.currentTime;
au2.volume = 1;
}, 250);
My initial thought was to sync every x miliseconds using setInterval, but the audio pops when you do that if volume is set to 1 (audible).
My fiddle isn't totally in sync, but it's pretty close. You can get it 100% in sync but you either need to mute the audio on the other tracks or deal with popping.
The code (and music in the fiddle) are from Hungry Media.
I had the same issue and found a solution using the Audio API.
The problem is that the audio output has a delay of a few milliseconds, so it is impossible to start multiple audios at the same time. However, you can get around this by merging the audio sources into one using a ChannelMergerNode. By putting GainNodes in between, you can control the volume of each audio source separately.
I wrote a simple javascript class for this. This is how you can use it:
var audioMerger = new AudioMerger(["file1.ogg", "file2.mp3", "file3.mp3",
"file4.ogg", "file5.mp3"]);
audioMerger.onBuffered(() => audioMerger.play());
// Make sure it's always in sync (delay should be less than 50 ms)
setInterval(() => {
if (audioMerger.getDelay() >= 0.05) {
audioMerger.setTime(audioMerger.getTime());
}
}, 200);
// Set volume of 3rd audio to 50%
audioMerger.setVolume(0.5, 2);
// When you want to turn it off:
audioMerger.pause();
This code reduced the delay between the audios to less than 10 milliseconds in Firefox on my PC. This delay is so small you won't notice it. Unfortunately, it doesn't work in older browsers like Internet Explorer.
And here's the code for the class:
class AudioMerger {
constructor(files) {
this.files = files;
this.audios = files.map(file => new Audio(file));
var AudioContext = window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext;
var ctx = new AudioContext();
this.merger = ctx.createChannelMerger(this.audios.length);
this.merger.connect(ctx.destination);
this.gains = this.audios.map(audio => {
var gain = ctx.createGain();
var source = ctx.createMediaElementSource(audio);
source.connect(gain);
gain.connect(this.merger);
return gain;
});
this.buffered = false;
var load = files.length;
this.audios.forEach(audio => {
audio.addEventListener("canplaythrough", () => {
load--;
if (load === 0) {
this.buffered = true;
if (this.bufferCallback != null) this.bufferCallback();
}
});
});
}
onBuffered(callback) {
if (this.buffered) callback();
else this.bufferCallback = callback;
}
play() {
this.audios.forEach(audio => audio.play());
}
pause() {
this.audios.forEach(audio => audio.pause());
}
getTime() {
return this.audios[0].currentTime;
}
setTime(time) {
this.audios.forEach(audio => audio.currentTime = time);
}
getDelay() {
var times = [];
for (var i = 0; i < this.audios.length; i++) {
times.push(this.audios[i].currentTime);
}
var minTime = Math.min.apply(Math, times);
var maxTime = Math.max.apply(Math, times);
return maxTime - minTime;
}
setVolume(volume, audioID) {
this.gains[audioID].gain.value = volume;
}
}

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