Instant Audio Processing with Web Audio

Learn how to use the Web Audio API to implement audio effects such as loop stitching, audio ducking, and audio equalization through practical, hands-on recipes

Key Features

• Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results
• Implement audio stitching using Web Audio's built-in scheduling API
• Learn Web Audio's scripting abilities by building a broadcast-style audio ducking effect
• Build a 5-band equalizer using Web Audio's built-in audio processing functionality

Book Description

What you will learn

• Understand the fundamental design philosophy underlying the Web Audio API
• Explore the Web Audio interfaces in depth
• Detect and initialize a Web Audio context
• Play audio files from the Web and desktop
• Implement basic and advanced audio looping behaviors
• Build a 5-band sound equalizer using Web Audio s processor nodes
• Make a reusable audio layer step by step

Who this book is for

This book is designed for developers with some HTML and JavaScript programming experience who are seeking to learn about Web Audio. Experience with AJAX and web server installation/configuration is a plus but is not a necessity in order to follow the content of the book.