AudioBuffer: AudioBuffer() constructor
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since April 2021.
The AudioBuffer
constructor of
the Web Audio API creates a new
AudioBuffer
object.
Syntax
new AudioBuffer(options)
Parameters
options
-
Options are as follows:
length
-
The size of the audio buffer in sample-frames. To determine the
length
to use for a specific number of seconds of audio, usenumSeconds * sampleRate
. numberOfChannels
-
The number of channels for the buffer. The default is 1, and all user agents are required to support at least 32 channels.
sampleRate
-
The sample rate in Hz for the buffer. The default is the sample rate of the
context
used in constructing this object. User agents are required to support sample rates from 8,000 Hz to 96,000 Hz (but are allowed to go farther outside this range).
Exceptions
NotSupportedError
DOMException
-
Thrown if one or more of the options are negative or otherwise has an invalid value (such as
numberOfChannels
being higher than supported, or asampleRate
outside the nominal range). RangeError
-
Thrown if there isn't enough memory available to allocate the buffer.
Specifications
Specification |
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Web Audio API # dom-audiobuffer-audiobuffer |
Browser compatibility
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