AudioBufferSourceNode.buffer

The buffer property of the AudioBufferSourceNode interface provides the ability to play back audio using an AudioBuffer as the source of the sound data.

If the buffer property is set to the value null, the node generates a single channel containing silence (that is, every sample is 0).

Syntax

AudioBufferSourceNode.buffer = soundBuffer;

Value

An AudioBuffer which contains the data representing the sound which the node will play.

Example

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var myArrayBuffer = audioCtx.createBuffer(2, frameCount, audioCtx.sampleRate);
button.onclick = function() {
  // Fill the buffer with white noise;
  //just random values between -1.0 and 1.0
  for (var channel = 0; channel < channels; channel++) {
   // This gives us the actual ArrayBuffer that contains the data
   var nowBuffering = myArrayBuffer.getChannelData(channel);
   for (var i = 0; i < frameCount; i++) {
     // Math.random() is in [0; 1.0]
     // audio needs to be in [-1.0; 1.0]
     nowBuffering[i] = Math.random() * 2 - 1;
   }
  }
  // Get an AudioBufferSourceNode.
  // This is the AudioNode to use when we want to play an AudioBuffer
  var source = audioCtx.createBufferSource();
  // set the buffer in the AudioBufferSourceNode
  source.buffer = myArrayBuffer;

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Web Audio API
The definition of 'buffer' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Edge Firefox (Gecko)[2] Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support No support[1] (Yes) 23.0 (23.0) No support 15 webkit
22
6 webkit
detune property (Yes) (Yes) 40.0 (40.0) No support ? ?
Feature Android Chrome Edge Firefox Mobile (Gecko)[2] Firefox OS IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support No support 28 webkit (Yes) 25.0 (25.0) 1.2 No support No support 6 webkit
detune property No support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) No support No support ?

[1] Removed in Chrome version 44.0. Was supported with a webkit prefix from version 14.

[2] Firefox currently handles the value null incorrectly. Instead of producing a node that generates a single channel of silence, the node becomes unusable and will be ignored if you attempt to connect it to anything.

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