The createAnalyser()
method of the AudioContext
interface creates an AnalyserNode
, which can be used to expose audio time and frequency data and create data visualisations.
Note: For more on using this node, see the AnalyserNode
page.
Syntax
var audioCtx = new AudioContext(); var analyser = audioCtx.createAnalyser();
Returns
An AnalyserNode
.
Example
The following example shows basic usage of an AudioContext to create an Analyser node, then use requestAnimationFrame() to collect time domain data repeatedly and draw an "oscilloscope style" output of the current audio input. For more complete applied examples/information, check out our Voice-change-O-matic demo (see app.js lines 128–205 for relevant code).
var audioCtx = new (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext)(); var analyser = audioCtx.createAnalyser(); ... analyser.fftSize = 2048; var bufferLength = analyser.fftSize; var dataArray = new Uint8Array(bufferLength); analyser.getByteTimeDomainData(dataArray); // draw an oscilloscope of the current audio source function draw() { drawVisual = requestAnimationFrame(draw); analyser.getByteTimeDomainData(dataArray); canvasCtx.fillStyle = 'rgb(200, 200, 200)'; canvasCtx.fillRect(0, 0, WIDTH, HEIGHT); canvasCtx.lineWidth = 2; canvasCtx.strokeStyle = 'rgb(0, 0, 0)'; canvasCtx.beginPath(); var sliceWidth = WIDTH * 1.0 / bufferLength; var x = 0; for(var i = 0; i < bufferLength; i++) { var v = dataArray[i] / 128.0; var y = v * HEIGHT/2; if(i === 0) { canvasCtx.moveTo(x, y); } else { canvasCtx.lineTo(x, y); } x += sliceWidth; } canvasCtx.lineTo(canvas.width, canvas.height/2); canvasCtx.stroke(); }; draw();
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Web Audio API The definition of 'createAnalyser()' in that specification. |
Working Draft |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 10.0webkit | (Yes) | 25.0 (25.0) | No support | 15.0webkit 22 |
6.0webkit |
Feature | Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | Chrome for Android |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | ? | (Yes) | 26.0 | 1.2 | ? | ? | ? | 33.0 |