AudioBuffer()

The AudioBuffer constructor of the Web Audio API creates a new AudioBuffer object.

Syntax

var audioBuffer = new AudioBuffer(options);

Parameters

Inherits parameters from the AudioNodeOptions dictionary.

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, use numSeconds * 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).

Deprecated parameters

context

A reference to an AudioContext. This parameter was removed from the spec.

Return value

A new AudioBuffer object instance.

Exceptions

NotSupportedError

One or more of the options are negative or otherwise has an invalid value (such as numberOfChannels being higher than supported, or a sampleRate outside the nominal range).

RangeError

There isn't enough memory available to allocate the buffer.

Specifications

Browser Compatibility