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 DescriptionWeb Audio is an upcoming industry standard for web audio processing. Using the API, developers today can develop web games and applications with real-time audio effects to rival their desktop counterparts. Instant Audio Processing with Web Audio is your hands-on guide to the Web Audio API. Using clear, step-by-step exercises, this book explores the API and how to apply it to produce real-time audio effects such as audio stitching, audio ducking, and audio equalization. This book is an in-depth study of the Web Audio API. Through a series of practical, step-by-step exercises, this book will guide you through the basics of playing audio all the way to the task of building a 5-band audio equalizer. Along the way, we'll learn how to utilize Web Audio's scripting functionality to build real-time audio effects such as audio stitching and ducking. Then, we'll use this knowledge to build a basic audio layer step-by-step which can be used in our web applications/games. With its in-depth coverage of the Web Audio API and its practical advice on various audio implementation scenarios, Instant Audio Processing with Web Audio How-to is your ultimate guide to Web Audio.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