Web Audio API

This is a submission for DEV Challenge v24.03.20, One Byte Explainer: Browser API or Feature.

Explainer

Web Audio API: Allows audio manipulation and synthesis directly in the browser. Perfect for creating music apps, interactive games, or audio visualizations, it provides low-latency, high-quality audio processing, enhancing user engagement and creativity on the web.

Additional Context

Example usage of the Web Audio API: this code would in a file like index.js

const audioContext = new (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext)();

async function loadAudio(url) {
  const response = await fetch(url);
  const arrayBuffer = await response.arrayBuffer();
  const audioBuffer = await audioContext.decodeAudioData(arrayBuffer);
  return audioBuffer;
}

async function playAudio(url) {
  const audioBuffer = await loadAudio(url);
  const source = audioContext.createBufferSource();
  source.buffer = audioBuffer;
  source.connect(audioContext.destination); // Connects to speakers
  source.start(0); // Play immediately
}

const audioUrl = 'audio.mp3';
playAudio(audioUrl);