W3C Promotes Web Audio API To Official Standard

[phoronix]

Phoronix: W3C Promotes Web Audio API To Official Standard

The W3C has promoted the Web Audio API to now being an official standard as a JavaScript API for creating and manipulating audio content directly within web browsers...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Web-Audio-API-Official

[uid313]

Sounds exciting!
I can't wait to see all cool things create with this!
Imagine shared, collaborative jam sessions!
Cool synthesizers, easy-to-use drum loops with drag-and-drop, etc.

[Turbine]

Sounds exciting!
I can't wait to see all cool things create with this!
Imagine shared, collaborative jam sessions!
Cool synthesizers, easy-to-use drum loops with drag-and-drop, etc.

But it's already been used for years. 😅

[mb_q]

Basically an API to make a flow-graph with various basic DSP bricks which can be plugged in to system audio sources/sinks, apparently with obviously redundant parts for 3D audio. I wonder how will they manage latency having JS GC and unsure system interface, though.

In the meantime, there is still no standard way to fetch a given frame from a video.

[cl333r]

Finally I can learn to play the piano online!

[NathanG]

Sounds exciting!
I can't wait to see all cool things create with this!
Imagine shared, collaborative jam sessions!
Cool synthesizers, easy-to-use drum loops with drag-and-drop, etc.

From the announcement:

"Web Audio is used in many applications including: SoundCloud, Mozilla Hubs, Firefox Mixed Reality, Ableton, Google Meet and Stadia, SoundTrap, Amped Studio, BandLab, BeatPort, Soundation, Leimma & Apotome, and Spotify."

[reba]

The Web Audio API is so old and ubiqus in use I'd actually expected an announcement for Web Audio API 2...