BaseAudioContext: createAnalyser() method

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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since April 2021.

The createAnalyser() method of the BaseAudioContext interface creates an AnalyserNode, which can be used to expose audio time and frequency data and create data visualizations.

Note: The AnalyserNode() constructor is the recommended way to create an AnalyserNode; see Creating an AudioNode.

Note: For more on using this node, see the AnalyserNode page.

Syntax

js
createAnalyser()

Parameters

None.

Return value

An AnalyserNode.

Examples

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 108-193 for relevant code).

js
const audioCtx = new AudioContext();
const analyser = audioCtx.createAnalyser();

// …

analyser.fftSize = 2048;
const bufferLength = analyser.frequencyBinCount;
const 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();

  const sliceWidth = (WIDTH * 1.0) / bufferLength;
  let x = 0;

  for (let i = 0; i < bufferLength; i++) {
    const v = dataArray[i] / 128.0;
    const 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
Web Audio API
# dom-baseaudiocontext-createanalyser

Browser compatibility

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See also