Basic Web Audio API won't play mp3 file?
I am trying to follow an online tutorial by combining examples. I feel like this should play an mp3 file. I am using Chrome browser and am updating. I have no errors in the console. I'm not sure what I need to change or add to make this work.
<script type="text/javascript">
//creating an audio context
window.addEventListener('load',init);
function init()
{
try
{
window.AudioContext = window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext;
var context=new AudioContext();
}
catch(e)
{
alert("Your browser doesn't support Web Audio API");
}
loadSound();
playSound();
}
//loading sound into the created audio context
function loadSound()
{
//set the audio file URL
var audioURL='audio files/song.mp3';
//creating a new request
var request = new XMLhttpRequest();
request.open("GET",audioURL,true);
request.responseType= 'arraybuffer';
request.onLoad funtion(){
//take the audio from http request and decode it in an audio buffer
var audioBuffer = null;
context.decodeAudioData(request.response, function(buffer){ audioBuffer= buffer;});
}
request.send();
}, onError);
//playing the audio file
function playSound(buffer) {
//creating source node
var source = audioContext.createBufferSource();
//passing in file
source.buffer = audioBuffer;
//start playing
source.start(0);
}
</script>
</head>
</html>
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I got this thing fixed :) I used an audio tag along with the web audio API. here's the code:
var audio = new Audio();
audio.src = 'audio files/song.mp3';
audio.controls = true;
audio.autoplay = true;
document.body.appendChild(audio);
var context = new webkitAudioContext();
var analyser = context.createAnalyser();
window.addEventListener('load', function(e) {
// Our <audio> element will be the audio source.
var source = context.createMediaElementSource(audio);
source.connect(analyser);
analyser.connect(context.destination);
}, false);
thnks for trying to help :))
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You are using async XMLHttpRequest
(note that it must be written with capital "H"), so most likely the function playSound
is called before request.onLoad
(note: missing =
).
Try tracing your script with console.log
or similar to find errors like this and use the JavaScript console to catch syntax errors.
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Is your audioURL correct?
audio files/song.mp3
Why is there empty space?
========================= Edit
<script>
//creating an audio context
var context;
var audioBuffer;
window.addEventListener('load', init);
function init()
{
try
{
window.AudioContext = window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext;
context=new AudioContext();
}
catch(e)
{
alert("Your browser doesn't support Web Audio API");
}
loadSound();
// playSound(); // comment here
}
//loading sound into the created audio context
function loadSound()
{
// set the audio file URL
var audioURL='AllofMe.mp3';
//creating a new request
var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
request.open("GET",audioURL,true);
request.responseType= 'arraybuffer';
request.onload = function(){
//take the audio from http request and decode it in an audio buffer
context.decodeAudioData(request.response, function(buffer){
audioBuffer = buffer;
console.log(audioBuffer);
if(audioBuffer){ // check here
playSound();
}
});
};
request.send();
}
//playing the audio file
function playSound() {
//creating source node
var source = context.createBufferSource();
//passing in file
source.buffer = audioBuffer;
//start playing
source.connect(context.destination); // added
source.start(0);
console.log('playing');
}
</script>
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I was looking for a solution to play mp3 on mobile and found this page, I gave an example to work with help here . Below is a working example:
var context;
var saved;
try {
context = new (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext)();
}
catch (e) {
console.log("Your browser doesn't support Web Audio API");
}
if (saved) {
playSound(saved);
} else {
loadSound();
}
//loading sound into the created audio context
function loadSound() {
//set the audio file URL
var audioURL = '/path/to/file.mp3';
//creating a new request
var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
request.open('GET', audioURL, true);
request.responseType = 'arraybuffer';
request.onload = function () {
//take the audio from http request and decode it in an audio buffer
context.decodeAudioData(request.response, function (buffer) {
// save buffer, to not load again
saved = buffer;
// play sound
playSound(buffer);
});
};
request.send();
}
//playing the audio file
function playSound(buffer) {
//creating source node
var source = context.createBufferSource();
//passing in data
source.buffer = buffer;
//giving the source which sound to play
source.connect(context.destination);
//start playing
source.start(0);
}
It looks like the game files work fine on an Android device, but not an iOS. To do this, you must follow this tutorial: How To: Web Audio on iOS (but use the touchhend event and replace noteOn to start ).
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