Simple example of Web Audio analysis and visualization

tutorial_30_example_1.html

<canvas id="canvas" width="512" height="256" ></canvas>

<p id="controls">
  <input type="button" id="start_button" value="Start">
  &nbsp; &nbsp;
  <input type="button" id="stop_button" value="Stop">
</p>

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<style>
    #canvas {
        margin-left: auto;
        margin-right: auto;
        display: block;
        background-color: black;
    }
    #controls {
        text-align: center;
    }
    #start_button, #stop_button {
        font-size: 16pt;
    }
</style>

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<script type="text/javascript">

    // Hacks to deal with different function names in different browsers
    window.requestAnimFrame = (function(){
      return  window.requestAnimationFrame       ||
              window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame ||
              window.mozRequestAnimationFrame    ||
              function(callback, element){
                window.setTimeout(callback, 1000 / 60);
              };
    })();

    window.AudioContext = (function(){
        return  window.webkitAudioContext || window.AudioContext || window.mozAudioContext;
    })();

    // Global Variables for Audio
    var audioContext;
    var audioBuffer;
    var sourceNode;
    var analyserNode;
    var javascriptNode;
    var audioData = null;
    var audioPlaying = false;
    var sampleSize = 1024;  // number of samples to collect before analyzing data
    var amplitudeArray;     // array to hold time domain data

    // This must be hosted on the same server as this page - otherwise you get a Cross Site Scripting error
    var audioUrl = "/assets/Doctor_Who_theme_excerpt.ogg";

    // Global Variables for the Graphics
    var canvasWidth  = 512;
    var canvasHeight = 256;
    var ctx;

    $(document).ready(function() {

        ctx = $("#canvas").get()[0].getContext("2d");

        // the AudioContext is the primary 'container' for all your audio node objects
        try {
            audioContext = new AudioContext();
        } catch(e) {
            alert('Web Audio API is not supported in this browser');
        }

        // When the Start button is clicked, finish setting up the audio nodes, play the sound,
        // gather samples for the analysis, update the canvas
        $("#start_button").on('click', function(e) {
            e.preventDefault();

            // Set up the audio Analyser, the Source Buffer and javascriptNode
            setupAudioNodes();

            // setup the event handler that is triggered every time enough samples have been collected
            // trigger the audio analysis and draw the results
            javascriptNode.onaudioprocess = function () {

                // get the Time Domain data for this sample
                analyserNode.getByteTimeDomainData(amplitudeArray);

                // draw the display if the audio is playing
                if (audioPlaying == true) {
                    requestAnimFrame(drawTimeDomain);
                }
            }

            // Load the Audio the first time through, otherwise play it from the buffer
            if(audioData == null) {
                loadSound(audioUrl);
            } else {
                playSound(audioData);
            }
        });

        // Stop the audio playing
        $("#stop_button").on('click', function(e) {
            e.preventDefault();
            sourceNode.stop(0);
            audioPlaying = false;
        });
    });

    function setupAudioNodes() {
        sourceNode     = audioContext.createBufferSource();
        analyserNode   = audioContext.createAnalyser();
        javascriptNode = audioContext.createScriptProcessor(sampleSize, 1, 1);

        // Create the array for the data values
        amplitudeArray = new Uint8Array(analyserNode.frequencyBinCount);

        // Now connect the nodes together
        sourceNode.connect(audioContext.destination);
        sourceNode.connect(analyserNode);
        analyserNode.connect(javascriptNode);
        javascriptNode.connect(audioContext.destination);
    }

    // Load the audio from the URL via Ajax and store it in global variable audioData
    // Note that the audio load is asynchronous
    function loadSound(url) {
        var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
        request.open('GET', url, true);
        request.responseType = 'arraybuffer';

        // When loaded, decode the data and play the sound
        request.onload = function () {
            audioContext.decodeAudioData(request.response, function (buffer) {
                audioData = buffer;
                playSound(audioData);
            }, onError);
        }
        request.send();
    }

    // Play the audio and loop until stopped
    function playSound(buffer) {
        sourceNode.buffer = buffer;
        sourceNode.start(0);    // Play the sound now
        sourceNode.loop = true;
        audioPlaying = true;
    }

    function onError(e) {
        console.log(e);
    }

    function drawTimeDomain() {
        clearCanvas();
        for (var i = 0; i < amplitudeArray.length; i++) {
            var value = amplitudeArray[i] / 256;
            var y = canvasHeight - (canvasHeight * value) - 1;
            ctx.fillStyle = '#ffffff';
            ctx.fillRect(i, y, 1, 1);
        }
    }

    function clearCanvas() {
        ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvasWidth, canvasHeight);
    }

</script>