AudioBuffer: numberOfChannels property
The numberOfChannels
property of the AudioBuffer
interface returns an integer representing the number of discrete audio channels
described by the PCM data stored in the buffer.
Value
An integer.
Examples
js
// Stereo
const channels = 2;
// Create an empty two second stereo buffer at the
// sample rate of the AudioContext
const frameCount = audioCtx.sampleRate * 2.0;
const myArrayBuffer = audioCtx.createBuffer(2, frameCount, audioCtx.sampleRate);
button.onclick = () => {
// Fill the buffer with white noise;
// just random values between -1.0 and 1.0
for (let channel = 0; channel < channels; channel++) {
// This gives us the actual ArrayBuffer that contains the data
const nowBuffering = myArrayBuffer.getChannelData(channel);
for (let i = 0; i < frameCount; i++) {
// Math.random() is in [0; 1.0]
// audio needs to be in [-1.0; 1.0]
nowBuffering[i] = Math.random() * 2 - 1;
}
}
console.log(myArrayBuffer.numberOfChannels);
};
Specifications
Specification |
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Web Audio API # dom-audiobuffer-numberofchannels |
Browser compatibility
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