DynamicsCompressorNode: threshold property

The threshold property of the DynamicsCompressorNode interface is a k-rate AudioParam representing the decibel value above which the compression will start taking effect.

The threshold property's default value is -24 and it can be set between -100 and 0.

The threshold attribute has no effect on signals lowers than its value, but induce volume reduction on signal stronger than its value.

Value

An AudioParam.

Note: Though the AudioParam returned is read-only, the value it represents is not.

Examples

js

const audioCtx = new AudioContext();
const compressor = audioCtx.createDynamicsCompressor();
compressor.threshold.value = -50;

See BaseAudioContext.createDynamicsCompressor() for more complete example code.

Specifications

Specification
Web Audio API
# dom-dynamicscompressornode-threshold

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See also