awesome-webaudio

Web Audio Library

A curated list of Web Audio packages and resources for building audio applications in the browser.

A curated list of awesome WebAudio packages and resources.

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Packages / Frameworks
Tone.js 13,525 about 1 month ago A framework for making interactive music in the browser
Bap 115 over 4 years ago A toolkit for making beats and composing sequences, inspired by the classic MPC60/2000
Omnitone 855 about 2 months ago Ambisonic spatial audio on the web
Mach1Spatial 60 4 months ago Vector based panning spatial audio on the web
Elementary – Declarative, functional framework for writing audio software on the web or for native apps

Packages / Libraries
smoothfade 35 over 1 year ago A library for smoothly fading between two AudioNodes
virtual-audio-graph 356 20 days ago Library for declaratively manipulating the Web Audio API
XSound.js Full stack library
Sound.js 307 7 months ago A micro-library to load, play and generate sound effects and music for games and interactive applications
Meyda 1,485 4 months ago Audio feature extraction library including a variety of widely used audio features
Wavesurfer.js 8,802 29 days ago Interactive navigable audio visualization using Web Audio and Canvas
Audiojs 240 8 months ago An object that enables you to store, read, and write PCM audio data more easily
Tuna 1,735 4 months ago An audio effects library
Rythm.js A javascript library that makes your page dance
Howler.js 24,033 4 months ago A comprehensive library with a fallback to HTML5 Audio
Circular Audio Wave 256 6 months ago A JS library for audio visualization in circular wave using Web Audio API and ECharts
Wad 1,901 almost 2 years ago Web Audio DAW. Use the Web Audio API for dynamic sound synthesis. It's like jQuery for your ears
p5.sound An extension that adds Web Audio functionality to the creative coding library
@magenta/music 2,006 23 days ago A JavaScript library to use machine learning models and generate music in the browser, by having some neat abstractions over the Webaudio API
soundfont-player A soundfont loader/player to play MIDI sounds using WebAudio API
html-midi-player 683 6 months ago HTML elements for easy MIDI playback and visualization, without the need to write any custom JS code, but scriptable and stylable as needed
MusicXML Player 35 about 1 month ago A TypeScript component that loads and plays MusicXML files in the browser using Web Audio and Web MIDI
waveform-path 85 about 1 month ago Library to generate waveforms paths in svg
wave-audio-path-player 53 over 2 years ago Simple audio player webcomponent customizable with waveform

Packages / Utilities
Audion 371 about 1 month ago Chrome extension that adds a Web Audio panel to Developer Tools
web-audio-generator 60 almost 2 years ago A UI for generating Web Audio code

Packages / MIDI
midimessage 35 over 2 years ago A simple MIDI Message parser
JZZ 525 3 months ago MIDI library for Node.js and all major browsers
JZZ-midi-Gear 17 2 months ago Retrieve your MIDI device model and manufacturer
WEBMIDI.js The Web MIDI API made easy

Packages / Apps
BassoonTracker 1,022 about 2 months ago MOD/XM Tracker in Javascript
LoopDrop App 826 almost 2 years ago MIDI looper, modular synth and sampler app built using Web Audio and Web MIDI APIs
X Sound Multi Sound Application that uses XSound.js
Molgav 2 almost 9 years ago Musical Step Sequencer for melodies exchange
mod-synth.io 56 about 2 years ago Create your own modular synthesizer, or emulate different synths
GridSound A work-in-progress DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)
Learning Music Learn the basics of music making
Super Oscillator 41 6 months ago An interactive, 3D music synthesizer for the Web
AudioNodes Modular audio production suite with multi-track audio mixing, audio effects, parameter automation, MIDI editing, synthesis, cloud production, and more
waveform-playlist 1,470 8 days ago Multitrack Web Audio editor and player with canvas waveform preview. Set cues, fades and shift multiple tracks in time. Record audio tracks or provide audio annotations. Export your mix to AudioBuffer or WAV! Project inspired by Audacity
SoundCycle 41 over 6 years ago A Web Audio based Loopstation for musicians with effects and different looping modes
DSP.audio Worklet Editor Online Audio Worklet editor for sketching and collaboration, with sampler, MIDI and analyzers. Like a JSFiddle, but for DSP
AudioMass free, open source, web-based Audio and Waveform Editor
Csound IDE web IDE for
jamhub 33 almost 2 years ago low-latency remote music collaboration & jam
Web Audio Metronome 581 about 2 years ago metronome app that uses the Web Audio scheduler and setTimeout scheduler
EarSketch free educational programming environment to teach Python and Javascript through music composing and remixing
webaudio-tinysynth 231 almost 2 years ago a small synthesizer written in JavaScript with GM like timbre map
web-audio-beat-detector 0 almost 3 years ago a beat detection utility which is using the Web Audio API
web-audio-mixer 101 almost 2 years ago An audio mixer built using Web Audio
Audio-motion interface 46 about 1 year ago A web synthesizer that generates sound using smartphone gestures in the space
Topos A Web based live coding environment inspired by the Monome Teletype. Uses Web Audio and MIDI
Online Sequencer A simple and easy-to-use sequencer with plenty of functionality, based around the Web Audio API
Binary Synth 59 16 days ago A web-synthesizer that generates sound from the binary code of any files

Resources / Tutorials
WebAudio School 409 almost 7 years ago A series of self-guided workshops to learn WebAudio
Web Audio API Understandable Reference A reference that aims to be easy to understand for those who know some JavaScript and basic audio principles
The Web Audio API: What Is It? Intro to WebAudio
Web Audio Basics 119 over 9 years ago A growing set of light code samples with CodePen links for each
Web Audio Perf Performance of various AudioNodes and strategies for efficient resource usage (from WAC2016)
Percussion Synthesis Using Web Audio 36 about 8 years ago This tutorial will introduce the basics of web audio programming by writing code to synthesize simple percussion sounds (from WAC2016)
Browser Noise: Web Audio Tutorials Playlist of video tutorials by Dan Tramte, hosted on the Audio Programmer YouTube channel
audio-katas 55 3 months ago A collection of self-guided katas during which you will build a DAW of your own while getting exposed to the key Web Audio APIs

Resources / Books
JavaScript for Sound Artists A bottom up JavaScript / DOM course using Web Audio for all the examples
Web Audio API Intended to be a springboard for web developers with little to no digital audio expertise. Geared towards game audio and interactive apps

Resources / Newsletters
Web Audio Weekly Newsletter A weekly review of what's happening in Web Audio

Resources / Community
Slack A Slack for discussing Web Audio
Web Audio Conference International conference dedicated to web audio technologies and applications

Obsolete
Gibberish 390 over 1 year ago A JavaScript DSP library that creates JIT optimized audio callbacks using code generation techniques
lissajous 398 about 9 years ago A tool for programmatic audio performance
SSSynthesiser.js 49 over 4 years ago A wavetable synthesizer for interactive music and sound effects
WAAX 302 over 7 years ago Build Music Apps for browsers
Band.js 1,184 about 7 years ago An interface for the Web Audio API that supports rhythms, multiple instruments, repeating sections, and complex time signatures
reverbGen 58 almost 8 years ago A JavaScript library for generating artificial reverb impulse responses
TuneJS 171 almost 7 years ago A tuning library of microtonal and just intonation scales. Supports over 3,000 historical tunings
Beet.js 113 almost 2 years ago A sequencer library for creating euclidean rhythms and polyrhythms
AudioKeys 234 over 1 year ago A QWERTY keyboard for web audio projects
web-audio-test-api 67 about 6 years ago A Web Audio test library for CI
javascript-karplus-strong 284 about 3 years ago JavaScript/Web Audio implementation of Karplus-Strong guitar synthesis
osc-msg 17 over 7 years ago OSC message decoder/encoder with fault tolerance
Pizzicato 1,675 about 1 year ago A library that aims to simplify the creation and manipulation sounds in the browser
Mooog 29 over 2 years ago Tools that simplify working with AudioNodes, inspired by jQuery and mixing tables
envelope-generator 35 over 7 years ago Simple ADSR envelope generator for web audio
audio contour 20 over 8 years ago A 5 stage audio envelope generator
web-audio-recorder-js 775 about 1 year ago A library that records audio input (Web Audio API AudioNode object) and encodes to audio file image (Blob object)
audiolet 892 over 8 years ago A JavaScript library for real-time audio synthesis and composition from within the browser
playnote 2 over 7 years ago Play your favorite instrument in the browser, with complex note intervals and scales
Recorderjs 4,178 about 1 year ago A plugin for recording/exporting the output of Web Audio API nodes
resampler 39 over 4 years ago A utility for resampling audio
bpm-detective 137 over 3 years ago – Detects the BPM of a song or audio sample
web-audio-utils 10 about 9 years ago Commonly needed utility functions for Web Audio API
web-audio-oscillators 63 6 months ago A collection of Web Audio custom oscillators
midi-ports 16 about 7 years ago handy library to make it easier to work with attached MIDI devices
Midi Logger This Midi Logger will print all midi input to your browser for debugging
Code Player 21 about 8 years ago An experimental app that makes your codes sing for you
Web Audio Modules synthesizers and audio effects processors for web browsers (both API and implementations)

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