AnalyserNode: getByteTimeDomainData() method
The getByteTimeDomainData()
method of the AnalyserNode
Interface copies the current waveform, or time-domain, data into a Uint8Array
(unsigned byte array) passed into it.
If the array has fewer elements than the AnalyserNode.fftSize
, excess elements are dropped. If it has more elements than needed, excess elements are ignored.
Syntax
getByteTimeDomainData(array)
Parameters
-
array
-
The Uint8Array
that the time domain data will be copied to. If the array has fewer elements than the AnalyserNode.fftSize
, excess elements are dropped. If it has more elements than needed, excess elements are ignored.
Return value
Examples
The following example shows basic usage of an AudioContext
to create an AnalyserNode
, then requestAnimationFrame
and <canvas>
to collect time domain data repeatedly and draw an "oscilloscope style" output of the current audio input. For more complete applied examples/information, check out our Voice-change-O-matic demo (see app.js lines 108–193 for relevant code).
const audioCtx = new (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext)();
const analyser = audioCtx.createAnalyser();
analyser.fftSize = 2048;
const bufferLength = analyser.fftSize;
const dataArray = new Uint8Array(bufferLength);
analyser.getByteTimeDomainData(dataArray);
function draw() {
drawVisual = requestAnimationFrame(draw);
analyser.getByteTimeDomainData(dataArray);
canvasCtx.fillStyle = "rgb(200, 200, 200)";
canvasCtx.fillRect(0, 0, WIDTH, HEIGHT);
canvasCtx.lineWidth = 2;
canvasCtx.strokeStyle = "rgb(0, 0, 0)";
const sliceWidth = (WIDTH * 1.0) / bufferLength;
let x = 0;
canvasCtx.beginPath();
for (let i = 0; i < bufferLength; i++) {
const v = dataArray[i] / 128.0;
const y = (v * HEIGHT) / 2;
if (i === 0) {
canvasCtx.moveTo(x, y);
} else {
canvasCtx.lineTo(x, y);
}
x += sliceWidth;
}
canvasCtx.lineTo(WIDTH, HEIGHT / 2);
canvasCtx.stroke();
}
draw();
Specifications
Browser compatibility
|
Desktop |
Mobile |
|
Chrome |
Edge |
Firefox |
Internet Explorer |
Opera |
Safari |
WebView Android |
Chrome Android |
Firefox for Android |
Opera Android |
Safari on IOS |
Samsung Internet |
getByteTimeDomainData |
14 |
12 |
25 |
No |
15 |
6 |
4.4.3 |
18 |
25 |
14 |
6 |
1.0 |
See also