The soundstart event of the Web Speech API is fired when any sound — recognizable speech or not — has been detected.
SpeechRecognition: soundstart event
Syntax
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.
addEventListener('soundstart', event => { }) onsoundstart = event => { }
Event type
A generic Event with no added properties.
Examples
You can use the soundstart event in an addEventListener method:
var recognition = new webkitSpeechRecognition() || new SpeechRecognition(); recognition.addEventListener('soundstart', function() { console.log('Some sound is being received'); });
Or use the onsoundstart event handler property:
recognition.onsoundstart = function() { console.log('Some sound is being received'); }
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Web Speech API # eventdef-speechrecognition-soundstart |
| Web Speech API # dom-speechrecognition-onsoundstart |
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 | |
soundstart_event |
33
|
79
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
14.1
|
4.4.3
|
33
|
No
|
No
|
14.5
|
2.0
|
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechRecognition/soundstart_event
