howler.js is an audio library for the modern web. It defaults to Web Audio API and falls back to HTML5 Audio. This makes working with audio in JavaScript easy and reliable across all platforms.
Additional information, live demos and a user showcase are available at howlerjs.com.
Follow on Twitter for howler.js and development-related discussion: @GoldFireStudios.
Features
Single API for all audio needs
Defaults to Web Audio API and falls back to HTML5 Audio
Handles edge cases and bugs across environments
Supports all codecs for full cross-browser support
Automatic caching for improved performance
Control sounds individually, in groups or globally
howler: This is the default and fully bundled source that includes howler.core and howler.spatial. It includes all functionality that howler comes with.
howler.core: This includes only the core functionality that aims to create parity between Web Audio and HTML5 Audio. It doesn't include any of the spatial/stereo audio functionality.
howler.spatial: This is a plugin that adds spatial/stereo audio functionality. It requires howler.core to operate as it is simply an add-on to the core.
varsound=newHowl({src: ['sounds.webm','sounds.mp3'],sprite: {blast: [0,3000],laser: [4000,1000],winner: [6000,5000]}});// Shoot the laser!sound.play('laser');
Listen for events:
varsound=newHowl({src: ['sound.webm','sound.mp3']});// Clear listener after first call.sound.once('load',function(){sound.play();});// Fires when the sound finishes playing.sound.on('end',function(){console.log('Finished!');});
Control multiple sounds:
varsound=newHowl({src: ['sound.webm','sound.mp3']});// Play returns a unique Sound ID that can be passed// into any method on Howl to control that specific sound.varid1=sound.play();varid2=sound.play();// Fade out the first sound and speed up the second.sound.fade(1,0,1000,id1);sound.rate(1.5,id2);
ES6:
import{Howl,Howler}from'howler';// Setup the new Howl.constsound=newHowl({src: ['sound.webm','sound.mp3']});// Play the sound.sound.play();// Change global volume.Howler.volume(0.5);
More in-depth examples (with accompanying live demos) can be found in the examples directory.
Core
Options
src Array/String[]required
The sources to the track(s) to be loaded for the sound (URLs or base64 data URIs). These should be in order of preference, howler.js will automatically load the first one that is compatible with the current browser. If your files have no extensions, you will need to explicitly specify the extension using the format property.
volume Number1.0
The volume of the specific track, from 0.0 to 1.0.
html5 Booleanfalse
Set to true to force HTML5 Audio. This should be used for large audio files so that you don't have to wait for the full file to be downloaded and decoded before playing.
loop Booleanfalse
Set to true to automatically loop the sound forever.
preload Boolean|Stringtrue
Automatically begin downloading the audio file when the Howl is defined. If using HTML5 Audio, you can set this to 'metadata' to only preload the file's metadata (to get its duration without download the entire file, for example).
autoplay Booleanfalse
Set to true to automatically start playback when sound is loaded.
mute Booleanfalse
Set to true to load the audio muted.
sprite Object{}
Define a sound sprite for the sound. The offset and duration are defined in milliseconds. A third (optional) parameter is available to set a sprite as looping. An easy way to generate compatible sound sprites is with audiosprite.
The rate of playback. 0.5 to 4.0, with 1.0 being normal speed.
pool Number5
The size of the inactive sounds pool. Once sounds are stopped or finish playing, they are marked as ended and ready for cleanup. We keep a pool of these to recycle for improved performance. Generally this doesn't need to be changed. It is important to keep in mind that when a sound is paused, it won't be removed from the pool and will still be considered active so that it can be resumed later.
format Array[]
howler.js automatically detects your file format from the extension, but you may also specify a format in situations where extraction won't work (such as with a SoundCloud stream).
xhr Objectnull
When using Web Audio, howler.js uses an XHR request to load the audio files. If you need to send custom headers, set the HTTP method or enable withCredentials (see reference), include them with this parameter. Each is optional (method defaults to GET, headers default to null and withCredentials defaults to false). For example:
// Using each of the properties.newHowl({xhr: {method: 'POST',headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer:'+token,},withCredentials: true,}});// Only changing the method.newHowl({xhr: {method: 'POST',}});
onload Function
Fires when the sound is loaded.
onloaderror Function
Fires when the sound is unable to load. The first parameter is the ID of the sound (if it exists) and the second is the error message/code.
1 - The fetching process for the media resource was aborted by the user agent at the user's request.
2 - A network error of some description caused the user agent to stop fetching the media resource, after the resource was established to be usable.
3 - An error of some description occurred while decoding the media resource, after the resource was established to be usable.
4 - The media resource indicated by the src attribute or assigned media provider object was not suitable.
onplayerror Function
Fires when the sound is unable to play. The first parameter is the ID of the sound and the second is the error message/code.
onplay Function
Fires when the sound begins playing. The first parameter is the ID of the sound.
onend Function
Fires when the sound finishes playing (if it is looping, it'll fire at the end of each loop). The first parameter is the ID of the sound.
onpause Function
Fires when the sound has been paused. The first parameter is the ID of the sound.
onstop Function
Fires when the sound has been stopped. The first parameter is the ID of the sound.
onmute Function
Fires when the sound has been muted/unmuted. The first parameter is the ID of the sound.
onvolume Function
Fires when the sound's volume has changed. The first parameter is the ID of the sound.
onrate Function
Fires when the sound's playback rate has changed. The first parameter is the ID of the sound.
onseek Function
Fires when the sound has been seeked. The first parameter is the ID of the sound.
onfade Function
Fires when the current sound finishes fading in/out. The first parameter is the ID of the sound.
onunlock Function
Fires when audio has been automatically unlocked through a touch/click event.
Methods
play([sprite/id])
Begins playback of a sound. Returns the sound id to be used with other methods. Only method that can't be chained.
sprite/id: String/Numberoptional Takes one parameter that can either be a sprite or sound ID. If a sprite is passed, a new sound will play based on the sprite's definition. If a sound ID is passed, the previously played sound will be played (for example, after pausing it). However, if an ID of a sound that has been drained from the pool is passed, nothing will play.
pause([id])
Pauses playback of sound or group, saving the seek of playback.
id: Numberoptional The sound ID. If none is passed, all sounds in group are paused.
stop([id])
Stops playback of sound, resetting seek to 0.
id: Numberoptional The sound ID. If none is passed, all sounds in group are stopped.
mute([muted], [id])
Mutes the sound, but doesn't pause the playback.
muted: Booleanoptional True to mute and false to unmute.
id: Numberoptional The sound ID. If none is passed, all sounds in group are stopped.
volume([volume], [id])
Get/set volume of this sound or the group. This method optionally takes 0, 1 or 2 arguments.
volume: Numberoptional Volume from 0.0 to 1.0.
id: Numberoptional The sound ID. If none is passed, all sounds in group have volume altered relative to their own volume.
fade(from, to, duration, [id])
Fade a currently playing sound between two volumes. Fires the fade event when complete.
from: Number Volume to fade from (0.0 to 1.0).
to: Number Volume to fade to (0.0 to 1.0).
duration: Number Time in milliseconds to fade.
id: Numberoptional The sound ID. If none is passed, all sounds in group will fade.
rate([rate], [id])
Get/set the rate of playback for a sound. This method optionally takes 0, 1 or 2 arguments.
rate: Numberoptional The rate of playback. 0.5 to 4.0, with 1.0 being normal speed.
id: Numberoptional The sound ID. If none is passed, playback rate of all sounds in group will change.
seek([seek], [id])
Get/set the position of playback for a sound. This method optionally takes 0, 1 or 2 arguments.
seek: Numberoptional The position to move current playback to (in seconds).
id: Numberoptional The sound ID. If none is passed, the first sound will seek.
loop([loop], [id])
Get/set whether to loop the sound or group. This method can optionally take 0, 1 or 2 arguments.
loop: Booleanoptional To loop or not to loop, that is the question.
id: Numberoptional The sound ID. If none is passed, all sounds in group will have their loop property updated.
state()
Check the load status of the Howl, returns a unloaded, loading or loaded.
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