BaseAudioContext.createConvolver()

The createConvolver() method of the BaseAudioContext interface creates a ConvolverNode, which is commonly used to apply reverb effects to your audio. See the spec definition of Convolution for more information.

Note: The ConvolverNode() constructor is the recommended way to create a ConvolverNode; see Creating an AudioNode.

Syntax

baseAudioContext.createConvolver();

Returns

A ConvolverNode.

Example

The following example shows basic usage of an AudioContext to create a convolver node. The basic premise is that you create an AudioBuffer containing a sound sample to be used as an ambience to shape the convolution (called the impulse response,) and apply that to the convolver. The example below uses a short sample of a concert hall crowd, so the reverb effect applied is really deep and echoey.

For applied examples/information, check out our Voice-change-O-matic demo (see app.js for relevant code).

var audioCtx = new (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext)();
var convolver = audioCtx.createConvolver();

  ...

// grab audio track via XHR for convolver node

var soundSource, concertHallBuffer;

ajaxRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
ajaxRequest.open('GET', 'concert-crowd.ogg', true);
ajaxRequest.responseType = 'arraybuffer';

ajaxRequest.onload = function() {
  var audioData = ajaxRequest.response;
  audioCtx.decodeAudioData(audioData, function(buffer) {
      concertHallBuffer = buffer;
      soundSource = audioCtx.createBufferSource();
      soundSource.buffer = concertHallBuffer;
    }, function(e){"Error with decoding audio data" + e.err});
}

ajaxRequest.send();

  ...

convolver.buffer = concertHallBuffer;

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
createConvolver
14
12
25
No
15
6
≤37
18
25
14
6
1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/BaseAudioContext/createConvolver