How to make a short beep in javascript that can be called *repeatedly* on a page?
Put the sound references outside of the function. Otherwise, each time you call the function, a new sound object is created.
var snd1 = new Audio("file.mp3");
var snd2 = new Audio("data:audio/mpeg;base64,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function beep1() {
snd1.play();
}
function beep2() {
snd2.play();
}
beep1();
setInterval(beep2, 300);We can create audio waveforms with the web audio api.
The following example shows a bip, made of two tones, one is at 233hz for 100ms with a gain of 10DB, the second is at 603Hz with a duration of 200ms, with 3DB of gain.
Both sounds are in a loop of 1500ms, with the help of setInterval.
This is a minimal example, it can't be stopped! (As asked!)
// gain, frequency, duration
let a = new AudioContext()
function k(w,x,y){
console.log("Gain:"+w, "Hz:"+x, "ms:"+y)
v = a.createOscillator()
u = a.createGain()
v.connect(u)
v.frequency.value = x
v.type = "square"
u.connect(a.destination)
u.gain.value = w * 0.01
v.start(a.currentTime)
v.stop(a.currentTime + y *0.001)
}
setInterval(function(){ k(10,233,100); k(3,603,200)}, 1500)There is ways to create much more complex 8bits songs in few lines, with differents loops of many duration and tones:
let a = new AudioContext()
function k(w,x,y){
console.log("Gain:"+w, "Hz:"+x, "ms:"+y)
let v = a.createOscillator()
let u = a.createGain()
v.connect(u)
v.frequency.value = x
v.type = "square"
u.connect(a.destination)
u.gain.value = w * 0.01
v.start(a.currentTime)
v.stop(a.currentTime + y *0.001)
}
setInterval(function(){ k(10,233,100); k(3,603,200)}, 1000)
setInterval(function(){ k(8,1646,100); k(8,1444,100) }, 500)
setInterval(function(){ k(8,728,100); k(8,728,100) }, 3000)
setInterval(function(){ k(8,728,100); k(8,728,100) }, 3000)
setInterval(function(){ k(8,364,100); k(8,364,100) }, 6000)
setInterval(function(){ k(8,364,100); k(8,157,200) }, 12000)We can as well set the values in an array, and loop trough it.
With for, for..in, while, do..while, much more complex, but to create patterns, arpeggios, etc.
Someone, one day will enjoy this ;)