JavaScript for Sound Artists
Learn to Code with the Web Audio API
1st Edition
Published on 17. January 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
233 pages
978-1-138-96153-1 (ISBN)
Description
Learn how to program JavaScript while creating interactive audio applications with JavaScript for Sound Artists: Learn to Code With the Web Audio API! William Turner and Steve Leonard showcase the basics of JavaScript language programing so that readers can learn how to build browser based audio applications, such as music synthesizers and drum machines. The companion website offers further opportunity for growth. Web Audio API instruction includes oscillators, audio file loading and playback, basic audio manipulation, panning and time. This book encompasses all of the basic features of JavaScript with aspects of the Web Audio API to heighten the capability of any browser.
Key Features
Uses the readers existing knowledge of audio technology to facilitate learning how to program using JavaScript. The teaching will be done through a series of annotated examples and explanations.
Downloadable code examples and links to additional reference material included on the books companion website.
This book makes learning programming more approachable to nonprofessional programmers
The context of teaching JavaScript for the creative audio community in this manner does not exist anywhere else in the market and uses example-based teaching
Key Features
Uses the readers existing knowledge of audio technology to facilitate learning how to program using JavaScript. The teaching will be done through a series of annotated examples and explanations.
Downloadable code examples and links to additional reference material included on the books companion website.
This book makes learning programming more approachable to nonprofessional programmers
The context of teaching JavaScript for the creative audio community in this manner does not exist anywhere else in the market and uses example-based teaching
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Illustrations
70 farbige Abbildungen, 18 s/w Tabellen
18 Tables, black and white; 70 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-96153-1 (9781138961531)
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Persons
William Turner, Steve Leonard
Content
Chapter 1
Chapter 2 Overview and Setup
Chapter 3 Getting Started with JavaScript and The Web Audio API
Chapter 4 Operators
Chapter 5 Conditional Statements and Loops
Chapter 6 Functions
Chapter 7 Objects
Chapter 8 Node Graphs and Oscillators
Chapter 9 Using HTML and CSS to Build User Interfaces
Chapter 10 DOM Programming with JavaScript
Chapter 11 Simplifying DOM Programming with JQuery
Chapter 12 Loading and Playing Audio Files
Chapter 13 Factories and Constructors
Chapter 14 Abstracting the File Loader
Chapter 15 The Node Graph and Working with Effects
Chapter 16 The Biquad Filter Node
Chapter 17 The Convolver Node
Chapter 18 Stereo Panning, Channel Splitting and Merging
Chapter 19 The Delay Node
Chapter 20 Dynamic Range Compression
Chapter 21 Time
Chapter 22 Creating Audio Visualizations
Chapter 23 Adding Flexibility to the Audio Loader Abstraction
Chapter 24 Building a Step Sequencer
Chapter 25 AJAX and JSON
Chapter 26 AJAX and JSON
The Future of JavaScript and the Web Audio API
Chapter 2 Overview and Setup
Chapter 3 Getting Started with JavaScript and The Web Audio API
Chapter 4 Operators
Chapter 5 Conditional Statements and Loops
Chapter 6 Functions
Chapter 7 Objects
Chapter 8 Node Graphs and Oscillators
Chapter 9 Using HTML and CSS to Build User Interfaces
Chapter 10 DOM Programming with JavaScript
Chapter 11 Simplifying DOM Programming with JQuery
Chapter 12 Loading and Playing Audio Files
Chapter 13 Factories and Constructors
Chapter 14 Abstracting the File Loader
Chapter 15 The Node Graph and Working with Effects
Chapter 16 The Biquad Filter Node
Chapter 17 The Convolver Node
Chapter 18 Stereo Panning, Channel Splitting and Merging
Chapter 19 The Delay Node
Chapter 20 Dynamic Range Compression
Chapter 21 Time
Chapter 22 Creating Audio Visualizations
Chapter 23 Adding Flexibility to the Audio Loader Abstraction
Chapter 24 Building a Step Sequencer
Chapter 25 AJAX and JSON
Chapter 26 AJAX and JSON
The Future of JavaScript and the Web Audio API