Alexander-Bakogeorge/crunker

Simple way to merge or concatenate audio files with the Web Audio API.

Crunker

Experimental, use in production with caution

Simple way to merge, concatenate, play, export and download audio files with the Web Audio API.

• No dependencies
• Tiny 1.8kB gzipped

Installation

yarn add crunker

npm install crunker

Example

let audio = new Crunker();

audio
  .fetchAudio("/song.mp3", "/another-song.mp3")
  .then(buffers => {
    // => [AudioBuffer, AudioBuffer]
    audio.mergeAudio(buffers);
  })
  .then(merged => {
    // => AudioBuffer
    audio.export(merged, "audio/mp3");
  })
  .then(output => {
    // => {blob, element, url}
    audio.download(output.blob);
    document.append(output.element);
    console.log(output.url);
  })
  .catch(error => {
    // => Error Message
  });

audio.notSupported(() => {
  // Handle no browser support
});

Condensed Example

let audio = new Crunker();

audio
  .fetchAudio("/voice.mp3", "/background.mp3")
  .then(buffers => audio.mergeAudio(buffers))
  .then(merged => audio.export(merged, "audio/mp3"))
  .then(output => audio.download(output.blob))
  .catch(error => {
    throw new Error(error);
  });

Methods

new Crunker({ sampleRate: 44100 })

Create a new Crunker. You may optionally provide an object with a sampleRate key, defaults to 44100.

crunker.fetchAudio(songURL, anotherSongURL)

Fetch one or more audio files. Returns: an array of audio buffers in the order they were fetched.

crunker.mergeAudio(arrayOfBuffers);

Merge two or more audio buffers. Returns: a single AudioBuffer object.

crunker.concatAudio(arrayOfBuffers);

Concatenate two or more audio buffers in the order specified. Returns: a single AudioBuffer object.

crunker.export(buffer, type);

Export an audio buffers with MIME type option. Type: 'audio/mp3', 'audio/wav', 'audio/ogg'. Returns: an object containing the blob object, url, and an audio element object.

crunker.download(blob, filename);

Automatically download an exported audio blob with optional filename. Returns: the <a></a> element used to simulate the automatic download.

crunker.download(blob, filename);

Automatically download an exported audio blob with optional filename. Filename: String not containing the .mp3, .wav, or .ogg file extension. Returns: the <a></a> element used to simulate the automatic download.

crunker.play(blob);

Starts playing the exported audio blob in the background. Returns: the audio source object.

audio.notSupported(callback);

Execute custom code if Web Audio API is not supported by the users browser. Returns: The callback function.

License

MIT