Beepbox

Note: This package was originally called beepbox, but I've renamed it as beepbox-lite to give access to the rightful owner of Beepbox!

A simple library for playing beepbox songs. This library is a more polished version of what I made for my 2018 JS13kGames entry!

This is an open source project under the MIT license, see LICENSE.md for additional information.

Usage

Create an audio context and load a song

import Audio from 'beepbox';
import song from './song.json';
const player = new Audio(song);

Play a beepbox song (once)

/**
 * Play the loaded clip once.
 *
 * @returns {Object}
 *   The generic node from Audio.generateNode() for this sequence.
 */
player.play();

Loop a beepbox song (infinitely)

/**
 * Play the loaded clip infinitely.
 *
 * @returns {Object}
 *   The generic node from Audio.generateNode() for this sequence.
 */
player.loop();

Play a single note

/**
 * Play a single note with the given params.
 *
 * @param {Number} freq
 *   The note frequency to play.
 * @param {Number} len
 *   The duration to play the note (seconds).
 * @param {Number} off
 *   The time offset to play the note (seconds).
 * @param {String} type
 *   The OscillatorNode type to use; https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/OscillatorNode/type
 * @param {Number} gain
 *   The gain (volume) to play the note at (0.0 - 1.0).
 *
 * @returns {Object}
 *   The generic node from Audio.generateNode() for this sequence.
 */
player.note(freq, len, off, type, gain);

Example

'use strict';

import Audio from 'beepbox';
import song from './song.json';

const player = new Audio(song);
player.play();

Contact

• Author: Zack Urben
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/zackurben (better)
• Contact: zackurben@gmail.com