PannerNode.rolloffFactor
The rolloffFactor
property of the PannerNode
interface is a double value describing how quickly the volume is reduced as the source moves away from the listener. This value is used by all distance models.The rolloffFactor
property's default value is 1
.
Syntax
var audioCtx = new AudioContext(); var panner = audioCtx.createPanner(); panner.rolloffFactor = 1;
Value
A number whose range depends on the distanceModel
of the panner as follows (negative values are not allowed):
- "
linear
" -
The range is 0 to 1.
- "
inverse
" -
The range is 0 to
Infinity
. - "
exponential
" -
The range is 0 to
Infinity
.
Exceptions
RangeError
-
The property has been given a value that is outside the accepted range.
Example
This example demonstrates how different rolloffFactor
values affect how the volume of the test tone decreases with increasing distance from the listener:
const context = new AudioContext(); // all our test tones will last this many seconds const NOTE_LENGTH = 4; // this is how far we'll move the sound const Z_DISTANCE = 20; // this function creates a graph for the test tone with a given rolloffFactor // and schedules it to move away from the listener along the Z (depth-wise) axis // at the given start time, resulting in a decrease in volume (decay) const scheduleTestTone = (rolloffFactor, startTime) => { const osc = new OscillatorNode(context); const panner = new PannerNode(context); panner.rolloffFactor = rolloffFactor; // set the initial Z position, then schedule the ramp panner.positionZ.setValueAtTime(0, startTime); panner.positionZ.linearRampToValueAtTime(Z_DISTANCE, startTime + NOTE_LENGTH); osc.connect(panner) .connect(context.destination); osc.start(startTime); osc.stop(startTime + NOTE_LENGTH); }; // this tone should decay fairly quickly scheduleTestTone(1, context.currentTime); // this tone should decay slower than the previous one scheduleTestTone(0.5, context.currentTime + NOTE_LENGTH); // this tone should decay only slightly scheduleTestTone(0.1, context.currentTime + NOTE_LENGTH * 2);
After running this code, the resulting waveforms should look something like this:
Specifications
Specification |
---|
Web Audio API # dom-pannernode-rollofffactor |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
rolloffFactor |
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/PannerNode/rolloffFactor