Use Javascript and the Web Audio API to code electronic music tools
In this online course, you’ll build a range of electronic music tools using the Javascript language and the Web Audio API.
We’ll show you, line by line, how to program interactive synthesizers, drum machines and even algorithmic music systems that can generate music automatically.
You’ll also find out how to develop user interfaces with knobs, sliders and other elements.
The music software and user interfaces you make will run in any web browser that supports the Web Audio API, including Safari on iOS and Chrome on Android.
What topics will you cover?
- Sound synthesis
- Drum machine and sampled sound
- Musical user interfaces
- Algorithmic composition and algorave
When would you like to start?
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
Who is the course for?
This course requires access to a computer with an up to date web browser and a sound output.
Who will you learn with?
Matthew Yee-King
Computer scientist, Musician, Educator.
Who developed the course?
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