Over the past few weeks I have been researching different ways of giving my students practical ways of experimenting with audio outside of class time. The end result will be more fulfilling homework’s and extension tasks for them to get stuck into. Below is a list of some of the best online audio tools, but please be aware that the web audio api is relatively new so is improving all of the time:
http://stuartmemo.com/mrs-modular/ – Simple online synth
http://synth.soundkeep.com/ – Is a fantastic tool for getting your students experimenting with synthesis
http://stuartmemo.com/synth/ – An online multi oscillator synth
http://webaudiodemos.appspot.com/midi-synth/index.html – Online analouge AM synthesizer
http://webaudio.prototyping.bbc.co.uk/ring-modulator/ – Online Ring modulator
http://webaudio.prototyping.bbc.co.uk/tapeloops/ – Online tape loops
http://middleearmedia.com/channelstrip/ Online channel strip to demonstrate volume, panning and 3 band analogue EQ. With this music tech app you can load up an audio track add experiment with basic mixing techniques. This could be useful when demonstrating a traditional analogue mixing desk.
http://webaudiodemos.appspot.com/Vocoder/index.html# – Online Vocoder
http://webaudiodemos.appspot.com/MIDIDrums/index.html – Online Drum Machine
http://webaudiodemos.appspot.com/wubwubwub/index.html – Online Record decs / turntables
http://soundation.com/ – Online Sequencer with a good amount of functionality for basic and intermediate tasks
http://www.audiotool.com/ – Probably the most professional and fully featured online audio / midi software
http://webaudiodemos.appspot.com/TouchPad/index.html
http://webaudioplayground.appspot.com/# -Understand synthesis and audio routing with this simple node editor
http://webaudiodemos.appspot.com/pitchdetect/index.html – Online Audio Pitch Detector. This will be good for a few jobs e.g Tuning a guitar, working out tunes and harmonies and identifying note mistakes that need correcting
http://alxgbsn.co.uk/wavepad/ – Online touch pad that is reminiscent of a Theremin type of sound
http://kevvv.in/mix/# – Simple online mixing desk with volume, panning mute and solo buttons. This online audio app gives the students the ideal opportunity to experiment with mixing audio tracks.
http://www.earlevel.com/main/2013/06/23/envelope-generators-adsr-widget/ – With this ADSR widget it is possible to experiment with the various configurations of envelopes and sound shaping.
Resources and References:
- HTML5 Audio – www.html5audio.org
- Web audio API Demos – http://webaudiodemos.appspot.com/
- Web audio experiments – http://stuartmemo.com/
- Web audio experiments for chrome – http://www.dinahmoe.com/?projects=jam-with-chrome
- Web Audio API presentation – http://webaudiodemos.appspot.com/slides/index.html
- Chromium web audio playground – http://chromium.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/samples/audio/samples.html
- Turning the web up to 11 Presentation – http://webaudio-io2012.appspot.com/