Web/API/AudioBufferSourceNode/loopStart

The loopStart property of the AudioBufferSourceNode interface is a floating-point value indicating, in seconds, where in the AudioBuffer the restart of the play must happen.

The loopStart property's default value is 0.

Syntax

AudioBufferSourceNode.loopStart = startOffsetInSeconds;

startOffsetInSeconds = AudioBufferSourceNode.loopStart;

Value

A floating-point number indicating the offset, in seconds, into the audio buffer at which each loop should begin during playback. This value is only used when the loop parameter is true.

Example

In this example, the AudioContext.decodeAudioData() function is used to decode an audio track and put it into an AudioBufferSourceNode. Buttons are provided to play and stop the audio playback, and slider controls are used to change the playbackRate, loopStart, and loopEnd properties on the fly.

When the audio is played to the end, it loops, but you can control how long the loops last by altering loopStart and loopEnd. For example, if you set their values to 20 and 25, respectively, the audio will start to loop between 20 and 25 seconds in to the track.

For a full working example, see [[../../../../../../../mdn.github.io/webaudio-examples/decode-audio-data/index|this code running live]], or view the source.

function getData() {
  source = audioCtx.createBufferSource();
  request = new XMLHttpRequest();

  request.open('GET', 'viper.ogg', true);
  request.responseType = 'arraybuffer';

  request.onload = function() {
    var audioData = request.response;

    audioCtx.decodeAudioData(audioData, function(buffer) {
        myBuffer = buffer;
        songLength = buffer.duration;
        source.buffer = myBuffer;
        source.playbackRate.value = playbackControl.value;
        source.connect(audioCtx.destination);
        source.loop = true;

        loopstartControl.setAttribute('max', Math.floor(songLength));
        loopendControl.setAttribute('max', Math.floor(songLength));
      },

      function(e){"Error with decoding audio data" + e.err});

  }

  request.send();
}

  ...

loopstartControl.oninput = function() {
  source.loopStart = loopstartControl.value;
  loopstartValue.innerHTML = loopstartControl.value;
}

loopendControl.oninput = function() {
  source.loopEnd = loopendControl.value;
  loopendValue.innerHTML = loopendControl.value;
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Web Audio APIThe definition of 'loopStart' in that specification.	Working Draft

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`loopStart`	Chrome Full support 24	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 25	IE No support No	Opera Full support 15	Safari Full support 6	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support 25	Firefox Android Full support 26	Opera Android Full support 14	Safari iOS Full support 6	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.5

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