Revision 930563 of ConvolverNode

<p>{{ APIRef("Web Audio API") }}</p>

<p>The <code>ConvolverNode</code> interface is an&nbsp;{{domxref("AudioNode")}} that&nbsp;performs a Linear Convolution on a given {{domxref("AudioBuffer")}}, often used to achieve a reverb effect. A <code>ConvolverNode</code> always has exactly one input and one output.</p>

<div class="note">
<p><strong>Note</strong>: For more information on the theory behind Linear Convolution, see the W3C Web Audio API spec section, <a href="https://webaudio.github.io/web-audio-api/#linear-effects-using-convolution">Linear Effects Using Convolution</a>, or read the The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_convolution">Wikipedia Linear Convolution Article</a>.</p>
</div>

<table class="properties">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Number of inputs</th>
   <td><code>1</code></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Number of outputs</th>
   <td><code>1</code></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Channel count mode</th>
   <td><code>"clamped-max"</code></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Channel count</th>
   <td><code>2</code></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Channel interpretation</th>
   <td><code>"speakers"</code></td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>

<p><em>Inherits properties from its parent, </em><em>{{domxref("AudioNode")}}</em>.</p>

<dl>
 <dt>{{domxref("ConvolverNode.buffer")}}</dt>
 <dd><span>A mono, stereo, or 4-channel&nbsp;</span><em>{{domxref("AudioBuffer")}}</em><span>&nbsp;containing the (possibly multichannel) impulse response used by the <code>ConvolverNode</code> to create the reverb effect.</span></dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("ConvolverNode.normalize")}}</dt>
 <dd><span>A boolean that controls whether the impulse response from the buffer will be scaled by an equal-power normalization when the <code>buffer</code> attribute is set, or not.</span></dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Methods">Methods</h2>

<p><em>No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, </em><em>{{domxref("AudioNode")}}</em>.</p>

<h2 id="Example">Example</h2>

<p>{{page("/en-US/docs/Web/API/AudioContext.createConvolver","Example")}}</p>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

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 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('Web Audio API', '#the-convolvernode-interface', 'ConvolverNode')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('Web Audio API')}}</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<div>{{CompatibilityTable}}</div>

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  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatChrome(10.0)}}{{property_prefix("webkit")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop(25.0)}}&nbsp;</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   <td>15.0{{property_prefix("webkit")}}<br />
    22 (unprefixed)</td>
   <td>6.0{{property_prefix("webkit")}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
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  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Firefox OS</th>
   <th>IE Mobile</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
   <th>Chrome for Android</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>26.0</td>
   <td>1.2</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>33.0</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>

<ul>
 <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web_Audio_API/Using_Web_Audio_API">Using the Web Audio API</a></li>
</ul>