Create a non-positional ( global ) Audio object. This uses the Web {@link Audio API}.

// create an AudioListener and add it to the camera
const listener = new THREE.AudioListener();
camera.add(listener);
// create a global {@link Audio} source
const sound = new THREE.Audio(listener);
// load a sound and set it as the {@link Audio} object's buffer
const audioLoader = new THREE.AudioLoader();
audioLoader.load('sounds/ambient.ogg', function (buffer) {
sound.setBuffer(buffer);
sound.setLoop(true);
sound.setVolume(0.5);
sound.play();
});

Type Parameters

  • NodeType extends AudioNode = GainNode

Hierarchy (view full)

Constructors

Properties

Methods

Constructors

Properties

animations: AnimationClip[]

Array with object's animation clips.

[]

autoplay: boolean

Whether to start playback automatically.

false

buffer: null | AudioBuffer
castShadow: boolean

Whether the object gets rendered into shadow map.

false

Array with object's children.

THREE.Object3DGroup | Group for info on manually grouping objects.

[]

context: AudioContext

The AudioContext of the listener given in the constructor.

customDepthMaterial?: Material

Custom depth material to be used when rendering to the depth map.

Can only be used in context of meshes.

undefined

customDistanceMaterial?: Material

Same as customDepthMaterial, but used with THREE.Object3DPointLight | PointLight.

undefined

detune: number

Modify pitch, measured in cents. +/- 100 is a semitone. +/- 1200 is an octave.

0

duration: undefined | number

Overrides the duration of the audio. Same as the duration parameter of AudioBufferSourceNode.start().

undefined to play the whole buffer.

filters: AudioNode[]

Represents an array of AudioNodes. Can be used to apply a variety of low-order filters to create more complex sound effects. In most cases, the array contains instances of BiquadFilterNodes. Filters are set via THREE.Audio.setFilter | Audio.setFilter or THREE.Audio.setFilters | Audio.setFilters.

[]

frustumCulled: boolean

When this is set, it checks every frame if the object is in the frustum of the camera before rendering the object. If set to false the object gets rendered every frame even if it is not in the frustum of the camera.

true

gain: GainNode

A GainNode created using AudioContext.createGain().

hasPlaybackControl: boolean

Whether playback can be controlled using the play(), pause() etc. methods.

true

id: number

Unique number for this Object3D instance.

Note that ids are assigned in chronological order: 1, 2, 3, ..., incrementing by one for each new object.

isObject3D

Flag to check if a given object is of type Object3D.

This is a constant value

true

isPlaying: boolean

Whether the Audio is currently playing.

false

layers: Layers

The layer membership of the object.

The object is only visible if it has at least one layer in common with the THREE.Object3DCamera | Camera in use.

new THREE.Layers()

listener: AudioListener

A reference to the listener object of this audio.

loop: boolean
false
loopEnd: number
0
loopStart: number
0
matrix: Matrix4

The local transform matrix.

new THREE.Matrix4()

matrixAutoUpdate: boolean

When this is set, it calculates the matrix of position, (rotation or quaternion) and scale every frame and also recalculates the matrixWorld property.

DEFAULT_MATRIX_AUTO_UPDATE - that is (true).

matrixWorld: Matrix4

The global transform of the object.

If the Object3D has no parent, then it's identical to the local transform .matrix.

new THREE.Matrix4()

matrixWorldAutoUpdate: boolean

If set, then the renderer checks every frame if the object and its children need matrix updates. When it isn't, then you have to maintain all matrices in the object and its children yourself.

DEFAULT_MATRIX_WORLD_AUTO_UPDATE - that is (true).

matrixWorldNeedsUpdate: boolean

When this is set, it calculates the matrixWorld in that frame and resets this property to false.

false

modelViewMatrix: Matrix4

new THREE.Matrix4()

name: string

Optional name of the object

(doesn't need to be unique).

""

normalMatrix: Matrix3

new THREE.Matrix3()

offset: number

An offset to the time within the Audio buffer that playback should begin. Same as the offset parameter of AudioBufferSourceNode.start().

0

parent: null | Object3D<Object3DEventMap>

Object's parent in the scene graph.

An object can have at most one parent.

null

playbackRate: number

Speed of playback.

1

position: Vector3

Object's local position.

new THREE.Vector3() - that is (0, 0, 0).

quaternion: Quaternion

Object's local rotation as a Quaternion.

new THREE.Quaternion() - that is (0, 0, 0, 1).

receiveShadow: boolean

Whether the material receives shadows.

false

renderOrder: number

This value allows the default rendering order of scene graph objects to be overridden although opaque and transparent objects remain sorted independently.

When this property is set for an instance of Group, all descendants objects will be sorted and rendered together.

0

rotation: Euler

Object's local rotation (Euler angles), in radians.

new THREE.Euler() - that is (0, 0, 0, Euler.DEFAULT_ORDER).

scale: Vector3

The object's local scale.

new THREE.Vector3( 1, 1, 1 )

source: null | AudioScheduledSourceNode
sourceType: string

Type of the Audio source.

'empty'.
type: string

A Read-only string to check if this object type.

Sub-classes will update this value.

Audio

This is used by the lookAt method, for example, to determine the orientation of the result.

Object3D.DEFAULT_UP - that is (0, 1, 0).

userData: Record<string, any>

An object that can be used to store custom data about the Object3D.

It should not hold references to functions as these will not be cloned.

{}

uuid: string

UUID of this object instance.

This gets automatically assigned and shouldn't be edited.

visible: boolean

Object gets rendered if true.

true

DEFAULT_MATRIX_AUTO_UPDATE: boolean

The default setting for matrixAutoUpdate for newly created Object3Ds.

true

DEFAULT_MATRIX_WORLD_AUTO_UPDATE: boolean

The default setting for matrixWorldAutoUpdate for newly created Object3Ds.

true

DEFAULT_UP: Vector3

The default up direction for objects, also used as the default position for DirectionalLight, HemisphereLight and THREE.Spotlight | Spotlight (which creates lights shining from the top down).

new THREE.Vector3( 0, 1, 0)

Methods

  • Adds another Object3D as child of this Object3D.

    Parameters

    Returns this

    An arbitrary number of objects may be added

  • Applies the matrix transform to the object and updates the object's position, rotation and scale.

    Parameters

    Returns void

  • Applies the rotation represented by the quaternion to the object.

    Parameters

    Returns this

  • Adds a Object3D as a child of this, while maintaining the object's world transform.

    Parameters

    Returns this

    Note: This method does not support scene graphs having non-uniformly-scaled nodes(s).

    add

  • Removes all child objects.

    Returns this

  • Returns a clone of this object and optionally all descendants.

    Parameters

    • Optionalrecursive: boolean

      If true, descendants of the object are also cloned. Default true

    Returns this

  • Connect to the THREE.Audio.source | Audio.source

    Returns this

    This is used internally on initialisation and when setting / removing filters.

  • Copy the given object into this object

    Parameters

    • source: this
    • Optionalrecursive: boolean

      If true, descendants of the object are also copied. Default true

    Returns this

    Note: event listeners and user-defined callbacks (.onAfterRender and .onBeforeRender) are not copied.

  • Disconnect from the THREE.Audio.source | Audio.source

    Returns this

    This is used internally when setting / removing filters.

  • Returns the detuning of oscillation in cents.

    Returns number

  • Returns the first element of the filters array.

    Returns AudioNode

  • Returns the filters array.

    Returns AudioNode[]

  • Return the value of source.loop (whether playback should loop).

    Returns boolean

  • Searches through an object and its children, starting with the object itself, and returns the first with a matching id.

    Parameters

    • id: number

      Unique number of the object instance. Expects a Integer

    Returns undefined | Object3D<Object3DEventMap>

    Note that ids are assigned in chronological order: 1, 2, 3, ..., incrementing by one for each new object.

    id

  • Searches through an object and its children, starting with the object itself, and returns the first with a matching name.

    Parameters

    • name: string

      String to match to the children's Object3D.name property.

    Returns undefined | Object3D<Object3DEventMap>

    Note that for most objects the name is an empty string by default

  • Searches through an object and its children, starting with the object itself, and returns the first with a property that matches the value given.

    Parameters

    • name: string

      the property name to search for.

    • value: any

      value of the given property.

    Returns undefined | Object3D<Object3DEventMap>

  • Searches through an object and its children, starting with the object itself, and returns the first with a property that matches the value given.

    Parameters

    • name: string

      The property name to search for.

    • value: any

      Value of the given property.

    • OptionaloptionalTarget: Object3D<Object3DEventMap>[]

      target to set the result. Otherwise a new Array is instantiated. If set, you must clear this array prior to each call (i.e., array.length = 0;).

    Returns Object3D<Object3DEventMap>[]

  • Return the gainNode.

    Returns NodeType

  • Return the value of playbackRate.

    Returns number

  • Return the current volume.

    Returns number

  • Returns a vector representing the direction of object's positive z-axis in world space.

    Parameters

    • target: Vector3

      The result will be copied into this Vector3.

    Returns Vector3

  • Returns a vector representing the position of the object in world space.

    Parameters

    • target: Vector3

      The result will be copied into this Vector3.

    Returns Vector3

  • Returns a quaternion representing the rotation of the object in world space.

    Parameters

    • target: Quaternion

      The result will be copied into this Quaternion.

    Returns Quaternion

  • Returns a vector of the scaling factors applied to the object for each axis in world space.

    Parameters

    • target: Vector3

      The result will be copied into this Vector3.

    Returns Vector3

  • Checks if listener is added to an event type.

    Type Parameters

    Parameters

    Returns boolean

  • Type Parameters

    • T extends string

    Parameters

    Returns boolean

  • Converts the vector from this object's local space to world space.

    Parameters

    • vector: Vector3

      A vector representing a position in this object's local space.

    Returns Vector3

  • Rotates the object to face a point in world space.

    Parameters

    • vector: Vector3

      A vector representing a position in world space to look at.

    Returns void

    This method does not support objects having non-uniformly-scaled parent(s).

  • Rotates the object to face a point in world space.

    Parameters

    • x: number

      Expects a Float

    • y: number

      Expects a Float

    • z: number

      Expects a Float

    Returns void

    This method does not support objects having non-uniformly-scaled parent(s).

  • An optional callback that is executed immediately after a 3D object is rendered to a shadow map.

    Parameters

    Returns void

    This function is called with the following parameters: renderer, scene, camera, shadowCamera, geometry, depthMaterial, group.

  • An optional callback that is executed immediately before a 3D object is rendered to a shadow map.

    Parameters

    Returns void

    This function is called with the following parameters: renderer, scene, camera, shadowCamera, geometry, depthMaterial, group.

  • Called automatically when playback finished.

    Returns void

  • If hasPlaybackControl is true, pauses playback.

    Returns this

  • If hasPlaybackControl is true, starts playback.

    Parameters

    • Optionaldelay: number

    Returns this

  • Abstract (empty) method to get intersections between a casted ray and this object

    Parameters

    Returns void

    Subclasses such as Mesh, Line, and Points implement this method in order to use raycasting.

    () => {}

  • Removes a Object3D as child of this Object3D.

    Parameters

    Returns this

    An arbitrary number of objects may be removed.

    Group for info on manually grouping objects.

  • Removes this object from its current parent.

    Returns this

  • Rotate an object along an axis in object space.

    Parameters

    • axis: Vector3

      A normalized vector in object space.

    • angle: number

      The angle in radians. Expects a Float

    Returns this

    The axis is assumed to be normalized.

  • Rotate an object along an axis in world space.

    Parameters

    • axis: Vector3

      A normalized vector in world space.

    • angle: number

      The angle in radians. Expects a Float

    Returns this

    The axis is assumed to be normalized

  • Rotates the object around x axis in local space.

    Parameters

    • angle: number

    Returns this

  • Rotates the object around y axis in local space.

    Parameters

    • angle: number

    Returns this

  • Rotates the object around z axis in local space.

    Parameters

    • angle: number

    Returns this

  • Setup the source to the audioBuffer, and sets sourceType to 'buffer'.

    Parameters

    • audioBuffer: AudioBuffer

    Returns this

    If autoplay, also starts playback.

  • Defines the detuning of oscillation in cents.

    Parameters

    • value: number

      Expects a Float

    Returns this

  • Applies a single filter node to the audio.

    Parameters

    • filter: AudioNode

    Returns this

  • Applies an array of filter nodes to the audio.

    Parameters

    • value: AudioNode[]

      Arrays of filters.

    Returns this

  • Set source.loop to value (whether playback should loop).

    Parameters

    • value: boolean

    Returns this

  • Set source.loopEnd to value.

    Parameters

    • value: number

      Expects a Float

    Returns this

  • Set source.loopStart to value.

    Parameters

    • value: number

      Expects a Float

    Returns this

  • Applies the given object of type HTMLMediaElement as the source of this audio.

    Parameters

    • mediaElement: HTMLMediaElement

    Returns this

    Also sets hasPlaybackControl to false.

  • Applies the given object of type MediaStream as the source of this audio.

    Parameters

    • mediaStream: MediaStream

    Returns this

    Also sets hasPlaybackControl to false.

  • Setup the source to the audioBuffer, and sets sourceType to 'audioNode'.

    Parameters

    • audioNode: AudioScheduledSourceNode

    Returns this

    Also sets hasPlaybackControl to false.

  • If hasPlaybackControl is enabled, set the playbackRate to value.

    Parameters

    • value: number

      Expects a Float

    Returns this

  • Calls setFromAxisAngle(axis, angle) on the .quaternion.

    Parameters

    • axis: Vector3

      A normalized vector in object space.

    • angle: number

      Angle in radians. Expects a Float

    Returns void

  • Parameters

    • m: Matrix4

      Rotate the quaternion by the rotation component of the matrix.

    Returns void

    Note that this assumes that the upper 3x3 of m is a pure rotation matrix (i.e, unscaled).

  • Set the volume.

    Parameters

    • value: number

      Expects a Float

    Returns this

  • If hasPlaybackControl is enabled, stops playback.

    Returns this

  • Convert the object to three.js JSON Object/Scene format.

    Parameters

    • Optionalmeta: {
          geometries: any;
          images: any;
          materials: any;
          textures: any;
      }

      Object containing metadata such as materials, textures or images for the object.

      • geometries: any
      • images: any
      • materials: any
      • textures: any

    Returns any

  • Translate an object by distance along an axis in object space

    Parameters

    • axis: Vector3

      A normalized vector in object space.

    • distance: number

      The distance to translate. Expects a Float

    Returns this

    The axis is assumed to be normalized.

  • Translates object along x axis in object space by distance units.

    Parameters

    • distance: number

      Expects a Float

    Returns this

  • Translates object along y axis in object space by distance units.

    Parameters

    • distance: number

      Expects a Float

    Returns this

  • Translates object along z axis in object space by distance units.

    Parameters

    • distance: number

      Expects a Float

    Returns this

  • Executes the callback on this object and all descendants.

    Parameters

    Returns void

    Note: Modifying the scene graph inside the callback is discouraged.

  • Executes the callback on all ancestors.

    Parameters

    Returns void

    Note: Modifying the scene graph inside the callback is discouraged.

  • Like traverse, but the callback will only be executed for visible objects

    Parameters

    Returns void

    Descendants of invisible objects are not traversed.

  • Updates local transform.

    Returns void

  • Updates the global transform of the object. And will update the object descendants if .matrixWorldNeedsUpdate is set to true or if the force parameter is set to true.

    Parameters

    • Optionalforce: boolean

      A boolean that can be used to bypass .matrixWorldAutoUpdate, to recalculate the world matrix of the object and descendants on the current frame. Useful if you cannot wait for the renderer to update it on the next frame, assuming .matrixWorldAutoUpdate set to true.

    Returns void

  • Updates the global transform of the object.

    Parameters

    • updateParents: boolean

      Recursively updates global transform of ancestors.

    • updateChildren: boolean

      Recursively updates global transform of descendants.

    Returns void

  • Converts the vector from world space to this object's local space.

    Parameters

    • vector: Vector3

      A vector representing a position in world space.

    Returns Vector3