We are leading the future of audio on the Web by chairing the W3C Audio Working Group, developing new technologies such as the Web Audio API and the Web MIDI API.
Project from 2011 - present
What we are doing
The ±«Óãtv is a very active member in the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium), participating in many groups developing future standards for the Web. One such group is the , in which we have been active since its inception, and which we have been chairing since December 2011.
Why it matters
The mission of the W3C Audio Working Group, is to add advanced sound and music capabilities to the Open Web Platform.
Building upon and expanding the basic functionalities brought by HTML5's and media elements and MediaStream object, the Audio Working Group sees engineers and audio hackers from over a dozen companies and organisations collaborate on defining client-side script APIs which will support the features required by rich interactive applications including the ability to process and synthesize audio streams directly in script, as well as giving access to musical instruments through a bridge with existing system-level MIDI APIs.
Outcomes
So far the group has published drafts of two specifications, the and as well as a document.
