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BiquadFilterNode: frequency property

The frequency property of the BiquadFilterNode interface is an a-rate AudioParam — a double representing a frequency in the current filtering algorithm measured in hertz (Hz).

Its default value is 350, with a nominal range of 10 to the Nyquist frequency — that is, half of the sample rate.

Value

An AudioParam.

Note: Though the AudioParam returned is read-only, the value it represents is not.

Examples

The following example shows basic usage of an AudioContext to create a Biquad filter node. For a complete working example, check out our voice-change-o-matic demo (look at the source code too).

js

const audioCtx = new AudioContext();

//set up the different audio nodes we will use for the app
const analyser = audioCtx.createAnalyser();
const distortion = audioCtx.createWaveShaper();
const gainNode = audioCtx.createGain();
const biquadFilter = audioCtx.createBiquadFilter();
const convolver = audioCtx.createConvolver();

// connect the nodes together

source = audioCtx.createMediaStreamSource(stream);
source.connect(analyser);
analyser.connect(distortion);
distortion.connect(biquadFilter);
biquadFilter.connect(convolver);
convolver.connect(gainNode);
gainNode.connect(audioCtx.destination);

// Manipulate the Biquad filter

biquadFilter.type = "lowshelf";
biquadFilter.frequency.value = 1000;
biquadFilter.gain.value = 25;

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
frequency 14 12 25 No 15 6 4.4.3 18 25 14 6 1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/BiquadFilterNode/frequency