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PannerNode: distanceModel property

The distanceModel property of the PannerNode interface is an enumerated value determining which algorithm to use to reduce the volume of the audio source as it moves away from the listener.

The possible values are:

  • linear: A linear distance model calculating the gain induced by the distance according to: 1 - rolloffFactor * (distance - refDistance) / (maxDistance - refDistance)
  • inverse: An inverse distance model calculating the gain induced by the distance according to: refDistance / (refDistance + rolloffFactor * (Math.max(distance, refDistance) - refDistance))
  • exponential: An exponential distance model calculating the gain induced by the distance according to: pow((Math.max(distance, refDistance) / refDistance, -rolloffFactor).

inverse is the default value of distanceModel.

Value

An enum — see DistanceModelType.

Examples

See BaseAudioContext.createPanner() for example code.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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distanceModel 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/PannerNode/distanceModel