Specification

https://webaudio.github.io/web-audio-api/#dom-offlineaudiocontext-startrendering

Explainer

https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/main/OfflineAudioContext/explainer.md

Links

• Previous early design review, if any: N/A
• An introduction to the feature, aimed at unfamiliar audiences: https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/main/OfflineAudioContext/explainer.md#introduction
• A description of the problems that end-users were facing before this proposal: https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/main/OfflineAudioContext/explainer.md#user-facing-problem
• Alternatives considered: https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/main/OfflineAudioContext/explainer.md#alternatives-considered
• Examples of how to use the proposal to solve the end-users' problems: https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/main/OfflineAudioContext/explainer.md#proposed-approach
• What do the end-users experience with this proposal: https:// <!-- See https://w3ctag.github.io/explainer-explainer/#describe-proposal -->
• User research you did to validate the problem and/or design, if any: long-running thread in the Web Audio GitHub
• Web Platform Tests: Still being implemented

The specification

• Follows the Web Platform Design Principles.
• Includes Security and Privacy Considerations sections based on answers to the Security/Privacy Questionnaire.

Where and by whom is the work is being done?

• GitHub repo: https://github.com/WebAudio/web-audio-api
• Primary contacts:
  • @gabrielsanbrito, Microsoft Corporation, Author
  • @SteveBeckerMSFT, Microsoft Corporation, Author
  • @hoch, Google, Editor
  • @padenot, Mozilla, Editor
• Organization/project driving the specification: Microsoft
• This work is being funded by: Microsoft, Google, Mozilla
• Primary standards group developing this feature: W3C Audio WG
• Incubation and standards groups that have discussed the design:
  • W3C Audio WG: https://github.com/WebAudio/web-audio-api/issues/2445

Feedback so far

• Multi-stakeholder feedback:
  • Chromium comments: Positive
  • Mozilla comments: https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/1456
    • Mozilla has helped review and approved the already merged spec changes.
  • WebKit comments: https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/724
  • Several developers have shown interest for this feature in the long-running Web Audio feature issue: https://github.com/WebAudio/web-audio-api/issues/2445
• Major unresolved issues with or opposition to this specification: None
• Status/issue trackers for implementations: https://chromestatus.com/feature/5109900936085504

You should also know that...

The specification changes have been accepted by the working group and have been merged. Find here the completed specification pull request so it is easier to review the changes: https://github.com/WebAudio/web-audio-api/issues/2445

If possible, I would like to have an outcome in 3 weeks max. Thanks!

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