Tone.js

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Web Audio Generative Music

Tone.js is an open-source JavaScript framework built on the Web Audio API for creating interactive music in the browser. It provides prebuilt synthesizers, effects, samplers, a global transport for event scheduling, and signal-rate building blocks, used for browser-based instruments, generative compositions, music education tools, and interactive sound works.

History & Background

Initiated in 2014 by Yotam Mann and released under the MIT license. The library wraps native Web Audio nodes and uses the standardized-audio-context shim for cross-browser compatibility. Developed publicly on GitHub (Tonejs/Tone.js); higher-level applications and the Tonejs/Midi companion library are maintained under the same organization.

Tone.js

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History & Background

Initiated in 2014 by Yotam Mann and released under the MIT license. The library wraps native Web Audio nodes and uses the standardized-audio-context shim for cross-browser compatibility. Developed publicly on GitHub (Tonejs/Tone.js); higher-level applications and the Tonejs/Midi companion library are maintained under the same organization.

Tool Type

Library

License

Open Source

Functions

SynthesisCompositionAnalysis

Platforms

Browser-based

Status

Actively Developed