PannerNode: maxDistance property

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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

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The maxDistance property of the PannerNode interface is a double value representing the maximum distance between the audio source and the listener, after which the volume is not reduced any further. This value is used only by the linear distance model.

The maxDistance property's default value is 10000.

Value

A double. The default is 10000, and non-positive values are not allowed.

Exceptions

RangeError: Thrown if the property has been given a value that is outside the accepted range.

Examples

See BaseAudioContext.createPanner() for example code.

Specifications

Specification
Web Audio API # dom-pannernode-maxdistance

Browser compatibility

	desktop					mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`maxDistance`	Chrome – Full support Chrome 14 (Release date: 2011-09-16) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29) footnote Full support	Firefox – Full support Firefox 25 (Release date: 2013-10-29) footnote Full support	Opera – Full support Opera 15 (Release date: 2013-07-02) footnote Full support	Safari – Full support Safari 6 (Release date: 2012-07-25) footnote Full support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – Full support Firefox for Android 25 (Release date: 2013-10-29) footnote Full support	Opera Android – Full support Opera Android 14 (Release date: 2013-05-21) footnote Full support	Safari on iOS – Full support Safari on iOS 6 (Release date: 2012-09-10) footnote Full support	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 4.4.3 (Release date: 2014-06-02) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – Full support WebView on iOS 6 (Release date: 2012-09-10) footnote Full support

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