AudioContext.outputLatency property is the estimation in seconds of audio output latency. Technically, this is the interval between the time the UA requests the host system to play a buffer and the time at which the first sample in the buffer is actually processed by the audio output device. For devices such as speakers or headphones that produce an acoustic signal, this latter time refers to the time when a sample’s sound is produced.

Motivation

For compatibility, FireFox already implemented this. From developers' perspective, this property is necessary to coordinate/compensate the latency from the input to the output. Also very useful for synchronization of the video and the audio stream.

Specification

Specification link


Final published standard: Recommendation, Living Standard, Candidate Recommendation, or similar final form

Status in Chromium

Blink>WebAudio


Enabled by default (tracking bug)

Consensus & Standardization

After a feature ships in Chrome, the values listed here are not guaranteed to be up to date.

  • Shipped/Shipping
  • No signal
  • No signals

Owner

Last updated on 2022-05-12