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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Tone.js Class: Tone</title>
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script src="//html5shiv.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="styles/sunlight.default.css">
<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="styles/site.readable.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container-fluid">
<div class="navbar navbar-fixed-top navbar-inverse">
<div class="navbar-inner">
<a class="brand" href="index.html">Tone.js</a>
<ul class="nav">
<li class="dropdown">
<a href="classes.list.html" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Classes<b
class="caret"></b></a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu ">
<li>
<a href="Tone.html">Tone</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.Add.html">Add</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.AutoPanner.html">AutoPanner</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.BitCrusher.html">BitCrusher</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.DryWet.html">DryWet</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.Envelope.html">Envelope</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.LFO.html">LFO</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.Merge.html">Merge</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.Meter.html">Meter</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.Microphone.html">Microphone</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.Multiply.html">Multiply</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.Noise.html">Noise</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.Oscillator.html">Oscillator</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.Player.html">Player</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.Recorder.html">Recorder</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.Scale.html">Scale</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.Signal.html">Signal</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.Source.html">Source</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.Split.html">Split</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="Tone.Transport.html">Transport</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="dropdown">
<a href="global.html" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Global<b
class="caret"></b></a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu ">
<li>
<a href="global.html#for the default output">for the default output</a>
</li>
<li>
{GainNode}
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="row-fluid">
<div class="span8">
<div id="main">
<h1 class="page-title">Class: Tone</h1>
<section>
<header>
<h2>
Tone
</h2>
</header>
<article>
<div class="container-overview">
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="Tone"><span class="type-signature"></span>new Tone<span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"></span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>Tone is the baseclass of all ToneNodes
From Tone, children inherit timing and math which is used throughout Tone.js</p>
</div>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-96">line 96</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
</div>
<h3 class="subsection-title">Classes</h3>
<dl>
<dt><a href="Tone.Add.html">Add</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.AutoPanner.html">AutoPanner</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.BitCrusher.html">BitCrusher</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.DryWet.html">DryWet</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.Envelope.html">Envelope</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.LFO.html">LFO</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.Merge.html">Merge</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.Meter.html">Meter</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.Microphone.html">Microphone</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.Multiply.html">Multiply</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.Noise.html">Noise</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.Oscillator.html">Oscillator</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.Player.html">Player</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.Recorder.html">Recorder</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.Scale.html">Scale</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.Signal.html">Signal</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.Source.html">Source</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.Split.html">Split</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
<dt><a href="Tone.Transport.html">Transport</a></dt>
<dd></dd>
</dl>
<h3 class="subsection-title">Members</h3>
<dl>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="context"><span class="type-signature">&lt;static> </span>context<span class="type-signature"> :AudioContext</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>A static pointer to the audio context</p>
</div>
<h5>Type:</h5>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param-type">AudioContext</span>
</li>
</ul>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-119">line 119</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="bufferSize"><span class="type-signature"></span>bufferSize<span class="type-signature"> :number</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>the default buffer size</p>
</div>
<h5>Type:</h5>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</li>
</ul>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-131">line 131</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="context"><span class="type-signature"></span>context<span class="type-signature"> :AudioContext</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>A static pointer to the audio context</p>
</div>
<h5>Type:</h5>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param-type">AudioContext</span>
</li>
</ul>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-125">line 125</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="input"><span class="type-signature"></span>input<span class="type-signature"> :GainNode</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>default input of the ToneNode</p>
</div>
<h5>Type:</h5>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param-type">GainNode</span>
</li>
</ul>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-102">line 102</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="isFrequency"><span class="type-signature"></span>isFrequency<span class="type-signature"></span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>true if the input is in the format number+hz
i.e.: 10hz</p>
</div>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-1925">line 1925</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="isNotation"><span class="type-signature"></span>isNotation<span class="type-signature"></span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>tests if a string is musical notation
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i.e.:
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4n = quarter note
2m = two measures
8t = eighth-note triplet</p>
</div>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-1897">line 1897</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="isTransportTime"><span class="type-signature"></span>isTransportTime<span class="type-signature"></span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>tests if a string is transportTime
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i.e. :
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1:2:0 = 1 measure + two quarter notes + 0 sixteenth notes</p>
</div>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-1911">line 1911</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="output"><span class="type-signature"></span>output<span class="type-signature"> :GainNode</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>default output of the ToneNode</p>
</div>
<h5>Type:</h5>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param-type">GainNode</span>
</li>
</ul>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-108">line 108</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="waveShaperResolution"><span class="type-signature"></span>waveShaperResolution<span class="type-signature"> :number</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>the default resolution for WaveShaperNodes</p>
</div>
<h5>Type:</h5>
<ul>
<li>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</li>
</ul>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-137">line 137</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
</dl>
<h3 class="subsection-title">Methods</h3>
<dl>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="extend"><span class="type-signature">&lt;static> </span>extend<span class="signature">(child, <span class="optional">parent</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>have a child inherit all of Tone's (or a parent's) prototype
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to inherit the parent's properties, make sure to call
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Parent.call(this) in the child's constructor</p>
<p> based on closure library's inherit function</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Argument</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>child</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">function</span>
</td>
<td class="attributes">
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>parent</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">function</span>
</td>
<td class="attributes">
&lt;optional><br>
</td>
<td class="description last"><p>(optional) parent to inherit from
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if no parent is supplied, the child
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will inherit from Tone</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-372">line 372</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="Panner"><span class="type-signature">&lt;static> </span>Panner<span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"></span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>a panner is just a dry/wet knob</p>
</div>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-2626">line 2626</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="chain"><span class="type-signature"></span>chain<span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"></span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>connect together all of the arguments in series</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Argument</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">AudioParam</span>
|
<span class="param-type"><a href="Tone.html">Tone</a></span>
</td>
<td class="attributes">
&lt;repeatable><br>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-162">line 162</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="connect"><span class="type-signature"></span>connect<span class="signature">(unit)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>connect the output of a ToneNode to an AudioParam, AudioNode, or ToneNode</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>unit</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type"><a href="Tone.html">Tone</a></span>
|
<span class="param-type">AudioParam</span>
|
<span class="param-type"><a href="AudioNode.html">AudioNode</a></span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-147">line 147</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="dbToGain"><span class="type-signature"></span>dbToGain<span class="signature">(db)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>convert db scale to gain scale (0-1)</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>db</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-226">line 226</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="defaultArg"><span class="type-signature"></span>defaultArg<span class="signature">(given, fallback)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {*}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>if a the given is undefined, use the fallback</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>given</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">*</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>fallback</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">*</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-189">line 189</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">*</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="disconnect"><span class="type-signature"></span>disconnect<span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"></span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>disconnect the output</p>
</div>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-154">line 154</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="dispose"><span class="type-signature">&lt;virtual> </span>dispose<span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"></span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>a dispose method</p>
</div>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-274">line 274</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="equalPowerScale"><span class="type-signature"></span>equalPowerScale<span class="signature">(percent)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>equal power gain scale
good for cross-fading</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>percent</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"><p>(0-1)</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-200">line 200</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<div class="param-desc">
<p>output gain (0-1)</p>
</div>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="expScale"><span class="type-signature"></span>expScale<span class="signature">(gain)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>gain</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"><p>(0-1)</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-217">line 217</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<div class="param-desc">
<p>gain (decibel scale but betwee 0-1)</p>
</div>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="frequencyToSeconds"><span class="type-signature"></span>frequencyToSeconds<span class="signature">(freq)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>convert a frequency into seconds
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accepts both numbers and strings
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i.e. 10hz or 10 both equal .1</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>freq</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
|
<span class="param-type">string</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-343">line 343</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="gainToDb"><span class="type-signature"></span>gainToDb<span class="signature">(gain)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>convert gain scale to decibels</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>gain</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"><p>(0-1)</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-235">line 235</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="interpolate"><span class="type-signature"></span>interpolate<span class="signature">(input, outputMin, outputMax)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>interpolate the input value (0-1) to be between outputMin and outputMax</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>input</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>outputMin</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>outputMax</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-246">line 246</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="logScale"><span class="type-signature"></span>logScale<span class="signature">(gain)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>gain</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"><p>(0-1)</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-209">line 209</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<div class="param-desc">
<p>gain (decibel scale but betwee 0-1)</p>
</div>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="noGC"><span class="type-signature"></span>noGC<span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"></span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>makes a connection to ensure that the node will not be garbage collected
until 'dispose' is explicitly called</p>
<p> use carefully. circumvents JS and WebAudio's normal Garbage Collection behavior</p>
</div>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-1216">line 1216</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="normalize"><span class="type-signature"></span>normalize<span class="signature">(input, inputMin, inputMax)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>normalize the input to 0-1 from between inputMin to inputMax</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>input</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>inputMin</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>inputMax</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-257">line 257</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="notationToSeconds"><span class="type-signature"></span>notationToSeconds<span class="signature">(notation, <span class="optional">bpm</span>, <span class="optional">timeSignature</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>convert notation format strings to seconds</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Argument</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>notation</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">string</span>
</td>
<td class="attributes">
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>bpm</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="attributes">
&lt;optional><br>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>timeSignature</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="attributes">
&lt;optional><br>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-1940">line 1940</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="now"><span class="type-signature"></span>now<span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-284">line 284</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<div class="param-desc">
<p>the currentTime from the AudioContext</p>
</div>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="receive"><span class="type-signature"></span>receive<span class="signature">(channelName)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>recieve the input from the desired channelName to the input gain of 'this' node.</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>channelName</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">string</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-2826">line 2826</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="samplesToSeconds"><span class="type-signature"></span>samplesToSeconds<span class="signature">(samples)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>convert a sample count to seconds</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>samples</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-293">line 293</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="secondsToFrequency"><span class="type-signature"></span>secondsToFrequency<span class="signature">(seconds)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>convert a number in seconds to a frequency</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>seconds</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-352">line 352</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="send"><span class="type-signature"></span>send<span class="signature">(channelName, amount)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {GainNode}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>send signal to a channel name</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>channelName</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">string</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>amount</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-2811">line 2811</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">GainNode</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="toFrequency"><span class="type-signature"></span>toFrequency<span class="signature">(time)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>convert a time to a frequency</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>time</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">Tone.Time</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-2021">line 2021</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<div class="param-desc">
<p>the time in hertz</p>
</div>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="toMaster"><span class="type-signature"></span>toMaster<span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"></span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>connect 'this' to the master output</p>
</div>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-1187">line 1187</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="toSamples"><span class="type-signature"></span>toSamples<span class="signature">(time)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>convert a time into samples</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>time</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">Tone.time</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-303">line 303</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="toSeconds"><span class="type-signature"></span>toSeconds<span class="signature">(time)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>convert Tone.Time to seconds</p>
<p> this is a simplified version which only handles numbers and
2014-06-19 17:38:21 +00:00
'now' relative numbers. If the Transport is included this
method is overridden to include many other features including
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notationTime, Frequency, and transportTime</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>time</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">Tone.Time</span>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-319">line 319</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="toSeconds"><span class="type-signature"></span>toSeconds<span class="signature">(time, <span class="optional">bpm</span>, <span class="optional">timeSignature</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>convert Tone.Time into seconds.</p>
<p> unlike the method which it overrides, this takes into account
transporttime and musical notation</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Argument</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>time</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">Tone.Time</span>
</td>
<td class="attributes">
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>bpm</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="attributes">
&lt;optional><br>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>timeSignature</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="attributes">
&lt;optional><br>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-2042">line 2042</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="toTransportTime"><span class="type-signature"></span>toTransportTime<span class="signature">(seconds, <span class="optional">bpm</span>, <span class="optional">timeSignature</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {string}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>Convert seconds to the closest transportTime in the form
measures:quarters:sixteenths</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Argument</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>seconds</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">Tone.Time</span>
</td>
<td class="attributes">
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>bpm</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="attributes">
&lt;optional><br>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>timeSignature</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="attributes">
&lt;optional><br>
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-source">Source:</dt>
<dd class="tag-source"><ul class="dummy"><li>
<a href="Tone.js.html">Tone.js</a>, <a href="Tone.js.html#sunlight-1-line-2002">line 2002</a>
</li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5>Returns:</h5>
<dl>
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">string</span>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<h4 class="name" id="transportTimeToSeconds"><span class="type-signature"></span>transportTimeToSeconds<span class="signature">(transportTime, <span class="optional">bpm</span>, <span class="optional">timeSignature</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"> &rarr; {number}</span></h4>
</dt>
<dd>
<div class="description">
<p>convert transportTime into seconds
i.e.:
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4:2:3 == 4 measures + 2 quarters + 3 sixteenths</p>
</div>
<h5>Parameters:</h5>
<table class="params table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Argument</th>
<th class="last">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>transportTime</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">string</span>
</td>
<td class="attributes">
</td>
<td class="description last"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="name"><code>bpm</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">number</span>
</td>
<td class="attributes">
&lt;optional><br>
</td>
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