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Name

Amplitude
Examples
import processing.sound.*;
Amplitude amp;
AudioIn in;

void setup() {
  size(640, 360);
  background(255);
    
  // Create an Input stream which is routed into the Amplitude analyzer
  amp = new Amplitude(this);
  in = new AudioIn(this, 0);
  in.start();
  amp.input(in);
}      

void draw() {
  println(amp.analyze());
}
Description This is a volume analyzer. It calculates the root mean square of the amplitude of each audio block and returns that value.
Methods
analyze() Queries a value from the analyzer and returns a float between 0. and 1.
input() Define the audio input for the analyzer.
Constructor
Amplitude(parent)
Parameters
parent PApplet: typically use "this"
Updated on January 21, 2019 10:05:15am EST

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