How to Integrate Csound with Web Applications ??

Web Csound
#1

Hey everyone,

I am exploring ways to integrate Csound into web applications and would love some guidance. I know WebAudio and JavaScript are commonly used for sound processing in the browser…, but I am curious about the best approach for using Csound in a web-based environment.

Here are a few questions I have :-

What’s the best way to run Csound in a web browser: ?? Should I use WebAssembly or another approach: ??
Are there any libraries or tools that make it easier to connect Csound with JavaScript: ??
Can I process real-time audio input using Csound on the web: ??
What are the performance considerations when running Csound in a browser: ??

If anyone has experience with this or can point me to some resources…, I would really appreciate it. Looking forward to learning from you all !! I have already serached on the forum for the solution to my query and found this thread https://forum.csound.com/t/initializing-csoundobj-in-web-csound-servicenow but couldn’t get enough solution.

Thanks !!

With Regards,
Derek Theler

#2

Hi!

I think Victor Lazzarini’s examples are excellent place to start: https://vlazzarini.github.io/vanilla/index.html

And Steven Yi has great demos using Csound via npm and React like: https://github.com/kunstmusik/learn-synthesis

It is definitely worth to explore!
My personal experience is that Csound on the web work very well on computers, but crackles sometimes on mibile devices. That depends also on the browser and their support for webaudio, as much I know.

Best!
tarmo

Kontakt Derek Theler via The Csound Community (<noreply@forum.csound.com>) kirjutas kuupäeval E, 3. märts 2025 kell 20:49:

#3

If you haven’t already, I’d recommend checking out this workshop from ICSC 2022: