033 jsAir - Getting started with web audio with Chris Lowis and Alejandro Mantecon Guillen

Getting started with web audio with Chris Lowis and Alejandro Mantecon Guillen Description: Web audio opens the door for rich multimedia, audio and gaming applications. It remains an unknown topic for many. Let's get an overview at audio programming with JavaScript and an introduction to some tools and frameworks that can make your life easier doing this. Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end trainingTrackJS - JavaScript Error MonitoringWebStorm - Smart JavaScript IDETrading Technologies - Building For What's NextReact.js Program - Master the React.js EcosystemSentry - Cross-platform crash-reporting Links, Picks, and Tips: Chris Lowis @chrislowis LinksWeb Audio WeeklyWeb Audio API @ MDNWeb Audio Slack Channel TipsCanopy is a Web Audio scratch pad / visualisation / debugging toolWeb Audio Dev Tools in FirefoxWeb Audio School PicksLost Art Press Alejandro Mantecon Guillen @alemangui LinksRecreating the BBC's sounds of the radiophonic workshopPizzicato libraryWeb audio resources TipsWhen you dive into new realms of programming, be it web-audio, functional programming, or whatever it is you're after, don't be afraid to dive in and iterate. Start with simple micro-projects and keep growing a notch every time. I find it hard to really get into new technology without getting my hands dirty from the start. Practice is essential. PicksChrome's musiclab Kent C. Dodds @kentcdodds TipsMake a chrome extension to make the tweet sound effect I was talking about :)Check out Tero Parviainen’s talk at ng-europe and at ng-conf Picksp-s All the benefits of npm scripts without the cost of a bloated package.json and limits of json About JavaScript Air: JavaScriptAir is the live broadcast podcast all about JavaScript hosted by egghead.io instructor Kent C. Dodds. Please visit the JavaScript Air website (javascriptair.com) to see upcoming and past episodes. Go to jsair.io/suggest to suggest topics and guests for the show. Go to jsair.io/feedback to provide feedback on this and other episodes. Also be sure to subscribe to our email newsletter at jsair.io/email and follow JavaScript Air on Twitter and Google+ to stay up to date with future episodes. Also, all episodes are on the YouTube channel as well.