---
title: "HTML5AudioSoundManager"
docs: "Phaser v3.90.0"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-html5audiosoundmanager
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# HTML5AudioSoundManager

HTML5AudioSoundManager

**Constructor**

`new HTML5AudioSoundManager(game)`

**Parameters**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| game | [Phaser.Game](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/game.md) | No | Reference to the current game instance. |

---


**Scope**: static


**Extends**

> [Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md)  



> Source: [src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L37](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L37)  
Since: 3.0.0

## Inherited Members


**From [Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md):**


 - [detune](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#detune)
 - [game](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#game)
 - [gameLostFocus](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#gamelostfocus)
 - [jsonCache](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#jsoncache)
 - [listenerPosition](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#listenerposition)
 - [locked](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#locked)
 - [pauseOnBlur](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#pauseonblur)
 - [rate](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#rate)




---

## Public Members

### audioPlayDelay

#### audioPlayDelay: number


**Description:**

Value representing time difference, in seconds, between calling

play method on an audio tag and when it actually starts playing.

It is used to achieve more accurate delayed sound playback.



You might need to tweak this value to get the desired results

since audio play delay varies depending on the browser/platform.


> Source: [src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L58](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L58)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### loopEndOffset

#### loopEndOffset: number


**Description:**

A value by which we should offset the loop end marker of the

looping sound to compensate for lag, caused by changing audio

tag playback position, in order to achieve gapless looping.



You might need to tweak this value to get the desired results

since loop lag varies depending on the browser/platform.


> Source: [src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L73](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L73)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### mute

#### mute: boolean


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#mute


**Fires:** [Phaser.Sound.Events#event:GLOBAL_MUTE](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/event/sound-events.md#GLOBAL_MUTE)


> Source: [src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L389](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L389)  
Since: 3.0.0


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### override

#### override: boolean


**Description:**

Flag indicating whether if there are no idle instances of HTML5 Audio tag,

for any particular sound, if one of the used tags should be hijacked and used

for succeeding playback or if succeeding Phaser.Sound.HTML5AudioSound#play

call should be ignored.


> Source: [src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L45](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L45)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### volume

#### volume: number


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#volume


**Fires:** [Phaser.Sound.Events#event:GLOBAL_VOLUME](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/event/sound-events.md#GLOBAL_VOLUME)


> Source: [src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L434](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L434)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

## Inherited Methods


**From [Phaser.Events.EventEmitter](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md):**


 - [addListener](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md#addlistener)
 - [emit](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md#emit)
 - [eventNames](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md#eventnames)
 - [listenerCount](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md#listenercount)
 - [listeners](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md#listeners)
 - [off](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md#off)
 - [on](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md#on)
 - [once](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md#once)
 - [removeAllListeners](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md#removealllisteners)
 - [removeListener](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md#removelistener)
 - [shutdown](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/events-eventemitter.md#shutdown)





**From [Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md):**


 - [addAudioSprite](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#addaudiosprite)
 - [get](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#get)
 - [getAll](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#getall)
 - [getAllPlaying](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#getallplaying)
 - [isPlaying](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#isplaying)
 - [pauseAll](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#pauseall)
 - [play](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#play)
 - [playAudioSprite](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#playaudiosprite)
 - [remove](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#remove)
 - [removeAll](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#removeall)
 - [removeByKey](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#removebykey)
 - [resumeAll](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#resumeall)
 - [setDetune](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#setdetune)
 - [setListenerPosition](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#setlistenerposition)
 - [setRate](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#setrate)
 - [stopAll](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#stopall)
 - [stopByKey](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#stopbykey)
 - [update](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-basesoundmanager.md#update)




---

## Public Methods

### add

#### \<instance> add(key, [config])


**Description:**

Adds a new sound into the sound manager.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| key | string | No | Asset key for the sound. |
| config | [Phaser.Types.Sound.SoundConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/typedef/types-sound.md#SoundConfig) | Yes | An optional config object containing default sound settings. |


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#add


**Returns:** [Phaser.Sound.HTML5AudioSound](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-html5audiosound.md) - The new sound instance.


> Source: [src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L142](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L142)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### destroy

#### \<instance> destroy()


**Description:**

Calls Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#destroy method

and cleans up all HTML5 Audio related stuff.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#destroy


> Source: [src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L325](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L325)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### isLocked

#### \<instance> isLocked(sound, prop, [value])


**Description:**

Method used internally by Phaser.Sound.HTML5AudioSound class methods and property setters

to check if sound manager is locked and then either perform action immediately or queue it

to be performed once the sound manager gets unlocked.


**Access:** protected

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| sound | [Phaser.Sound.HTML5AudioSound](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-html5audiosound.md) | No | Sound object on which to perform queued action. |
| prop | string | No | Name of the method to be called or property to be assigned a value to. |
| value | * | Yes | An optional parameter that either holds an array of arguments to be passed to the method call or value to be set to the property. |


**Returns:** boolean - Whether the sound manager is locked.


> Source: [src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L340](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L340)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### onBlur

#### \<instance> onBlur()


**Description:**

Method used internally for pausing sound manager if

Phaser.Sound.HTML5AudioSoundManager#pauseOnBlur is set to true.


**Access:** protected


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#onBlur


> Source: [src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L287](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L287)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### onFocus

#### \<instance> onFocus()


**Description:**

Method used internally for resuming sound manager if

Phaser.Sound.HTML5AudioSoundManager#pauseOnBlur is set to true.


**Access:** protected


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#onFocus


> Source: [src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L307](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L307)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

### setMute

#### \<instance> setMute(value)


**Description:**

Sets the muted state of all this Sound Manager.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| value | boolean | No | `true` to mute all sounds, `false` to unmute them. |


**Returns:** [Phaser.Sound.HTML5AudioSoundManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-html5audiosoundmanager.md) - This Sound Manager.


**Fires:** [Phaser.Sound.Events#event:GLOBAL_MUTE](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/event/sound-events.md#GLOBAL_MUTE)


> Source: [src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L371](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L371)  
Since: 3.3.0


---

### setVolume

#### \<instance> setVolume(value)


**Description:**

Sets the volume of this Sound Manager.

**Parameters:**
| name | type | optional | description |
| ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| value | number | No | The global volume of this Sound Manager. |


**Returns:** [Phaser.Sound.HTML5AudioSoundManager](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/class/sound-html5audiosoundmanager.md) - This Sound Manager.


**Fires:** [Phaser.Sound.Events#event:GLOBAL_VOLUME](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/3.90.0/event/sound-events.md#GLOBAL_VOLUME)


> Source: [src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L416](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L416)  
Since: 3.3.0


---

### unlock

#### \<instance> unlock()


**Description:**

Unlocks HTML5 Audio loading and playback on mobile

devices on the initial explicit user interaction.


**Overrides:** Phaser.Sound.BaseSoundManager#unlock


> Source: [src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L162](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v3.90.0/src/sound/html5/HTML5AudioSoundManager.js#L162)  
Since: 3.0.0


---

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