Abstract:The advancements in web technologies have extended the sandbox of the web browser, and increased the usability of the web as an application platform. The browser multimedia stack was recently complemented with W3C Web Audio API standard, which enables audio synthesis and processing in real-time using JavaScript or cross-compiled C/C++ code. The code loads directly from the open web without manual plugin installations, and integrates seamlessly with the rest of the page content and other client-side APIs.This talk first describes the concepts and current state of the Web Audio API, points out its limitations, and discusses the on-going standardization efforts for their mitigation. The talk then explains how existing C/C++ codebase can be reused in browser environments using Emscripten and PNaCl technologies. Finally, I will demonstrate three emerging use cases for web audio: 1) Web Audio Modules, which are the equivalent of VST plugins in web browsers, 2) porting Pd vanilla to the web, and 3) the topic of my research visit at the SMC group related to individualized HRTFs in web browsers.