SpeechRecognition: soundstart event

The soundstart event of the Web Speech API is fired when any sound — recognizable speech or not — has been detected.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener('soundstart', event => { })

onsoundstart = event => { }

Event type

A generic Event with no added properties.

Examples

You can use the soundstart event in an addEventListener method:

var recognition = new webkitSpeechRecognition() || new SpeechRecognition();

recognition.addEventListener('soundstart', function() {
  console.log('Some sound is being received');
});

Or use the onsoundstart event handler property:

recognition.onsoundstart = function() {
  console.log('Some sound is being received');
}

Specifications

Specification
Web Speech API
# eventdef-speechrecognition-soundstart
Web Speech API
# dom-speechrecognition-onsoundstart

Browser compatibility

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See also