How to play audio?

Question

I am making a game with HTML5 and JavaScript.

How could I play game audio via JavaScript?

Answer 1

With the security requirements that a user must interact with a webpage for audio to be allowed this is how I do it, based on reading many articles, including on this site

1. Define the required audio files in your html
2. Have a start game button with an onclick
3. When the button is clicked then play and pause ALL the audio files bar the one you want to play at the beginning

Because all the audio files have been "played" on the same OnClick, you can now play them any time in the game without restrictions

Note that for best compatability do not use wav files, MS do not support them

Use mp3 and ogg, that covers all devices

Example:

repeat as needed for all audio in the game

Then:

document.getElementById("welcome").play();
document.getElementById("welcome").pause();

repeat as needed except do not pause the audio you want to hear when the game starts