Audio playbackRate Property
Example
Set the audio to play in slow motion:
 document.getElementById("myAudio").playbackRate = 0.5;
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Description
The playbackRate property sets or returns the current playback speed of the audio.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| playbackRate | 39 | 79 | 48 | Not supported | 26 | 
Syntax
Return the playbackRate property:
 audioObject.playbackRate
 Set the playbackRate property:
 audioObject.playbackRate = playbackspeed
Property Values
| Value | Description | 
|---|---|
| playbackspeed | Indicates the current playback speed of the audio. Example values: 
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Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, representing the current playback speed | 
|---|---|
| Default Value: | 1.0 | 
More Examples
Example
Set the audio to play fast:
 document.getElementById("myaudio").playbackRate = 2;
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❮ Audio Object
 
