WebAudio: AudioParam setter is equivalent to setValueAtTime

Category: Multimedia
Type: New or changed feature
Status: Enabled by default (Chrome 66)
Intent stage: None

Summary

When setting the value of an AudioParam via the value setter, the value is updated exactly as if setValueAtTime(newValue, context.currentTime). This includes throwing errors that weren't previously thrown and changing the AudioParam timeline

Standards & signals

Specification: http://webaudio.github.io/web-audio-api/
Firefox: No signal
Safari: No signal
Web developers: No signals
Tracking bug: http://crbug.com/764396

Docs: https://webaudio.github.io/web-audio-api/#attributes-5

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