Chrome-performance-bug-muted-window/README.md

Chrome mute/unmute performance bug demo

To test online, go to https://chrome-bug-muted-window.djkato.net/

To test locally, you'll need:

• Chrome
• Have Node.js installed ;grab here: https://nodejs.org/en/
• have npm in $PATH; How to: https://stackoverflow.com/a/55449052
  • verify it works by running npm --version in terminal

how to test:

1. Download this repo to a folder
2. Open terminal in this folder, typenpm install, wait till it's done, then npm run serve
3. Go to http://localhost:3000 on your Chrome browser
4. click start button, observe

expected behavior:

the audio visualizer would perform the same, regardless if the tab is muted or unmuted

Observed behavior:

The audio visualizers performance tanks if the audio is playing. When the website gets muted, the performance ofthe visualiser picks up drastically, can be repeated.