Thekind property contains astring indicating the category of audio contained in theAudioTrack.

Thekind can be usedto determine the scenarios in which specific tracks should be enabled or disabled. SeeAudio track kind strings for a list of the kinds available for audio tracks.

Value

A string specifying the type of content the media represents. Thestring is one of those found inAudio track kind strings below.

Audio track kind strings

The kinds available for audio tracks are:

"alternative"

A potential alternative to the main track, such as a different audio take or aversion of the soundtrack with only the music and no dialogue.

"descriptions"

An audio track providing audible descriptions of the action depicted in a videotrack.

"main"

The primary audio track.

"main-desc"

The primary audio track with audio descriptions mixed into it.

"translation"

A translated version of the primary audio track.

"commentary"

An audio track containing a commentary. This might be used to contain the director'scommentary track on a movie, for example.

"" (empty string)

The track doesn't have an explicit kind, or the kind provided by the track'smetadata isn't recognized by theuser agent.

Specifications

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