# Pause Sound in External SWF

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-sound-in-external-swf/314755>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 7, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-sound-in-external-swf/314755 "2010-10-07T20:00:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Crystal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Crystal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Crystal)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-sound-in-external-swf/314755/1 "2010-10-07T20:00:25Z")

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Hello-

I am hoping someone can possibly help me here! Kinda stuck on this issue…

I have created a Flash container that cycles through an array loading in several external swf files. What I need to be able to do, is to control the sound of the external swfs from the main container. I would like to be able to pause and play/resume the sound of the external swfs, but not quite sure how to accomplish this, as I am newly migrating to AS3. Some of the sound is embedded in the external files, while others load it in via AS.

I was able to successfully pause/resume the animation of the external files, but cannot get the sound to pause - it just continues playing while the animation is stopped.

How can I pause and resume the sound of my external swfs from my main container?

Any help is greatly appreciated!! Thanks much.