# Sound channel variables

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-channel-variables/332030>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 4, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-channel-variables/332030 "2014-01-04T18:31:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![rozwaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@rozwaz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rozwaz)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-channel-variables/332030/1 "2014-01-04T18:31:47Z")

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If

```
 soundchannel = mysound.play(0,2);

```

tells the sound to start playing, surely

```
 soundchannel.stop(); 

```

should tell the sound to stop?  
This is not the case for me, any suggestions as to why not?