# Sound.stop()

#### Availability

Flash Player 5.

#### Usage

    my_sound.stop(["idName"])

#### Parameters

`idName` An optional parameter specifying a specific sound to stop playing. The `idName` parameter must be enclosed in quotation marks (" ").

#### Returns

Nothing.

#### Description

Method; stops all sounds currently playing if no parameter is specified, or just the sound specified in the `idName` parameter.

#### See also

`Sound.start()`