We have the ability to control our sounds, now that we can play them in the simulator. If you think back to the days of cassette tape players, it had the ability to use functions such as pause, stop, and rewind. Corona's audio API library can do just that.
The audio.stop() function stops playback on a channel and clears the channel, so it can be played on again.
The syntax is audio.stop( [channel] ) or audio.stop( [ { channel = c } ] ).
Having no parameters stops all active channels. The channel parameter specifies the channel to stop. Specifying 0 stops all channels.
The audio.pause() function pauses playback on a channel. This has no effect on channels that aren't playing.
The syntax is audio.pause( [channel] ) or audio.pause( [ {channel = c} ] ).
Having no parameters pauses all active channels. The channel parameter specifies the channel to pause. Specifying 0 pauses all channels.
The audio.resume() function resumes playback on a channel that is paused. This has no effect on channels that aren't paused.
The syntax is audio.pause( [channel] ) or audio.pause( [ {channel = c} ] ).
Having no parameters resumes all paused channels. The channel parameter specifies the channel to resume. Specifying 0 resumes all channels.
The audio.rewind() function rewinds audio to the beginning position on either an active channel or directly on the audio handle.
The syntax is audio.rewind( [, audioHandle ] [, { channel=c } ] ).
The parameters are as follows:
audioHandle: The audioHandle parameter lets you rewind the data you want. It's best for audio loaded with audio.loadStream(). Don't try using it with the channel parameter in the same call.channel: The channel parameter lets you select the channel you want the rewind operation to apply to. It's best for audio loaded with audio.loadSound(). Don't try using with the audioHandle parameter in the same call.