SDL_PauseAudioStreamDevice - Man Page

#include <SDL3/SDL_audio.h>

bool SDL_PauseAudioStreamDevice(SDL_AudioStream *stream);

This function pauses audio processing for a given device. Any bound audio streams will not progress, and no audio will be generated. Pausing one device does not prevent other unpaused devices from running.

Pausing a device can be useful to halt all audio without unbinding all the audio streams. This might be useful while a game is paused, or a level is loading, etc.

stream

the audio stream associated with the audio device to pause.

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It is safe to call this function from any thread.

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SDL_ResumeAudioStreamDevice(3)

SDL_AudioStreamDevicePaused(3), SDL_ResumeAudioStreamDevice(3).