# Suggestion: "stop SELF" command instrument

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/suggestion-stop-self-command-instrument/22996>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [June 1, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/suggestion-stop-self-command-instrument/22996 "2025-06-01T11:55:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Alcibiade](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/alcibiade/32/4284_2.png) [@Alcibiade](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Alcibiade)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/suggestion-stop-self-command-instrument/22996/1 "2025-06-01T11:55:35Z")

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Here’s a feature suggestion that probably would be really easy to add, in command instruments: stop event, target “SELF”.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fmod/original/2X/9/9c65feeb547e55673ae9ea6a9b02700aaefcc468.png)  
Which would allow, instead of stopping all the event instances of that event, to only stop the specific instance reaching this command instrument.  
For those wondering, I use this in this kind of setup, where the event is stopped after a randomized (or automated) silence, using an action sheet (while the audio content is in the timeline or another action sheet).  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fmod/original/2X/c/c37ca66ffa9d5fadc831935af2b19f2b0316b115.png)  
Stopping all instances is OK in my case since there will be only one instance, but I could easily see the usefulness of this SELF option.

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**Author:** ![joseph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/joseph/32/264_2.png) [@joseph](https://qa.fmod.com/u/joseph)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 5:10am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/suggestion-stop-self-command-instrument/22996/2 "2025-06-03T05:10:50Z")

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I can see how having a “stop self” behavior for command instruments would be useful. I’ve added your suggestion to our feature and improvement tracker.