# Will EventInstance::stop() free channels?

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/will-eventinstance-stop-free-channels/11039>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [June 18, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/will-eventinstance-stop-free-channels/11039 "2013-06-18T18:17:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![markmarijnissen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@markmarijnissen](https://qa.fmod.com/u/markmarijnissen)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/will-eventinstance-stop-free-channels/11039/1 "2013-06-18T18:17:49Z")

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Am I assuming correctly that eventInstance.stop() will “free” channels?

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**Author:** ![Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Guest](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Guest)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/will-eventinstance-stop-free-channels/11039/2 "2013-06-20T01:40:48Z")

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I’ve just moved this post into the FMOD Studio forum. For future reference, please post questions about the FMOD Studio API in this forum. Thanks!

Yes, EventInstance::stop() will release any playing channels. This will happen immediately if you specify FMOD\_STUDIO\_STOP\_IMMEDIATE, or after any fadeout the event has if you specify FMOD\_STUDIO\_STOP\_ALLOWFADEOUT.

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**Author:** ![markmarijnissen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@markmarijnissen](https://qa.fmod.com/u/markmarijnissen)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/will-eventinstance-stop-free-channels/11039/3 "2013-06-20T23:18:51Z")

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Thanks for the answer & moving the post. Didn’t notice I was on the wrong subforum!