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# stop()

Concludes audio playback.

```
func stop() -> Bool
```

## Return Value

<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> when playback is concluded successfully or if it’s paused, <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> otherwise.

## See Also

[`func sound(NSSound, didFinishPlaying: Bool)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSoundDelegate/sound(_:didFinishPlaying:))

This delegate method is called when an `NSSound` instance has completed playback of its sound data.


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