Overview Control music playback with pause and resume commands. These commands allow you to temporarily halt playback and continue from where you left off.
Pause Command Pauses the currently playing music.
Usage Behavior
Check Queue
Verifies music is currently playing
Check Pause State
Confirms music isn’t already paused
Pause Playback
Halts the audio stream
Examples # Pause currently playing music r!pause # ⏸️ ¡Música pausada!
Implementation From commands/music/pause.js:4-14:
async execute ( message , args , client ) { const queue = client . distube . getQueue ( message ); if ( ! queue ) return message . reply ( '❌ ¡No hay nada reproduciéndose!' ); if ( queue . paused ) { return message . reply ( '⚠️ ¡La música ya está pausada! Usa !resume para reanudar.' ); } queue . pause (); message . reply ( '⏸️ ¡Música pausada!' ); }
Resume Command Resumes playback after pausing.
Usage Behavior
Check Queue
Verifies a queue exists
Check Pause State
Confirms music is paused
Resume Playback
Continues audio from pause point
Examples # Resume paused music r!resume # ▶️ ¡Música reanudada!
Implementation From commands/music/resume.js:4-16:
async execute ( message , args , client ) { const queue = client . distube . getQueue ( message ); if ( ! queue ) return message . reply ( '❌ ¡No hay nada reproduciéndose!' ); if ( queue . paused ) { queue . resume (); return message . reply ( '▶️ ¡Música reanudada!' ); } queue . pause (); message . reply ( '⏸️ ¡Música pausada!' ); }
The resume command also acts as a toggle - it can pause if music is playing. However, the dedicated r!pause command is clearer for this purpose.
Requirements Music must be currently playing
An active queue must exist
Error Messages No Music Playing r!pause # ❌ ¡No hay nada reproduciéndose!
Already Paused r!pause # ⚠️ ¡La música ya está pausada! Usa !resume para reanudar.
Use Cases
Take a Break Pause music during conversations or breaks
Answer Call Quickly pause when you need to take a call
Announcement Pause for important announcements in voice
AFK Moment Pause when stepping away temporarily
State Management Both commands use DisTube’s queue state management:
queue.paused - Boolean indicating if playback is pausedqueue.pause() - Method to pause playbackqueue.resume() - Method to resume playback
The queue maintains playback position, so resuming continues from the exact point where you paused.
r!stop - Completely stop playback and clear queue (cannot resume)r!skip - Move to next song instead of pausingr!play - Start playing music
Tips Use r!pause for temporary breaks - your spot in the song is saved
If you use r!stop instead of pause, the queue is cleared and you cannot resume
