+ if(chan->paused)
+ return; /* Silently do nothing */
+
+ /* Mark the channel as paused even if there is no sound playing yet */
+ chan->paused = TRUE;
+
+ GstState state;
+ if(gst_element_get_state(chan->pipeline, &state, NULL, GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE) != GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS) {
+ WARNING(_("Could not get GstElement state"));
+ return;
+ }
+ if(state != GST_STATE_PLAYING)
+ return; /* Silently do nothing if no sound is playing */
+
+ if(!gst_element_set_state(chan->pipeline, GST_STATE_PAUSED)) {
+ WARNING_S(_("Could not set GstElement state to"), "PAUSED");
+ return;
+ }