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+// Copyright (c) 2016 Brandon Thomas <bt@brand.io, echelon@gmail.com>
+
+/// Create a waveform pause of the desired length.
+pub fn generate_pause(length: u16) -> Vec<i16> {
+  let mut sound = Vec::new();
+
+  let len = length * 2; // number of channels
+  for i in 0..len { sound.push(0); }
+
+  sound
+}
+