diff --git a/src/AudioIO.jl b/src/AudioIO.jl
index c2a87ef..73427ab 100644
--- a/src/AudioIO.jl
+++ b/src/AudioIO.jl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module AudioIO
 
 # export the basic API
-export play
+export play, stop
 
 # default stream used when none is given
 _stream = nothing
@@ -76,4 +76,8 @@ function play{T <: Unsigned}(arr::Array{T}, args...)
     play(arr, args...)
 end
 
+function stop(node::AudioNode)
+    node.active = false
+end
+
 end # module AudioIO
diff --git a/src/nodes.jl b/src/nodes.jl
index d6bedbd..9b4bd33 100644
--- a/src/nodes.jl
+++ b/src/nodes.jl
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ export SinOsc, AudioMixer, ArrayPlayer, AudioInput
 # Generates a sin tone at the given frequency
 
 type SinOsc <: AudioNode
+    active::Bool
     freq::Real
     phase::FloatingPoint
 
     function SinOsc(freq::Real)
-        new(freq, 0.0)
+        new(true, freq, 0.0)
     end
 end
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ function render(node::SinOsc, device_input::AudioBuf, info::DeviceInfo)
     phase = AudioSample[1:info.buf_size] * 2pi * node.freq / info.sample_rate
     phase += node.phase
     node.phase = phase[end]
-    return sin(phase), true
+    return sin(phase), node.active
 end
 
 #### AudioMixer ####
@@ -25,14 +26,15 @@ end
 # Mixes a set of inputs equally
 
 type AudioMixer <: AudioNode
+    active::Bool
     mix_inputs::Array{AudioNode}
 
     function AudioMixer{T <: AudioNode}(mix_inputs::Array{T})
-        new(mix_inputs)
+        new(true, mix_inputs)
     end
 
     function AudioMixer()
-        new(AudioNode[])
+        new(true, AudioNode[])
     end
 end
 
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ function render(node::AudioMixer, device_input::AudioBuf, info::DeviceInfo)
         in_buffer, active = render(in_node, device_input, info)
         mix_buffer += in_buffer
     end
-    return mix_buffer, true
+    return mix_buffer, node.active
 end
 
 #### Array Player ####
@@ -52,11 +54,12 @@ end
 # Plays a AudioBuf by rendering it out piece-by-piece
 
 type ArrayPlayer <: AudioNode
+    active::Bool
     arr::AudioBuf
     arr_index::Int
 
     function ArrayPlayer(arr::AudioBuf)
-        new(arr, 1)
+        new(true, arr, 1)
     end
 end
 
@@ -67,10 +70,13 @@ function render(node::ArrayPlayer, device_input::AudioBuf, info::DeviceInfo)
     range_end = min(i + info.buf_size-1, length(node.arr))
     output = node.arr[i:range_end]
     if length(output) < info.buf_size
+        # we're finished with the array, pad with zeros and clear our active
+        # flag
         output = vcat(output, zeros(AudioSample, info.buf_size - length(output)))
+        node.active = false
     end
     node.arr_index = range_end + 1
-    return output, true
+    return output, node.active
 end
 
 #### AudioInput ####
diff --git a/test/test_nodes.jl b/test/test_nodes.jl
index d7f705f..fdb281e 100644
--- a/test/test_nodes.jl
+++ b/test/test_nodes.jl
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ render_output, active = AudioIO.render(mix, dev_input, test_info)
 @test render_output == 2 * AudioIO.AudioSample[1:test_info.buf_size]
 @test active
 
+stop(mix)
+render_output, active = AudioIO.render(mix, dev_input, test_info)
+@test !active
+
 info("Testing SinOSC...")
 freq = 440
 t = linspace(1 / test_info.sample_rate,
@@ -48,3 +52,27 @@ osc = SinOsc(freq)
 render_output, active = AudioIO.render(osc, dev_input, test_info)
 @test_approx_eq(render_output, test_vect)
 @test active
+stop(osc)
+render_output, active = AudioIO.render(osc, dev_input, test_info)
+@test !active
+
+info("Testing ArrayPlayer...")
+v = rand(AudioIO.AudioSample, 44100)
+player = ArrayPlayer(v)
+render_output, active = AudioIO.render(player, dev_input, test_info)
+@test render_output == v[1:test_info.buf_size]
+@test active
+render_output, active = AudioIO.render(player, dev_input, test_info)
+@test render_output == v[(test_info.buf_size + 1) : (2*test_info.buf_size)]
+@test active
+stop(player)
+render_output, active = AudioIO.render(player, dev_input, test_info)
+@test !active
+
+# give a vector just a bit larger than 1 buffer size
+v = rand(AudioIO.AudioSample, test_info.buf_size + 1)
+player = ArrayPlayer(v)
+_, active = AudioIO.render(player, dev_input, test_info)
+@test active
+_, active = AudioIO.render(player, dev_input, test_info)
+@test !active