This is a Studio One question but could apply to other DAWs.

I'm working with drum and guitar audio tracks (not MIDI), recorded from my keyboard. The strum pattern waveform of the guitar is aligned with that of the drums. For the drums, think 1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4 etc.

There is a spot in the song where I want the entire band to pause (or stop) for a certain number of beats and then to resume on beat 1.

I know I can cut, paste and align each individual audio track to get this effect but that is tedious.
Is there an "automated" way in S1 (or any DAW) to accomplish this?
I've done a few searches without any luck.

Note: I am not talking about the Stop button on the transport bar. This is about injecting a pause (or silence) on the audio tracks for a given number of beats and then resuming on beat 1.

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