I observed that when the active audio output device is disconnected, the audio continues on another available output device and sometimes an error appears stating the device is unresponsive. I didn't observe freezing of MATLAB. Here are a few steps that can be tried to investigate the issue:
1. Test if the beep command functions as expected.
2. Try running the following code:
load('handel.mat') ;
player = audioplayer(y, Fs) ;
play(player) ;
While the audio is playing, unplug the device and observe if MATLAB becomes unresponsive.
3. Retrieve information about connected audio devices:
info = audiodevinfo() ;
struct2table(info.output)
Ensure that the connected audio devices are listed. After unplugging any device, running audiodevreset will refresh the device information.
4. If the Handel example does not work, use the table from the previous step to identify suitable output audio devices and note their IDs (third column). Test playback for each device using:
load('handel.mat') ;
player = audioplayer(y, Fs, 8, 5) ; % <-- replace the 5 here by relevant device ID(s), one at a time
play(player) ;
This can help determine if the issue persists with other audio output devices.
