system.util.playSoundClip -- not working on default audio device (i.e. with no speakers plugged in)

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I am having the issue described in this forum post from a few years ago:

That is to say, I am getting this error when trying to play a simple .wav file in a Vision project:

No line matching interface Clip supporting format PCM_SIGNED 48000.0 Hz, 24 bit, stereo, 6 bytes/frame, little-endian, and buffers of 304944 to 304944 bytes is supported

I am wondering if there is any kind of a workaround to still play the sound (through the PC's tiny little default speaker) when there are no speakers plugged into the PC. If I have to get a speaker, then that is the solution, but I am just wondering if anyone has found a "better way" to utilize the default audio device when it is not an external speaker.

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Is this speaker actually capable of playing audio or just making beeps and other annoying sounds?

If you go to YouTube can you play a video with actual audio coming through that speaker?

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If there is sound hardware in the PC, whether builtin to the motherboard, or a separate card, then the PC squeaker is disallowed as an audio device.

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If you end up looking for a small speaker, I found these.

$6.82US at DigiKey as of this writing.
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Manufacturers site

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Thanks for the tips. Now that you say that, Kevin, I believe the speaker is indeed just for beeps. So I am going to test with an external speaker; I just don't have any lying around but will get my hands on one soon. And thank you Jordan for that link! That could be a nice cheap solution. I'll update this thread once I can investigate more.