src/juce_appframework/gui/components/special/juce_AudioDeviceSelectorComponent.cpp

@@ -424,11 +424,24 @@ void AudioDeviceSelectorComponent::comboBoxChanged (ComboBox* comboBoxThatHasCha
 
             if (error.isNotEmpty())
             {
-                AlertWindow::showMessageBox (AlertWindow::WarningIcon,
-                                             T("Error while opening \"")
-                                                + audioDeviceDropDown->getText()
-                                                + T("\""),
-                                             error);
+#if JUCE_WIN32
+                if (deviceManager.getInputChannels().countNumberOfSetBits() > 0
+                      && deviceManager.getOutputChannels().countNumberOfSetBits() > 0)
+                {
+                    // in DSound, some machines lose their primary input device when a mic 
+                    // is removed, and this also buggers up our attempt at opening an output 
+                    // device, so this is a workaround that doesn't fail in that case.
+                    BitArray noInputs;
+                    error = deviceManager.setAudioDevice (audioDeviceDropDown->getText(),
+                                                          0, 0, &noInputs, 0, false);
+                }
+#endif
+                if (error.isNotEmpty())
+                    AlertWindow::showMessageBox (AlertWindow::WarningIcon,
+                                                 T("Error while opening \"")
+                                                    + audioDeviceDropDown->getText()
+                                                    + T("\""),
+                                                 error);
             }
         }