Force re-initialization of audio device when Play() is called

internal/mixer/mixer.go

@@ -390,13 +390,13 @@ func SwitchDevice(newName string) error {
 	}
 
 	// Log device switch attempt
-	oldDevice := deviceName
+	// Automatically defaults to "system default"
+	oldDevice := CurrentDevice() // Which device is to be closed
 	if oldDevice == "" {
 		oldDevice = "system default"
 	}
-	newDeviceLog := newName
+	if newName == "" { // Which device is being switched to?
-	if newDeviceLog == "" {
+		newName = "system default"
-		newDeviceLog = "system default"
 	}
 
 	// Capture current state
@@ -421,11 +421,15 @@ func SwitchDevice(newName string) error {
 		mix.CloseAudio()
 		deviceOpen = false
 	}
+
+	// Attempt to open the newName device
 	if err := openDeviceLocked(newName); err != nil {
-		// Best effort: try to reopen the previous device (or default) so we don't leave audio dead
+		// If error switching to new device, switch back to the old device
 		if restoreErr := openDeviceLocked(oldDevice); restoreErr != nil {
-		} else {
+			// We should not hit an error when switching back, but if we do...
+			logger.Error("Failed to switch to device: %s", oldDevice)
 		}
+		// Could not switch to the new device, return the error
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -451,6 +455,8 @@ func SwitchDevice(newName string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	logger.Info("Audio device switched to %s", newName)
+
 	return nil
 }