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Why are newly plugged in devices not detected by Java Sound?

April 26, 2017detected Devices java sound newly plugged

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Why are newly plugged in devices not detected by Java Sound?

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In JDK versions up to 1.4.2, new devices like newly plugged in USB devices are detected immediatly. In the JDK 1.5.0, new devices are detected after at most 60 seconds. This due to a caching mechanism that was introduced to improve performance. See also the other questions in this section.