Why does Ctrl+C not halt the SOUND command in MATLAB 7.0 (R14) and later versions under Mac OSX?

The following steps illustrate the problem:

1. Execute the following code:

a=0:0.1:1e6;

sound(a);

2. Now, try to break out of SOUND command using Ctrl+C

The SOUND command will complete execution before throwing an error due to Ctrl+C.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This enhancement has been incorporated in Release 2011b (R2011b). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

As a workaround, use the following command to interrupt the SOUND command:

clear playsnd