System not playing sounds

The system has not playing sounds.  For example, iCal has been displaying alarms, but not playing the requested sound.  The above applies to all audio, not just iCal, but iCal is my most pressing need.  The system regains the ability to play sounds after a restart, though that's not a useful solution.
Any suggestions?

I withdraw this question.  It's in:
     system preferences -> sound -> output

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