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[BUG] MIDI files require me to configure setting that does not exist.

Issue description:

Well... I see a bit of a "logic fail" here. OK, so basically at first glance it seems that MIDI files are not supported, then (after a bit of figuring out) it turns out, that they are supported (but only MID files ...for some reason?), but in the end, they don't actually work, because they require FluidSync to be set up and the error message is pointing to a place in settings that do not exist. Let me show you step by step...

  1. The "MIDI don't work" part: Screenshot of file Windows file manager with MID, MIDI (with a default file icon), OGG, and mp3 (with VLC icon) files on top of each other As you can see, MIDI files are marked with a default file icon, meaning, they can't be opened (due to how UWPs work, they can't be opened from "Open with" menu either - otherwise Windows wouldn't mark them with the default file icon).
  2. The "Nevermind, it actually works" part: Screenshot of file selection GUI pointing onto the same folder as previously, this time only with MID, OGG, and mp3 files After using file open menu in VLC, I managed to open it. (Although only MID file for some reason, despite MID and MIDI being the same format, as far as I know).
  3. The "NOPE!" part: image Well... this. Why can't I just set it up, then? Because that message is pointing me towards Settings / Input / Codecs / Audio codecs / FluidSync (I know it since I already set it up in Linux once). The problem is that this location does not exist in settings. Sooooo, yeah. A bit of a bummer.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Try opening a MIDI file with the UWP version of VLC (spoiler: you'll fail).
  2. Try opening that file with file open menu inside VLC (spoiler: you'll fail, too).
  3. Rename it, so the extension is now .mid instead of .midi.
  4. Try opening that file with the UWP version of VLC (spoiler: you'll fail ONCE AGAIN).
  5. Try opening that file with file open menu inside VLC.
  6. See the same error as I did in part (a. k. a. "The "NOPE!" part:").

Additional info:

OS version: Windows 10 pro AMD64 2004

OS compilation version: 19041.264

VLC version: 3.2.1.0 (Sounds a bit funny, does it?)

Tried workarounds: None. After a bit of Google-ing, I think I'm the first to mention this problem.

Audio chipset: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04) / NVIDIA Corporation GF108 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)

Audio driver: Razer Synapse THX spatial audio

Sound card: USB soundcard built into Razer Nari headphones

Sound device: Razer Nari / monitor built-in speaker / PC built-in speaker

FluidSync version: Well, I have no idea...

Edited by Guzio
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