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macOS VLC crash when opening .mid files on OSX26

CF https://www.reddit.com/r/VLC/comments/1ocm1gp/comment/nqw9dug/?context=1

When applying a soundfont, then playing a .mid file or adding a file to the playlist, VLC freezes and stops abruptly.

Happens on macOS 26.1 (25B78), on both VLC 3.0.21 and VLC4.

Works fine on Windows 11, and also OSX 13.7.8 and OSX 15.6.1.

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Crash_report_-MIDI-_VLC_4.txt

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