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[Bug]: Slate Virtual Mix Rack crashes both Tracktion Engine as Waveform

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
8/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp

Research direction

The report names no source file, stacktrace or unit test, so start by reproducing the crash on Windows 11 with the Slate Virtual Mix Rack VST3 in Waveform, cycling presets, and capturing a dump. The relevant entry points are Tracktion Engine's VST3 hosting and plug-in state/preset restore code plus the audio-thread callback that runs while loading. Done means a minimal reproduction (ideally a unit test) and either a fix or a clear statement that the fault is inside the plug-in.

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Description

Detailed steps on how to reproduce the bug
  1. Load VMR on a track.. 1 will do.
  2. start recalling presets 1 after the other.
  3. Both waveform and tracktion engine will crash within 30 seconds of recalling presets 1 after the other
What is the expected behaviour?

No crash.
According to Slate Digital this is not a problem on their side as supposedly this is not a problem in all their supported DAWs.

Unit test to reproduce the error?
Operating systems

Windows

What versions of the operating systems?

Windows 11

Architectures

x86_64

Stacktrace

No response

Plug-in formats (if applicable)

VST3

Plug-in host applications (DAWs) (if applicable)

Waveform and Tracktion Engine

Testing on the develop branch

The bug is present on the develop branch

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