SynthMaster (instrument and FX) 2.8 AU crashes during validation

[FLWrd]

The subject says it all. OSX 10.11.5, Logic Pro X 10.2.2.

Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 com.kv331audio.SynthMaster2AU 0x00000001078a9249 CWaveTableManager::LoadWaveFile(char const*, char const*, bool) + 137
1 com.kv331audio.SynthMaster2AU 0x00000001078a5516 CWaveTableManager::LoadUserWaveforms() + 2326
2 com.kv331audio.SynthMaster2AU 0x00000001078a39f2 CWaveTableManager::CWaveTableManager(CMidiSynthEngine*) + 1922
3 com.kv331audio.SynthMaster2AU 0x0000000107892ca1 CMidiSynthEngine::CMidiSynthEngine(eHostTypes, short, short, ePlatformTypes, int) + 1361
4 com.kv331audio.SynthMaster2AU 0x00000001078926ab CMidiSynthEngine::GetInstance(eHostTypes, short, short, ePlatformTypes, int) + 91
5 com.kv331audio.SynthMaster2AU 0x00000001078f4758 createEffectInstance(long long (*)(AEffect*, int, int, long long, void*, float)) + 72
6 com.kv331audio.SynthMaster2AU 0x00000001078f3bf9 VSTPluginMain + 41
7 com.kv331audio.SynthMaster2AU 0x00000001079f4115 VSTPlugIn::open() + 101
8 com.kv331audio.SynthMaster2AU 0x00000001079fb15c SymbiosisComponent::SymbiosisComponent(ComponentInstanceRecord*) + 1980
9 com.kv331audio.SynthMaster2AU 0x0000000107a00371 SymbiosisEntry + 449
10 com.apple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x00007fff8c1e5b0f CallComponentOpen + 46
11 com.apple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x00007fff8c1e49a7 OpenAComponent + 429
12 com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8b1b76c1 AudioComponentMgr::NewInstance(OpaqueAudioComponent*, ComponentInstanceRecord*&) + 99
13 com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8b1b375e Instantiate(OpaqueAudioComponent*, unsigned int, bool, void (ComponentInstanceRecord*, int) block_pointer) + 170
14 com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8b1b3a26 __AudioComponentInstanceNew_block_invoke + 95
15 com.apple.audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x00007fff8b1b395c AudioComponentInstanceNew + 319

Removing /Users/Shared/SynthMaster results in the same crash.

[bleblans]

It crashes Live as well (os x). I tried reinstalling and rescanning the vst's several times but gave up after a couple of times. Opening the au version in Live did not work either...