diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 688eb2d970..ecc7e73e49 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -551,8 +551,8 @@ endif()
 
 if(${PLAYER_TARGET_PLATFORM} STREQUAL "SDL2")
 	target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
-		src/platform/sdl/audio.cpp
-		src/platform/sdl/audio.h
+		src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.cpp
+		src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.h
 		src/platform/sdl/sdl2_ui.cpp
 		src/platform/sdl/sdl2_ui.h)
 	target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC USE_SDL=2)
@@ -574,8 +574,8 @@ if(${PLAYER_TARGET_PLATFORM} STREQUAL "SDL2")
 	endif()
 elseif(${PLAYER_TARGET_PLATFORM} STREQUAL "SDL1")
 	target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
-		src/platform/sdl/audio.cpp
-		src/platform/sdl/audio.h
+		src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.cpp
+		src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.h
 		src/platform/sdl/axis.h
 		src/platform/sdl/sdl_ui.cpp
 		src/platform/sdl/sdl_ui.h)
@@ -668,8 +668,8 @@ elseif(${PLAYER_TARGET_PLATFORM} STREQUAL "wii")
 		src/platform/wii/clock.cpp
 		src/platform/wii/clock.h
 		src/platform/wii/input_buttons.cpp
-		src/platform/sdl/audio.cpp
-		src/platform/sdl/audio.h
+		src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.cpp
+		src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.h
 		src/platform/sdl/axis.h
 		src/platform/sdl/sdl_ui.cpp
 		src/platform/sdl/sdl_ui.h)
@@ -681,8 +681,8 @@ elseif(${PLAYER_TARGET_PLATFORM} STREQUAL "amigaos4")
 	target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC USE_SDL=1)
 	target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${SDL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 	target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
-		src/platform/sdl/audio.cpp
-		src/platform/sdl/audio.h
+		src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.cpp
+		src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.h
 		src/platform/sdl/axis.h
 		src/platform/sdl/sdl_ui.cpp
 		src/platform/sdl/sdl_ui.h)
@@ -753,8 +753,8 @@ endif()
 
 if(APPLE)
 	target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
-		src/platform/macos/utils.mm
-		src/platform/macos/utils.h
+		src/platform/macos/macos_utils.mm
+		src/platform/macos/macos_utils.h
 		src/platform/macos/midiout_device_coreaudio.cpp
 		src/platform/macos/midiout_device_coreaudio.h)
 
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3c4246bd1b..11554f283b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ libeasyrpg_player_a_SOURCES = \
 SOURCEFILES_SDL2 = \
 	src/platform/sdl/sdl2_ui.cpp \
 	src/platform/sdl/sdl2_ui.h \
-	src/platform/sdl/audio.cpp \
-	src/platform/sdl/audio.h
+	src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.cpp \
+	src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.h
 if HAVE_SDL2
 libeasyrpg_player_a_SOURCES += $(SOURCEFILES_SDL2)
 else
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ endif
 SOURCEFILES_SDL1 = \
 	src/platform/sdl/sdl_ui.cpp \
 	src/platform/sdl/sdl_ui.h \
-	src/platform/sdl/audio.cpp \
-	src/platform/sdl/audio.h \
+	src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.cpp \
+	src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.h \
 	src/platform/sdl/axis.h
 if HAVE_SDL1
 libeasyrpg_player_a_SOURCES += $(SOURCEFILES_SDL1)
@@ -493,8 +493,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST += $(SOURCEFILES_ALSA)
 endif
 
 SOURCEFILES_MACOS = \
-	src/platform/macos/utils.h \
-	src/platform/macos/utils.mm \
+	src/platform/macos/macos_utils.h \
+	src/platform/macos/macos_utils.mm \
 	src/platform/macos/midiout_device_coreaudio.cpp \
 	src/platform/macos/midiout_device_coreaudio.h
 if MACOS
diff --git a/src/audio_decoder_midi.cpp b/src/audio_decoder_midi.cpp
index 6874c48e3d..31b773ede7 100755
--- a/src/audio_decoder_midi.cpp
+++ b/src/audio_decoder_midi.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static const uint8_t midi_set_reg_param_upper = 0x6;
 static const uint8_t midi_control_volume = 0x7;
 static const uint8_t midi_event_control_change = 0xB;
 static const uint8_t midi_set_reg_param_lower = 0x26;
-//static const uint8_t midi_control_all_sound_off = 0x78;
+static const uint8_t midi_control_all_sound_off = 0x78;
 static const uint8_t midi_control_reset_all_controller = 0x79;
 //static const uint8_t midi_control_all_note_off = 0x7B;
 static const uint8_t midi_set_reg_param_number_lower = 0x64;
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ static uint32_t midimsg_make(uint8_t event_type, uint8_t channel, uint8_t value1
 
 /*static uint32_t midimsg_all_note_off(uint8_t channel) {
 	return midimsg_make(midi_event_control_change, channel, midi_control_all_note_off, 0);
-}
+}*/
 
 static uint32_t midimsg_all_sound_off(uint8_t channel) {
 	return midimsg_make(midi_event_control_change, channel, midi_control_all_sound_off, 0);
-}*/
+}
 
 static uint32_t midimsg_volume(uint8_t channel, uint8_t volume) {
 	return midimsg_make(midi_event_control_change, channel, midi_control_volume, volume);
@@ -87,6 +87,28 @@ static inline uint8_t midimsg_get_value2(uint32_t msg) {
 	return (msg & 0xFF0000) >> 16;
 }
 
+static bool midimsg_validate(uint32_t msg) {
+	// Do some very basic sanity checks on the messages as
+	// invalid messages can cause the underlying MIDI synth to crash.
+	uint8_t event_type = midimsg_get_event_type(msg);
+	uint8_t channel = midimsg_get_channel(msg);
+	uint8_t value1 = midimsg_get_value1(msg);
+	uint8_t value2 = midimsg_get_value2(msg);
+
+	if ((event_type >= 0 && event_type < 64) ||
+		(event_type >= 70 && event_type < 84) ||
+		(event_type == 88) ||
+		(event_type >= 91 && event_type < 96) ||
+		(event_type >= 98 && event_type < 102))
+	{
+		if (value1 >= 128) {
+			// These event types must have a value of 0-127
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 AudioDecoderMidi::AudioDecoderMidi(std::unique_ptr<MidiDecoder> mididec)
 	: mididec(std::move(mididec)) {
 	seq = std::make_unique<midisequencer::sequencer>();
@@ -357,7 +379,9 @@ void AudioDecoderMidi::midi_message(int, uint_least32_t message) {
 		// Send the modified volume to midiout
 		message = midimsg_volume(channel, static_cast<uint8_t>(value2 * volume));
 	}
-	mididec->SendMidiMessage(message);
+	if (midimsg_validate(message)) {
+		mididec->SendMidiMessage(message);
+	}
 }
 
 void AudioDecoderMidi::sysex_message(int, const void* data, std::size_t size) {
@@ -384,6 +408,11 @@ void AudioDecoderMidi::reset() {
 	const unsigned char gm_reset[] = { 0xF0, 0x7E, 0x7F, 0x09, 0x01, 0xF7 };
 	mididec->SendSysExMessage(gm_reset, sizeof(gm_reset));
 
+	// SoundOff every channel: only necessary for synths like macOS which tend to get stuck
+	if (mididec->NeedsSoftReset()) {
+		SendMessageToAllChannels(midimsg_all_sound_off(0));
+	}
+
 	// Set the Pitch bend range to 256
 	for (int channel = 0; channel < 16; channel++) {
 		auto midi_msg = midimsg_make(midi_event_control_change, channel, midi_set_reg_param_number_upper, 0);
diff --git a/src/audio_midi.h b/src/audio_midi.h
index 88c5fd73ae..8f023bb88f 100644
--- a/src/audio_midi.h
+++ b/src/audio_midi.h
@@ -180,6 +180,16 @@ class MidiDecoder {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Does the sequencer need "sound off" messages sent to every channel between
+	 * tracks? NOTE: enabling this can break smooth fade outs between tracks.
+	 *
+	 * @return true only if synth needs "sound off" messages between tracks.
+	 */
+	virtual bool NeedsSoftReset() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Attempts to initialize a Midi library for processing the Midi data.
 	 *
diff --git a/src/decoder_fluidsynth.cpp b/src/decoder_fluidsynth.cpp
index a4d6bf3c92..2c6506d023 100644
--- a/src/decoder_fluidsynth.cpp
+++ b/src/decoder_fluidsynth.cpp
@@ -347,4 +347,8 @@ fluid_synth_t *FluidSynthDecoder::GetSynthInstance() {
 	}
 }
 
+bool FluidSynthDecoder::NeedsSoftReset() {
+	return true;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/decoder_fluidsynth.h b/src/decoder_fluidsynth.h
index a5e2896d8f..f0799413e3 100644
--- a/src/decoder_fluidsynth.h
+++ b/src/decoder_fluidsynth.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class FluidSynthDecoder : public MidiDecoder {
 #endif
 	};
 
+	bool NeedsSoftReset() override;
+
 private:
 #if defined(HAVE_FLUIDSYNTH) || defined(HAVE_FLUIDLITE)
 	fluid_synth_t* GetSynthInstance();
diff --git a/src/main_data.cpp b/src/main_data.cpp
index 8a57dd79ff..86d4a8cc31 100644
--- a/src/main_data.cpp
+++ b/src/main_data.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #  include <SDL_system.h>
 #elif defined(__APPLE__) && TARGET_OS_OSX
 #  include <sys/syslimits.h>
-#  include "platform/macos/utils.h"
+#  include "platform/macos/macos_utils.h"
 #endif
 
 // Global variables.
diff --git a/src/platform/macos/utils.h b/src/platform/macos/macos_utils.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/platform/macos/utils.h
rename to src/platform/macos/macos_utils.h
diff --git a/src/platform/macos/utils.mm b/src/platform/macos/macos_utils.mm
similarity index 97%
rename from src/platform/macos/utils.mm
rename to src/platform/macos/macos_utils.mm
index 53ca53ea77..5f6745118f 100644
--- a/src/platform/macos/utils.mm
+++ b/src/platform/macos/macos_utils.mm
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 #include <string>
-#include "platform/macos/utils.h"
+#include "platform/macos/macos_utils.h"
 
 bool MacOSUtils::IsAppBundle() {
 	bool is_bundle = false;
diff --git a/src/platform/macos/midiout_device_coreaudio.cpp b/src/platform/macos/midiout_device_coreaudio.cpp
index 73c29adf22..98ee57b8d9 100644
--- a/src/platform/macos/midiout_device_coreaudio.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/macos/midiout_device_coreaudio.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ std::string CoreAudioMidiOutDevice::GetName() {
 	return "CoreAudio MIDI";
 }
 
+bool CoreAudioMidiOutDevice::NeedsSoftReset() {
+	return true;
+}
+
 bool CoreAudioMidiOutDevice::IsInitialized() const {
 	return works;
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/macos/midiout_device_coreaudio.h b/src/platform/macos/midiout_device_coreaudio.h
index e958eb6f03..dbcf40f5df 100644
--- a/src/platform/macos/midiout_device_coreaudio.h
+++ b/src/platform/macos/midiout_device_coreaudio.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class CoreAudioMidiOutDevice : public MidiDecoder {
 	void SendMidiMessage(uint32_t message) override;
 	void SendSysExMessage(const uint8_t* data, size_t size) override;
 	std::string GetName() override;
+	bool NeedsSoftReset() override;
 	bool IsInitialized() const;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/platform/sdl/sdl2_ui.cpp b/src/platform/sdl/sdl2_ui.cpp
index 97416c953a..f51d3b0942 100644
--- a/src/platform/sdl/sdl2_ui.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/sdl/sdl2_ui.cpp
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
 #include "lcf/scope_guard.h"
 
 #ifdef SUPPORT_AUDIO
-#  include "audio.h"
+#  include "sdl_audio.h"
 
 #  if defined(__APPLE__) && TARGET_OS_OSX
-#    include "platform/macos/utils.h"
+#    include "platform/macos/macos_utils.h"
 #  endif
 
 
diff --git a/src/platform/sdl/audio.cpp b/src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/platform/sdl/audio.cpp
rename to src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.cpp
index ffab5f4a84..c543027881 100644
--- a/src/platform/sdl/audio.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #  include <emscripten.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "audio.h"
+#include "sdl_audio.h"
 #include "output.h"
 
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
diff --git a/src/platform/sdl/audio.h b/src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/platform/sdl/audio.h
rename to src/platform/sdl/sdl_audio.h
diff --git a/src/platform/sdl/sdl_ui.cpp b/src/platform/sdl/sdl_ui.cpp
index 1019fa7ea9..dc8cee1b42 100644
--- a/src/platform/sdl/sdl_ui.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/sdl/sdl_ui.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef SUPPORT_AUDIO
-#  include "audio.h"
+#  include "sdl_audio.h"
 
 AudioInterface& SdlUi::GetAudio() {
 	return *audio_;