Another "me too" here. Although in my case, it was several years ago when Soundtrack Pro was still a thing. If I remember correctly, I had then MOTU's original 828 as my audio device. There was a rather lively discussion at Apple's discussion forums at the time (with lots of similar experiences), but I think the real reason was never found. Nevertheless, the sound blasts (happened twice, I think) were one of the most frightening experiences of my life.
EDIT: just found the old thread I mentioned above: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2144002 . It was 10 years go.
Thank you Dewdman42 for sharing Ice9, just added it into my Logic template.
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