rhythmbox-plugin-visualizer does not work

1. Tried a new installation of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on Virtualbox 5.1.2.

2. Installaled rhythmbox and rhythmbox-plugin-visualizer.

3. Played a track. Clicked on the visualization icon. Nothing happens. Blank white visualization.

4. Relevant rhythmbox logs:

(20:12:02) [0x1baea30] [rb_visualizer_plugin_init] rb-visualizer-plugin.c:462: RBVisualizerPlugin initialising
(20:12:02) [0x1baea30] [rb_visualizer_create_popup_menu] rb-visualizer-menu.c:94: building vis plugin list
(20:12:02) [0x1baea30] [rb_visualizer_create_popup_menu] rb-visualizer-menu.c:106: adding visualizer element goom2k1 (GOOM: what a GOOM! 2k1 edition)
(20:12:02) [0x1baea30] [rb_visualizer_create_popup_menu] rb-visualizer-menu.c:106: adding visualizer element goom (GOOM: what a GOOM!)
(20:12:02) [0x1baea30] [rb_visualizer_create_popup_menu] rb-visualizer-menu.c:106: adding visualizer element spacescope (Stereo visualizer)
(20:12:02) [0x1baea30] [rb_visualizer_create_popup_menu] rb-visualizer-menu.c:106: adding visualizer element spectrascope (Frequency spectrum scope)
(20:12:02) [0x1baea30] [rb_visualizer_create_popup_menu] rb-visualizer-menu.c:106: adding visualizer element synaescope (Synaescope)
(20:12:02) [0x1baea30] [rb_visualizer_create_popup_menu] rb-visualizer-menu.c:106: adding visualizer element wavescope (Waveform oscilloscope)
(20:12:02) [0x1baea30] [rb_visualizer_create_popup_menu] rb-visualizer-menu.c:106: adding visualizer element monoscope (Monoscope)
OpenGL Warning: crPixelCopy3D: simply crMemcpy'ing from srcPtr to dstPtr
sys:1: Warning: g_object_set: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

(rhythmbox:3422): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_element_link_pads_filtered: assertion 'GST_IS_ELEMENT (dest)' failed
(20:12:03) [0x1baea30] [impl_activate] rb-visualizer-plugin.c:415: using playbin-based visualization

(20:12:06) [0x1baea30] [mutate_playbin] rb-visualizer-plugin.c:150: mutating playbin
(20:12:08) [0x1baea30] [fixate_vis_caps] rb-visualizer-plugin.c:116: fixating caps towards 640x480, 25/1
(20:12:08) [0x1baea30] [fixate_vis_caps] rb-visualizer-plugin.c:127: setting fixed caps on capsfilter: video/x-raw, format=(string)BGRx, width=(int)640, height=(int)480, framerate=(fraction)25/1
(20:12:08) [0x1baea30] [start_visualizer_cb] rb-visualizer-plugin.c:285: enabling vis; new playbin2 flags 61f
(20:12:14) [0x1baea30] [stop_visualizer_cb] rb-visualizer-plugin.c:323: disabling vis; new playbin2 flags 1559

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: rhythmbox-plugin-visualizer 3.3-1ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Aug 17 20:15:37 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-17 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
SourcePackage: rhythmbox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)