RFP - qsynth

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Checklist

• [x] The package I am requesting does not already exist on https://chocolatey.org/packages;
• [x] There is no open issue for this package;
• [x] The issue title starts with 'RFP - ';
• [x] The download URL is public and not locked behind a paywall / login;

Package Details

Software project URL : https://qsynth.sourceforge.io Direct download URL for the software / installer : https://sourceforge.net/projects/qsynth/files/qsynth/0.9.7/qsynth-0.9.7-51.4.win-x64-setup.exe/download Software summary / short description: GUI Interface for FluidSynth

Package Expectations

• The installer already contains the Fluidsynth library and command line executable, so there is no dependency on the Fluidsynth package. It is a Nullsoft NSIS installer, so the usual "/S" argument performs a silent install.
• The application is compiled with MinGW, and the required runtimes are included in the installer.
• One required dependency that is not included by the installer is one or more soundfonts (.SF2 files) like generaluser-gs.
• Like the Fluidsynth command line program, it does not provide a system driver interface, so to trigger the synth from another MIDI program, a virtual MIDI cable is required, for instance: loopmidi
• On the other hand, the synth can be triggered directly by USB MIDI controllers or other MIDI hardware.
• Qsynth has been created by Rui Nuno Capela and others. I am also an upstream contributor.

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• File Validation Output

TrID/32 - File Identifier v2.24 - (C) 2003-16 By M.Pontello
Definitions found:  14774
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Collecting data from file: C:\Users\RUNNER~1\AppData\Local\Temp/software.tmp
 48.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
 16.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
 10.2% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
  7.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
  7.0% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)

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