N42: RustySynth (#1270)

Author: sinshu

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+### [RustySynth]
+
+[
+![Waveform displayed on a screen](rustysynth-yt.png)
+_Video: an example of realtime MIDI synthesis with RustySynth on rust-sfml_
+][rustysynth-video]
+
+[RustySynth] is a SoundFont MIDI synthesizer written in pure Rust.
+The purpose of this library is to provide MIDI music playback functionality
+for any Rust application without complicated dependencies.
+The code base is lightweight and can be used with any audio driver
+that supports streaming audio (e.g. [rust-sfml]).
+
+Features:
+
+- Tuned mainly for gamedev and has low CPU usage.
+- Support for standard MIDI files.
+- No dependencies other than the standard library.
+- Available under a permissive license (MIT).
+
+[rustysynth-video]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9rPTJIPmVk
+[RustySynth]: https://github.com/sinshu/rustysynth
+[rust-sfml]: https://github.com/jeremyletang/rust-sfml
+
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