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+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  cmake,
+  pkg-config,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
+  alsa-lib,
+  expat,
+  fontconfig,
+  freetype,
+  libX11,
+  libXcursor,
+  libXext,
+  libXinerama,
+  libXrandr,
+  nix-update-script,
+  makeDesktopItem,
+  copyDesktopItems,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "ripplerx";
+  version = "1.5.18";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "tiagolr";
+    repo = "ripplerx";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-lHLAJ8eCmn/WFYxGl/zIq8a2xPKqzpB7tilffJcXhM4=";
+    fetchSubmodules = true;
+  };
+
+  strictDeps = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    pkg-config
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook # fontconfig cache + $HOME/.{lv2,vst3}
+    copyDesktopItems
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    alsa-lib
+    expat
+    fontconfig
+    freetype
+    libX11
+    libXcursor
+    libXext
+    libXinerama
+    libXrandr
+  ];
+
+  # JUCE dlopens these at runtime, standalone executable crashes without them
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = [
+    "-lX11"
+    "-lXext"
+    "-lXcursor"
+    "-lXinerama"
+    "-lXrandr"
+  ];
+
+  # Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file: No such file: (null)
+  env.FONTCONFIG_FILE = "${fontconfig.out}/etc/fonts/fonts.conf";
+
+  # LTO needs special setup on Linux
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail 'juce::juce_recommended_lto_flags' '# Not forcing LTO'
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mkdir -p $out/bin $out/lib/{lv2,vst3}
+
+    pushd RipplerX_artefacts/Release
+    cp -r "Standalone/RipplerX" $out/bin/ripplerx
+    cp -r "LV2/RipplerX.lv2" $out/lib/lv2
+    cp -r "VST3/RipplerX.vst3" $out/lib/vst3
+    popd
+
+    install -Dm644 ../doc/logo.svg \
+      $out/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/ripplerx.svg
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  desktopItems = [
+    (makeDesktopItem {
+      desktopName = "RipplerX";
+      comment = "Physically modeled synth";
+      name = "ripplerx";
+      exec = "ripplerx";
+      icon = "ripplerx";
+      terminal = false;
+      categories = [
+        "Audio"
+        "AudioVideo"
+        "Midi"
+        "Music"
+      ];
+    })
+  ];
+
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Physically modeled synth";
+    longDescription = ''
+      RipplerX is a physically modeled synth, capable of sounds similar to AAS Chromaphone and Ableton Collision.
+    '';
+    homepage = "https://github.com/tiagolr/ripplerx";
+    mainProgram = "ripplerx";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ eljamm ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+})