diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
index 705a4de..bd26608 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-pr.yml
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ jobs:
           STOCHAS_VERSION="${SVER}" ./scripts/${{ matrix.build_script }}
 
       - name: Show built product
-        run: ls product
+        run: ls -l product
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ab6ae7f..20f0ce4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,3 +62,15 @@ I have read somewhere it’s associated with how Xcode built the SDK at my end,
 - Plugin Midi input
 - Plugin Midi output
 - Midi Effect Plugin
+
+# Notes on CI
+
+Unlike the other things at surge-synthesizer land, because of a few
+oddities in AU formatting and flags, a production build of stochas requires
+multiple compile passes. As such, a set of scripts in `scripts/{os}-build.sh`
+assemble the final product on a per-platform basis into a directory
+called `product/` and the actions flow in `.github/workflows` calls 
+out to this, then uses the standard surge upload etc... pattern.
+
+If you want to change a production build, you can just run the scripts
+on your local machine to see what they do and to adjust them.
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index db26619..0000000
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,331 +0,0 @@
-# Build tuning-workbench-synth with JUCE builds
-
-trigger:
-  branches:
-    include:
-    - main
-  tags:
-    include:
-    - v*     # only build release tags
-pr:
-- main
-
-jobs:
-
-- job: Build
-  strategy:
-    matrix:
-      mac:
-        imageName: 'macos-latest'
-        isMac: True
-        doUpload: True
-      win-2019:
-        imageName: 'windows-2019'
-        isWindows: True
-        doUpload: True
-      lin:
-        imageName: 'ubuntu-latest'
-        isLinux: True
-        doUpload: True
-      lin-20:
-        imageName: 'ubuntu-20.04'
-        isLinux: True
-
-  pool:
-    vmImage: $(imageName)
-
-  steps:
-  - checkout: self
-    fetchDepth: 1
-    # submodules: recursive # can't do submodules here b'cuz depth=1 fails with Github
-
-
-  - bash: |
-      sudo apt-get update
-      sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev
-      sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.0
-      sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
-      sudo apt-get install -y libcurl4-openssl-dev
-      sudo apt-get install -y alsa
-      sudo apt-get install -y alsa-tools
-      sudo apt-get install -y libasound2-dev
-      sudo apt-get install -y jack
-      sudo apt-get install -y libjack-dev
-      sudo apt-get install -y libfreetype6-dev
-      sudo apt-get install -y libxinerama-dev
-      sudo apt-get install -y libxcb-xinerama0
-      sudo apt-get install -y libxinerama1
-      sudo apt-get install -y x11proto-xinerama-dev
-      sudo apt-get install -y libxrandr-dev
-      sudo apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-dev
-      sudo apt-get install -y libxcursor-dev 
-      sudo apt-get install -y libxcursor1 
-      sudo apt-get install -y libxcb-cursor-dev 
-      sudo apt-get install -y libxcb-cursor0
-      sudo apt-get install -y --fix-missing
-
-      apt list --installed
-
-      find /usr/include -name "asoundlib.h" -print
-    displayName: Prepare Linux Host
-    condition: variables.isLinux
-
-  - bash: |
-      set -ex
-      git submodule update --depth 1 --init --recursive
-    displayName: Submodule Update
-
-  - bash: |
-      export SVER=`cat VERSION`
-      export GH=`git log -1 --format=%h`
-      echo "Version ${SVER} hash ${GH}"
-      # make it available below
-      echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=STOCHAS_VERSION]${SVER}"
-      echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=GH;isOutput=true]${GH}"
-    displayName: Determine Version
-
-  #
-  #  MAC BUILD AND CREATE DMG OF FILES
-  #
-  - bash: |
-      set -ex
-      # For now we expand this out so we can swap the STOCHAS_IS_SYNTH flag for the AU off
-      cmake -Bbuild -GXcode -DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION} -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64"
-      cmake --build build --target stochas_VST3 --config Release | xcpretty
-      cmake --build build --target stochas_CLAP --config Release | xcpretty
-      cmake --build build --target stochas_Standalone --config Release | xcpretty
-
-      mkdir build/tmpasset
-      cp -r build/stochas_artefacts/Release/VST3/* build/tmpasset
-      cp -r build/stochas_artefacts/Release/CLAP/* build/tmpasset
-      cp -r build/stochas_artefacts/Release/Standalone/* build/tmpasset
-
-      cmake -Bbuild -DSTOCHAS_IS_SYNTH=FALSE -DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION} -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64"
-      cmake --build build --target stochas_AU --config Release | xcpretty
-      cp -r build/stochas_artefacts/Release/AU/* build/tmpasset
-      
-      NM=stochas-${STOCHAS_VERSION}.${GH}-mac.dmg
-
-      mkdir -p build/product/
-      hdiutil create build/product/${NM} -ov -volname "Stochas ${STOCHAS_VERSION}" -fs HFS+ -srcfolder build/tmpasset
-    displayName: Build Mac
-    condition: variables.isMac
-  
-  #
-  # MAC EXECUTABLE INSTALLER
-  #
-  - bash: |
-      set -ex
-      # pull the packages from build assets to save bandwidth since this is normally a bit slow from the 
-      # original site
-      wget -nv -O mac_packages https://github.com/surge-synthesizer/build-assets/raw/master/packages/Packages.dmg
-      mv mac_packages $(brew --cache -s packages)
-      brew install --cask packages
-      # path needed by packagesbuild
-      PACKAGES_TARGET=build.install/mac/stochas
-      mkdir -p ${PACKAGES_TARGET}
-      # some debugging help
-      find build/stochas_artefacts/Release -print
-      packagesbuild --package-version ${STOCHAS_VERSION} "install/mac/Stochas.pkgproj"
-      NM=stochas-mac-installer.dmg
-      hdiutil create -volname "Stochas ${STOCHAS_VERSION} Installer" -srcfolder ${PACKAGES_TARGET} -ov -fs HFS+ build/product/${NM}
-    displayName: Build Mac Installer
-    condition: and(variables.isMac, variables.doUpload)
-
-  #
-  # WIN BUILD AND CREATE ZIP OF FILES
-  #
-  - bash: |
-      set -ex
-      # 64 bit
-      cmake -Bbuild -A x64 -DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION}
-      cmake --build build --config Release
-      # 32 bit      
-      cmake -Bbuild32 -A Win32 -DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION}
-      cmake --build build32 --config Release
-      mkdir -p build/product
-      mkdir -p zip/x86
-      mkdir -p zip/x64
-      cp -r build/stochas_artefacts/Release/VST3/* zip/x64
-      cp -r build/stochas_artefacts/Release/CLAP/* zip/x64
-      cp -r build/stochas_artefacts/Release/Standalone/* zip/x64
-      cp -r build32/stochas_artefacts/Release/VST3/* zip/x86
-      cp -r build32/stochas_artefacts/Release/CLAP/* zip/x86
-      cp -r build32/stochas_artefacts/Release/Standalone/* zip/x86
-      NM=stochas-${STOCHAS_VERSION}.${GH}-win.zip
-      # see what we have
-      find build
-      powershell Compress-Archive -DestinationPath "build/product/${NM}" -Force -Path "zip"      
-    displayName: Build Windows
-    condition: variables.isWindows
-  #
-  # WIN SETUP
-  #
-  - bash: |
-      set -ex
-      # build the innosetup install
-      nuget install innosetup
-      mkdir -p build/product/
-      iscc //Obuild\\product //Fstochas_windows_installer //DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION}.${GH} "install\\win\\install.iss"
-
-    displayName: Package Windows
-    condition: and(variables.isWindows, variables.doUpload)
-
-  #
-  # LINUX
-  #   
-  - bash: |
-      set -ex
-      cmake -Bbuild -DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION}
-      cmake --build build --config Release
-      LINARCH=`uname -m`
-      NM=stochas-${STOCHAS_VERSION}.${GH}-linux-${LINARCH}.tgz
-      mkdir -p build/product/
-      mkdir -p build/Stochas/Standalone
-      cp -r build/stochas_artefacts/VST3/* build/Stochas
-      cp -r build/stochas_artefacts/CLAP/* build/Stochas
-      cp -r build/stochas_artefacts/Standalone/* build/Stochas/Standalone      
-      tar cvzf "build/product/${NM}" -C build Stochas
-    displayName: Build Linux
-    condition: variables.isLinux
-  
-  #
-  # PUBLISH ARTIFACTS
-  #
-  - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@0
-    inputs:
-      artifactName: 'MACOS_BUILD'
-      targetPath: 'build/product/'
-    displayName: Publish Mac DMG
-    condition: and(variables.isMac, variables.doUpload)
-
-  - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@0
-    inputs:
-      artifactName: 'WINDOWS_BUILD'
-      targetPath: 'build/product/'
-    displayName: Publish Windows Zip
-    condition: and(variables.isWindows, variables.doUpload)
-
-  - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@0
-    inputs:
-      artifactName: 'LINUX_BUILD'
-      targetPath: 'build/product/'
-    displayName: Publish Linux Tar
-    condition: and(variables.isLinux, variables.doUpload)
-
-
-#
-# UPDATE GITHUB RELEASES
-#
-- job: UpdateGithubRelease
-  dependsOn: Build
-  # only publish if it was merged to main (ie not on a pr) or if a tag was pushed
-  condition: and(succeeded(), or(eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/main'), startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags/')))
-  pool:
-    vmImage: 'ubuntu-20.04'
-  
-  steps:
-  - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@0
-    inputs:
-      artifactName: 'MACOS_BUILD'
-      targetPath: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
-
-  - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@0
-    inputs:
-      artifactName: 'WINDOWS_BUILD'
-      targetPath: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
-
-  - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@0
-    inputs:
-      artifactName: 'LINUX_BUILD'
-      targetPath: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
-
-  - task: DownloadSecureFile@1
-    inputs:
-      secureFile: discord-nightly-stochas.webhook
-
-
-  - bash: |
-     scripts/release-notes.sh > $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/ReleaseNotes.md
-     ls $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
-     md5sum $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/*
-    displayName: Fake up release notes and tag release
-
-  - bash: |
-      GH=`git log -1 --format=%h`
-      DATE=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')
-      # make it available below
-      echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=GH]$GH"
-      echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=BUILD_DATE;]$DATE"
-    displayName: Determine Hash
-  
-  #
-  # Developer release
-  #   
-  - task: GitHubRelease@0
-    displayName: "Create Dev Release"
-    condition: eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/main')
-    inputs:
-      gitHubConnection: surge-rackupdater
-      repositoryName: surge-synthesizer/stochas
-      action: 'edit'
-
-      # Required when action == Create# Options: auto, manual
-      tagSource: manual
-      # we create a new tag
-      #tag: v1.0.1.$(GH)
-      tag: developer
-      title: Dev Release $(BUILD_DATE) $(GH)
-      isPreRelease: true
-      target: '$(Build.SourceVersion)'
-      addChangeLog: true
-      assetUploadMode: 'delete'
-      releaseNotesFile: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/ReleaseNotes.md
-      assets: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/*.*
-  
-  #
-  # STABLE RELEASE WHEN TAGGED with vX.X.X
-  #
-  - task: GitHubRelease@0
-    displayName: "Create or edit New 'Stable' Release"
-    # will only run when we tag something starting with v
-    condition: startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags/v')
-    inputs:
-      gitHubConnection: surge-rackupdater
-      repositoryName: surge-synthesizer/stochas
-      action: 'edit'
-      title: Stable Release ${{ replace(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags/','') }}
-      tagSource: manual
-      # extract just the tag
-      tag: ${{ replace(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags/','') }}
-      target: '$(Build.SourceVersion)'
-      addChangeLog: false
-      assetUploadMode: 'delete'
-      releaseNotesFile: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/ReleaseNotes.md
-      assets: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/*.*
-  #
-  # PUBLISH CANONICAL WHEN RELEASE
-  #  
-  - task: GitHubRelease@0
-    displayName: "Edit canonical latest"
-    # will only run when we tag something starting with v
-    condition: startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags/v')
-    inputs:
-      gitHubConnection: surge-rackupdater
-      repositoryName: surge-synthesizer/stochas
-      action: 'edit'
-      title: Latest Stable Release
-      tagSource: manual
-      # extract just the tag
-      tag: release_dl
-      target: '$(Build.SourceVersion)'
-      addChangeLog: false
-      assetUploadMode: 'delete'
-      releaseNotesFile: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/ReleaseNotes.md
-      assets: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/*.*
-    
-
-  - bash: |
-        curl -i -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type:application/json" -X POST --data "{\"content\": \"A new Stochas Nightly is available.\n${GH} ${DATE}\nhttps://github.com/surge-synthesizer/stochas/releases/tag/developer\"}" `cat $AGENT_TEMPDIRECTORY/discord-nightly-stochas.webhook`
-    displayName: Tell Discord
-    condition: eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/main')
diff --git a/build_win.sh b/build_win.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 2868df4..0000000
--- a/build_win.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Run from git bash shell
-# install target
-#
-# Inno setup path
-#
-#INNO="/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Inno\ Setup\ 5/Compil32.exe"
-INNO="/c/Program Files (x86)/Inno Setup 5/iscc.exe"
-VST2_PATH=/Z/dev/VST_SDK/VST2_SDK
-STOCHAS_VERSION=`cat VERSION`
-cmake -B build -A x64 -DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION} -DVST2_PATH=${VST2_PATH} -DSTOCHAS_IS_SYNTH=TRUE -DSTOCHAS_IS_MIDI_EFFECT=TRUE
-cmake --build build --config Release
-retVal=$?
-if [ $retVal -eq 0 ]; then
-   cmake -B build32 -A Win32 -DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION} -DVST2_PATH=${VST2_PATH} -DSTOCHAS_IS_SYNTH=FALSE -DSTOCHAS_IS_MIDI_EFFECT=TRUE
-   cmake --build build32 --config Release
-
-  retVal=$?
-  if [ $retVal -eq 0 ] && [ "$1" == "install" ]; then
-    "$INNO" //Obuild.install\\win //Fstochas_windows_install //DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION} "install\\win\\install.iss"
-  fi
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/linux-build.sh b/scripts/linux-build.sh
index 462454b..8201190 100755
--- a/scripts/linux-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux-build.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-cmake -Bignore/build -DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION}
-cmake --build ignore/build --config Release
+cmake -Bbuild -GNinja -DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+cmake --build build --config Release --parallel
 LINARCH=`uname -m`
 GH=`git log -1 --format=%h`
 NM=stochas-${STOCHAS_VERSION}.${GH}.linux-${LINARCH}.tgz
-mkdir -p ignore/build/product/
-mkdir -p ignore/build/Stochas/Standalone
-cp -r ignore/build/stochas_artefacts/VST3/* build/Stochas
-cp -r ignore/build/stochas_artefacts/CLAP/* build/Stochas
-cp -r ignore/build/stochas_artefacts/Standalone/* build/Stochas/Standalone
-tar cvzf "ignore/build/product/${NM}" -C ignore/build Stochas
+mkdir -p build/product/
+mkdir -p build/Stochas/Standalone
+cp -r build/stochas_artefacts/Release/VST3/* build/Stochas
+cp -r build/stochas_artefacts/Release/CLAP/* build/Stochas
+cp -r build/stochas_artefacts/Release/Standalone/* build/Stochas/Standalone
+tar cvzf "build/product/${NM}" -C build Stochas
 
 mkdir product
-mv ignore/build/product/* product
\ No newline at end of file
+mv build/product/* product
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/mac-build.sh b/scripts/mac-build.sh
index ab973ac..20773db 100755
--- a/scripts/mac-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/mac-build.sh
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ if [ ! -f lib/sst-plugininfra/scripts/installer_mac/make_installer.sh ]; then
    die
 fi
 
-cmake -Bignore/build -GNinja -DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION} -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64"
-cmake --build ignore/build --target stochas_VST3 --config Release
-cmake --build ignore/build --target stochas_CLAP --config Release
-cmake --build ignore/build --target stochas_Standalone --config Release
+cmake -Bignore/build -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION} -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64"
+cmake --build ignore/build --target stochas_VST3 --config Release --parallel
+cmake --build ignore/build --target stochas_CLAP --config Release --parallel
+cmake --build ignore/build --target stochas_Standalone --config Release --parallel
 
 mkdir -p ignore/mac_assets
-cp -r ignore/build/stochas_artefacts/VST3/* ignore/mac_assets
-cp -r ignore/build/stochas_artefacts/CLAP/* ignore/mac_assets
-cp -r ignore/build/stochas_artefacts/Standalone/* ignore/mac_assets
+cp -r ignore/build/stochas_artefacts/Release/VST3/* ignore/mac_assets
+cp -r ignore/build/stochas_artefacts/Release/CLAP/* ignore/mac_assets
+cp -r ignore/build/stochas_artefacts/Release/Standalone/* ignore/mac_assets
 
-cmake -GNinja -Bignore/build_au -DSTOCHAS_IS_SYNTH=FALSE -DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION} -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64"
-cmake --build ignore/build_au --target stochas_AU --config Release
-cp -r ignore/build_au/stochas_artefacts/AU/* ignore/mac_assets
+cmake -GNinja -Bignore/build_au -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DSTOCHAS_IS_SYNTH=FALSE -DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION} -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64"
+cmake --build ignore/build_au --target stochas_AU --config Release --parallel
+cp -r ignore/build_au/stochas_artefacts/Release/AU/* ignore/mac_assets
 
 mkdir -p ignore/mac_installer
 lib/sst-plugininfra/scripts/installer_mac/make_installer.sh Stochas ignore/mac_assets resources ignore/mac_installer ${STOCHAS_VERSION}
diff --git a/scripts/win-build.sh b/scripts/win-build.sh
index 28a0f75..1bc1fdf 100644
--- a/scripts/win-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/win-build.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 set -ex
 # 64 bit
-cmake -Bbuild -A x64 -DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION}
-cmake --build build --config Release
+cmake -Bbuild -A x64 -DSTOCHAS_VERSION=${STOCHAS_VERSION} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+cmake --build build --config Release --parallel
 # 32 bit
 mkdir -p build/product
 mkdir -p zip/x64