diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eb471dc..7be5fea 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,22 @@ endif()
 ################################################################################
 # Main project
 project (flucoma-sc LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+if(NOT MSVC)
+  add_compile_options(-fdiagnostics-color=always)
+endif() 
+
+#set correct std lib linking for Windows (in CMake 3.15 this has a native function)
+if(MSVC) #needs to be after project()
+  foreach(flag_var
+      CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE
+      CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO)
+    if(${flag_var} MATCHES "/MD")
+      string(REGEX REPLACE "/MD" "/MT" ${flag_var} "${${flag_var}}")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+endif()
+
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
 set(CMAKE_XCODE_GENERATE_TOP_LEVEL_PROJECT_ONLY ON)
 
@@ -86,7 +102,36 @@ endif()
 #needed for complaint-free static linking with GCC
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
   target_compile_options( HISSTools_FFT PUBLIC -fPIC )
-ENDIF()
+endif()
+
+#sandbox regrettable dependency on SC internals for SendReply()
+add_library(FLUID_SC_COPYREPLYADDR STATIC
+  "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/wrapper/CopyReplyAddress.cpp"
+  "${SC_PATH}/common/SC_Reply.cpp"
+  "${SC_PATH}/external_libraries/boost/libs/system/src/error_code.cpp"
+)
+
+target_include_directories(FLUID_SC_COPYREPLYADDR SYSTEM PRIVATE 
+  "${SC_PATH}/include/plugin_interface"
+  "${SC_PATH}/include/common"
+  "${SC_PATH}/common"
+  "${SC_PATH}/external_libraries/boost"
+)
+set_target_properties(FLUID_SC_COPYREPLYADDR PROPERTIES
+    CXX_STANDARD 14
+    CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED YES
+    CXX_EXTENSIONS NO
+)
+
+if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
+  target_compile_options(FLUID_SC_COPYREPLYADDR PUBLIC -fPIC )
+endif()
+
+if(APPLE)
+  target_compile_options(FLUID_SC_COPYREPLYADDR PRIVATE -stdlib=libc++)
+endif()
+
+target_compile_definitions(FLUID_SC_COPYREPLYADDR PRIVATE BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB  BOOST_CONFIG_SUPPRESS_OUTDATED_MESSAGE)
 
 add_library(FLUID_SC_WRAPPER INTERFACE)
 target_include_directories(FLUID_SC_WRAPPER 
@@ -100,6 +145,8 @@ target_sources(FLUID_SC_WRAPPER
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/SCBufferAdaptor.hpp"
 )
 
+target_link_libraries(FLUID_SC_WRAPPER INTERFACE FLUID_SC_COPYREPLYADDR)
+
 SUBDIRLIST(PROJECT_DIRS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src")
 foreach (project_dir ${PROJECT_DIRS})
 	if (EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/${project_dir}/CMakeLists.txt")
@@ -108,6 +155,8 @@ foreach (project_dir ${PROJECT_DIRS})
 	endif ()
 endforeach ()
 
+
+
 #install bits. 
 
 set(SC_INSTALL_PREFIX "." CACHE PATH "Prefix for assembling SC packages")
diff --git a/include/wrapper/CopyReplyAddress.cpp b/include/wrapper/CopyReplyAddress.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0346b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/wrapper/CopyReplyAddress.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+
+#include "CopyReplyAddress.hpp"
+#include <SC_Win32Utils.h>
+#include <SC_ReplyImpl.hpp>
+
+namespace fluid{
+namespace client{
+    
+void* copyReplyAddress(InterfaceTable* ft, World* inWorld, void* inreply)
+{
+  
+  if(! inreply) return nullptr; 
+  
+  ReplyAddress* reply = (ReplyAddress*)ft->fRTAlloc(inWorld, sizeof(ReplyAddress)); 
+  
+  *reply = *(static_cast<ReplyAddress*>(inreply));
+  
+  return reply;   
+}
+
+void deleteReplyAddress(InterfaceTable* ft, World* inWorld, void* inreply)
+{
+  if(! inreply) return;
+  ft->fRTFree(inWorld,(ReplyAddress*)inreply);
+}
+
+void* copyReplyAddress(void* inreply)
+{
+  
+  if(! inreply) return nullptr; 
+  
+  ReplyAddress* reply = new ReplyAddress(); 
+  
+  *reply = *(static_cast<ReplyAddress*>(inreply));
+  
+  return reply;   
+}
+
+void deleteReplyAddress(void* inreply)
+{
+  if(! inreply) return;
+  delete (ReplyAddress*)inreply;
+}
+
+void SendReply(void* inReplyAddr, char* inBuf, int inSize) {    
+     SendReply(static_cast<ReplyAddress*>(inReplyAddr),inBuf,inSize); 
+}
+
+
+}  
+}
diff --git a/include/wrapper/CopyReplyAddress.hpp b/include/wrapper/CopyReplyAddress.hpp
index 6506779..fcc6ba8 100644
--- a/include/wrapper/CopyReplyAddress.hpp
+++ b/include/wrapper/CopyReplyAddress.hpp
@@ -1,46 +1,15 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <SC_ReplyImpl.hpp>
+#include <SC_PlugIn.h>
 
 namespace fluid{
 namespace client{
     
-void* copyReplyAddress(InterfaceTable* ft, World* inWorld, void* inreply)
-{
-  
-  if(! inreply) return nullptr; 
-  
-  ReplyAddress* reply = (ReplyAddress*)ft->fRTAlloc(inWorld, sizeof(ReplyAddress)); 
-  
-  *reply = *(static_cast<ReplyAddress*>(inreply));
-  
-  return reply;   
-}
-
-void deleteReplyAddress(InterfaceTable* ft, World* inWorld, void* inreply)
-{
-  if(! inreply) return;
-  ft->fRTFree(inWorld,(ReplyAddress*)inreply);
-}
-
-void* copyReplyAddress(void* inreply)
-{
-  
-  if(! inreply) return nullptr; 
-  
-  ReplyAddress* reply = new ReplyAddress(); 
-  
-  *reply = *(static_cast<ReplyAddress*>(inreply));
-  
-  return reply;   
-}
-
-void deleteReplyAddress(void* inreply)
-{
-  if(! inreply) return;
-  delete (ReplyAddress*)inreply;
-}
-
+void* copyReplyAddress(InterfaceTable* ft, World* inWorld, void* inreply);
+void deleteReplyAddress(InterfaceTable* ft, World* inWorld, void* inreply);
+void* copyReplyAddress(void* inreply);
+void deleteReplyAddress(void* inreply);
+void SendReply(void* inReplyAddr, char* inBuf, int inSize);
 
 
 }  
diff --git a/include/wrapper/Messaging.hpp b/include/wrapper/Messaging.hpp
index ed40cb1..cf7b4c3 100644
--- a/include/wrapper/Messaging.hpp
+++ b/include/wrapper/Messaging.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "ArgsFromClient.hpp"
 #include "ArgsToClient.hpp"
+#include "CopyReplyAddress.hpp"
 #include <scsynthsend.h>
 
 namespace fluid {
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ struct FluidSCMessaging{
     ToOSCTypes<small_scpacket>::convert(packet, static_cast<T>(result));
     
     if(replyAddr)
-      ::SendReply(static_cast<ReplyAddress*>(replyAddr),packet.data(),static_cast<int>(packet.size()));
+      SendReply(replyAddr,packet.data(),static_cast<int>(packet.size()));
   }
 
   static void messageOutput(const std::string& s,index id, MessageResult<void>&, void* replyAddr)
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ struct FluidSCMessaging{
     packet.addi(static_cast<int>(id));
     
     if(replyAddr)
-      ::SendReply(static_cast<ReplyAddress*>(replyAddr),packet.data(),static_cast<int>(packet.size()));
+      SendReply(replyAddr,packet.data(),static_cast<int>(packet.size()));
   }
 
   template <typename... Ts>
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ struct FluidSCMessaging{
     ToOSCTypes<small_scpacket>::convert(packet, static_cast<T>(result));
     
     if(replyAddr)
-      ::SendReply(static_cast<ReplyAddress*>(replyAddr),packet.data(),static_cast<int>(packet.size()));
+      SendReply(replyAddr,packet.data(),static_cast<int>(packet.size()));
 
   }
 };
diff --git a/include/wrapper/NonRealtime.hpp b/include/wrapper/NonRealtime.hpp
index 254f19b..7eaca7a 100644
--- a/include/wrapper/NonRealtime.hpp
+++ b/include/wrapper/NonRealtime.hpp
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 #pragma once 
 
 #include "BufferFuncs.hpp"
-#include "Meta.hpp"
-#include "SCBufferAdaptor.hpp"
 #include "CopyReplyAddress.hpp"
 #include "Messaging.hpp"
+#include "Meta.hpp"
 #include "RealTimeBase.hpp"
-
+#include "SCBufferAdaptor.hpp"
 #include <clients/common/FluidBaseClient.hpp>
+#include <data/FluidMeta.hpp>
 #include <SC_PlugIn.hpp>
-#include <SC_ReplyImpl.hpp>
 #include <scsynthsend.h>
 #include <map>
 
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ namespace impl {
           packet.addi(success);
           packet.addi(static_cast<int>(mID));
           
-          ::SendReply(static_cast<ReplyAddress*>(mReplyAddress),packet.data(), static_cast<int>(packet.size()));
+          SendReply(mReplyAddress,packet.data(), static_cast<int>(packet.size()));
         }
       }
 //      protected:
diff --git a/scripts/target_post.cmake b/scripts/target_post.cmake
index 48da1e6..cdc0910 100644
--- a/scripts/target_post.cmake
+++ b/scripts/target_post.cmake
@@ -7,23 +7,18 @@
 
 target_compile_features(${PLUGIN} PRIVATE cxx_std_14)
 
-if(MSVC)
-  foreach(flag_var
-      CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE
-      CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO)
-    if(${flag_var} MATCHES "/MD")
-      string(REGEX REPLACE "/MD" "/MT" ${flag_var} "${${flag_var}}")
-    endif()
-  endforeach()
-endif()
-
 if(MSVC)
   target_compile_options(${PLUGIN} PRIVATE /W3)
 else()
   target_compile_options(${PLUGIN} PRIVATE 
-    -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wreturn-type -Wconversion -Wno-c++11-narrowing
+    -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wreturn-type -Wconversion
   )
-endif()
+  
+  #GCC doesn't have Wno-c++11-narrowing
+  if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
+    target_compile_options(${PLUGIN} PRIVATE  -Wno-c++11-narrowing)
+  endif()
+endif() 
 
 set_target_properties(${PLUGIN} PROPERTIES
     CXX_STANDARD 14
@@ -43,10 +38,8 @@ target_link_libraries(
   ${PLUGIN}
   PRIVATE  
   FLUID_DECOMPOSITION
-  # FLUID_MANIP
   FLUID_SC_WRAPPER  
   HISSTools_FFT
-  # FLUID_SC_COPYREPLYADDR  
 )
 
 target_include_directories(
@@ -64,11 +57,7 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE FLUID_SC_HEADERS CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/includ
 
 target_sources(
   ${PLUGIN} PUBLIC ${FLUID_MANIPULATION_HEADERS}
- ${FLUID_SC_HEADERS}
-  #bah. We need to know how big a ReplyAddress struct is, and so this nonsense:
-  "${SC_PATH}/common/SC_Reply.cpp"
-  "${SC_PATH}/external_libraries/boost/libs/system/src/error_code.cpp"
-  # $<TARGET_OBJECTS:FLUID_SC_COPYREPLYADDR>
+  ${FLUID_SC_HEADERS}
 )
 
 target_include_directories(