diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
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+++ b/meson.build
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+project( 'openav_luppp', ['c','cpp'],
+  default_options : [
+    'cpp_std=c++11',
+    ])
+
+conf_data = configuration_data()
+conf_data.set('version', '1.1.1')
+
+
+if(get_option('tests') == true)
+  add_project_arguments('-DBUILD_TESTS', language : 'cpp')
+endif
+
+add_project_arguments('-Wno-unused-variable', language : 'cpp')
+add_project_arguments('-Wno-reorder', language : 'cpp')
+add_project_arguments('-Wno-sign-compare', language : 'cpp')
+
+cc  = meson.get_compiler('c')
+cpp = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
+
+luppp_src = []
+subdir('src')
+
+
+dep_names = [
+  'ntk',
+  'cairo',
+  'liblo',
+  'jack',
+  'sndfile',
+  'samplerate',
+  'x11'
+  ]
+deps = []
+
+foreach dep : dep_names
+  deps += dependency(dep)
+endforeach
+
+# compile the main project
+executable('luppp', luppp_src + [version_hxx],
+    dependencies: deps)
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
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+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+option('tests', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'Build tests')
diff --git a/src/avtk/meson.build b/src/avtk/meson.build
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index 0000000..66860a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/avtk/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+luppp_src += files( 'bindings.cxx', 'volume.cxx', 'clipselector.cxx')
diff --git a/src/cjson/meson.build b/src/cjson/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d44a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cjson/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+luppp_src += files('cJSON.c')
diff --git a/src/controller/meson.build b/src/controller/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f240e87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controller/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+luppp_src += files(
+  'controller.cxx',
+  'genericmidi.cxx',
+  'guicontroller.cxx',
+  'nonseq.cxx'
+)
diff --git a/src/dsp/meson.build b/src/dsp/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c84e1a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dsp/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+luppp_src += files('dsp_sidechain_gain.cxx')
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
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index 0000000..d350343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+version_hxx = vcs_tag(
+    input  : 'version.hxx.in',
+    output : 'version.hxx')
+
+luppp_src = files(
+  'audiobuffer.cxx',
+  'controllerupdater.cxx',
+  'debug.cxx',
+  'diskreader.cxx',
+  'diskwriter.cxx',
+  'event.cxx',
+  'eventhandlerdsp.cxx',
+  'eventhandlergui.cxx',
+  'gaudioeditor.cxx',
+  'gmastertrack.cxx',
+  'goptions.cxx',
+  'gridlogic.cxx',
+  'gtrack.cxx',
+  'gui.cxx',
+  'jack.cxx',
+  'jacksendreturn.cxx',
+  'logic.cxx',
+  'looperclip.cxx',
+  'looper.cxx',
+  'main.cxx',
+  'metronome.cxx',
+  'timemanager.cxx',
+  'trackoutput.cxx'
+  )
+
+subdir('cjson')
+subdir('dsp')
+subdir('controller')
+subdir('observer')
+subdir('state')
+subdir('avtk')
+
+if(get_option('tests') == true)
+  subdir('tests')
+endif
diff --git a/src/observer/meson.build b/src/observer/meson.build
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index 0000000..8016da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/observer/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+luppp_src += files('midi.cxx', 'time.cxx')
diff --git a/src/state/meson.build b/src/state/meson.build
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index 0000000..236ada8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/state/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+luppp_src += files('state.cxx', 'stately.cxx')
diff --git a/src/tests/meson.build b/src/tests/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a5604d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+luppp_src += files(
+  'diskreadertest.cxx',
+  'diskwritertest.cxx',
+  'goptionstest.cxx',
+  'gridlogictests.cxx')
diff --git a/src/version.hxx.in b/src/version.hxx.in
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index 0000000..9f82d90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version.hxx.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#define GIT_VERSION "@VCS_TAG@"