diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d34af70b..407bf9887 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ ELSE(LMMS_BUILD_WIN32)
 ENDIF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN32)
 
 
+# TODO: Fix linking issues with msys debug builds
+IF(LMMS_BUILD_MSYS AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
+	SET(WANT_GIG OFF)
+	SET(WANT_STK OFF)
+	SET(WANT_SWH OFF)
+	SET(STATUS_GIG "not built as requested")
+	SET(STATUS_STK "not built as requested")
+ENDIF()
+
 
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES(stdint.h LMMS_HAVE_STDINT_H)
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES(stdlib.h LMMS_HAVE_STDLIB_H)
diff --git a/cmake/build_mingw32.sh b/cmake/build_mingw32.sh
index 6a7094118..455da6fc5 100755
--- a/cmake/build_mingw32.sh
+++ b/cmake/build_mingw32.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-MINGW=/opt/mingw32
+# Accomodate both linux windows mingw locations
+MINGW=/mingw32
+if [ -z "$MSYSCON" ]; then
+	MINGW=/opt$MINGW
+else
+	CMAKE_OPTS="$CMAKE_OPTS -DLMMS_BUILD_MSYS=1"
+fi
+
 export PATH=$PATH:$MINGW/bin
-#export CFLAGS="-march=pentium3 -mtune=generic -mpreferred-stack-boundary=5 -fno-tree-vectorize"
 export CFLAGS="-march=pentium3 -mtune=generic -mpreferred-stack-boundary=5 -mfpmath=sse"
 export CXXFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 
 if [ "$1" = "-qt5" ] ; then
-	CMAKE_OPTS="-DWANT_QT5=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$MINGW"
+	CMAKE_OPTS="-DWANT_QT5=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$MINGW $CMAKE_OPTS"
 fi
 
 cmake .. -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../cmake/modules/Win32Toolchain.cmake -DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH=`pwd`/../cmake/modules/ $CMAKE_OPTS
diff --git a/cmake/build_mingw64.sh b/cmake/build_mingw64.sh
index a4dccbd69..d5f393d24 100755
--- a/cmake/build_mingw64.sh
+++ b/cmake/build_mingw64.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-MINGW=/opt/mingw64
+# Accomodate both linux windows mingw locations
+MINGW=/mingw64
+if [ -z "$MSYSCON" ]; then
+	MINGW=/opt$MINGW
+else
+	CMAKE_OPTS="$CMAKE_OPTS -DLMMS_BUILD_MSYS=1"
+fi
+
 export PATH=$PATH:$MINGW/bin
-#export CFLAGS="-fno-tree-vectorize"
-export CXXFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 
 if [ "$1" = "-qt5" ] ; then
-	CMAKE_OPTS="-DWANT_QT5=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$MINGW"
+	CMAKE_OPTS="-DWANT_QT5=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$MINGW $CMAKE_OPTS"
 fi
 
 cmake .. -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../cmake/modules/Win64Toolchain.cmake -DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH=`pwd`/../cmake/modules/ $CMAKE_OPTS
diff --git a/cmake/modules/BuildPlugin.cmake b/cmake/modules/BuildPlugin.cmake
index 438eebb90..05f1f77ce 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/BuildPlugin.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/BuildPlugin.cmake
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ MACRO(BUILD_PLUGIN PLUGIN_NAME)
 		LINK_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 		LINK_LIBRARIES(${QT_LIBRARIES})
 	ENDIF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN32)
+	IF(LMMS_BUILD_MSYS AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
+		# Override Qt debug libraries with release versions
+		SET(QT_LIBRARIES "${QT_OVERRIDE_LIBRARIES}")
+	ENDIF()
 
 	ADD_LIBRARY(${PLUGIN_NAME} MODULE ${PLUGIN_SOURCES} ${plugin_MOC_out})
 	IF(QT5)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/DetectMachine.cmake b/cmake/modules/DetectMachine.cmake
index a5dc6f541..f981df051 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/DetectMachine.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/DetectMachine.cmake
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ IF(${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} MATCHES "Clang")
 	SET(LMMS_BUILD_CLANG 1)
 ENDIF()
 
+# See build_mingwXX.sh for LMMS_BUILD_MSYS
+
 MESSAGE("PROCESSOR: ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
 SET(LMMS_HOST_X86 FALSE)
 SET(LMMS_HOST_X86_64 FALSE)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/MinGWCrossCompile.cmake b/cmake/modules/MinGWCrossCompile.cmake
index aa7dc84cc..606b33092 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/MinGWCrossCompile.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/MinGWCrossCompile.cmake
@@ -1,41 +1,99 @@
-# this one is important
-SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Windows)
-#this one not so much
-SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 1)
+# Required by cmake if `uname -s` is inadaquate
+SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME               Windows)
+SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION            1)
 
-# where is the target environment 
-SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH	${MINGW_PREFIX})
-SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX	${MINGW_PREFIX})
+# The target environment
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH            ${MINGW_PREFIX})
+SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX            ${MINGW_PREFIX})
 
-SET(MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX		${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}-w64-mingw32-)
+# Windows msys mingw ships with a mostly-suitable preconfigured environment
+IF(LMMS_BUILD_MSYS)
+	SET(STRIP                       ${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/strip)
+	SET(WINDRES                     ${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/windres)
+	SET(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER           ${WINDRES})
+	SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER            ${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/gcc)
+	SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER          ${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/g++)
 
-# specify the cross compiler
-SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER		${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX}gcc)
-SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER		${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX}g++)
-SET(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER		${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX}gcc)
+	# For 32-bit vst support
+	IF(WIN64)
+		# Specify the 32-bit cross compiler
+		SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER32      ${MINGW_PREFIX32}/bin/gcc)
+		SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER32    ${MINGW_PREFIX32}/bin/g++)
+	ENDIF()
+	
+	# Msys compiler does not support @CMakeFiles/Include syntax
+	SET(CMAKE_C_USE_RESPONSE_FILE_FOR_INCLUDES   OFF)
+	SET(CMAKE_CXX_USE_RESPONSE_FILE_FOR_INCLUDES OFF)
 
-IF(WIN64)
-# specify the cross compiler
-SET(MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX32		${MINGW_PREFIX32}/bin/${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR32}-w64-mingw32-)
-SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER32		${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX32}gcc)
-SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER32	${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX32}g++)
+	# Variable to assist override Qt debug libraries with release versions
+	SET(QT_OVERRIDE_LIBRARIES
+		optimized;${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/QtGui4.dll;
+		optimized;${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/QtCore4.dll;
+		optimized;${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/QtXml4.dll;
+		debug;${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/QtGui4.dll;
+		debug;${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/QtCore4.dll;
+		debug;${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/QtXml4.dll;
+	)
+	IF(LMMS_BUILD_MSYS AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
+		# Override Qt debug libraries with release versions
+		SET(QT_LIBRARIES "${QT_OVERRIDE_LIBRARIES}")
+	ENDIF()
+# Linux mingw requires explicitly defined tools to prevent clash with native system tools
+ELSE()
+	SET(MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX           ${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}-w64-mingw32-)
+
+	# Specify the cross compiler
+	SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER            ${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX}gcc)
+	SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER          ${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX}g++)
+	SET(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER           ${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX}gcc)
+
+	# Mingw tools
+	SET(STRIP                       ${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX}strip)
+	SET(WINDRES                     ${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX}windres)
+	SET(PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE       ${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX}pkg-config)
+	SET(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND            TRUE)
+	
+	# Search for programs in the build host directories
+	SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
+	# For libraries and headers in the target directories
+	SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
+	SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
+
+	# For 32-bit vst support	
+	IF(WIN64)
+		# Specify the 32-bit cross compiler
+		SET(MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX32     ${MINGW_PREFIX32}/bin/${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR32}-w64-mingw32-)
+		SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER32      ${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX32}gcc)
+		SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER32    ${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX32}g++)
+	ENDIF()
+	
+	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${MINGW_PREFIX}/include)
 ENDIF()
 
-# specify location of some tools
-SET(STRIP					${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX}strip)
-SET(WINDRES					${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX}windres)
-SET(PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE	${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX}pkg-config)
-SET(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND		TRUE)
-
-SET(QT_BINARY_DIR			${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin)
-SET(QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE		${QT_BINARY_DIR}/qmake)
-
-# search for programs in the build host directories
-SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
-# for libraries and headers in the target directories
-SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
-SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
-
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${MINGW_PREFIX}/include)
 LINK_DIRECTORIES(${MINGW_PREFIX}/lib ${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin)
 
+# Qt tools
+SET(QT_BINARY_DIR				    ${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin)
+SET(QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE			    ${QT_BINARY_DIR}/qmake)
+
+# Echo modified cmake vars to screen for debugging purposes
+IF(NOT DEFINED ENV{MINGW_DEBUG_INFO})
+	MESSAGE("")
+	MESSAGE("Custom cmake vars: (blank = system default)")
+	MESSAGE("-----------------------------------------")
+	MESSAGE("* CMAKE_C_COMPILER                     : ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}")
+	MESSAGE("* CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER                   : ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}")
+	MESSAGE("* CMAKE_RC_COMPILER                    : ${CMAKE_RC_COMPILER}")
+	MESSAGE("* WINDRES                              : ${WINDRES}")
+	MESSAGE("* PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE                : ${PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE}")
+	MESSAGE("* MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX32                  : ${MINGW_TOOL_PREFIX32}")
+	MESSAGE("* CMAKE_C_COMPILER32                   : ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER32}")
+	MESSAGE("* CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER32                 : ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER32}")
+	MESSAGE("* STRIP                                : ${STRIP}")
+	MESSAGE("* QT_BINARY_DIR                        : ${QT_BINARY_DIR}")
+	MESSAGE("* QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE                  : ${QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE}")
+	MESSAGE("")
+	# So that the debug info only appears once
+	SET(ENV{MINGW_DEBUG_INFO} SHOWN)
+ENDIF()
+
diff --git a/cmake/modules/Win32Toolchain.cmake b/cmake/modules/Win32Toolchain.cmake
index 3fd2612ac..60e8d3a47 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/Win32Toolchain.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/Win32Toolchain.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-SET(MINGW_PREFIX /opt/mingw32)
+IF(LMMS_BUILD_MSYS)
+	SET(MINGW_PREFIX                /mingw32)
+ELSE()
+	SET(MINGW_PREFIX                /opt/mingw32)
+ENDIF()
 
-SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR i686)
+SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR          i686)
 
 INCLUDE(MinGWCrossCompile)
 
diff --git a/cmake/modules/Win64Toolchain.cmake b/cmake/modules/Win64Toolchain.cmake
index 09c0c35ef..2b569e7ac 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/Win64Toolchain.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/Win64Toolchain.cmake
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-SET(MINGW_PREFIX /opt/mingw64)
-SET(MINGW_PREFIX32 /opt/mingw32)
+IF(LMMS_BUILD_MSYS)
+	SET(MINGW_PREFIX                /mingw64)
+	SET(MINGW_PREFIX32              /mingw32)
+ELSE()
+	SET(MINGW_PREFIX                /opt/mingw64)
+	SET(MINGW_PREFIX32              /opt/mingw32)
+ENDIF()
 
-SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR x86_64)
-SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR32 i686)
+SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR          x86_64)
+SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR32        i686)
 
-SET(WIN64 TRUE)
+SET(WIN64                           TRUE)
 
 
 INCLUDE(MinGWCrossCompile)
diff --git a/cmake/msys/extract_debs.sh b/cmake/msys/extract_debs.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46c88c892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/msys/extract_debs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+ppa_dir=./ppa/
+
+pushd $ppa_dir
+
+for f in *.deb; do
+	echo "Extracting $f..."
+	ar xv $f
+	rm debian-binary
+	rm control.tar.*
+	tar xf data.tar.*
+	rm data.tar.*
+done
+
+popd
+
+echo "Your extracted files should be located in $ppa_dir"
diff --git a/cmake/msys/fetch_ppa.sh b/cmake/msys/fetch_ppa.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de80e4010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/msys/fetch_ppa.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Trusty=14.04, Precise=12.04
+PPA_DISTRO=trusty
+
+# Architecture=i386, amd64
+PPA_ARCH=amd64
+
+# These shouldn't change
+PPA_HOST=http://ppa.launchpad.net
+PPA_USER=tobydox
+PPA_PROJECT=mingw-x-trusty 
+PPA_ROOT=$PPA_HOST/$PPA_USER/$PPA_PROJECT/ubuntu
+
+PPA_URL=$PPA_ROOT/dists/$PPA_DISTRO/main/binary-$PPA_ARCH/Packages
+
+ppa_dir=./ppa/
+
+temp_file=/tmp/ppa_listing_$$
+
+echo "Connecting to $PPA_HOST to get list of packages..."
+wget -qO- $PPA_URL |grep "Filename:" > $temp_file
+
+line_count=`wc -l $temp_file |awk '{print $1}'`
+
+echo "Found $line_count packages for download..."
+
+echo "Downloading packages.  They will be saved to $ppa_dir"
+
+mkdir $ppa_dir
+
+for j in `cat $temp_file` ; do
+	if [ "$j" = "Filename:" ] ; then 
+		continue 
+	fi
+	echo "Downloading $j..."
+	wget -O $ppa_dir$(basename $j) $PPA_ROOT/$j
+done
+
+
+echo "Cleaning up temporary files..."
+rm -rf $temp_file
+
+echo "Packages have been saved to $ppa_dir.  Please run extract_debs.sh"
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/cmake/msys/msys_helper.sh b/cmake/msys/msys_helper.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7b91dfc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/msys/msys_helper.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Git repo information
+fork="lmms"	# i.e. "lmms" or "tobydox"
+branch="master"	# i.e. "master" or "stable-1.2"
+
+# Console colors
+red="\\x1B[1;31m"
+green="\\x1B[1;32m"
+yellow="\\x1B[1;33m"
+plain="\\x1B[0m"
+
+function info() { echo -e "\n${green}$1${plain}"; }
+function warn() { echo -e "\n${yellow}$1${plain}"; }
+function err() { echo -e "\n${red}$1${plain}"; exit 1;}
+
+info "Checking for mingw environment"
+env |grep MINGW
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+	err "  - Failed. Please relaunch using MinGW shell"
+fi
+
+info "Preparing the git directory..."
+mkdir $HOME/.git; touch $HOME/.git/config > /dev/null &2>1
+git config --global http.sslverify false
+
+info "Cloning the repository..."
+if [ -d ./lmms ]; then 
+	warn "  - Skipping, ./lmms already exists"
+else 
+	git clone -b $branch https://github.com/$fork/lmms.git
+fi
+
+
+info "Fetching ppa using cmake/msys/fetch_ppas.sh..."
+if [ -d $HOME/ppa ]; then
+        warn "  - Skipping, $HOME/ppa already exists"
+else
+	./lmms/cmake/msys/fetch_ppa.sh	
+fi
+
+
+info "Extracting debs to $HOME/ppa/opt/, etc..."
+if [ -d $HOME/ppa/opt ]; then
+        warn "  - Skipping, $HOME/ppa/opt already exists"
+else
+        ./lmms/cmake/msys/extract_debs.sh
+fi
+
+info "Preparing library merge, making all qt headers writable..."
+chmod u+w /mingw64/include/qt4 -R
+chmod u+w /mingw32/include/qt4 -R 
+
+info "Merging mingw headers and libraries from ppa over existing system libraries..."
+find /mingw64 |grep sndfile.h
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
+	\cp -r $HOME/ppa/opt/mingw* /
+else 
+	warn "  - Skipping, sndfile.h has already been merged" 
+fi
+
+fltkver="1.3.3"
+
+info "Downloading and building fltk $fltkver"
+
+mingw_root="/$(echo $MSYSTEM|tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+which fluid
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then 
+	wget http://fltk.org/pub/fltk/$fltkver/fltk-$fltkver-source.tar.gz -O $HOME/fltk-source.tar.gz
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		err "ERROR: Could not download fltk.  Exiting."	
+	fi
+	tar zxf $HOME/fltk-source.tar.gz -C $HOME/
+	pushd $HOME/fltk-$fltkver
+
+	info "  - Compiling fltk $fltkver..."
+	./configure
+
+	make
+
+	info "  - Installing fltk..."
+	make install DESTDIR=$mingw_root
+
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        	err "ERROR: Could not build/install fltk -- Zyn needs this.  Exiting."
+	fi
+	
+	ln -s $mingw_root/usr/local/bin/fluid.exe $mingw_root/bin/fluid.exe 	
+else
+	warn "  - Skipping, fluid binary already exists" 
+fi
+
+popd
+
+info "Cleaning up..."
+rm -rf $HOME/fltk-$fltkver
+info "Done."
diff --git a/cmake/nsis/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/nsis/CMakeLists.txt
index c0c14c4fa..2c81c2f9f 100644
--- a/cmake/nsis/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/nsis/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON                  "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/nsis/nsis_branding.bmp" PARENT_SCOPE)
-SET(CPACK_NSIS_MUI_ICON                 "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/nsis/lmms.ico" PARENT_SCOPE)
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON                  "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/nsis/nsis_branding.bmp")
+SET(CPACK_NSIS_MUI_ICON                 "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/nsis/lmms.ico")
 SET(CPACK_NSIS_INSTALLED_ICON_NAME      "${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}.exe" PARENT_SCOPE)
 SET(CPACK_NSIS_DISPLAY_NAME             "${PROJECT_NAME_UCASE} ${VERSION}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 SET(CPACK_NSIS_HELP_LINK                "${PROJECT_URL}" PARENT_SCOPE)
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ SET(CPACK_NSIS_CONTACT                  "${PROJECT_EMAIL}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLES           "${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}.exe;${PROJECT_NAME_UCASE}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 SET(CPACK_NSIS_MENU_LINKS               "${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}.exe;${PROJECT_NAME_UCASE}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 SET(CPACK_NSIS_DEFINES                  "!include ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/nsis/FileAssociation.nsh")
-SET(CPACK_NSIS_DEFINES                  "${CPACK_NSIS_DEFINES}" PARENT_SCOPE)
-SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME             "${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}-${VERSION}-win32" PARENT_SCOPE)
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME             "${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}-${VERSION}-win32")
 SET(CPACK_NSIS_EXTRA_INSTALL_COMMANDS "
   \\\${registerExtension} \\\"$INSTDIR\\\\${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}.exe\\\" \\\".mmp\\\" \\\"${PROJECT_NAME_UCASE} Project\\\"
   \\\${registerExtension} \\\"$INSTDIR\\\\${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}.exe\\\" \\\".mmpz\\\" \\\"${PROJECT_NAME_UCASE} Project (compressed)\\\"
@@ -22,11 +21,39 @@ SET(CPACK_NSIS_EXTRA_UNINSTALL_COMMANDS "
   " PARENT_SCOPE)
 
 IF(WIN64)
-	SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME      "${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}-${VERSION}-win64" PARENT_SCOPE)
-	SET(CPACK_NSIS_DEFINES           "${CPACK_NSIS_DEFINES}
-		InstallDir \\\"\\\$PROGRAMFILES64\\\\${CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY}\\\"" PARENT_SCOPE)
+	SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME      "${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}-${VERSION}-win64")
+	SET(CPACK_INSTALL_FIX "$PROGRAMFILES64\\\\${CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY}\\\\")
+	SET(CPACK_NSIS_DEFINES "
+		${CPACK_NSIS_DEFINES} 
+		InstallDir ${CPACK_INSTALL_FIX}
+		")
 ENDIF()
 
+# Fix windows paths for msys
+IF(LMMS_BUILD_MSYS)
+	STRING(REGEX REPLACE "/" "\\\\\\\\" CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON "${CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON}")
+	STRING(REGEX REPLACE "/" "\\\\\\\\" CPACK_NSIS_MUI_ICON "${CPACK_NSIS_MUI_ICON}")
+	STRING(REGEX REPLACE "/" "\\\\\\\\" CPACK_NSIS_DEFINES "${CPACK_NSIS_DEFINES}")
+	STRING(REGEX REPLACE "/" "\\\\\\\\" CMAKE_BINARY_DIR_FIX "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
+	
+	# FIXME: there's no easy way to fix $INST_DIR, so we'll redefine it manually
+	IF(WIN64)
+		SET(NSIS_ARCH "win64")
+	ELSE()
+		SET(NSIS_ARCH "win32")
+	ENDIF()
+	SET(CPACK_NSIS_DEFINES "
+		${CPACK_NSIS_DEFINES} 
+		!define /redef INST_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR_FIX}\\\\_CPack_Packages\\\\${NSIS_ARCH}\\\\NSIS\\\\${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}
+	")
+ENDIF()
+
+# Setup missing parent scopes
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME             "${CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+SET(CPACK_NSIS_DEFINES                  "${CPACK_NSIS_DEFINES}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON                  "${CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+SET(CPACK_NSIS_MUI_ICON                 "${CPACK_NSIS_MUI_ICON}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+
 # Windows resource compilers
 CONFIGURE_FILE("lmms.rc.in"             "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lmms.rc")
 CONFIGURE_FILE("zynaddsubfx.rc.in"      "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/plugins/zynaddsubfx/zynaddsubfx.rc")
diff --git a/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt
index 11ef82793..75a3f0f18 100644
--- a/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/vst_base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ IF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN32)
 	ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(TARGET RemoteVstPlugin POST_BUILD COMMAND "${STRIP}" "$<TARGET_FILE:RemoteVstPlugin>")
 	INSTALL(TARGETS RemoteVstPlugin RUNTIME DESTINATION "${PLUGIN_DIR}")
 
-	IF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN64)
+	# FIXME: 32-bit VST fails on MSYS
+	IF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN64 AND NOT LMMS_BUILD_MSYS)
 		# build 32 bit version of RemoteVstPlugin for Win64 so we can load
 		# 32 bit VST plugins
 		ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(Win64)
-	ENDIF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN64)
+	ENDIF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN64 AND NOT LMMS_BUILD_MSYS)
 ENDIF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN32)
 
 BUILD_PLUGIN(vstbase vst_base.cpp VstPlugin.cpp VstPlugin.h communication.h MOCFILES VstPlugin.h)
diff --git a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/CMakeLists.txt
index c69439161..28a2a35d4 100644
--- a/plugins/zynaddsubfx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/zynaddsubfx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ IF(LMMS_HOST_X86 OR LMMS_HOST_X86_64)
 ENDIF(LMMS_HOST_X86 OR LMMS_HOST_X86_64)
 
 # build ZynAddSubFX with full optimizations
-SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O2 -Wno-write-strings -Wno-deprecated-declarations")
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O2 -Wno-write-strings -Wno-deprecated-declarations -fpermissive")
 
 # link system-libraries when on win32
 IF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN32)
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ SET(zynaddsubfx_core_SRCS
 
 ADD_LIBRARY(ZynAddSubFxCore SHARED LocalZynAddSubFx.cpp ${zynaddsubfx_core_SRCS})
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(ZynAddSubFxCore zynaddsubfx_nio ${FFTW3F_LIBRARIES} ${QT_LIBRARIES} -lz -lpthread)
+
+# required libs for debug msys builds
+IF(LMMS_BUILD_MSYS AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(ZynAddSubFxCore QtCore4 QtGui4 QtXml4)
+ENDIF()
+
 IF(QT5)
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(ZynAddSubFxCore Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Xml)
 ENDIF()
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ec71c3de3..8045b86a4 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(lmms
 	${LMMS_REQUIRED_LIBS}
 )
 
+# Required libs for debug msys builds
+IF(LMMS_BUILD_MSYS AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
+	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(lmms QtCore4 QtGui4 QtXml4)
+ENDIF()
+
 #
 # rules for building localizations
 #
@@ -163,7 +168,9 @@ IF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN32)
 		LINK_FLAGS "${LINK_FLAGS} -mwindows"
 		ENABLE_EXPORTS ON
 	)
-	ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(TARGET lmms POST_BUILD COMMAND "${STRIP}" "$<TARGET_FILE:lmms>")
+	IF(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
+		ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(TARGET lmms POST_BUILD COMMAND "${STRIP}" "$<TARGET_FILE:lmms>")
+	ENDIF()
 
 	INSTALL(TARGETS lmms RUNTIME DESTINATION "${BIN_DIR}")
 	INSTALL(FILES
@@ -191,6 +198,12 @@ IF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN32)
 					"${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/zlib1.dll"
 					"${MINGW_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}-w64-mingw32/bin/libwinpthread-1.dll"
 				DESTINATION .)
+	IF(LMMS_BUILD_MSYS)
+		INSTALL(FILES
+					"${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/libgcc_s_seh-1.dll"
+					"${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/libstdc++-6.dll"
+				DESTINATION .)
+	ENDIF()
 
 ELSE(LMMS_BUILD_WIN32)
 	IF(NOT LMMS_BUILD_APPLE)