diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
index cc93f21..0ee5ae9 100644
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [alias]
-xtask = "run --package xtask --"
+xtask = "run -q --package xtask --"
 
 [profile.dev]
 opt-level = 1
diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
index aebf1e8..577720a 100644
--- a/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -9,11 +9,7 @@ mod types;
 static METADATA: std::sync::OnceLock<cargo_metadata::Metadata> = std::sync::OnceLock::new();
 static OUTPUT_DIR: std::sync::OnceLock<std::path::PathBuf> = std::sync::OnceLock::new();
 
-fn executable_dir(
-    binary: Binary,
-    triple: &cfg_expr::targets::Triple,
-    renderer: Renderer,
-) -> String {
+fn executable_dir(binary: Binary, triple: impl std::fmt::Display, renderer: Renderer) -> String {
     format!("{}_{}_{}", binary.name(), triple, renderer.as_feature())
 }
 
@@ -341,18 +337,18 @@ fn cargo_exec(
 
     Ok(
         cargo_metadata::Message::parse_stream(std::io::BufReader::new(output)).inspect(move |v| {
-            if let Some(pb) = pb.as_mut() {
-                match v {
-                    Ok(cargo_metadata::Message::BuildScriptExecuted(_))
-                    | Ok(cargo_metadata::Message::CompilerArtifact(_)) => {
+            match v {
+                Ok(cargo_metadata::Message::BuildScriptExecuted(_))
+                | Ok(cargo_metadata::Message::CompilerArtifact(_)) => {
+                    if let Some(pb) = pb.as_mut() {
                         pb.inc();
                     }
-                    Ok(cargo_metadata::Message::CompilerMessage(message)) => {
-                        eprintln!("{message}");
-                    }
-
-                    _ => {}
                 }
+                Ok(cargo_metadata::Message::CompilerMessage(message)) => {
+                    eprintln!("{message}");
+                }
+
+                _ => {}
             }
         }),
     )
@@ -372,24 +368,92 @@ fn build_vst(
     renderer: Renderer,
     debug: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    let triple_str = triple.map(|t| t.to_string());
     let mut args = if platform == Platform::Mac {
         vec!["bundle-universal"]
     } else {
-        vec!["bundle", "--target", triple_str.as_ref().unwrap().as_str()]
+        vec!["bundle"]
     };
-    if !debug {
-        args.push("--release");
-    }
-    let more_args = "-q -p twinc_emu_vst --no-default-features -F plugin";
+    let more_args = "twinc_emu_vst --no-default-features -F plugin";
     for arg in more_args.split_whitespace() {
         args.push(arg);
     }
-    args.push("-F");
-    args.push(renderer.as_feature());
+    if !debug {
+        args.push("--release");
+    }
+
+    // we need the &str to live for this whole function
+    let triple_str = triple.map(|t| t.to_string());
+    if platform != Platform::Mac {
+        args.push("--target");
+        args.push(triple_str.as_ref().unwrap().as_str());
+    }
+    args.push("-F");
+    let renderer = renderer.as_feature();
+    args.push(renderer);
+    let target_dir = METADATA
+        .get()
+        .unwrap()
+        .target_directory
+        .join(format!("xtargets/{renderer}"));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&target_dir)?;
+    std::env::set_var("CARGO_TARGET_DIR", target_dir.as_str());
+
+    let build_plan =
+        nih_plug_xtask::get_build_plan("cargo xtask", args.clone().into_iter().map(String::from))?;
+    let mut build_plan_iter = build_plan.into_iter();
+    let mut pb = build_plan_iter.next().map(|(arch, num)| {
+        let mut pb = pbr::ProgressBar::new(num.try_into().unwrap());
+        if let Some(arch) = arch {
+            pb.message(format!("({arch}) Building crate ").as_str());
+        } else {
+            pb.message("Building crate ");
+        }
+        pb.show_time_left = false;
+        pb.show_speed = false;
+        pb
+    });
+
+    let args = ["xtask"]
+        .into_iter()
+        .chain(args)
+        .chain(["--message-format=json-render-diagnostics"])
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    // nih_plug_xtask::ch
+    let output = duct::cmd("cargo", args)
+        .env("CARGO_TARGET_DIR", target_dir)
+        .stdout_capture()
+        .stderr_capture()
+        .reader()?;
+
+    for v in cargo_metadata::Message::parse_stream(std::io::BufReader::new(output)) {
+        match v {
+            Ok(cargo_metadata::Message::BuildScriptExecuted(_))
+            | Ok(cargo_metadata::Message::CompilerArtifact(_)) => {
+                if pb.as_ref().is_some_and(|pb| pb.is_finish) {
+                    pb = build_plan_iter.next().map(|(arch, num)| {
+                        let mut pb = pbr::ProgressBar::new(num.try_into().unwrap());
+                        if let Some(arch) = arch {
+                            pb.message(format!("({arch}) Building crate ").as_str());
+                        } else {
+                            pb.message("Building crate ");
+                        }
+                        pb.show_time_left = false;
+                        pb.show_speed = false;
+                        pb
+                    });
+                }
+                if let Some(pb) = pb.as_mut() {
+                    pb.inc();
+                }
+            }
+            Ok(cargo_metadata::Message::CompilerMessage(message)) => {
+                eprintln!("{message}");
+            }
+
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
 
-    eprintln!("building vst...");
-    nih_plug_xtask::main_with_args("cargo xtask", args.into_iter().map(String::from))?;
-    eprintln!("\t...complete!");
     Ok(())
 }