diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk2/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk2/recipe.toml
index 306a084df..3b7650b87 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk2/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk2/recipe.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "glib",
     "pango",
     "gdk-pixbuf",
-    "atk",
     "cairo",
     "gobject-introspection",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk4/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk4/recipe.toml
index 67799892d..b405384be 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk4/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk4/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 # build instructions: https://docs.gtk.org/gtk4/building.html
 [source]
-tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/gtk/4.11/gtk-4.11.2.tar.xz"
+tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/gtk/4.20/gtk-4.20.3.tar.xz"
 [build]
 template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dwayland-backend=false",
+    "-Dintrospection=false",
+    "-Dprofile=default",
+    "-Dbuild-testsuite=false",
+    "-Dbuild-tests=false",
+]
 dependencies = [
     "glib",
     "gdk-pixbuf",
@@ -11,7 +18,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "cairo",
     "libepoxy",
     "atk",
-    "gobject-introspection",
     "shared-mime-info",
     "graphene",
     "libxkbcommon",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk4mm/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk4mm/recipe.toml
index e2b22bc85..b2476633d 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk4mm/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk4mm/recipe.toml
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/gtkmm/4.13/gtkmm-4.13.2.tar.xz"
 [build]
 template = "meson"
+mesonflags = ["-Dbuild-tests=false"]
 dependencies = [
-    "libsigc++",
+    "libsigcpp",
     "gtk4",
     "glibmm",
     "cairomm116+",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sound/daw/ardour/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sound/daw/ardour/recipe.toml
index d6872830e..0f3e6b1fb 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sound/daw/ardour/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sound/daw/ardour/recipe.toml
@@ -1,77 +1,8 @@
-#TODO make the dependencies work
-#TODO missing script for the waf build system, see https://ardour.org/building_linux.html
+#TODO missing script for waf: https://ardour.org/building_linux.html
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from waf log
 [source]
-tar = "https://community.ardour.org/download?architecture=x86_64&type=source"
+git = "https://git.ardour.org/ardour/ardour"
+rev = "9.0"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
-dependencies = [
-    "atk",
-    "aubio",
-    "boost",
-    "fftw",
-    "freetype2",
-    "gdk-pixbuf",
-    "glib",
-    "gnome2-common",
-    "gobject-introspection",
-    "gtk-engines",
-    "gtk2",
-    "gtkmm",
-    "harfbuzz",
-    "itstool",
-    "libarchive",
-    "libiconv",
-    "libogg",
-    "libsamplerate",
-    "libsndfile",
-    "libusb",
-    "libwebsockets",
-    "libxslt",
-    "lrdf",
-    "nss-pem",
-    "pango",
-    "pcre",
-    "libraptor2",
-    "rdflib",
-    "redland",
-    "serd",
-    "sratom",
-    "taglib",
-    "termcap",
-    "util-linux",
-    "vamp-plugin-sdk",
-    "zlib",
-    "atkmm",
-    "cairo",
-    "cppunit",
-    "expat",
-    "libflac",
-    "fontconfig",
-    "fribidi",
-    "gettext",
-    "glibmm",
-    "gnome-doc-utils",
-    "gtk-doc",
-    "intltool",
-    "libjpeg",
-    "libffi",
-    "liblo",
-    "libpng",
-    "libsigc++",
-    "libtool",
-    "libvorbis",
-    "libxml2",
-    "lilv",
-    "lv2",
-    "nss-nspr",
-    "opus",
-    "pangomm",
-    "pixman",
-    "librasqal",
-    "readline",
-    "rubberband",
-    "sord",
-    "suil",
-    "libtiff",
-    "xz",
-]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sound/easy-effects/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sound/easy-effects/recipe.toml
index adc0d59d7..9526a4451 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sound/easy-effects/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sound/easy-effects/recipe.toml
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
-#TODO missing dependencies - https://github.com/wwmm/easyeffects#effects-available
-#TODO build instructions - https://github.com/wwmm/easyeffects/wiki/Installation-from-Source
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
+# dependencies: https://github.com/wwmm/easyeffects#effects-available
+# build instructions: https://github.com/wwmm/easyeffects/wiki/Installation-from-Source
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/wwmm/easyeffects"
-rev = "4c35ba8c385723fdefc81ad8fcb816eb965fe1d8"
+rev = "v8.1.2"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-dependencies = [
-    "libsamplerate",
-    "libsndfile",
-    "fftw",
-    "speexdsp",
-    "nohnmann-json",
-    "tbb",
-]
+template = "cmake"
+#dependencies = [
+#    "libsamplerate",
+#    "libsndfile",
+#    "fftw",
+#    "speexdsp",
+#    "nohnmann-json",
+#    "tbb",
+#]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sound/lang/chuck/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sound/lang/chuck/recipe.toml
index 630ae1d66..948ed2d5f 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sound/lang/chuck/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sound/lang/chuck/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#TODO missing script for "make", see https://github.com/ccrma/chuck#linux
+#TODO missing script for gnu make: https://github.com/ccrma/chuck#linux
 [source]
 tar = "https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/release/files/chuck-1.5.1.3.tgz"
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
-    "pulseaudio",
+    "libpulse",
     "libsndfile",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sound/mixxx/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sound/mixxx/recipe.toml
index 6d6121363..97845f531 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sound/mixxx/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sound/mixxx/recipe.toml
@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
 # build instructions: https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/wiki/Compiling%20on%20Linux
-#TODO missing dependencies: https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/blob/main/tools/debian_buildenv.sh
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx"
 branch = "2.5"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
-dependencies = [
-    "fftw",
-    "libflac",
-    "mesa",
-    "libhidapi",
-    "libmad",
-    "libopus",
-    "libopusfile",
-    "protobuf",
-    "qt6-base",
-    "qt6-svg",
-    "qt6-declarative",
-    "qt6-3d",
-    "librubberband",
-    "libsndfile",
-    "sqlite3",
-    "openssl1",
-    "portaudio",
-]
+#dependencies = [
+#    "fftw",
+#    "libflac",
+#    "mesa",
+#    "libhidapi",
+#    "libmad",
+#    "libopus",
+#    "libopusfile",
+#    "protobuf",
+#    "qt6-base",
+#    "qt6-svg",
+#    "qt6-declarative",
+#    "qt6-3d",
+#    "librubberband",
+#    "libsndfile",
+#    "sqlite3",
+#    "openssl3",
+#    "portaudio",
+#]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sound/music/mpd/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sound/music/mpd/recipe.toml
index 1abb2718c..3c4b15c90 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sound/music/mpd/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sound/music/mpd/recipe.toml
@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@
 tar = "https://www.musicpd.org/download/mpd/0.24/mpd-0.24.6.tar.xz"
 [build]
 template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Ddocumentation=disabled",
+    "-Dhtml_manual=false",
+    "-Dmanpages=false",
+    "-Dlibfuzzer=false",
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sound/music/neothesia/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sound/music/neothesia/recipe.toml
index cf5f58de2..ff40c5d0a 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sound/music/neothesia/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sound/music/neothesia/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #TODO midir crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/PolyMeilex/Neothesia"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_packages neothesia
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sound/sonobus/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sound/sonobus/recipe.toml
index 8b64a2faf..3153b7531 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sound/sonobus/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sound/sonobus/recipe.toml
@@ -1,24 +1,18 @@
-#TODO make all dependencies work
-#TODO workaround the ALSA and JACK dependencies
-#TODO patch the install.sh to use the COOKBOOK_STAGE envivar
-#TODO expose the cross-compilation environment variables to the build scripts
-# build instructions - https://github.com/sonosaurus/sonobus/blob/main/linux/BUILDING.md
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/sonosaurus/sonobus/blob/main/linux/BUILDING.md
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/sonosaurus/sonobus"
+rev = "1.7.2"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-dependencies = [
-    "libopus",
-    "freetype2",
-    "curl",
-    "libx11",
-    "libxinerama",
-    "libxrandr",
-    "libxext",
-    "libxcursor",
-]
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_SOURCE="${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/linux"
-./build.sh
-./install.sh
-"""
+template = "cmake"
+#dependencies = [
+#    "libopus",
+#    "freetype2",
+#    "curl",
+#    "libx11",
+#    "libxinerama",
+#    "libxrandr",
+#    "libxext",
+#    "libxcursor",
+#]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sound/viewer/cava/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sound/viewer/cava/recipe.toml
index 8dbe726f0..d584f37bb 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sound/viewer/cava/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sound/viewer/cava/recipe.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-#TODO make the fftw dependency work
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/karlstav/cava"
-rev = "81211e9e16302312ee4322a99840c110bce0e13d"
-[build]
-template = "custom"
-dependencies = [
-    "ncurses",
-    "fftw",
-]
+rev = "0.10.7"
+shallow_clone = true
 script = """
-export CPPFLAGS="-I${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/include/ncurses"
-cookbook_configure
+autotools_recursive_regenerate
 """
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+dependencies = [
+    "ncursesw",
+    "fftw",
+    "iniparser",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sound/viewer/cavasik/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sound/viewer/cavasik/recipe.toml
index 55e4e3ed3..96d612810 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sound/viewer/cavasik/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sound/viewer/cavasik/recipe.toml
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/TheWisker/Cavasik"
 rev = "v3.2.0"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "meson"
+[package]
 dependencies = [
+    "cava",
     "gtk4",
     "libadwaita",
 ]
-[package]
-dependencies = ["cava"]