diff --git a/Source/FilePicker.cpp b/Source/FilePicker.cpp
index d2a7eff..982790c 100644
--- a/Source/FilePicker.cpp
+++ b/Source/FilePicker.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void FilePicker::valueTreePropertyChanged(ValueTree& treeWhosePropertyHasChanged
     if (treeWhosePropertyHasChanged.getType() == StringRef("soundFont")) {
     // if (&treeWhosePropertyHasChanged == &valueTree) {
         if (property == StringRef("path")) {
-            String soundFontPath{treeWhosePropertyHasChanged.getProperty("path", "")};
+            String soundFontPath = treeWhosePropertyHasChanged.getProperty("path", "");
             DEBUG_PRINT(soundFontPath);
             setDisplayedFilePath(soundFontPath);
             // if (soundFontPath.isNotEmpty()) {
diff --git a/Source/FluidSynthModel.cpp b/Source/FluidSynthModel.cpp
index e04845e..3634c1d 100644
--- a/Source/FluidSynthModel.cpp
+++ b/Source/FluidSynthModel.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void FluidSynthModel::initialise() {
     fluid_synth_set_sample_rate(synth.get(), currentSampleRate);
     
     ValueTree soundFont{valueTreeState.state.getChildWithName("soundFont")};
-    String path{soundFont.getProperty("path", "")};
+    String path = soundFont.getProperty("path", "");
     loadFont(path);
 
     // I can't hear a damned thing
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void FluidSynthModel::valueTreePropertyChanged(ValueTree& treeWhosePropertyHasCh
                                                const Identifier& property) {
     if (treeWhosePropertyHasChanged.getType() == StringRef("soundFont")) {
         if (property == StringRef("path")) {
-            String soundFontPath{treeWhosePropertyHasChanged.getProperty("path", "")};
+            String soundFontPath = treeWhosePropertyHasChanged.getProperty("path", "");
             if (soundFontPath.isNotEmpty()) {
                 unloadAndLoadFont(soundFontPath);
             }
diff --git a/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp b/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
index 1df3466..dfb9255 100644
--- a/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
+++ b/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void JuicySFAudioProcessor::getStateInformation (MemoryBlock& destData)
         ValueTree tree{valueTreeState.state.getChildWithName("soundFont")};
         XmlElement* newElement{xml.createNewChildElement("soundFont")};
         {
-            String value{tree.getProperty("path", "")};
+            String value = tree.getProperty("path", "");
             newElement->setAttribute("path", value);
         }
     }
diff --git a/Source/TableComponent.cpp b/Source/TableComponent.cpp
index e52ea81..dbb6a81 100644
--- a/Source/TableComponent.cpp
+++ b/Source/TableComponent.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void TableComponent::loadModelFrom(ValueTree& banks) {
         for(int presetIx{0}; presetIx<bankChildren; presetIx++) {
             ValueTree preset{bank.getChild(presetIx)};
             int presetNum{preset.getProperty("num")};
-            String presetName{preset.getProperty("name")};
+            String presetName = preset.getProperty("name");
             TableRow row{presetNum, move(presetName)};
             banksToPresets.emplace(bankNum, move(row));
         }