Grovia-SC

Grovia-SC is a precise sidechain volume shaper built to resolve low-end conflicts and carve out headroom in your mixes. Powered by a 32-bit floating-point engine, it features three distinct ducking shapes—Natural, Fast, and Pump—alongside comprehensive Attack, Release, Depth, and Mix controls. Coupled with real-time visual monitoring via an FFT spectrum analyzer and a ballistic gain reduction meter, it provides reliable, clean dynamic control in a switchable, dual-size interface.

"Fully coded DSP & GUI — optimized for CPU efficiency. No images, no SVGs, no skins. Pure signal."

"Download the free Demo version to explore Grovia-SC and see if it fits your vibe."

Demo Version Limitations:
• All saving and project recall features are disabled.
• 20-minute session limit. Simply reload (remove and re-insert) the plugin to reset the timer.

Key Features

• Engine: High-precision sidechain volume shaping and dynamic envelope attenuation.

• Ducking Profiles: Three selectable envelope curves (Natural, Fast, and Pump).

• Transient Control: Precision Attack (0–50 ms) and Release (20–500 ms) controls for fine-tuning.

• Attenuation Depth: 0–100% range control for complete signal ducking or subtle dynamic control.

• Parallel Processing: 0–100% Mix blend for parallel volume shaping.

• Make-Up Gain: -12 to +12 dB of clean, high-precision output gain adjustment.

• Listen Mode: Direct sidechain monitoring path with integrated safety overrides.

• Analyzer: Dual-Layer Input/Output FFT display for real-time harmonic monitoring.

• FFT Engine: 4096 / 8192-point resolution with Blackman windowing.

• Response Model: Internal 4.5 dB tilt and 350 ms ballistic decay.

• Gain Reduction Metering: Dedicated vertical gain reduction meter with instant-attack physics.

• Metering: Dual-layer LR Peak meters (body = input level, floating peak = output level).

• Interface Scaling: Runtime dual-sizing layout (Standard and Compact).

• Preset Management: Native XML-based saving and loading system.

• Channel Compatibility: Fully supports Mono or Stereo main inputs/outputs, alongside Mono or Stereo external sidechain bus inputs.

• Precision: 32-bit floating-point audio processing throughout the signal path.

• Sample Rates: Multi-rate support (44.1 kHz - 96 kHz), dynamically matching host DAW settings.

CPU-Efficient Processing

The DSP and GUI are written entirely in code—free of heavy images, SVGs, or skins. By eliminating graphic overhead at the source, this lightweight architecture ensures stable, low-latency processing that remains highly CPU-efficient, even under heavy analysis or at high sample rates.

Version History

v1.1 – June 2026
• Improved sidechain detection sensitivity and depth control response.
• Optimized peak meter performance.

v1.0 – Initial Release
• First public release of Grovia-SC.