diff --git a/Modules/TopBar/AudioVisualization.qml b/Modules/TopBar/AudioVisualization.qml
index c9fc4409..c264da65 100644
--- a/Modules/TopBar/AudioVisualization.qml
+++ b/Modules/TopBar/AudioVisualization.qml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import QtQuick
-import Quickshell
-import Quickshell.Io
 import Quickshell.Services.Mpris
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
@@ -8,69 +6,33 @@ import qs.Services
 Item {
     id: root
 
-    property var audioLevels: [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
     readonly property MprisPlayer activePlayer: MprisController.activePlayer
     readonly property bool hasActiveMedia: activePlayer !== null
-    property bool cavaAvailable: false
+    readonly property bool isPlaying: hasActiveMedia && activePlayer && activePlayer.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing
 
     width: 20
     height: Theme.iconSize
 
-    Process {
-        id: cavaCheck
-
-        command: ["which", "cava"]
-        running: true
-        onExited: (exitCode) => {
-            root.cavaAvailable = exitCode === 0;
-            if (root.cavaAvailable)
-                cavaProcess.running = Qt.binding(() => {
-                return root.hasActiveMedia && root.activePlayer && root.activePlayer.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing;
-            });
-            else
-                fallbackTimer.running = Qt.binding(() => {
-                return root.hasActiveMedia && root.activePlayer && root.activePlayer.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing;
-            });
-        }
-    }
-
-    Process {
-        id: cavaProcess
-
-        running: false
-        command: ["sh", "-c", `printf '[general]\nmode=normal\nframerate=25\nautosens=0\nsensitivity=30\nbars=6\nlower_cutoff_freq=50\nhigher_cutoff_freq=12000\n[output]\nmethod=raw\nraw_target=/dev/stdout\ndata_format=ascii\nchannels=mono\nmono_option=average\n[smoothing]\nnoise_reduction=35\nintegral=90\ngravity=95\nignore=2\nmonstercat=1.5' | cava -p /dev/stdin`]
-        onRunningChanged: {
-            if (!running)
-                root.audioLevels = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
-
-        }
-
-        stdout: SplitParser {
-            splitMarker: "\n"
-            onRead: (data) => {
-                if (data.trim()) {
-                    let points = data.split(";").map((p) => {
-                        return parseFloat(p.trim());
-                    }).filter((p) => {
-                        return !isNaN(p);
-                    });
-                    if (points.length >= 6)
-                        root.audioLevels = [points[0], points[1], points[2], points[3], points[4], points[5]];
-
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
+    Ref {
+        service: CavaService
     }
 
     Timer {
         id: fallbackTimer
 
-        running: false
+        running: !CavaService.cavaAvailable && isPlaying
         interval: 256
         repeat: true
         onTriggered: {
-            root.audioLevels = [Math.random() * 40 + 10, Math.random() * 60 + 20, Math.random() * 50 + 15, Math.random() * 35 + 20, Math.random() * 45 + 15, Math.random() * 55 + 25];
+            // Generate fake audio levels when cava is unavailable
+            CavaService.values = [
+                Math.random() * 40 + 10,
+                Math.random() * 60 + 20, 
+                Math.random() * 50 + 15,
+                Math.random() * 35 + 20,
+                Math.random() * 45 + 15,
+                Math.random() * 55 + 25
+            ];
         }
     }
 
@@ -84,8 +46,8 @@ Item {
             Rectangle {
                 width: 2
                 height: {
-                    if (root.activePlayer && root.activePlayer.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing && root.audioLevels.length > index) {
-                        const rawLevel = root.audioLevels[index] || 0;
+                    if (root.isPlaying && CavaService.values.length > index) {
+                        const rawLevel = CavaService.values[index] || 0;
                         const scaledLevel = Math.sqrt(Math.min(Math.max(rawLevel, 0), 100) / 100) * 100;
                         const maxHeight = Theme.iconSize - 2;
                         const minHeight = 3;
diff --git a/Services/CavaService.qml b/Services/CavaService.qml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c06dc3d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/CavaService.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+pragma Singleton
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
+import QtQuick
+import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Io
+
+Singleton {
+    id: root
+
+    property list<int> values: Array(6)
+    property int refCount: 0
+    property bool cavaAvailable: false
+
+    Process {
+        id: cavaCheck
+
+        command: ["which", "cava"]
+        running: true
+        onExited: (exitCode) => {
+            root.cavaAvailable = exitCode === 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Process {
+        id: cavaProcess
+
+        running: root.cavaAvailable && root.refCount > 0
+        command: ["sh", "-c", `printf '[general]\\nmode=normal\\nframerate=25\\nautosens=0\\nsensitivity=30\\nbars=6\\nlower_cutoff_freq=50\\nhigher_cutoff_freq=12000\\n[output]\\nmethod=raw\\nraw_target=/dev/stdout\\ndata_format=ascii\\nchannels=mono\\nmono_option=average\\n[smoothing]\\nnoise_reduction=35\\nintegral=90\\ngravity=95\\nignore=2\\nmonstercat=1.5' | cava -p /dev/stdin`]
+        
+        onRunningChanged: {
+            if (!running) {
+                root.values = Array(6).fill(0);
+            }
+        }
+
+        stdout: SplitParser {
+            splitMarker: "\n"
+            onRead: (data) => {
+                if (root.refCount > 0 && data.trim()) {
+                    let points = data.split(";").map((p) => {
+                        return parseInt(p.trim(), 10);
+                    }).filter((p) => {
+                        return !isNaN(p);
+                    });
+                    if (points.length >= 6) {
+                        root.values = points.slice(0, 6);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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