diff --git a/Source/SosciPluginEditor.cpp b/Source/SosciPluginEditor.cpp
index b65a81e..b8d5c38 100644
--- a/Source/SosciPluginEditor.cpp
+++ b/Source/SosciPluginEditor.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 SosciPluginEditor::SosciPluginEditor(SosciAudioProcessor& p) : CommonPluginEditor(p, "sosci", "sosci", 1180, 750), audioProcessor(p) {
     initialiseMenuBar(model);
-    addAndMakeVisible(volume);
+    if (juce::JUCEApplication::isStandaloneApp()) {
+        addAndMakeVisible(volume);
+    }
     addAndMakeVisible(visualiserSettingsWrapper);
 
     BooleanParameter* visualiserFullScreen = audioProcessor.visualiserParameters.visualiserFullScreen;
@@ -55,8 +57,10 @@ void SosciPluginEditor::resized() {
     } else {
         menuBar.setBounds(area.removeFromTop(25));
 
-        auto volumeArea = area.removeFromLeft(30);
-        volume.setBounds(volumeArea.withSizeKeepingCentre(volumeArea.getWidth(), juce::jmin(volumeArea.getHeight(), 300)));
+        if (juce::JUCEApplication::isStandaloneApp()) {
+            auto volumeArea = area.removeFromLeft(30);
+            volume.setBounds(volumeArea.withSizeKeepingCentre(volumeArea.getWidth(), juce::jmin(volumeArea.getHeight(), 300)));
+        }
 
         auto settingsArea = area.removeFromRight(juce::jmax(juce::jmin(0.4 * getWidth(), 550.0), 350.0));
         visualiserSettings.setSize(settingsArea.getWidth(), VISUALISER_SETTINGS_HEIGHT);
@@ -98,7 +102,9 @@ void SosciPluginEditor::visualiserFullScreenChanged() {
     
     visualiser.setFullScreen(fullScreen);
 
-    volume.setVisible(!fullScreen);
+    if (juce::JUCEApplication::isStandaloneApp()) {
+        volume.setVisible(!fullScreen);
+    }
     visualiserSettingsWrapper.setVisible(!fullScreen);
     menuBar.setVisible(!fullScreen);
     resized();
diff --git a/Source/SosciPluginProcessor.cpp b/Source/SosciPluginProcessor.cpp
index 7e5d376..0dccfd5 100644
--- a/Source/SosciPluginProcessor.cpp
+++ b/Source/SosciPluginProcessor.cpp
@@ -62,14 +62,16 @@ void SosciAudioProcessor::processBlock(juce::AudioBuffer<float>& buffer, juce::M
         // this is the point that the visualiser will draw
         threadManager.write(point, "VisualiserComponent");
 
-        point.scale(volume, volume, 1.0);
+        if (juce::JUCEApplication::isStandaloneApp()) {
+            point.scale(volume, volume, 1.0);
 
-        // clip
-        point.x = juce::jmax(-threshold, juce::jmin(threshold.load(), point.x));
-        point.y = juce::jmax(-threshold, juce::jmin(threshold.load(), point.y));
+            // clip
+            point.x = juce::jmax(-threshold, juce::jmin(threshold.load(), point.x));
+            point.y = juce::jmax(-threshold, juce::jmin(threshold.load(), point.y));
 
-        // this is the point that the volume component will draw (i.e. post scale/clipping)
-        threadManager.write(point, "VolumeComponent");
+            // this is the point that the volume component will draw (i.e. post scale/clipping)
+            threadManager.write(point, "VolumeComponent");
+        }
         
         if (output.getNumChannels() > 0) {
             outputArray[0][sample] = point.x;