diff --git a/.idea/dictionaries/bt.xml b/.idea/dictionaries/bt.xml
index d3699ac475..562630d84e 100644
--- a/.idea/dictionaries/bt.xml
+++ b/.idea/dictionaries/bt.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       <w>fakeyou</w>
       <w>hifigan</w>
       <w>scrollback</w>
+      <w>softvc</w>
       <w>tacotron</w>
       <w>transcoded</w>
       <w>transcodings</w>
diff --git a/_migrations/2022-08-05-202017_generic_download_jobs/up.sql b/_migrations/2022-08-05-202017_generic_download_jobs/up.sql
index afcf500440..2b84c5bde7 100644
--- a/_migrations/2022-08-05-202017_generic_download_jobs/up.sql
+++ b/_migrations/2022-08-05-202017_generic_download_jobs/up.sql
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CREATE TABLE generic_download_jobs (
 
   -- The type of the object will vary based on the type of the upload,
   -- and we may include heuristics that auto-detect types in the future
+  -- Example types: 'hifigan', 'hifigan_rocket_vc' (codename for softvc), 'tacotron2', ...
   on_success_downloaded_entity_type VARCHAR(32) DEFAULT NULL,
 
   -- ========== UPLOAD DETAILS ==========
diff --git a/_migrations/2022-08-05-202110_vocoder_models/up.sql b/_migrations/2022-08-05-202110_vocoder_models/up.sql
index 1ee7c74c58..d11793c780 100644
--- a/_migrations/2022-08-05-202110_vocoder_models/up.sql
+++ b/_migrations/2022-08-05-202110_vocoder_models/up.sql
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ CREATE TABLE vocoder_models (
   token VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
 
   -- The architecture of the vocoder.
-  -- Currently supported values: 'hifigan'
+  -- Currently supported values:
+  --   * 'hifigan' - hifigan for Tacotron2
+  --   * 'hifigan_rocket_vc' - hifigan for SoftVC ("rocket" is a codename)
   vocoder_type VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
 
   -- ========== MUTABLE METADATA ==========
diff --git a/crates/lib/database_queries/src/mediators/badge_granter.rs b/crates/lib/database_queries/src/mediators/badge_granter.rs
index 34dcee3975..9adb4a85d2 100644
--- a/crates/lib/database_queries/src/mediators/badge_granter.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/database_queries/src/mediators/badge_granter.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ impl BadgeGranter {
 
     let mut maybe_badge = None;
 
-    if count >= 250 {
+    if count >= 1000 {
+      maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::TtsModelUploader1000);
+    } else if count >= 500 {
+      maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::TtsModelUploader500);
+    } else if count >= 250 {
       maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::TtsModelUploader250);
     } else if count >= 200 {
       maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::TtsModelUploader200);
@@ -133,7 +137,11 @@ impl BadgeGranter {
 
     let mut maybe_badge = None;
 
-    if count >= 250 {
+    if count >= 1000 {
+      maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader1000);
+    } else if count >= 500 {
+      maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader500);
+    } else if count >= 250 {
       maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader250);
     } else if count >= 200 {
       maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader200);
@@ -173,6 +181,56 @@ impl BadgeGranter {
     Ok(())
   }
 
+  /// This needs to be called *after* successful upload.
+  pub async fn maybe_grant_softvc_vocoder_model_uploads_badge(&self, user_token: &str) -> AnyhowResult<()> {
+    let count = self.count_softvc_vocoder_models_uploaded(user_token).await?;
+
+    let mut maybe_badge = None;
+
+    if count >= 1000 {
+      maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader1000);
+    } else if count >= 500 {
+      maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader500);
+    } else if count >= 250 {
+      maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader250);
+    } else if count >= 200 {
+      maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader200);
+    } else if count >= 150 {
+      maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader150);
+    } else if count >= 100 {
+      maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader100);
+    } else if count >= 50 {
+      maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader50);
+    } else if count >= 20 {
+      maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader20);
+    } else if count >= 10 {
+      maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader10);
+    } else if count >= 5 {
+      maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader5);
+    } else if count >= 1 {
+      maybe_badge = Some(UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader1);
+    }
+
+    let badge = match maybe_badge {
+      Some(badge) => badge,
+      None => return Ok(()),
+    };
+
+    if self.has_badge(user_token, badge).await? {
+      return Ok(())
+    }
+
+    let _record_id = self.insert(
+      badge,
+      user_token,
+    ).await?;
+
+    self.firehose_publisher.publish_user_badge_granted(user_token, badge.to_db_value())
+        .await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+  }
+
   // =======================================================================
 
   pub async fn has_badge(&self, user_token: &str, user_badge: UserBadge) -> AnyhowResult<bool> {
@@ -245,6 +303,30 @@ SELECT count(*) as count
 FROM vocoder_models
 WHERE
   creator_user_token = ?
+  AND vocoder_type = 'hifigan'
+LIMIT 1
+        "#,
+      user_token
+    )
+        .fetch_one(&self.mysql_pool)
+        .await;
+
+    self.handle_count_query(maybe_result)
+  }
+
+  async fn count_softvc_vocoder_models_uploaded(
+    &self,
+    user_token: &str,
+  ) -> AnyhowResult<u64> {
+    // NB: This could get expensive!
+    let maybe_result = sqlx::query_as!(
+      CountRecord,
+        r#"
+SELECT count(*) as count
+FROM vocoder_models
+WHERE
+  creator_user_token = ?
+  AND vocoder_type = 'hifigan_rocket_vc'
 LIMIT 1
         "#,
       user_token
diff --git a/crates/lib/reusable_types/src/achievements/user_badge.rs b/crates/lib/reusable_types/src/achievements/user_badge.rs
index e45f42732a..d204af398c 100644
--- a/crates/lib/reusable_types/src/achievements/user_badge.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/reusable_types/src/achievements/user_badge.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ pub enum UserBadge {
   TtsModelUploader150,
   TtsModelUploader200,
   TtsModelUploader250,
+  TtsModelUploader500,
+  TtsModelUploader1000,
 
   // Granted for vocoder models
   VocoderModelUploader1,
@@ -28,6 +30,21 @@ pub enum UserBadge {
   VocoderModelUploader150,
   VocoderModelUploader200,
   VocoderModelUploader250,
+  VocoderModelUploader500,
+  VocoderModelUploader1000,
+
+  // Granted for vocoder (softvc aka "rocket_vc") models
+  VocoderRocketVcModelUploader1,
+  VocoderRocketVcModelUploader5,
+  VocoderRocketVcModelUploader10,
+  VocoderRocketVcModelUploader20,
+  VocoderRocketVcModelUploader50,
+  VocoderRocketVcModelUploader100,
+  VocoderRocketVcModelUploader150,
+  VocoderRocketVcModelUploader200,
+  VocoderRocketVcModelUploader250,
+  VocoderRocketVcModelUploader500,
+  VocoderRocketVcModelUploader1000,
 
   // Granted for uploading templates
   W2lTemplateUploader1,
@@ -57,6 +74,7 @@ pub enum UserBadge {
 }
 
 impl UserBadge {
+  /// This is the value that lives in the database as a VARCHAR(32)
   pub fn to_db_value(&self) -> &'static str {
     match self {
       UserBadge::EarlyUser => "early_user",
@@ -69,6 +87,9 @@ impl UserBadge {
       UserBadge::TtsModelUploader150 => "tts_model_uploader_150",
       UserBadge::TtsModelUploader200 => "tts_model_uploader_200",
       UserBadge::TtsModelUploader250 => "tts_model_uploader_250",
+      UserBadge::TtsModelUploader500 => "tts_model_uploader_500",
+      UserBadge::TtsModelUploader1000 => "tts_model_uploader_1000",
+
       UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader1 => "vocoder_model_uploader_1",
       UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader5 => "vocoder_model_uploader_5",
       UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader10 => "vocoder_model_uploader_10",
@@ -78,6 +99,21 @@ impl UserBadge {
       UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader150 => "vocoder_model_uploader_150",
       UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader200 => "vocoder_model_uploader_200",
       UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader250 => "vocoder_model_uploader_250",
+      UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader500 => "vocoder_model_uploader_500",
+      UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader1000 => "vocoder_model_uploader_1000",
+
+      UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader1 => "vocoder_rocket_vc_uploader_1",
+      UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader5 => "vocoder_rocket_vc_uploader_5",
+      UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader10 => "vocoder_rocket_vc_uploader_10",
+      UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader20 => "vocoder_rocket_vc_uploader_20",
+      UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader50 => "vocoder_rocket_vc_uploader_50",
+      UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader100 => "vocoder_rocket_vc_uploader_100",
+      UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader150 => "vocoder_rocket_vc_uploader_150",
+      UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader200 => "vocoder_rocket_vc_uploader_200",
+      UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader250 => "vocoder_rocket_vc_uploader_250",
+      UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader500 => "vocoder_rocket_vc_uploader_500",
+      UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader1000 => "vocoder_rocket_vc_uploader_1000", // NB: 31 characters, table max is 32
+
       UserBadge::W2lTemplateUploader1 => "w2l_template_uploader_1",
       UserBadge::W2lTemplateUploader10 => "w2l_template_uploader_10",
       UserBadge::W2lTemplateUploader50 => "w2l_template_uploader_50",
@@ -88,6 +124,7 @@ impl UserBadge {
       UserBadge::W2lTemplateUploader2000 => "w2l_template_uploader_2000",
       UserBadge::W2lTemplateUploader5000 => "w2l_template_uploader_5000",
       UserBadge::W2lTemplateUploader10000 => "w2l_template_uploader_10000",
+
       //UserBadge::TtsInferenceUser100 => "tts_inference_100",
       //UserBadge::TtsInferenceUser500 => "tts_inference_500",
       //UserBadge::TtsInferenceUser1000 => "tts_inference_1000",
@@ -113,7 +150,10 @@ impl UserBadge {
         | UserBadge::TtsModelUploader100
         | UserBadge::TtsModelUploader150
         | UserBadge::TtsModelUploader200
-        | UserBadge::TtsModelUploader250 => UserBadgeType::TtsModelUploader,
+        | UserBadge::TtsModelUploader250
+        | UserBadge::TtsModelUploader500
+        | UserBadge::TtsModelUploader1000
+          => UserBadgeType::TtsModelUploader,
 
       UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader1
         | UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader5
@@ -123,7 +163,23 @@ impl UserBadge {
         | UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader100
         | UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader150
         | UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader200
-        | UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader250 => UserBadgeType::VocoderModelUploader,
+        | UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader250
+        | UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader500
+        | UserBadge::VocoderModelUploader1000
+          => UserBadgeType::VocoderModelUploader,
+
+      UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader1
+        | UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader5
+        | UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader10
+        | UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader20
+        | UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader50
+        | UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader100
+        | UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader150
+        | UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader200
+        | UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader250
+        | UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader500
+        | UserBadge::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader1000
+          => UserBadgeType::VocoderRocketVcModelUploader,
 
       UserBadge::W2lTemplateUploader1
         | UserBadge::W2lTemplateUploader10
diff --git a/crates/lib/reusable_types/src/achievements/user_badge_type.rs b/crates/lib/reusable_types/src/achievements/user_badge_type.rs
index 41426374ad..f5c3be7ecf 100644
--- a/crates/lib/reusable_types/src/achievements/user_badge_type.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/reusable_types/src/achievements/user_badge_type.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ pub enum UserBadgeType {
   /// Granted for uploading vocoder models
   VocoderModelUploader,
 
+  /// Granted for uploading vocoder (softvc aka "rocket_vc") models
+  VocoderRocketVcModelUploader,
+
   /// Granted for uploading W2L templates
   W2lTemplateUploader,
 
diff --git a/crates/lib/reusable_types/src/db/enums/vocoder_type.rs b/crates/lib/reusable_types/src/db/enums/vocoder_type.rs
index d262f48ad0..f25e432b22 100644
--- a/crates/lib/reusable_types/src/db/enums/vocoder_type.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/reusable_types/src/db/enums/vocoder_type.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, sqlx::Type)]
 pub enum VocoderType {
+  /// NB: Note - this is hifigan for Tacotron2.
+  /// Some work will be needed to unify this with other hifigan types.
   #[serde(rename = "hifigan")]
   #[sqlx(rename = "hifigan")]
   HifiGan,
+
+  /// NB: Note - this is hifigan for SoftVC (our internal codename is "rocketvc").
+  /// Some work will need to be done to unify this with other hifigan types.
+  #[serde(rename = "hifigan_rocket_vc")]
+  #[sqlx(rename = "hifigan_rocket_vc")]
+  HifiGanRocketVc,
 }
 
 /// NB: Legacy API for older code.
@@ -10,12 +18,14 @@ impl VocoderType {
   pub fn to_str(&self) -> &'static str {
     match self {
       Self::HifiGan=> "hifigan",
+      Self::HifiGanRocketVc => "hifigan_rocket_vc",
     }
   }
 
   pub fn from_str(value: &str) -> Result<Self, String> {
     match value {
       "hifigan" => Ok(Self::HifiGan),
+      "hifigan_rocket_vc" => Ok(Self::HifiGanRocketVc),
       _ => Err(format!("invalid value: {:?}", value)),
     }
   }
@@ -29,5 +39,18 @@ mod tests {
   #[test]
   fn test_serialization() {
     assert_serialization(VocoderType::HifiGan, "hifigan");
+    assert_serialization(VocoderType::HifiGanRocketVc, "hifigan_rocket_vc");
+  }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn to_str() {
+    assert_eq!(VocoderType::HifiGan.to_str(), "hifigan");
+    assert_eq!(VocoderType::HifiGanRocketVc.to_str(), "hifigan_rocket_vc");
+  }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn from_str() {
+    assert_eq!(VocoderType::from_str("hifigan").unwrap(), VocoderType::HifiGan);
+    assert_eq!(VocoderType::from_str("hifigan_rocket_vc").unwrap(), VocoderType::HifiGanRocketVc);
   }
 }
diff --git a/crates/lib/storage_buckets_common/src/bucket_path_unifier.rs b/crates/lib/storage_buckets_common/src/bucket_path_unifier.rs
index a9611564d6..45dbc96c1d 100644
--- a/crates/lib/storage_buckets_common/src/bucket_path_unifier.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/storage_buckets_common/src/bucket_path_unifier.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ impl BucketPathUnifier {
   }
 
   /// User-uploaded vocoders.
+  /// These can be HifiGan and HifiGanSoftVc
   pub fn vocoder_path(&self, vocoder_file_hash: &str) -> PathBuf {
     let hashed_path = Self::hashed_directory_path(vocoder_file_hash);
     let model_filename = format!("{}.pt", &vocoder_file_hash);
diff --git a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_state.rs b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_state.rs
index 18169265e3..82ded1e308 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_state.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_state.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::job_types::hifigan::hifigan_model_check_command::HifiGanModelCheckCommand;
+use crate::job_types::hifigan_softvc::hifigan_softvc_model_check_command::HifiGanSoftVcModelCheckCommand;
 use crate::job_types::tacotron::tacotron_model_check_command::TacotronModelCheckCommand;
 use database_queries::mediators::badge_granter::BadgeGranter;
 use database_queries::mediators::firehose_publisher::FirehosePublisher;
@@ -43,4 +44,5 @@ pub struct SidecarConfigs {
   pub google_drive_downloader: GoogleDriveDownloadCommand,
   pub tacotron_model_check_command: TacotronModelCheckCommand,
   pub hifigan_model_check_command: HifiGanModelCheckCommand,
+  pub hifigan_softvc_model_check_command: HifiGanSoftVcModelCheckCommand,
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_steps/process_single_job.rs b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_steps/process_single_job.rs
index a18ae24b1d..b11d6daddd 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_steps/process_single_job.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_steps/process_single_job.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use container_common::anyhow_result::AnyhowResult;
 use container_common::filesystem::safe_delete_temp_directory::safe_delete_temp_directory;
 use crate::JobState;
 use crate::job_types::hifigan::process_hifigan_vocoder::process_hifigan_vocoder;
+use crate::job_types::hifigan_softvc::process_hifigan_softvc_vocoder::process_hifigan_softvc_vocoder;
 use crate::job_types::tacotron::process_tacotron_model::process_tacotron_model;
 use database_queries::queries::generic_download::job::list_available_generic_download_jobs::AvailableDownloadJob;
 use database_queries::queries::generic_download::job::mark_generic_download_job_done::mark_generic_download_job_done;
@@ -69,6 +70,28 @@ pub async fn process_single_job(job_state: &JobState, job: &AvailableDownloadJob
       entity_token = results.entity_token.clone();
       entity_type = results.entity_type.clone();
     }
+    GenericDownloadType::HifiGanRocketVc => {
+      let results = process_hifigan_softvc_vocoder(
+        job_state,
+        job,
+        &temp_dir,
+        &download_filename,
+        &mut redis_logger,
+      ).await?;
+      entity_token = results.entity_token.clone();
+      entity_type = results.entity_type.clone();
+    }
+    GenericDownloadType::RocketVc => {
+      let results = process_softvc_model(
+        job_state,
+        job,
+        &temp_dir,
+        &download_filename,
+        &mut redis_logger,
+      ).await?;
+      entity_token = results.entity_token.clone();
+      entity_type = results.entity_type.clone();
+    }
     GenericDownloadType::Tacotron2 => {
       let results = process_tacotron_model(
         job_state,
@@ -80,8 +103,6 @@ pub async fn process_single_job(job_state: &JobState, job: &AvailableDownloadJob
       entity_token = results.entity_token.clone();
       entity_type = results.entity_type.clone();
     }
-    GenericDownloadType::HifiGanRocketVc => {}
-    GenericDownloadType::RocketVc => {}
   }
 
   // =====================================================
diff --git a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/hifigan/hifigan_model_check_command.rs b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/hifigan/hifigan_model_check_command.rs
index 37a8cc5d62..9bf645a400 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/hifigan/hifigan_model_check_command.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/hifigan/hifigan_model_check_command.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::AnyhowResult;
 use log::info;
-use subprocess::{Popen, PopenConfig};
 use std::path::Path;
+use subprocess::{Popen, PopenConfig};
 use subprocess_common::docker_options::DockerOptions;
 
 /// This command is used to check hifigan for being a real model
diff --git a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/hifigan_softvc/hifigan_softvc_model_check_command.rs b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/hifigan_softvc/hifigan_softvc_model_check_command.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cf34bb129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/hifigan_softvc/hifigan_softvc_model_check_command.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+use crate::AnyhowResult;
+use log::info;
+use std::path::Path;
+use subprocess::{Popen, PopenConfig};
+use subprocess_common::docker_options::DockerOptions;
+
+/// This command is used to check hifigan for being a real model
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct HifiGanSoftVcModelCheckCommand {
+  /// Where the HifiGan code lives
+  hifigan_softvc_root_code_directory: String,
+  
+  /// eg. `source python/bin/activate`
+  maybe_virtual_env_activation_command: Option<String>,
+  
+  hifigan_softvc_model_check_script_name: String,
+
+  /// If this is run under Docker (eg. in development), these are the options.
+  maybe_docker_options: Option<DockerOptions>,
+}
+
+impl HifiGanSoftVcModelCheckCommand {
+  pub fn new(
+    hifigan_root_code_directory: &str,
+    maybe_virtual_env_activation_command: Option<&str>,
+    hifigan_model_check_script_name: &str,
+    maybe_docker_options: Option<DockerOptions>,
+  ) -> Self {
+    Self {
+      hifigan_softvc_root_code_directory: hifigan_root_code_directory.to_string(),
+      maybe_virtual_env_activation_command: maybe_virtual_env_activation_command.map(|s| s.to_string()),
+      hifigan_softvc_model_check_script_name: hifigan_model_check_script_name.to_string(),
+      maybe_docker_options,
+    }
+  }
+
+  pub fn execute<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+    &self,
+    checkpoint_path: P,
+    output_metadata_filename: P,
+  ) -> AnyhowResult<()> {
+
+    let mut command = String::new();
+    command.push_str(&format!("cd {}", self.hifigan_softvc_root_code_directory));
+
+    if let Some(venv_command) = self.maybe_virtual_env_activation_command.as_deref() {
+      command.push_str(" && ");
+      command.push_str(venv_command);
+      command.push_str(" ");
+    }
+
+    command.push_str(" && ");
+    command.push_str("python ");
+    command.push_str(&self.hifigan_softvc_model_check_script_name);
+    command.push_str(" --checkpoint_path ");
+    command.push_str(&checkpoint_path.as_ref().display().to_string());
+    command.push_str(" --output_metadata_filename ");
+    command.push_str(&output_metadata_filename.as_ref().display().to_string());
+
+    if let Some(docker_options) = self.maybe_docker_options.as_ref() {
+      command = docker_options.to_command_string(&command);
+    }
+
+    info!("Command: {:?}", command);
+
+    let command_parts = [
+      "bash",
+      "-c",
+      &command
+    ];
+
+    let mut p = Popen::create(&command_parts, PopenConfig {
+      ..Default::default()
+    })?;
+
+    info!("Pid : {:?}", p.pid());
+
+    let exit_status = p.wait()?;
+
+    info!("Exit status: {:?}", exit_status);
+
+    Ok(())
+  }
+}
diff --git a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/hifigan_softvc/mod.rs b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/hifigan_softvc/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..144e48ea3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/hifigan_softvc/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pub mod hifigan_softvc_model_check_command;
+pub mod process_hifigan_softvc_vocoder;
diff --git a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/hifigan_softvc/process_hifigan_softvc_vocoder.rs b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/hifigan_softvc/process_hifigan_softvc_vocoder.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2af6ca215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/hifigan_softvc/process_hifigan_softvc_vocoder.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+use anyhow::anyhow;
+use container_common::anyhow_result::AnyhowResult;
+use container_common::filesystem::check_file_exists::check_file_exists;
+use container_common::filesystem::safe_delete_temp_directory::safe_delete_temp_directory;
+use container_common::filesystem::safe_delete_temp_file::safe_delete_temp_file;
+use container_common::hashing::hash_file_sha2::hash_file_sha2;
+use crate::JobState;
+use crate::job_steps::job_results::JobResults;
+use database_queries::queries::generic_download::job::list_available_generic_download_jobs::AvailableDownloadJob;
+use database_queries::queries::vocoder::insert_vocoder_model::{Args, insert_vocoder_model};
+use jobs_common::redis_job_status_logger::RedisJobStatusLogger;
+use log::{info, warn};
+use reusable_types::db::enums::vocoder_type::VocoderType;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use tempdir::TempDir;
+
+/// Returns the token of the entity.
+pub async fn process_hifigan_softvc_vocoder<'a, 'b>(
+  job_state: &JobState,
+  job: &AvailableDownloadJob,
+  temp_dir: &TempDir,
+  download_filename: &str,
+  redis_logger: &'a mut RedisJobStatusLogger<'b>,
+) -> AnyhowResult<JobResults> {
+
+  // ==================== RUN MODEL CHECK ==================== //
+
+  info!("Checking that model is valid...");
+
+  redis_logger.log_status("checking hifigan (softvc) model")?;
+
+  let file_path = PathBuf::from(download_filename.clone());
+
+  let output_metadata_fs_path = temp_dir.path().join("metadata.json");
+
+  let model_check_result = job_state.sidecar_configs.hifigan_model_check_command.execute(
+    &file_path,
+    &output_metadata_fs_path
+  );
+
+  if let Err(e) = model_check_result {
+    safe_delete_temp_file(&file_path);
+    safe_delete_temp_directory(&temp_dir);
+    return Err(anyhow!("model check error: {:?}", e));
+  }
+
+  // ==================== CHECK ALL FILES EXIST AND GET METADATA ==================== //
+
+  info!("Checking that metadata output file exists...");
+
+  check_file_exists(&output_metadata_fs_path)?;
+
+  let file_metadata = match read_metadata_file(&output_metadata_fs_path) {
+    Ok(metadata) => metadata,
+    Err(e) => {
+      safe_delete_temp_file(&file_path);
+      safe_delete_temp_file(&output_metadata_fs_path);
+      safe_delete_temp_directory(&temp_dir);
+      return Err(e);
+    }
+  };
+
+  // ==================== UPLOAD MODEL FILE ==================== //
+
+  info!("Uploading HifiGan (softvc) vocoder to GCS...");
+
+  let private_bucket_hash = hash_file_sha2(&download_filename)?;
+
+  info!("File hash: {}", private_bucket_hash);
+
+  let model_bucket_path = job_state.bucket_path_unifier.vocoder_path(&private_bucket_hash);
+
+  info!("Destination bucket path: {:?}", &model_bucket_path);
+
+  redis_logger.log_status("uploading hifigan model")?;
+
+  if let Err(e) = job_state.bucket_client.upload_filename(&model_bucket_path, &file_path).await {
+    safe_delete_temp_file(&output_metadata_fs_path);
+    safe_delete_temp_file(&file_path);
+    safe_delete_temp_directory(&temp_dir);
+    return Err(e);
+  }
+
+  // ==================== DELETE DOWNLOADED FILE ==================== //
+
+  // NB: We should be using a tempdir, but to make absolutely certain we don't overflow the disk...
+  safe_delete_temp_file(&output_metadata_fs_path);
+  safe_delete_temp_file(&file_path);
+  safe_delete_temp_directory(&temp_dir);
+
+  // ==================== SAVE RECORDS ==================== //
+
+  info!("Saving model record...");
+  let (_id, model_token) = insert_vocoder_model(Args {
+    vocoder_type: VocoderType::HifiGanRocketVc, // NB: "rocket_vc" is an internal codename for softvc.
+    title: &job.title,
+    original_download_url: &job.download_url,
+    original_filename: &download_filename,
+    file_size_bytes: file_metadata.file_size_bytes,
+    creator_user_token: &job.creator_user_token,
+    creator_ip_address: &job.creator_ip_address,
+    creator_set_visibility: job.creator_set_visibility,
+    private_bucket_hash: &private_bucket_hash,
+    private_bucket_object_name: &model_bucket_path,
+    mysql_pool: &job_state.mysql_pool
+  }).await?;
+
+  job_state.badge_granter.maybe_grant_softvc_vocoder_model_uploads_badge(&job.creator_user_token)
+      .await
+      .map_err(|e| {
+        warn!("error maybe awarding badge: {:?}", e);
+        anyhow!("error maybe awarding badge")
+      })?;
+
+  Ok(JobResults {
+    entity_token: Some(model_token),
+    entity_type: Some("hifigan_rocket_vc".to_string()), // NB: This may be different from `GenericDownloadType` in the future!
+  })
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct FileMetadata {
+  pub file_size_bytes: u64,
+}
+
+fn read_metadata_file(filename: &PathBuf) -> AnyhowResult<FileMetadata> {
+  let mut file = File::open(filename)?;
+  let mut buffer = String::new();
+  file.read_to_string(&mut buffer)?;
+  Ok(serde_json::from_str(&buffer)?)
+}
+
diff --git a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/mod.rs b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/mod.rs
index 9f7e3cc1f8..c4ca220216 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pub mod hifigan;
+pub mod hifigan_softvc;
 pub mod tacotron;
 pub mod talknet;
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