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It took me a few years and many iterations to develop my rocket science skills. :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

The first part is very simple, and maybe you’re already doing it. The idea is to only connect your audio interface in the Global Rackspace. That way, if you update your interface, you only need to update the Global Rackspace.

In the Global Rackspace, connect your audio inputs directly to a To Rackspaces block. Connect a From Rackspaces block to your audio outputs. In your Local Rackspaces, don’t connect directly to your Audio Interface block. Connect to “From Global Rackspace” and “To Global Rackspace” instead.

If your interface dies and someone loans you a different one, it will now be easy. Also, you could add a limiter and meter plugin to the Global Rackspace just before your audio outputs, and it will be there for every song.

Adding things globally and controlling them locally is a bit more challenging, so here are some steps to try it out…

  1. Add a block to the Global Rackspace that you would like to control. Try something simple, like a Gain block.
  2. Add a widget to the Global Rackspace to control the Gain block. Maybe you could use it to control your mic input gain or to mute your mic.
  3. For your new widget (which MUST be in the Global Rackspace), go to its Advanced tab. There is a selection for “Global Parameter Assignment”. Set it to any number, typically the lowest number available. The number doesn’t matter. It just needs to be assigned.
  4. While Editing the Global Panel, copy the Widget with Ctrl-C.
  5. Go to a Local Rackspace. For this to work, a “To Global Rackspace” block must be present.
  6. Go to the Edit view for the Local Panel.
  7. Click anywhere on a Panel.
  8. Ctrl-V should paste a copy of the Widget into the Local Panel.
  9. Go to the Panel (non-editing) view.
  10. Control your Widget. The Global Widget should track it.

And with that, you can control things in the Global Rackspace locally. That means that it can be adjusted with Variations, etc. Once you’ve done this once, you can repeat it as needed for your design.

Cheers!