Also allow dynamic text labels that reference stepped dials and radio buttons:

[current item of list widget x]

[next item on list widget x]

[previous item on list widget x]

Use case for this:

Using a stepped dial I can set a single foot switch button to progress through a series of actions that amount to the sequence of the whole song. The problem is, without easy to read text prompts, it’s a lot to memorize to always know what the next action is going to be (is it about to put me in record for a bass line or a percussion part?), especially if I’ve made these kinds of custom arrangements for a lot of different songs. It would be great to have a large text box or a button with large text that always tells me what the next action is going to be by referencing the stepped dial. This could also be used for lyric cues that would update based on what section of the song I’m currently at, which I’ve seen requested elsewhere.

After long thinking I came to the conclusion that I would go even further than just variables placed in text. If use cases get more advanced, variables handled in the text field will become too complicated.

For example: conditional display of text would be very helpful to display brief and meaningful feedback. But with a variable style approach, the implementation can be messy. Let's take a simple label which displays the quantized delay time of an fictional delay with the "Excel formula" approach:

"Delay time $SWITCH($project.effects['send delay'].time; 0, '1/32'; 16, '1/16t', 32, 1/16; 48, '1/8t'; 64, '1/8'; 80, '1/4t; 96, '1/8d'; 112, '1/4'; 127, '1/2')"

Instead, I suggest a new "format" section which is available for each widget. In this section, building blocks which consists of conditionals and actions can be added to not only define the text of the widget but also the color, visibility and possibly more.

This function would turn LP into a spaceship, awesome!