Hi Marcus,
Thanks for this input – I like the thinking, for sure.
I’m currently doing something similar in a live setup:
I’ve got band talkbacks on a ControlPack routing preset with “open” being active whenever there isn’t any pilot tone on the designated playback channel, but as soon as the playback starts and we get a tone (or in our case LTC), the mics just switch to an empty preset, effectively muting that out.
Then the result of that is looped back into the device and added to a live monitor profile as an input that is just always active.
But we certainly like your version and will add it to the gigantic wish scroll for The Elves Beneath The Mountain.
Best,
/J