diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/IGameplaySettings.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/IGameplaySettings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a35bdd20d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/IGameplaySettings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Configuration
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A settings provider which generally sources from <see cref="OsuConfigManager"/> (global user settings)
+    /// but can allow overriding settings by caching more locally. For instance, in the editor.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// More settings can be moved into this interface as required.
+    /// </remarks>
+    [Cached]
+    public interface IGameplaySettings
+    {
+        IBindable<float> ComboColourNormalisationAmount { get; }
+
+        IBindable<float> PositionalHitsoundsLevel { get; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index fdaad8cf70..1286a07eeb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration.Tracking;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ using osu.Game.Skinning;
 namespace osu.Game.Configuration
 {
     [ExcludeFromDynamicCompile]
-    public class OsuConfigManager : IniConfigManager<OsuSetting>
+    public class OsuConfigManager : IniConfigManager<OsuSetting>, IGameplaySettings
     {
         public OsuConfigManager(Storage storage)
             : base(storage)
@@ -276,6 +277,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         public Func<Guid, string> LookupSkinName { private get; set; } = _ => @"unknown";
 
         public Func<GlobalAction, LocalisableString> LookupKeyBindings { get; set; } = _ => @"unknown";
+
+        IBindable<float> IGameplaySettings.ComboColourNormalisationAmount => GetOriginalBindable<float>(OsuSetting.ComboColourNormalisationAmount);
+        IBindable<float> IGameplaySettings.PositionalHitsoundsLevel => GetOriginalBindable<float>(OsuSetting.PositionalHitsoundsLevel);
     }
 
     // IMPORTANT: These are used in user configuration files.
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
index 511f492b8a..1d5f5a75e5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
             dependencies.Cache(largeStore);
 
             dependencies.CacheAs(LocalConfig);
+            dependencies.CacheAs<IGameplaySettings>(LocalConfig);
 
             InitialiseFonts();
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index 15d3e63be1..6795a07cb4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
         private readonly BindableList<HitSampleInfo> samplesBindable = new BindableList<HitSampleInfo>();
         private readonly Bindable<int> comboIndexBindable = new Bindable<int>();
 
-        private readonly Bindable<float> positionalHitsoundsLevel = new Bindable<float>();
-        private readonly Bindable<float> comboColourBrightness = new Bindable<float>();
+        private readonly IBindable<float> positionalHitsoundsLevel = new Bindable<float>();
+        private readonly IBindable<float> comboColourBrightness = new Bindable<float>();
         private readonly Bindable<int> comboIndexWithOffsetsBindable = new Bindable<int>();
 
         protected override bool RequiresChildrenUpdate => true;
@@ -171,10 +171,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuConfigManager config, ISkinSource skinSource)
+        private void load(IGameplaySettings gameplaySettings, ISkinSource skinSource)
         {
-            config.BindWith(OsuSetting.PositionalHitsoundsLevel, positionalHitsoundsLevel);
-            config.BindWith(OsuSetting.ComboColourNormalisationAmount, comboColourBrightness);
+            positionalHitsoundsLevel.BindTo(gameplaySettings.PositionalHitsoundsLevel);
+            comboColourBrightness.BindTo(gameplaySettings.ComboColourNormalisationAmount);
 
             // Explicit non-virtual function call in case a DrawableHitObject overrides AddInternal.
             base.AddInternal(Samples = new PausableSkinnableSound());