diff --git a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/AuraBar.lua b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/AuraBar.lua
index fae8774..bb785c8 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/AuraBar.lua
+++ b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/AuraBar.lua
@@ -1246,6 +1246,7 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
     return region.currentMin or 0, region.currentMax or 0
   end
 
+  region.TimerTick = nil
   function region:Update()
     local state = region.state
     region:UpdateMinMax()
@@ -1257,7 +1258,7 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
         end
         if region.TimerTick then
           region.TimerTick = nil
-          region:UpdateRegionHasTimerTick()
+          region.subRegionEvents:RemoveSubscriber("TimerTick", self)
         end
         expirationTime = GetTime() + (state.remaining or 0)
       else
@@ -1266,7 +1267,7 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
         end
         if not region.TimerTick then
           region.TimerTick = TimerTick
-          region:UpdateRegionHasTimerTick()
+          region.subRegionEvents:AddSubscriber("TimerTick", self, true)
         end
         expirationTime = state.expirationTime and state.expirationTime > 0 and state.expirationTime or math.huge;
       end
@@ -1283,7 +1284,7 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
       region:SetValue(value - region.currentMin, region.currentMax - region.currentMin);
       if region.TimerTick then
         region.TimerTick = nil
-        region:UpdateRegionHasTimerTick()
+        region.subRegionEvents:RemoveSubscriber("TimerTick", region)
       end
     else
       if region.paused then
@@ -1292,7 +1293,7 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
       region:SetTime(0, math.huge)
       if region.TimerTick then
         region.TimerTick = nil
-        region:UpdateRegionHasTimerTick()
+        region.subRegionEvents:RemoveSubscriber("TimerTick", region)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/ProgressTexture.lua b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/ProgressTexture.lua
index e7ad55d..436e494 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/ProgressTexture.lua
+++ b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/ProgressTexture.lua
@@ -878,6 +878,7 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
     end
   end
 
+  region.TimerTick = nil
   function region:Update()
     local state = region.state
 
@@ -890,7 +891,7 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
         end
         if region.TimerTick then
           region.TimerTick = nil
-          region:UpdateRegionHasTimerTick()
+          region.subRegionEvents:RemoveSubscriber("TimerTick", region)
         end
         expirationTime = GetTime() + (state.remaining or 0)
       else
@@ -899,7 +900,7 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
         end
         if not region.TimerTick then
           region.TimerTick = TimerTick
-          region:UpdateRegionHasTimerTick()
+          region.subRegionEvents:AddSubscriber("TimerTick", region, true)
         end
         expirationTime = state.expirationTime and state.expirationTime > 0 and state.expirationTime or math.huge;
       end
@@ -945,7 +946,7 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
       region:SetValue(value - adjustMin, max - adjustMin);
       if region.TimerTick then
         region.TimerTick = nil
-        region:UpdateRegionHasTimerTick()
+        region.subRegionEvents:RemoveSubscriber("TimerTick", region)
       end
     else
       if region.paused then
@@ -954,7 +955,7 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
       region:SetTime(0, math.huge)
       if region.TimerTick then
         region.TimerTick = nil
-        region:UpdateRegionHasTimerTick()
+        region.subRegionEvents:RemoveSubscriber("TimerTick", region)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/RegionPrototype.lua b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/RegionPrototype.lua
index cf5a902..2ba84de 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/RegionPrototype.lua
+++ b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/RegionPrototype.lua
@@ -6,47 +6,6 @@ local L = WeakAuras.L;
 
 WeakAuras.regionPrototype = {};
 
-
-local SubRegionEventSystem =
-{
-  ClearSubscribers = function(self)
-    self.events = {}
-  end,
-
-  AddSubscriber = function(self, event, subRegion)
-    if not subRegion[event] then
-      print("Can't register subregion for ", event, " ", subRegion.type)
-      return
-    end
-
-    self.events[event] = self.events[event] or {}
-    tinsert(self.events[event], subRegion)
-  end,
-
-  RemoveSubscriber = function(self, event, subRegion)
-    if self.events[event] then
-      tremove(self.events[event], tIndexOf(self.events[event], subRegion))
-    end
-  end,
-
-  Notify = function(self, event, ...)
-    if self.events[event] then
-      for _, subRegion in ipairs(self.events[event]) do
-        subRegion[event](subRegion, ...)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-}
-
-local function CreateSubRegionEventSystem()
-  local system = {}
-  for f, func in pairs(SubRegionEventSystem) do
-    system[f] = func
-    system.events = {}
-  end
-  return system
-end
-
 -- Alpha
 function WeakAuras.regionPrototype.AddAlphaToDefault(default)
   default.alpha = 1.0;
@@ -391,29 +350,9 @@ local function SetTriggerProvidesTimer(self, timerTick)
   self:UpdateTimerTick()
 end
 
-local function UpdateRegionHasTimerTick(self)
-  local hasTimerTick = false
-  if self.TimerTick then
-    hasTimerTick = true
-  elseif (self.subRegions) then
-    for index, subRegion in pairs(self.subRegions) do
-      if subRegion.TimerTick then
-        hasTimerTick = true
-        break;
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  self.regionHasTimer = hasTimerTick
-  self:UpdateTimerTick()
-end
-
 local function TimerTickForRegion(region)
   Private.StartProfileSystem("timer tick")
   Private.StartProfileAura(region.id);
-  if region.TimerTick then
-    region:TimerTick();
-  end
 
   region.subRegionEvents:Notify("TimerTick")
   Private.StopProfileAura(region.id);
@@ -421,7 +360,7 @@ local function TimerTickForRegion(region)
 end
 
 local function UpdateTimerTick(self)
-  if self.triggerProvidesTimer and self.regionHasTimer and self.toShow then
+  if self.triggerProvidesTimer and self.subRegionEvents:HasSubscribers("TimerTick") and self.toShow then
     if not self:GetScript("OnUpdate") then
       self:SetScript("OnUpdate", function()
         TimerTickForRegion(self)
@@ -434,6 +373,20 @@ local function UpdateTimerTick(self)
   end
 end
 
+local function UpdateFrameTick(self)
+  if self.subRegionEvents:HasSubscribers("FrameTick") and self.toShow then
+    Private.FrameTick:AddSubscriber("FrameTick", self)
+  else
+    Private.FrameTick:RemoveSubscriber("FrameTick", self)
+  end
+end
+
+local function FrameTick(self)
+  Private.StartProfileAura(self.id)
+  self.subRegionEvents:Notify("FrameTick")
+  Private.StopProfileAura(self.id)
+end
+
 local function AnchorSubRegion(self, subRegion, anchorType, selfPoint, anchorPoint, anchorXOffset, anchorYOffset)
   subRegion:ClearAllPoints()
 
@@ -486,10 +439,11 @@ function WeakAuras.regionPrototype.create(region)
   region.SetAnimAlpha = SetAnimAlpha;
 
   region.SetTriggerProvidesTimer = SetTriggerProvidesTimer
-  region.UpdateRegionHasTimerTick = UpdateRegionHasTimerTick
   region.UpdateTimerTick = UpdateTimerTick
+  region.UpdateFrameTick = UpdateFrameTick
+  region.FrameTick = FrameTick
 
-  region.subRegionEvents = CreateSubRegionEventSystem()
+  region.subRegionEvents = Private.CreateSubscribableObject()
   region.AnchorSubRegion = AnchorSubRegion
   region.values = {} -- For SubText
 
@@ -502,6 +456,8 @@ function WeakAuras.regionPrototype.modify(parent, region, data)
   region.state = nil
   region.states = nil
   region.subRegionEvents:ClearSubscribers()
+  region.subRegionEvents:ClearCallbacks()
+  Private.FrameTick:RemoveSubscriber("FrameTick", region)
 
   local defaultsForRegion = Private.regionTypes[data.regionType] and Private.regionTypes[data.regionType].default;
 
@@ -581,7 +537,6 @@ function WeakAuras.regionPrototype.modify(parent, region, data)
     end
     return data.actions.finish[fullKey]
   end, true)
-
 end
 
 function WeakAuras.regionPrototype.modifyFinish(parent, region, data)
@@ -612,7 +567,15 @@ function WeakAuras.regionPrototype.modifyFinish(parent, region, data)
     end
   end
 
-  region:UpdateRegionHasTimerTick()
+  region.subRegionEvents:SetOnSubscriptionStatusChanged("TimerTick", function()
+    region:UpdateTimerTick()
+  end)
+  region:UpdateTimerTick()
+
+  region.subRegionEvents:SetOnSubscriptionStatusChanged("FrameTick", function()
+    region:UpdateFrameTick()
+  end)
+  region:UpdateFrameTick()
 
   Private.ApplyFrameLevel(region)
 end
@@ -627,55 +590,25 @@ end
 local regionsForFrameTick = {}
 
 local frameForFrameTick = CreateFrame("Frame");
-
 Private.frames["Frame Tick Frame"] = frameForFrameTick
 
-local function FrameTick()
+Private.FrameTick = Private.CreateSubscribableObject()
+Private.FrameTick.OnUpdateHandler = function()
   if WeakAuras.IsOptionsOpen() then
     return
   end
   Private.StartProfileSystem("frame tick")
-  for region in pairs(regionsForFrameTick) do
-    Private.StartProfileAura(region.id);
-    if region.FrameTick then
-      region.FrameTick()
-    end
-    region.subRegionEvents:Notify("FrameTick")
-    Private.StopProfileAura(region.id);
-  end
+  Private.FrameTick:Notify("FrameTick")
   Private.StopProfileSystem("frame tick")
 end
 
-local function RegisterForFrameTick(region)
-  -- Check for a Frame Tick function
-  local hasFrameTick = region.FrameTick
-  if not hasFrameTick then
-    if (region.subRegions) then
-      for index, subRegion in pairs(region.subRegions) do
-        if subRegion.FrameTick then
-          hasFrameTick = true
-          break
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  if not hasFrameTick then
-    return
-  end
-
-  regionsForFrameTick[region] = true
-  if not frameForFrameTick:GetScript("OnUpdate") then
-    frameForFrameTick:SetScript("OnUpdate", FrameTick);
-  end
-end
-
-local function UnRegisterForFrameTick(region)
-  regionsForFrameTick[region] = nil
-  if not next(regionsForFrameTick) then
+Private.FrameTick:SetOnSubscriptionStatusChanged("FrameTick", function()
+  if Private.FrameTick:HasSubscribers("FrameTick") then
+    frameForFrameTick:SetScript("OnUpdate", Private.FrameTick.OnUpdateHandler);
+  else
     frameForFrameTick:SetScript("OnUpdate", nil)
   end
-end
+end)
 
 local function TimerTickForSetDuration(self)
   local duration = self.duration
@@ -707,13 +640,13 @@ function WeakAuras.regionPrototype.AddSetDurationInfo(region)
       if customValue then
         SetProgressValue(region, duration, expirationTime);
         region.TimerTick = nil
-        region:UpdateRegionHasTimerTick()
+        region.subRegionEvents:RemoveSubscriber("TimerTick", self)
       else
         local adjustMin = region.adjustedMin or 0;
         region:SetTime((duration ~= 0 and region.adjustedMax or duration) - adjustMin, expirationTime - adjustMin, inverse);
 
         region.TimerTick = TimerTickForSetDuration
-        region:UpdateRegionHasTimerTick()
+        region.subRegionEvents:AddSubscriber("TimerTick", self, true)
       end
     end
   elseif (region.generatedSetDurationInfo) then
@@ -827,7 +760,7 @@ function WeakAuras.regionPrototype.AddExpandFunction(data, region, cloneId, pare
         region:SoundRepeatStop();
       end
 
-      UnRegisterForFrameTick(region)
+      region:UpdateFrameTick()
       region:UpdateTimerTick()
     end
     function region:Expand()
@@ -863,7 +796,7 @@ function WeakAuras.regionPrototype.AddExpandFunction(data, region, cloneId, pare
       end
       parent:ActivateChild(data.id, cloneId);
 
-      RegisterForFrameTick(region)
+      region:UpdateFrameTick()
       region:UpdateTimerTick()
     end
   elseif not(data.controlledChildren) then
@@ -886,7 +819,7 @@ function WeakAuras.regionPrototype.AddExpandFunction(data, region, cloneId, pare
         region:SoundRepeatStop();
       end
 
-      UnRegisterForFrameTick(region)
+      region:UpdateFrameTick()
       region:UpdateTimerTick()
     end
     function region:Expand()
@@ -934,7 +867,7 @@ function WeakAuras.regionPrototype.AddExpandFunction(data, region, cloneId, pare
         parent:UpdateBorder(region);
       end
 
-      RegisterForFrameTick(region)
+      region:UpdateFrameTick()
       region:UpdateTimerTick()
     end
   end
diff --git a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/StopMotion.lua b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/StopMotion.lua
index aa51c66..07bfb2a 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/StopMotion.lua
+++ b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/StopMotion.lua
@@ -444,6 +444,9 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
     end;
 
     region.FrameTick = onUpdate;
+    if region.FrameTick then
+      region.subRegionEvents:AddSubscriber("FrameTick", region, true)
+    end
 
     function region:Update()
       if region.state.paused then
diff --git a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/Text.lua b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/Text.lua
index 30768ee..71b153c 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/Text.lua
+++ b/WeakAuras/RegionTypes/Text.lua
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ local function modify(parent, region, data)
   region.Update = Update
   region.FrameTick = FrameTick
   region.TimerTick = TimerTick
+  if TimerTick then
+    region.subRegionEvents:AddSubscriber("TimerTick", region, true)
+  else
+    region.subRegionEvents:RemoveSubscriber("TimerTick", region)
+  end
 
   if not UpdateText then
     local textStr = data.displayText
diff --git a/WeakAuras/SubRegionTypes/Tick.lua b/WeakAuras/SubRegionTypes/Tick.lua
index 9aa6ae8..8737d94 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/SubRegionTypes/Tick.lua
+++ b/WeakAuras/SubRegionTypes/Tick.lua
@@ -199,13 +199,11 @@ local funcs = {
     if self.tick_placement_mode == "ValueOffset" and self.state and self.state.progressType == "timed" and not self.paused then
       if not self.TimerTick then
         self.TimerTick = self.UpdateTickPlacement
-        self.parent:UpdateRegionHasTimerTick()
         self.parent.subRegionEvents:AddSubscriber("TimerTick", self)
       end
     else
       if self.TimerTick then
         self.TimerTick = nil
-        self.parent:UpdateRegionHasTimerTick()
         self.parent.subRegionEvents:RemoveSubscriber("TimerTick", self)
       end
     end
diff --git a/WeakAuras/SubscribableObject.lua b/WeakAuras/SubscribableObject.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07b3045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/WeakAuras/SubscribableObject.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+if not WeakAuras.IsLibsOK() then return end
+local AddonName, Private = ...
+
+local WeakAuras = WeakAuras
+local L = WeakAuras.L
+
+local SubscribableObject =
+{
+  ClearSubscribers = function(self)
+    self.events = {}
+  end,
+
+  ClearCallbacks = function(self)
+    self.callbacks = {}
+  end,
+
+  AddSubscriber = function(self, event, subscriber, highPriority)
+    if not subscriber[event] then
+      print("Can't register for ", event, " ", subscriber, subscriber.type)
+      return
+    end
+
+    self.events[event] = self.events[event] or {}
+    local pos = highPriority and 1 or (#self.events[event] + 1)
+    if TableHasAnyEntries(self.events[event]) then
+      tinsert(self.events[event], pos, subscriber)
+    else
+      tinsert(self.events[event], pos, subscriber)
+      if self.callbacks[event] then
+        self.callbacks[event]()
+      end
+    end
+  end,
+
+  RemoveSubscriber = function(self, event, subscriber)
+    if self.events[event] then
+      local index = tIndexOf(self.events[event], subscriber)
+      if index then
+        tremove(self.events[event], index)
+        if not TableHasAnyEntries(self.events[event]) then
+          if self.callbacks[event] then
+            self.callbacks[event]()
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end,
+
+  SetOnSubscriptionStatusChanged = function(self, event, cb)
+    self.callbacks[event] = cb
+  end,
+
+  Notify = function(self, event, ...)
+    if self.events[event] then
+      for _, subscriber in ipairs(self.events[event]) do
+        subscriber[event](subscriber, ...)
+      end
+    end
+  end,
+
+  HasSubscribers = function(self, event)
+    return self.events[event] and TableHasAnyEntries(self.events[event])
+  end
+}
+
+function Private.CreateSubscribableObject()
+  local system = {}
+  for f, func in pairs(SubscribableObject) do
+    system[f] = func
+    system.events = {}
+    system.callbacks = {}
+  end
+  return system
+end
diff --git a/WeakAuras/WeakAuras.toc b/WeakAuras/WeakAuras.toc
index 9d299e5..7ae40e3 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/WeakAuras.toc
+++ b/WeakAuras/WeakAuras.toc
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ GenericTrigger.lua
 AuraWarnings.lua
 AuraEnvironment.lua
 DebugLog.lua
+SubscribableObject.lua
 
 # Region support
 RegionTypes\RegionPrototype.lua
diff --git a/WeakAuras/compat.lua b/WeakAuras/compat.lua
index 801e333..1172119 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/compat.lua
+++ b/WeakAuras/compat.lua
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ function tIndexOf(tbl, item)
 	end
 end
 
+function TableHasAnyEntries(tbl)
+    if tbl and type(tbl) == "table" then
+        for _ in pairs(tbl) do
+            return true
+        end
+    end
+    return false
+end
+
 function IsInGroup()
 	return GetNumPartyMembers() > 0 or GetNumRaidMembers() > 0
 end
diff --git a/WeakAurasOptions/AuthorOptions.lua b/WeakAurasOptions/AuthorOptions.lua
index dafdd7c..15c4e61 100644
--- a/WeakAurasOptions/AuthorOptions.lua
+++ b/WeakAurasOptions/AuthorOptions.lua
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ typeControlAdders = {
       set = function(_, value)
         if option.mediaType == "sound" then
           -- do this outside the deref loop, so we don't play the sound a million times
-          PlaySoundFile(value)
+          PlaySoundFile(value, "Master")
         end
         for _, optionData in pairs(option.references) do
           local childOption = optionData.options[optionData.index]
@@ -2353,7 +2353,7 @@ local function addUserModeOption(options, args, data, order, prefix, i)
       end
       userOption.set = function(_, value)
         if option.mediaType == "sound" then
-          PlaySoundFile(value)
+          PlaySoundFile(value, "Master")
         end
         for _, optionData in pairs(option.references) do
           local childData = optionData.data