diff --git a/topology/pre-process-dapm.c b/topology/pre-process-dapm.c
index 372ac65..fa1b64c 100644
--- a/topology/pre-process-dapm.c
+++ b/topology/pre-process-dapm.c
@@ -26,6 +26,53 @@
 #include "topology.h"
 #include "pre-processor.h"
 
+int tplg_build_base_object(struct tplg_pre_processor *tplg_pp, snd_config_t *obj_cfg,
+			   snd_config_t *parent, bool skip_name)
+{
+	snd_config_t *top, *parent_obj, *cfg, *dest;
+	const char *parent_name;
+
+	/* find parent section config */
+	top = tplg_object_get_section(tplg_pp, parent);
+	if (!top)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	parent_obj = tplg_object_get_instance_config(tplg_pp, parent);
+
+	/* get parent name */
+	parent_name = tplg_object_get_name(tplg_pp, parent_obj);
+	if (!parent_name)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* find parent config with name */
+	dest = tplg_find_config(top, parent_name);
+	if (!dest) {
+		SNDERR("Cannot find parent config %s\n", parent_name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* build config from template and add to parent */
+	return tplg_build_object_from_template(tplg_pp, obj_cfg, &cfg, dest, skip_name);
+}
+
+int tplg_build_scale_object(struct tplg_pre_processor *tplg_pp, snd_config_t *obj_cfg,
+			      snd_config_t *parent)
+{
+	return tplg_build_base_object(tplg_pp, obj_cfg, parent, true);
+}
+
+int tplg_build_ops_object(struct tplg_pre_processor *tplg_pp, snd_config_t *obj_cfg,
+			      snd_config_t *parent)
+{
+	return tplg_build_base_object(tplg_pp, obj_cfg, parent, false);
+}
+
+int tplg_build_channel_object(struct tplg_pre_processor *tplg_pp, snd_config_t *obj_cfg,
+			      snd_config_t *parent)
+{
+	return tplg_build_base_object(tplg_pp, obj_cfg, parent, false);
+}
+
 int tplg_build_tlv_object(struct tplg_pre_processor *tplg_pp, snd_config_t *obj_cfg,
 			      snd_config_t *parent)
 {
diff --git a/topology/pre-process-object.c b/topology/pre-process-object.c
index 64e1689..c7c23ff 100644
--- a/topology/pre-process-object.c
+++ b/topology/pre-process-object.c
@@ -858,6 +858,19 @@ static int tplg_build_generic_object(struct tplg_pre_processor *tplg_pp, snd_con
 	return ret;
 }
 
+const struct config_template_items scale_config = {
+	.int_config_ids = {"min", "step", "mute"},
+};
+
+const struct config_template_items ops_config = {
+	.int_config_ids = {"get", "put"},
+	.string_config_ids = {"info"},
+};
+
+const struct config_template_items channel_config = {
+	.int_config_ids = {"reg", "shift"},
+};
+
 const struct config_template_items widget_config = {
 	.int_config_ids = {"index", "no_pm", "shift", "invert", "subseq", "event_type",
 			    "event_flags"},
@@ -872,6 +885,10 @@ const struct build_function_map object_build_map[] = {
 	{"Base", "manifest", "SectionManifest", &tplg_build_generic_object, NULL},
 	{"Base", "data", "SectionData", &tplg_build_data_object, &data_config},
 	{"Base", "tlv", "SectionTLV", &tplg_build_tlv_object, NULL},
+	{"Base", "scale", "scale", &tplg_build_scale_object, &scale_config},
+	{"Base", "ops", "ops" ,&tplg_build_ops_object, &ops_config},
+	{"Base", "extops", "extops" ,&tplg_build_ops_object, &ops_config},
+	{"Base", "channel", "channel", &tplg_build_channel_object, &channel_config},
 	{"Base", "VendorToken", "SectionVendorTokens", &tplg_build_vendor_token_object, NULL},
 	{"Widget", "", "SectionWidget", &tplg_build_generic_object, &widget_config},
 };
diff --git a/topology/pre-processor.h b/topology/pre-processor.h
index 34fb723..1e1bca5 100644
--- a/topology/pre-processor.h
+++ b/topology/pre-processor.h
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ int tplg_build_object_from_template(struct tplg_pre_processor *tplg_pp, snd_conf
 				    bool skip_name);
 int tplg_build_tlv_object(struct tplg_pre_processor *tplg_pp, snd_config_t *obj_cfg,
 			      snd_config_t *parent);
+int tplg_build_scale_object(struct tplg_pre_processor *tplg_pp, snd_config_t *obj_cfg,
+			      snd_config_t *parent);
+int tplg_build_ops_object(struct tplg_pre_processor *tplg_pp, snd_config_t *obj_cfg,
+			      snd_config_t *parent);
+int tplg_build_channel_object(struct tplg_pre_processor *tplg_pp, snd_config_t *obj_cfg,
+			      snd_config_t *parent);
 int tplg_parent_update(struct tplg_pre_processor *tplg_pp, snd_config_t *parent,
 			  const char *section_name, const char *item_name);