diff --git a/mopidy/config.py b/mopidy/config.py
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+++ b/mopidy/config.py
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+from mopidy.utils import config
+
+schemas = {}  # TODO: use ordered dict?
+schemas['logging'] = config.ConfigSchema()
+schemas['logging']['config_file'] = config.String()
+schemas['logging']['console_format'] = config.String()
+schemas['logging']['debug_format'] = config.String()
+schemas['logging']['debug_file'] = config.String()
+schemas['logging']['debug_thread'] = config.Boolean()
+
+schemas['logging.levels'] = config.LogLevelConfigSchema()
+
+schemas['audio'] = config.ConfigSchema()
+schemas['audio']['mixer'] = config.String()
+schemas['audio']['mixer_track'] = config.String()
+schemas['audio']['output'] = config.String()
+
+# NOTE: if multiple outputs ever comes something like LogLevelConfigSchema
+#schemas['audio.outputs'] = config.AudioOutputConfigSchema()
+
+
+def register_schema(name, schema):
+    if name in schemas:
+        raise Exception
+    schemas[name] = schema