mcbeddall - For me, this is probably moot anyway until the fix the patch change issues. But just for poops and giggles:
My hopeful typical setup would be (with FH in Line mode)...
Guitar-->FH--(1/4")-->FRFR Powered Monitor (behind me...my "virtual amp")
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|--(XLR)--->FoH Mixer
In this case that I am hoping to be my standard setup, I would want the amp and speaker modeling for both outputs. And yes that will work just fine. No problems there.
This is what I don't understand. Let's say I wind up not liking the sound of that setup and decide I want to go into an amp (which, by definition doesn't need amp/speaker modeling and sending a modeled sound to it will sound terrible). Or, the FRFH Powered Monitor dies and I want to use an amp for one night. Or maybe I am playing a show with multiple bands and a guitar amp will be there that I can use so I don't have to lug the powered monitor. In that case, this is what I would like to do...
Guitar-->FH--(1/4")-->Amp (non-modeled signal)
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|--(XLR)--->FoH Mixer (modeled signal)
So, the amp shouldn't have the amp/speaker modeled sound but the FoH Mixer still should. If the FH is still in Amp mode, then the XLR doesn't put out any sound. I can't just tap off of the 1/4" and feed it to the FoH mixer since it is not modeled and then the FoH sound will be bad. If I put the FH in Line mode, then the amp is receiving an already amp/speaker modeled sound and will sound bad (part of the modeling is to roll off top end that historically happens with guitar amps so it will happen twice {once in the modeled sound and once by the actual amp} and will sound really dull {i.e. bad}). Again, seems like a fairly standard configuration that the FH doesn't really support. Or, at least not easily/inuitively.
It might be possible to have the modeling on and be in Line mode and try to tap off the mono FX send, but I am not sure if that will work. Would I have to split that signal to feed back into the FH to not break the signal chain (so, one to my amp and one back into the FH FX return). Again, seems to me like this is a setup that would be rather basic. I am pretty sure every other board I looked at (including Line 6 products) has a way to do this easily.
Or it might be possible to alter the routing in the board for each patch. But then to change for one night, I would have to go through each preset and change it...and then change them all back at the end of the night. But I don't think the FH has any sophisticated routing options if memory serves anyway. But I wouldn't want to have to do that even if it did.
Or, I guess I just have to mic the amp and send that to FoH, but that would be rather disappointing. Again, the button on the back of the DigiTech units do exactly what I want...so I don't think I am asking for something crazy here. With the push of one button and I can go from the upper setup to the lower one.
Again, moot due to the patch change issues anyway. But just really boggled by this.