kierank wrote:I have this same question - shame you didn't get an answer.
I suspect no one replied because the question he asked would require someone with an AXE I/O to spend considerable time to setup his scenario, testing and posting back to this thread to test a very unusual workflow. It's
very unlikely it would work because taking the output of a device and feeding the input of the same device would result in a horrible feedback loop.
kierank wrote:I was wondering if you could use line out > pedal > line in, or whether it would need to be amp out > pedal > input 2.
I had also been wondering about another scenario where: guitar > input 1, to record DI and then: amp out (set to route input 1 out) > pedal board > input 2. That way I could record guitar DI and also the signal after the external pedal fx.
Your second scenario might work because you're not trying to go thru USB to your DAW from the AXE I/O and back to the AXE I/O from your DAW and then back thru USB again to your DAW like the original poster mentioned.
If you strictly kept Input1 separate from Input2, before going to your DAW, it's something to
carefully try. Keep your volume low in case you get some ear splitting feedback...
I have a backlog of my own songs I'm working on, so time excludes me from trying experiments. If you have an AXE I/O, experiment and give it a shot.
Dave