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I use one of these for my setup, as I always capture a dry take when recording. I use it for reamping, and also for sound design when dialing in amps and fx. It's handy for HW & SW synths too, if you want to send them through your fx gear.
http://orchid-electronics.co.uk/Amp_Interface.htm
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My recoding chain is Guitar > FX8 (4CM) > Kemper (SPDIF) > Audio Interface (USB) > Computer > VST (optional) > Orchid Amp Interface > FX8 > Kemper, etc..
You may have noticed that I can combine effects from the FX8 and Kemper, with VST's inside the computer, which makes for a very versatile system. There is also a two-way digital connection between the computer and the Kemper if I want to want to skip the FX8, e.g. I can send Helix Native effects pre & post the Kemper via SPDIF.
Now you may be thinking that my system is very digital, but I have been experimenting with Nebula and Acqua plugins to add some analogue (Neve, API & SSL) flavours to my audio signals. Things like pre amps, line in, EQ, Group Bus and Master Bus circuits, along with some tape and valve saturation. My methods may be a bit unorthodox, but it's the closest I can get to playing around with gear that would have cost hundreds of thousands of pounds a few years back.
I'd like to know how everybody else does their thing, but we tend to be isolated in our endeavours, and just grab bits and pieces of information wherever we can find it. I stumbled upon the concept of tracking audio at 0VU = -18dDFS by accident, and I've stuck with it ever since. I find it much easier to get where I want to go using consistent levels, and it sounds better to my ears compared to how I used to do things, which was recording at random levels a little on the hot side.
BTW I use the VU meter pictured above as I find them easier to work with, and I can move them around my tracks to check individual readings.
https://klanghelm.com/contents/products/VUMT/VUMT.php