RobertB
Maybe I'm missing something here.
I just turn off Post, which switches the send to un-post(ie pre). I've been doing this for years, and have a current project with an amp sim in the track Fx bin, plus pre fade sends to two busses with two other amp sims.
All three sims are getting the clean source track as input.

Are you sure? AFAIK sends are post FX bins. You can only switch pre- or post-fader, which is also after the FX bin.

Sure enough, the sends are definitely after the FX bin.
So now I'm confused.
Just exactly what does happen when you turn off post in the send?

With post off, the send is not affected by the track volume fader.

I would prefer that PRE would mean both pre-FX as well as pre-fade. This would be far more useful.

I would also prefer that "PRE" would actually be displayed as "PRE" instead of just greyed-out "POST", as it used to be in earlier versions of Sonar.

The solution that I've settled on is to send the related stereo DI/57 tracks to their own bus that contains a channel tool.  When I want to listen to the 57 I use channel tool "right to mono".  When I want to reamp, I set channel tool to "left to mono" and enable the hardware insert.  

Kev999
I would prefer that PRE would mean both pre-FX as well as pre-fade. This would be far more useful.

I would also prefer that "PRE" would actually be displayed as "PRE" instead of just greyed-out "POST", as it used to be in earlier versions of Sonar.

Agree.

Just use and open the effects in the PRO-Channel Rack area and not in the FX bin area
 
CJ

CJaysMusic
Just use and open the effects in the PRO-Channel Rack area and not in the FX bin area
 
CJ

To which I would add, and don't forget you can put FX chains, which can consist of VST plug-ins, in the ProChannel.

Anderton
Any reason not to clone the track? Seems very simple, flexible, and doesn't require busing.

I was thinking as Craig has mentioned. There seems to be some unclear info about what you're trying to do...

I do completely agree that having a pre-fx send option would be greatly appreciated. I believe I have feature requested such in the past...

But if it's for playback needs alone, cloning the track and using no fx on the cloned track should handle things. I only seem to run into actual need of the option when I'm trying to do live fx monitoring while recording...

Keni

Now I need clarification... isn't the tap point of a pre-fader send still after a post-FX ProChannel (i.e., any FX in the PC will still be in the send)?