no to “Get used to your plug ins before you scream for features.” because while this may hold true for the internal fx, it does NOT hold true for the wide arrange of free and weird (and crappy) VST fx out there.
no to a dedicated device for something any effect could have: wet/dry… with the option to send each to send tracks while you’re at it, which would make the send device unnecessary in many cases.
“no” as in “-1”.
what is that “amount” you’re referring to? send amount, right? so there’s your answer: no sends required.
I was refering to this: Wet/dry Control On Effects