One drawback of the Edirol DA-2496 8 in/8 out interface is that it doesn't have effects inserts for things like compressors.

Could I take a signal from CH 1 & CH 2, output them via the soft mixer to DA-Out 5-6 route them through a compressor, and then record CH 3 and CH 4 in my DAW? SONAR LE lets you choose any combination of inputs you want from the Edirol. It's pretty flexible on the I/O, I'm just wondering about levels / impedance etc. for the Edirol break-out box and the compressor (which I haven't bought yet).

I know there are soft compressors, but the ones provided in Sonar LE don't sound quite right for the bass guitar.

Thanks,