FX Insert to tape in SX?

[trogdor]

Hey i'm a bit of a newbie with SX...
Is it possible to insert a plugin to the input signal and record it WITH the effect? Because the sends seem to be post-tape as they show up on the monitors while recording and after but if I bypass the sends the file plays dry.

I am curious because I don't have any external compressors and would like to lightly compress my mic signal using a plugin and record the compressed signal... is this possible?

thanks