Im not gonna say, what every body thinks Im gonna say...
Im not gonna do it...
I want to though...
It might be something with the firepod itself... Or maybe your laptop is restricting you from using more than 2 inputs, considering its a dell xps you should have enough ram, but list your system specs.
Cubase LE? Im not sure about reaper but you might be limited to using more than a few inputs at a time..
Hope it helps...
Let me close this post before it slips...!!! Its hard to keep quiet about such a ****** product...