MOTM

from Mike:

My thing with anything I record is to get the best timbre-tone-
whatever to the track. It sounds simple: get the best sound on the 
individual tracks and you'll get a great end product. But, as you 
pointed out, the more you mess with a track, the less good it can 
sound. The trick and hard part is getting that best sound to tape 
(or disk) in the first place. Many years of bad recordings later, 
I'm finally getting there.

Less is more less is more less is more...

Mike,

This, I think is really Yoda-like advice for anyone trying to 
record!!!  Unfortunately, like you and I, many will not 'figure it 
out until 10 years later...

Adam,

Sorry about the seemingly 'OT' digression of your original 'OT' post -
 can one really be OT about an OT ?!?!? ponder THAT till your brain 
explodes...

Really though - Mike DID answer your original concern:
DON'T use a limiter (hard-knee or whatever) between the synth and the 
console or A/Ds....

If you really feel you need "protection" (and I'll refrain from a 
great joke here) - stick in a 1 amp Fuse!  ok just kidding...but not 
really

Just adjust the levels on the synth so it isn't blasting your inputs, 
whatever they may be...you know - a VCA can 'act' as a hard knee - 
right?

 - off to family-outing for now,

Best to ALL,

Rog