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Thanks to Kaltar, Bruce and Dale (and any other that contribute after this mail is sent) for enlighten me on the issue. Certainly it it seems there's no dead right or wrong. But taking into account I'm strictly home recording hobbyist, I reckon maximising the output (to achieve low sound to noise ratio) while avoiding clipping or overloading the mixer probably would be optimal.

Dale, I never thought of that headroom for effects you talk about. I usually use onboard effects, but being an amateur (or hobbyist more like it), I've never taking into account headroom for effects. Hell, I never even thought about making reverb or delay of one synth "compatible" with the same effects on another synth (delay ms, echo to bpm or Room Type for reverb). Maybe that's why I always get a mushy wall of sound with little distinction... Too much going on maybe. All the instruments sound great by themselves. Less so in a mix. But that's a whole other topic that could easily fill a book. ;)

Oh, and by the way, speaking of such books: There was a question I believe for home recording litterature. I recently purchased Ben Milstead's Home Recording Power (ISBN 1-929685-08-4) which I found rather informative. It focused broadly on many different instruments (incl. vocals, guitars, synths), so for keyboard / synth only musicians (like me), there may be books that focuses more on our specific needs. Nevertheless it's good to aquire some basic knowledge of any recording situation. Makes you understand the whole general frequency / amplitude thingie a little better. Among other things.

Regards,
Bjorn

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