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I'm lucky enough to have my synths in the control room, so in most cases, I run a cable from the synth to a pair of D.I.s (usually Avalon U5s or BSS 133s since that is what I have), then into a preamp. Which preamp depends on which sound. For typical keyboard sounds (piano, hammond, moog etc.), it's usually a Neve-clone or the API 3124+, for "clean" sounds (Orchestral samples etc.), I choose a transparent pre like the Millennia. Bass patches might get the Avalon 737 - you get the idea.
In some cases, the Headphone output on some synths sounds better than their normal outputs. I don't know why; maybe an impedance thing?
I'm sure there are 100 more ways to record keys, and none of them would be more "right" than the other. Reamping keys can also be nice.
Stein Tore
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