Best workflow when recording ext midi synths to audio?

Question

I have used Logic for some time, but either midi only projects or audio only recording. Now I want to record external midi gear first as midi tracks then when they are right, record each as individual audio tracks to free up the midi gear for more parts. Everybody must do that. Bounce in place isn't going to work and the External Instrument plugin doesn't seem to have any advantages to a midi track. So I figure the workflow is:-
Record and edit midi part until its right
Record to an audio track the output from synth while midi part plays it
Bounce the audio track if you want to make the insert effects permanent
Mute and maybe hide midi track
It just seems clunky because the audio recording of the synth is the raw uneffected input, even though I have the effects set how I always want them, I would rather record with insert effects included just once and forget it. And the clicking around between the audio track to prepare recording and the midi track to play notes on a keyboard to sound check is silly.
Is this just how it is, or is there an easier workflow?

Answer 1

You could aways set up an input channel strip with the effects you wanted, this will print them permanetly when recording, this method eliminates one (bounce) step. On the other hand, if in the end you decide that polysynth has too much chorus, you will have to re-record the part.
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