Recording external synth/drum machine - What should the highest peak be?

Hi,
When recording the audio from an external synth/drum machine what should the highest peak be? At the moment I have been recording as loud as possible without clipping but is it better to leave a few DB of headroom if using compressors etc afterwards?
Thanks for the help.

It is good practice with all audio tracking to have it peaking at around -6. I sometimes aim for around -9 when tracking.
make sure you are recording at 24bit. Your peeks can be -18 and you wouldn't suffer too much.

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