Reducing Hiss, on synths Options

[karambos]

some synths have a lot of hiss on them and when I compress the signal (out of necessity for the song) I naturally increase the hiss.

Is there any way to reduce the hiss when using a synth through an analogue desk and could it be my desk that's at fault - it's a Behringer MX2542A

[Todzilla]

Barb,

Never apologize for boosting the signal to noise ratio. Those of us old enough to have spent decades in the analog recording world understand that your advice is always a good idea: Record as hot as you can without distorting. That will give you the best S/N ratio, and in the digital world gives you more bits for dynamic range.