Has anyone else experienced this? I love the synth - but everytime I load a new patch, it peaks every meter... clip clip clip.....?  I always have to turn it down internally

Same with Z3TA+2. It really annoys me when synth manufacturers max out their presets like this. I understand that they want to make them "pop" to someone auditioning the synth but come on - surely there's a middle ground where presets can have a decent volume without clipping anything. 

I agree! Very annoying ...
 
Perhaps dropping a limiter onto the track or bus while auditioning will keep it out of the red.  It would also help if the synth manufacturers included a master instrument volume control that did not reset with each patch auditioned ...