Compressing Bass

[Nomak]

I am just wondering if you guys compress your bass before you side-chain it to a kick drum?

Cheers

[christian wagner]

i compress bass, but i dont sidechain to a kickdrum, unlss its the sound im after

[rhythmtech]

i compress bass, but i dont sidechain to a kickdrum, unlss its the sound im after

same.. its a very definite sound when sidechained.. oompa oompa.

im more into mildly sidechaing my percussion group

[Nomak]

Ok, maybe I should rephrase the question slightly!

When side chaining the bass to the kick drum would you compress the bass before on its own, and then side chain?

[dirty_bass]

Nealry always sidechain the bass for a clean sound.
It doesn`t have to pump obviously if you know what you are doing.
I compress the bass, then use a Band insert with a sidechain compressor in it, and set it so I only sidechain the lower regions.
Usually about 200hz down.

[Barely Human]

I usually use a fat kick with a long tail, have that sidechained to the bass, and then group the kick and the bass and compress them.