EQ'ing before or after compression

[dirty_bass]

exactly, bass doesnt really have any dynamic element to a track

Not sure I understand what you are saying here.
But in my opinion bass needs to most control, as it is the most powerful and most unwieldy element.

[christian wagner]

Not sure I understand what you are saying here.
But in my opinion bass needs to most control, as it is the most powerful and most unwieldy element.

Yeah, The bass doesnt have big dynamics, i.e. theres no parts of the bass that are quieter, then get louder, its a constant which needs to stand out all the way through, hence the amount of compression it can handle.

[platform1]

Thats what i thought cheers for clearing that.. i somtimes have problems when compressing my bass parts.. i end if with loadsa clicks and pops.. changing the attack and decay dont seem to fix it... anyone else have that problem?

thinking about it, it could just be bringing the pops and clicks that are already in the bass parts but i woulda have thought so... im using native instrument bundle compressor, it is very tempermental (dodgy crack version).. what other compressors would you guys recomend... gotta be cheapish