first off, most of my basslines involve distortion, so i usually have one bass synth all distorted and another playing the same part with clean sine waves which i don't distort, so as not to ruin those sub frequencies. is this common practice for distorted basslines?
i've heard people talk about compresssing different bass sounds togther so as to reduce the dynamic range, bring out quieter frequencies, etc. when people do this, do they create a group track with the different bass sounds n then compress the group channel? and if this is whats done, do you compress the bass sounds on their own channel as well as on the group channel? ordo you use side-chain compression (somethin i don't understand in the slightest...

and with kick drums.....
do people eq out the low frequencies of their kick drums so as not to interfere with the bass?
and lastly, do poeple compress their kick drums and bass sounds together?
these kind of posts often get replies like "whatever works for you" or "just do what sounds right". whether its because i don't have an ear for these things or because my moniters are a little shitty, i've been battlin with these questions for a while now, and whilst i have my own theories, i'd like to hear what oother producers with more production experience than me have to say.
safe,
dan