Are compressing KICKS really necessary?

[RyanTrapstar]

Is it really?

 

[krushing]

No. You do it if you need to or want to, that's all there is to it.

 

[Wallengard]

To anyone who reads this thread and disagrees with krushing..

.. you don't know what you're doing.

 

[KidsOfThe90s]

Yeah as stated above, you don't need to lol, do what you like. However I prefer to compress my kicks.

 

[AtkinsonAudio]

If your using samples, they probably already been compressed a few times. If your recording a live kick, then you will probably need to compress it a little bit to keep it level.

 

[chopz makes beats]

i compress drum breaks. one shot drum samples not so often

 

[Zacobe]

If I want more sustain, or less attack, yes. Or if I want more weight I'll parallel compress/limit.