Gain staging with shadowhills and THE GOD PARTICLES

Hey Jay,

I have a quick question about gain staging. I’m mixing a song that has 3 kicks :shaking_face: , and I noticed that if I make my kick hit the Shadow Hills meters around -1, my 2-bus ends up hitting The God Particle way too hard. But if I keep The God Particle around -5, the Shadow Hills barely compresses the kick.

Should I replace the kick ,or Should I be aiming for the meter on Shadow Hills or THE GOD PARTICLES ,Thanks for all the knowledge you share!