# Gain staging with shadowhills and THE GOD PARTICLES

**URL:** <https://community.mwtm.com/t/gain-staging-with-shadowhills-and-the-god-particles/17883>\
**Category:** Recording & Production\
**Tags:** drums\
**Created:** [June 25, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/gain-staging-with-shadowhills-and-the-god-particles/17883 "2026-06-25T02:55:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hobii\_Ali](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/hobii_ali/32/1948_2.png) [@Hobii\_Ali](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Hobii_Ali)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/gain-staging-with-shadowhills-and-the-god-particles/17883/1 "2026-06-25T02:55:54Z")

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Hey Jay,

I have a quick question about gain staging. I’m mixing a song that has 3 kicks 🫨 , 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!

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**Author:** ![Romain\_Magnan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/romain_magnan/32/1948_2.png) [@Romain\_Magnan](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Romain_Magnan)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/gain-staging-with-shadowhills-and-the-god-particles/17883/2 "2026-07-28T18:15:25Z")

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Layering before compressing with shadowhill , a sub one, an attack and an acoustic bass drum , try to keep one attack , and then curve it with the compressor should be smooth ✨🕶