Elektron Musical Instruments

> I should mute all tracks but not kick, adjust the
> compressor, and then 
> adjust levels and eq of all tracks. Am I right?

You can, but you don't NEED to do this, as you'll
still have to do some tweaking after you bring in
those other instruments. By definition a compressor is
a: Device designed to reduce the dynamic range of
audio signals by reducing the level of high signals or
increasing the level of low signals. 
Sooooo! What you're trying to achieve with your
compressor is increasing the "volume" of your mix
without increasing the output levels. What you want to
do is add body to your mid-ranges and tighten your
bass while bringing down you highs into the mix (I
hope this is making some kind of sense, so far). As
compression will affect everything in the mix, many
recommend applying compression first and later
applying EQ (where you will bring back some of those
highs lost in compression). 
Also consider: the speakers you're using as monitors
influence heavily the outcome of your post production.
It's not a bad idea perhaps to find a track with the
sound that you want and start doing your master
effects comparing to that while listening through the
same speakers.
In the end, if you're already happy with your outcome
(and by the sound of your demos you should be) hey! If
it ain't broke...



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