Recently, yes. I've been experimenting with fairly heavy compression, fast attack, slow release, high ratio - then mixed like 50/50 with clean. This seems to sit in the mix very well regardless of my playing technique. It increases apparent volume of the bass in the in-ears but retains playing dynamics. I'm not a compression expert, by any means. But this parallel compression thing seemss to be working for me. I am also putting the compressor near the end of the chain, allowing dynamics on the upstream stuff, using the compressor as a finishing product, like a mastering tool. It's sort of like a radio mix where the bass is steady and audible throughout. I can dig-in and the bass doesn't suddenly jump out. Stays in its volume slot. Radio stations use compression to reduce the peak to average ratio of the broadcast signal, allowing them to push up the gain and reach more miles of coverage with the same power. Sort of what I am doing.
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