This is the "pumping" effect where the volume of the bass dips every time the kick hits.
Felton provides a mastering chain template (text-based, for you to build) involving a clipper before a limiter. He explains that the clipper shaves off 0.5db of the kick's peak, allowing the limiter to add 3db of perceived gain without distortion. thesecretsofdancemusicproductiondavidfeltonepub exclusive
The iconic Roland TB-303 wasn’t perfect—it was alive . Felton deconstructs how to inject that unpredictability into any virtual synth. This is the "pumping" effect where the volume