Sidechain
The mix breathes with the kick.
Keyed by the kick and nothing else, with a per-strip amount.
Delay
Repeats that stay on the grid.
1/32 to two bars, straight, dotted, triplet or free, with ping-pong.
Reverb
A real tank, not a preset.
Size, decay and damping instead of ROOM / HALL / PLATE.
Clipper
Where the loudness comes from.
Takes the tops off the peaks at four times the sample rate, so no fizz on your hats.
Compressor
Glue, with a mix knob.
Pull the mix back and it runs parallel: density underneath, transients on top.
Limiter
The ceiling is a guarantee.
Two milliseconds of look-ahead, so nothing overshoots. On by default.