Audio Processing Final Mix? - Advice

When creating a master program, I compress/limit my audio to appropriate levels. My program has a number of clips, some voice overs, music, etc,. In order to process the entire mix, I am creating a compound clip, then adding my audio processing to that. While this seems to work, it means that every program ends up being inside a compound clip.
Is there a better way?
thanks,
Geoff

Thanks Luis, though I'm not sure that applying individual effects to audio clips achieves the same result as processing the overall signal. e.g. a compressor on the overall output will cause music to sit nicely under the main voice over, whereas a compressor effect on both the voice-over and the music may cause the music to pump a little more against the voice-over, obviously depending on settings. One overall effect would seem to do the job far more efficiently, and require less plugins.
However, having to create the component is a disadvantage... just wondering if there was another way to treat the overall signal than creating the component clip.
thanks,
Geoff

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