Thank you Keith. That post was very helpful. I ended up cutting out the compression and started messing more with the gain on the interface instead.
One thing I found out is that I am using a Shure SM-57 mic, which is actually an instrument mic. Could this be a potential source of my problems...
I'm not sure. I am using compression. I'm not sure why, I thought you were supposed to. I tthink the noise might be a result of overcompression, maybe?
Not asking to critqiue my singing or guitar playing, rather the mic levels, EQ, compression, etc.
I am using a Shure mic connected to a Line6 UX1 to my laptop. For effects I am using a noise gate, reverb and a compression, although I do not understand it very well.
Setup Test by Dark Red and...