[lkingston]

I’ve been using several options from the Shure Motive line. These also have compression (and EQ), but you have to set it from the app, and I expect it is digital. To use it outside the app, you have to set it from the app first.

The Apogee HypeMic has the advantage of being able to set all the parameters from controls of the mic itself.

It would be interesting to see how the two compare. The analog compression of the HypeMic is likely better. I’ve been very impressed with the sound of the Shure Motiv USB mics. I mainly use them with my Android phone.

One thing I’ve been doing lately is to augment the sound of my acoustic guitar with an acoustic amp. I play no-nails fingerstyle and my singing is quite a lot louder than my playing. Also, the amp allows me to augment the low frequencies of the guitar and add a little reverb. I just turn up the amp very little until the blend in the air with my voice is good.