Hey, I'm Marty and I've been playing for a long time. For the most part I've let others deal with the technical stuff. I've got a lot of ???s

[memarts]

For instance, what would you set the values on a dbx 286s in order to mic an acoustic guitar in an untreated 10X10 room?

 

[bouldersoundguy]

That depends entirely on the mic used, the placement of the mic and how loud the guitar is, and also what result you want. There's nothing about a channel strip that can really compensate for an untreated room.

 

[Track Rat]

Set up a mic, dial up the gain until it sounds good, make sure you ain't clipping and go. That's what we all do. Rinse and repeat.