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Dave AkinCelebrity Interview: Dave Akin is a long-time listener that has recently made a significant upgrade to his studio - specifically his mixing tools. He did this armed with information he learned on the show and with some much-appreciated consulting with Andy Diekroger at Sweetwater. Al spent some time with Dave talking about how he's gotten to where he is in his mixing career and how important it is to keep learning and progressing.

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Viewer Mail: Jon, and Paul from Mesa Sand Productions Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Who did the actual singing in the movie The Buddy Holly Story? A: The actor that also played Buddy in the movie, Gary Busey! This week's winner is Nathan Else. Congratulations Nathan, you're taking home a copy of Guitar and Drum Trainer courtesy of Ryan Smith over at GuitarAndDrumTrainer.com. Honorable mention goes out to Josh Mahler, Kris Kleiner, Steven Talley and Keith Sommers. Great job! See you next week! Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin digidesign frappr creative commons digidesign mix it like a record vintage amp room softube guitar center studio makeover contest kaltman cable coiler vintager dave akin andy diekroger sweetwater focusrite liquid mix mesa sand productions buddy holly story gary busey avalon mackie