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   From: iknowbutidontknow@yahoo.com   
      
   Apparently the author claims he got the information about the drum machines   
   on TAN from from Roger Nichols, Steely Dan's engineer.   
      
      
      
   "Ears"  wrote in message   
   news:0df8a319-e3b3-480f-993c-4915b9be8787@r35g2000prm.googlegroups.com...   
   > In an interview, Don and Walt said that, on GAUCHO they were   
   > responding to all the drum machine tracks in DISCO by creating an   
   > album of LIVE DRUMMING that was RECORDED so METICULOUSLY that it   
   > SOUNDED LIKE drum MACHINES.  Can someone back me up on this?   
   >   
   > On Two Against Nature they recorded with PROTOOLS which can SOUND LIKE   
   > A DRUM MACHINE.  A quick glance at the musicians listed for each track   
   > will confirm that the tracks were recorded with a LIVE DRUMMER.   
   > Whether electronic drums were added to the track, who knows?   
   >   
   > Since neither Don or Walt are drummers, I would suspect that they   
   > create electronic drum tracks for the basic tracks when they write the   
   > song.  What we hear may be a live drummer grooving to that track,   
   > which is down low in the mix.   
   >   
   > Anyone dispute?   
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