How does Donald Fagen do it?


It seems, to my ears, that Donald Fagen is able to get an amazing sound out of a mixing board, much better than other producers can.  I have read that he is a perfectionist and uses extreme attention to detail when in the studio.  Do you notice the same thing in his recordings?  A shout out to the late Walter Becker too.
mikeydee

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We met the band in Nice Airport, flying out early the day after a great concert in the Sporting Club, Monaco.  Fagen was really friendly, outgoing and talkative, lovely guy, sitting with the two girl backing singers.

Becker was sitting by himself the other side of the nearly empty lounge.  Even (especially?) Fagen wasn't paying him mind.