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.
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@goofyfoot  - I saw Dead and Company the same summer, at the same venue, as Steely Dan. It was an OK show. But it was more polished than I was expecting. Didn't have a jam band feel at all.
@tomic601  - Listening to "11 Tracks of Whack" now. Never listened to it before. So far, I really like it. Thanks for the heads-up....
one reason why i own an absolutely killer dac and server, some things don’t exist analog......it is a big world....