Now, since Mike Mangini started out as the new drummer, have you changed anything in the writing and recording process?
– Well, I think the biggest difference is that when we went into the studio to record, or to write and record, there was no drummer with us. It was just the four of us, in the studio, working ideas, just what somebody brought in "to the floor", to be looked at and worked on and possibly be developed into a full song. And that was a real change. The environment was much... Quieter? Calmer. It was much more patient. So what we would do is that when we had completed an idea, or a section of a song, John Petrucci would write down a drum program in the computer and it was enough to show us that we had an idea, or a song idea, that we could honestly look at. And then, once we were completed with a song we would get it to Mike Mangini and he would listen to it, and he would start to gather ideas on how he wanted to approach each and every song. So it worked out really nice. That approach is going to be repeated again. Mike also has recorded on a few of my solo albums so I knew exactly what it was like working with this guy, but as a band, we hadn't. So we thought it would be best if the four of us were in the studio because we know how each other works and thinks and interacts.
Sounds like the same as ADTOE. Jordan, John, John, and sometimes James will write the songs with a structured drum track, Mike will come in and keep to the structure but spice things up a bit.
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